Virginia Slims of Nashville

The Virginia Slims of Nashville is a defunct WTA Tour tennis tournament first founded in 1971 as the Virginia Slims of Chattanooga and first played in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The tournament ran annually with breaks, name changes and court surface changes until 1991 when it was last played in Nashville, Tennessee in the United States.

History

In February 1971 the Virginia Slims of Chattanooga event was founded, that event was played on indoor hard courts at the Manker Patten Tennis Center for one edition only.

In 1973 the event was revived at Nashville, Tennessee under a different official name the Nashville Classic it's sponsored name was the Commercial Union Bank Classic, and was played on outdoor red clay courts at the Centennial Park Tennis Center when it was discontinued again.

In 1981 after a break of eight years professional tour tennis returned to Nashville with the staging of the Avon Futures of Nashville tournament that was played at the Westside Racquet Club, part of the Westside Athletic Club complex on outdoor green clay courts.

In 1982 it was rebranded as the Avon Futures of Tennessee and was part of the Avon Futures Circuit.

In 1983 the event was moved to the Maryland Farms Racquet Club, in Brentwood, Tennessee

Also in 1983 the Ginny Satellite Circuit, replaced the Avon Futures Circuit, the previous event was then renamed as the Ginny of Nashville and was played indoors on hard Lykold courts until 1984 when it was stopped again.

In 1988 the event was revived as the Virginia Slims of Nashville as part of the Virginia Slims World Championship Series, and was played again at the Maryland Farms Racquet Club in Brentwood, Tennessee until 1989 as part of that circuit. In 1990 it be became a WTA Tour event until 1991.

Finals

Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1971	Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King	Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon Jones	6–4, 6–1
1973	Template:Flagicon Margaret Court	Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King	6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1974 – 1980	Not held
1981	Template:Flagicon Susan Leo	Template:Flagicon Kim Sands	7–6, 6–3
1982	Template:Flagicon Eva Pfaff	Template:Flagicon Leigh-Anne Thompson	6–3, 7–5
1983	Template:Flagicon Kathleen Horvath	Template:Flagicon Marcela Skuherská	6–4, 6–3
1984	Template:Flagicon Jenny Klitch	Template:Flagicon Pam Teeguarden	6–2, 6–1
1985 – 1987	Not held
1988	Template:Flagicon Susan Sloane	Template:Flagicon Beverly Bowes	6–3, 6–2
1989	Template:Flagicon Leila Meskhi	Template:Flagicon Helen Kelesi	6–2, 6–3
1990	Template:Flagicon Natalia Medvedeva	Template:Flagicon Susan Sloane	6–3, 7–6(7–3)
1991	Template:Flagicon Sabine Appelmans	Template:Flagicon Katrina Adams	6–2, 6–4

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1973	Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve	Template:Flagicon Karen Krantzcke Template:Flagicon Janet Newberry	6–4, 6–7, 6–1
1974 – 1982	Not held
1983	Template:Flagicon Rosalyn Fairbank Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds	Template:Flagicon Alycia Moulton Template:Flagicon Paula Smith	6–4, 7–6
1984	Template:Flagicon Sherry Acker Template:Flagicon Candy Reynolds	Template:Flagicon Mary Lou Piatek Template:Flagicon Paula Smith	5–7, 7–6, 7–6
1985 – 1987	Not held
1988	Template:Flagicon Jenny Byrne Template:Flagicon Janine Tremelling	Template:Flagicon Elise Burgin Template:Flagicon Rosalyn Fairbank	7–5, 6–7, 6–4
1989	Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf Template:Flagicon Meredith McGrath	Template:Flagicon Natalia Medvedeva Template:Flagicon Leila Meskhi	1–6, 7–6, 7–6
1990	Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan Template:Flagicon Larisa Savchenko Neiland	Template:Flagicon Brenda Schultz Template:Flagicon Caroline Vis	6–1, 6–2
1991	Template:Flagicon Sandy Collins Template:Flagicon Elna Reinach	Template:Flagicon Yayuk Basuki Template:Flagicon Caroline Vis	5–7, 6–4, 7–6

Event names

• Virginia Slims of Chattanooga (1971)
• Commercial Union Bank Classic (1973)
• Avon Futures of Nashville (1981)
• Avon Futures of Tennessee (1982)
• Ginny of Nashville (1983-84)
• Virginia Slims of Nashville (1988-91)

External links

• WTA Results Archive