Virginia Slims of Florida

The Virginia Slims of Florida is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1984 to 1995 in various locations in Florida in the United States. It was held at the Frenchman's Creek Beach & Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens in 1984, at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne from 1985 to 1986, at the Polo Club in Boca Raton from 1987 to 1992, and at the Delray Beach Tennis Center in Delray Beach from 1993 to 1995. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts in 1984 and on outdoor hard courts from 1985 to 1995.

Steffi Graf was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition six times. Past singles champions also include Chris Evert and Gabriela Sabatini, who both won the tournament three times.

Past finals

Singles YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1984 Chris Evert-Lloyd Bonnie Gadusek 6–0, 6–1 1985 Chris Evert-Lloyd Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4 1986 Chris Evert-Lloyd Steffi Graf 6–3, 6–1 1987 Steffi Graf Helena Suková 6–2, 6–3 ↓  Tier II tournament  ↓ 1988 Gabriela Sabatini Steffi Graf 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 1989 Steffi Graf Chris Evert 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 1990 Gabriela Sabatini Jennifer Capriati 6–4, 7–5 ↓  Tier I tournament  ↓ 1991 Gabriela Sabatini Steffi Graf 6–4, 7–6(8–6) 1992 Steffi Graf Conchita Martínez 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 ↓  Tier II tournament  ↓ 1993 Steffi Graf Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 6–3 1994 Steffi Graf Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 7–5 1995 Steffi Graf Conchita Martínez 6–2, 6–4

Doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1984 Betsy Nagelsen Anne White Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 1985 Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko 6–4, 7–6 1986 Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie Betsy Nagelsen Barbara Potter 7–6, 2–6, 6–2 1987 Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko Chris Evert-Lloyd Pam Shriver 6–0, 3–6, 6–2 ↓  Tier II tournament  ↓ 1988 Katrina Adams Zina Garrison Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 1989 Jana Novotná Helena Suková Jo Durie Mary Joe Fernández 6–4, 6–2 1990 Jana Novotná Helena Suková Elise Burgin Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–2 ↓  Tier I tournament  ↓ 1991 Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva Meredith McGrath Anne Smith 6–4, 7–6 1992 Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva Linda Harvey-Wild Conchita Martínez 6–2, 6–2 ↓  Tier II tournament  ↓ 1993 Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko 6–2, 6–2 1994 Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Manon Bollegraf Helena Suková 6–2, 6–0 1995 Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná Lori McNeil Larisa Savchenko 6–4, 6–0

References

External links WTA Results Archive