The Virginia Slims of Sarasota is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1973 to 1976 in Sarasota, Florida in the United States. It was held at the Bath & Racquet Club in 1973, at Palm Aire Racquet Club in 1974, and at the Robarts Sports Arena in 1975 and 1976. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts in April 1973 and 1974 and on indoor carpet court in January 1975 and 1976.
Chris Evert was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition three times.
Past finals
Singles YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1973 Chris Evert Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 6–2 1974 Chris Evert Evonne Goolagong 6–4, 6–0 1975 Billie Jean King Chris Evert 6–2, 6–3 1976 Chris Evert Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6–3, 6–0
Doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1973 Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh Martina Navratilova Marie Neumannová 4–6, 6–0, 6–3 1974 Chris Evert Evonne Goolagong Tory Fretz Ceci Martinez 6–2, 6–2 1975 Chris Evert Billie Jean King Betty Stöve Virginia Wade 6–4, 6–2 1976 Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve Mona Guerrant Ann Kiyomura 6–1, 6–0
References
External links WTA tournaments archive