The Virginia Slims of Detroit is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1983. It was held in Birmingham, Michigan in the United States in 1972 and in Detroit, Michigan in the United States from 1973 to 1983. The tournament was played on indoor carpet courts.

Billie Jean King was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition three times and the doubles competition four times, partnering American Rosemary Casals twice and Czechoslovak Martina Navratilova and South African Ilana Kloss once each for her doubles successes.

Past finals

Singles YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1971 Billie Jean King Rosemary Casals 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 1972 Kerry Melville Rosemary Casals 6–3, 6–7(3–5), 6–4 1973 Margaret Court Kerry Melville 7–6(5–4), 6–3 1974 Billie Jean King Rosemary Casals 6–1, 6–1 1975 Evonne Goolagong Margaret Court 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 1976 Chris Evert Rosemary Casals 6–4, 6–2 1977 Martina Navratilova Sue Barker 6–4, 6–4 1978 Martina Navratilova Dianne Fromholtz 6–3, 6–2 1979 Wendy Turnbull Virginia Ruzici 7–5, 1–6, 7–6 1980 Billie Jean King Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–3, 6–0 1981 Leslie Allen Hana Mandlíková 6–4, 6–4 1982 Andrea Jaeger Mima Jaušovec 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 1983 Virginia Ruzici Kathy Jordan 4–6, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1972 Françoise Dürr Judy Tegart Rosemary Casals Kerry Melville 6–1, 6–1 1973 Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King Karen Krantzcke Betty Stöve 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 1974 Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 1975 Lesley Hunt Martina Navratilova Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 1976 Mona Guerrant Ann Kiyomura Chris Evert Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–4 1977 Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve Janet Newberry JoAnne Russell 6–3, 6–4 1978 Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–4 1979 Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura 6–4, 7–6 1980 Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss Kathy Jordan Anne Smith 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 1981 Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve 6–4, 6–2 1982 Leslie Allen Mima Jaušovec Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–0 1983 Kathy Jordan Barbara Potter Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–1

See also 1983 Virginia Slims of Detroit

References WTA Results Archive

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