WTA Seattle
Appearance
WTA Seattle | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | Virginia Slims of Seattle (1977–78) Avon Championships of Seattle (1979–82) |
Tour | WTA Tour |
Founded | 1977 |
Abolished | 1982 |
Editions | 6 |
Surface | 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.[1]
Results
[edit]Singles
[edit]Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1977 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
1978 | ![]() |
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6–1, 1–6, 6–1 |
1979 | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
1980 | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(7–1) |
1981 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
1982 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 |
Doubles
[edit]Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1977 | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
1978 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
1979 | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–4 |
1980 | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, 7–5 |
1981 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
1982 | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
References
[edit]- ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 267, 296, 324, 358, 397, 429.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- Carpet court tennis tournaments
- Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States
- Indoor tennis tournaments
- Recurring events disestablished in 1982
- Recurring sporting events established in 1977
- Sports in Seattle
- Virginia Slims tennis tournaments
- WTA Tour
- 1977 establishments in Washington (state)
- 1982 disestablishments in Washington (state)
- Tennis in Washington (state)
- History of women in Washington (state)