Virginia Slims of Kansas

The Virginia Slims of Kansas is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1978 to 1990. It was held in Kansas City, Missouri in the United States from 1978 to 1983 and in Wichita, Kansas in the United States from 1986 to 1990, and was played on indoor hard courts in 1978 and from 1988 to 1990, on indoor carpet courts from 1980 to 1982 and from 1986 to 1987, and on outdoor hard courts in 1983.

Martina Navratilova was a player at the tournament, winning the singles competition three times and the doubles competitions twice partnering American Billie Jean King.

Past finals

Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1978	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King	7–5, 2–6, 6–3
1979	Not Held
1980	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Greer Stevens	6–0, 6–2
1981	Template:Flagicon Andrea Jaeger	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1982	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter	6–2, 6–2
1983	Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Sayers	Template:Flagicon Anne Minter	6–3, 6–1
1984 - 1985	Not Held
1986	Template:Flagicon Wendy White	Template:Flagicon Betsy Nagelsen	6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
1987	Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter	Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko	7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5)
1988	Template:Flagicon Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	Template:Flagicon Sylvia Hanika	7–6(7–5), 7–5
1989	Template:Flagicon Amy Frazier	Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter	4–6, 6–4, 6–0
1990	Template:Flagicon Dianne Van Rensburg	Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat	2–6, 7–5, 6–2

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1978	Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Kerry Reid Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull	6–4, 6–4
1979	Not Held
1980	Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova	Template:Flagicon Laura duPont Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver	6–3, 6–1
1981	Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter Template:Flagicon Sharon Walsh	Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull	6–2, 7–6
1982	Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter Template:Flagicon Sharon Walsh	Template:Flagicon Mary Lou Piatek Template:Flagicon Anne Smith	4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1983	Template:Flagicon Sandy Collins Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Sayers	Template:Flagicon Chris O'Neil Template:Flagicon Brenda Remilton	7–5, 7–6
1984 - 1985	Not Held
1986	Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds	Template:Flagicon JoAnne Russell Template:Flagicon Anne Smith	6–3, 6–7, 6–3
1987	Template:Flagicon Svetlana Parkhomenko Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko	Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter Template:Flagicon Wendy White	6–2, 6–4
1988	Template:Flagicon Natalia Bykova Template:Flagicon Svetlana Parkhomenko	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná Template:Flagicon Catherine Suire	6–3, 6–4
1989	Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf Template:Flagicon Lise Gregory	Template:Flagicon Sandy Collins Template:Flagicon Leila Meskhi	6–2, 7–6
1990	Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf Template:Flagicon Meredith McGrath	Template:Flagicon Mary Lou Daniels Template:Flagicon Wendy White	6–0, 6–2

References

• WTA Results Archive

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