WTA Seattle facts for kids
Quick facts for kids WTA Seattle |
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Event name | Virginia Slims of Seattle (1977–78) Avon Championships of Seattle (1979–82) |
Tour | WTA Tour |
Ended | 1982 |
Court type | Carpet (i) |
The WTA Seattle is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1977 to 1982. It was held in Seattle, Washington in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts from 1977 to 1982. The tournament was known as the Virginia Slims of Seattle in 1977 and 1978 and for the remainder of its existence, 1979 through 1982, was called the Avon Championships of Seattle.
Results
Singles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1977 | Chris Evert | Martina Navratilova | 6–2, 6–4 |
1978 | Martina Navratilova | Betty Stöve | 6–1, 1–6, 6–1 |
1979 | Chris Evert | Renée Richards | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
1980 | Tracy Austin | Virginia Wade | 6–2, 7–6(7–1) |
1981 | Sylvia Hanika | Barbara Potter | 6–2, 6–4 |
1982 | Martina Navratilova | Andrea Jaeger | 6–2, 6–0 |
Doubles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1977 | Rosie Casals Chris Evert |
Françoise Dürr Martina Navratilova |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
1978 | Kerry Melville Reid Wendy Turnbull |
Patricia Bostrom Marita Redondo |
6–2, 6–3 |
1979 | Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve |
Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura |
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–4 |
1980 | Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull |
Greer Stevens Virginia Wade |
6–4, 2–6, 7–5 |
1981 | Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull |
Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura |
6–4, 6–1 |
1982 | Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull |
Kathy Jordan Anne Smith |
7–5, 6–4 |
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