Virginia Slims of Houston

The Virginia Slims of Houston is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1970 to 1995. It was held in Houston, Texas in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts from 1970 to 1984 and on outdoor clay courts from 1985 to 1995.

The event has the distinction of being the first-ever tournament on the professional women's circuit, which would eventually become the WTA Tour. In 1971, the event served as the series Championships of the inaugural Virginia Slims Tour.

Martina Navratilova was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles and doubles competitions six times each, partnering Dutchwomen Betty Stöve and Manon Bollegraf and Americans Janet Newberry, Pam Shriver, Elise Burgin and Kathy Jordan once each for her doubles successes.

Finals

Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1970	Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals	Template:Flagicon Judy Dalton	5–7, 6–1, 7–5
1971	Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King	Template:Flagicon Kerry Melville	6–4, 4–6, 6–1
1972	Not Held
1973	Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr	Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals	6–4, 1–6, 6–4
1974	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert	Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade	6–3, 5–7, 6–1
1975	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert	Template:Flagicon Margaret Court	6–3, 6–2
1976	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert	6–3, 6–4
1977	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Sue Barker	7–6(5–3), 7–5
1978	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King	1–6, 6–2, 6–2
1979	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade	6–3, 6–2
1980	Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	6–1, 6–3
1981	Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková	Template:Flagicon Bettina Bunge	6–4, 6–4
1982	Template:Flagicon Bettina Bunge	Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver	6–2, 3–6, 6–2
1983	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Sylvia Hanika	6–3, 7–6
1984	Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková	Template:Flagicon Manuela Maleeva	6–4, 6–2
1985	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Elise Burgin	6–4, 6–1
1986	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert-Lloyd	Template:Flagicon Kathy Rinaldi	6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1987	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	3–6, 6–1, 7–6
1988	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	6–0, 6–4
1989	Template:Flagicon Monica Seles	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert	3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1990	Template:Flagicon Katerina Maleeva	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–1, 1–6, 6–4
1991	Template:Flagicon Monica Seles	Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández	6–4, 6–3
1992	Template:Flagicon Monica Seles	Template:Flagicon Zina Garrison	6–1, 6–1
1993	Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez	Template:Flagicon Sabine Hack	6–3, 6–2
1994	Template:Flagicon Sabine Hack	Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce	7–5, 6–4
1995	Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf	Template:Flagicon Åsa Carlsson	6–1, 6–1

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1970	Not Held
1971	Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King	Template:Flagicon Judy Dalton Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr	6–3, 1–6, 6–4
1972	Not Held
1973	Template:Flagicon Mona Schallau Template:Flagicon Pam Teeguarden	Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1974	Template:Flagicon Janet Newberry Template:Flagicon Wendy Overton	Template:Flagicon Sue Stap Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade	4–6, 7–5, 6–2
1975	Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve	Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade	2–6, 6–3, 7–6
1976	Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	6–0, 7–5
1977	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve	Template:Flagicon Sue Barker Template:Flagicon Ann Kiyomura	4–6, 6–2, 6–1
1978	Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Greer Stevens Template:Flagicon Mona Guerrant	7–6(5–4), 4–6, 7–6(5–4)
1979	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Janet Newberry	Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1980	Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King Template:Flagicon Ilana Kloss	Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull	3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1981	Template:Flagicon Sue Barker Template:Flagicon Ann Kiyomura	Template:Flagicon Regina Maršíková Template:Flagicon Mary Lou Piatek	5–7, 6–4, 6–3
1982	Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver	Template:Flagicon Sue Barker Template:Flagicon Sharon Walsh	7–6, 6–2
1983	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver	Template:Flagicon Jo Durie Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter	6–4, 6–3
1984	Template:Flagicon Mima Jaušovec Template:Flagicon Anne White	Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter Template:Flagicon Sharon Walsh	6–4, 3–6, 7–6
1985	Template:Flagicon Elise Burgin Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Manuela Maleeva Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
1986	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert-Lloyd Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull	Template:Flagicon Elise Burgin Template:Flagicon JoAnne Russell	6–2, 6–4
1987	Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Zina Garrison Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil	6–2, 6–4
1988	Template:Flagicon Katrina Adams Template:Flagicon Zina Garrison	Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	6–7, 6–2, 6–4
1989	Template:Flagicon Katrina Adams Template:Flagicon Zina Garrison	Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández Template:Flagicon Lori McNeil	6–3, 6–4
1990	Not Completed
1991	Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington Template:Flagicon Kathy Rinaldi	Template:Flagicon Patty Fendick Template:Flagicon Mary Joe Fernández	6–1, 2–6, 6–1
1992	Template:Flagicon Patty Fendick Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández	Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington Template:Flagicon Kathy Rinaldi	7–5, 6–4
1993	Template:Flagicon Katrina Adams Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf	Template:Flagicon Eugenia Maniokova Template:Flagicon Radka Zrubáková	6–3, 5–7, 7–6(9–7)
1994	Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Katrina Adams Template:Flagicon Zina Garrison	6–4, 6–2
1995	Template:Flagicon Nicole Arendt Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf	Template:Flagicon Wiltrud Probst Template:Flagicon Rene Simpson	6–4, 6–2

References

• WTA Results Archive