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Tennis tournament

Virginia Slims of Newport
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Virginia Slims of Newport (1971–74, 1984–90) Virginia Slims Hall of Fame Classic (1983) Virginia Slims/Hall of Fame Invitational (1991-98)
Tour	WTA Tour
Founded	1971
Abolished	1998
Editions	20
Location	Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Venue	International Tennis Hall of Fame
Surface	Grass

The Virginia Slims of Newport is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1990; from 1991-1998 it was the Virginia Slims/Hall of Fame Invitational. It was held at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States and played on outdoor grass courts.

Finals

Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1971	Kerry Reid	Françoise Dürr	6–3, 6–7, 7–6
1972	Margaret Court	Billie Jean King	6–4, 6–1
1973	Margaret Court	Julie Heldman	6–3, 6–2
1974	Chris Evert	Betsy Nagelsen	6–4, 6–3
1975 - 1982	Not held
1983	Alycia Moulton	Kim Jones-Shaefer	6–3, 6–2
1984	Martina Navratilova	Gigi Fernández	6–3, 7–6
1985	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Pam Shriver	6–4, 6–1
1986	Pam Shriver	Lori McNeil	6–4, 6–2
1987	Pam Shriver	Wendy White	6–2, 6–4
1988	Lori McNeil	Barbara Potter	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1989	Zina Garrison	Pam Shriver	6–0, 6–1
1990	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Jo Durie	7–6, 4–6, 7–5
From 1991-1998 known as the Virginia Slims/Hall of Fame Invitational
1991	Ros Fairbank-Nideffer	Mary Joe Fernández	1-6, 7-6, 6-0
1992	Mary Joe Fernández	Zina Garrison	6-4, 6-4
1993	Ros Fairbank-Nideffer	Zina Garrison	6-4, 3-6, 6-4
1994	Mary Joe Fernández	Pam Shriver	6-4, 6-4
1995	Lindsay Davenport	Mary Joe Fernández	6-4, 7-6
1996	Pam Shriver	Elizabeth Smylie	unknown
1997	unknown	unknown	unknown
1998	Event Not Held (Doubles Exhibition Only)

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1971	Judy Dalton Françoise Dürr	Kerry Harris Kerry Reid	6–2, 6–1
1972	Margaret Court Lesley Hunt	Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King	6–2, 6–2
1973	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	Janet Newberry Pam Teeguarden	6–4, 6–3
1974	Lesley Charles Sue Mappin	Gail Chanfreau Julie Heldman	6–2, 7–5
1975 - 1982	Not held
1983	Barbara Potter Pam Shriver	Barbara Jordan Elizabeth Sayers	6–3, 6–1
1984	Alycia Moulton Paula Smith	Lea Antonoplis Beverly Mould	7–5, 7–6
1985	Chris Evert-Lloyd Wendy Turnbull	Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie	6–4, 7–6
1986	Terry Holladay Heather Ludloff	Cammy MacGregor Gretchen Magers	6–1, 6–7, 6–3
1987	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	Anne Hobbs Kathy Jordan	7–6, 7–5
1988	Rosalyn Fairbank Barbara Potter	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	6–4, 6–3
1989	Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil	Elizabeth Smylie Wendy Turnbull	6–3, 6–7, 7–5
1990	Lise Gregory Gretchen Magers	Patty Fendick Anne Smith	7–6, 6–1
From 1991-1998 known as the Virginia Slims/Hall of Fame Invitational
1991	Rosalyn Fairbank Pam Shriver	unknown unknown	unknown
1992	unknown unknown	unknown unknown	unknown
1993	Chanda Rubin Leila Meskhi	Rosalyn Fairbank Betsy Nagelsen	3-2 (7-4) (exhibition)
1994	unknown unknown	unknown unknown	unknown
1995	unknown unknown	unknown unknown	unknown
1996	unknown unknown	unknown unknown	unknown
1997	unknown unknown	unknown unknown	unknown
1998	unknown unknown	unknown unknown	unknown

References

WTA Results Archive

External links

Virginia Slims of Newport

v t e WTA Tier III Tournaments (1990–2008)
1990 Houston 1990 Tampa 1990 Newport 1990–1991 San Diego 1990–1992 San Antonio 1990–1992 Sydney 1990–1992 Leipzig 1991–1992 Barcelona 1992–1994 Lucerne 1992–1994 Osaka 1993/2007–2008 Budapest 1993 Kitzbühel 1993–1994 Schenectady 1993–1994 Brisbane 1993–1997 Linz 1993–2008 Oklahoma City/Memphis 1993–2008 Strasbourg 1993–2008 Tokyo Outdoor 1993–2008 Birmingham 1993–2008 Quebec City 1994–1995 Moscow (Ladies Open) 1995 San Juan 1995/2000–2003 Zagreb/Bol 1995–1996 Jakarta 1995–1998/2002 Warsaw 1996 Moscow (Kremlin Cup) 1996–2004/2008 Luxembourg City 1996–2008 's-Hertogenbosch 1997–2003 Madrid 1997–2008 Gold Coast 1998 Prague 1998 Boston 1999 Cairo 1999–2004 Sopot 1999–2008 Kuala Lumpur/Bali 2000–2004 Vienna 2001 Canberra 2001–2003 Doha 2001–2008 Bogotá 2001–2008 Acapulco 2004–2006 Hasselt 2004–2008 Cincinnati 2004–2008 Guangzhou 2005–2007 Bangkok 2005–2007 Kolkata 2005–2008 Istanbul 2006–2007 Bangalore 2007–2008 Bad Gastein 2008 Viña del Mar

WTA Tier III Tournaments (1990–2008)

1990 Houston
1990 Tampa
1990 Newport
1990–1991 San Diego
1990–1992 San Antonio
1990–1992 Sydney
1990–1992 Leipzig
1991–1992 Barcelona
1992–1994 Lucerne
1992–1994 Osaka
1993/2007–2008 Budapest
1993 Kitzbühel
1993–1994 Schenectady
1993–1994 Brisbane
1993–1997 Linz
1993–2008 Oklahoma City/Memphis
1993–2008 Strasbourg
1993–2008 Tokyo Outdoor
1993–2008 Birmingham
1993–2008 Quebec City
1994–1995 Moscow (Ladies Open)
1995 San Juan
1995/2000–2003 Zagreb/Bol
1995–1996 Jakarta
1995–1998/2002 Warsaw
1996 Moscow (Kremlin Cup)
1996–2004/2008 Luxembourg City
1996–2008 's-Hertogenbosch
1997–2003 Madrid
1997–2008 Gold Coast
1998 Prague
1998 Boston
1999 Cairo
1999–2004 Sopot
1999–2008 Kuala Lumpur/Bali
2000–2004 Vienna
2001 Canberra
2001–2003 Doha
2001–2008 Bogotá
2001–2008 Acapulco
2004–2006 Hasselt
2004–2008 Cincinnati
2004–2008 Guangzhou
2005–2007 Bangkok
2005–2007 Kolkata
2005–2008 Istanbul
2006–2007 Bangalore
2007–2008 Bad Gastein
2008 Viña del Mar

v t e WTA Tier IV tournaments (1990–2008)
1990–1993 San Juan/Dorado 1990 Wichita 1990–1991 Albuquerque 1990–1991 Nashville 1990–1992 Birmingham 1990–1992 Brisbane 1990–1992 Geneva/Lucerne 1990–1992 Indianapolis 1990–1992 Oklahoma City 1990–1992 Paris 1990–1992 Strasbourg 1990–1992 Tokyo 1990–1992/1994–1998 Kitzbühel/Styria/Maria Lankowitz 1990/1994 Singapore/Kallang 1990–2000/2005–2008 Palermo 1990/2007–2008 Barcelona 1991–1992 Bayonne 1992–1993 Kuala Lumpur 1992–1997/2005–2008 Prague/Karlovy Vary 1992–1994 Taiwan 1993 Hong Kong 1993 San Marino 1993 Sapporo 1993–1994 Taranto 1993–1994/1997 Jakarta 1993/1999–2000 Curitba/Sao Paulo 1993/1999–2000/2002 Liege/Anvers/Brussels 1993–2000/2001–2008 Auckland 1993–2000/2005–2008 Pattaya 1993 Melbourne 1994–1996/2000–2002 Shanghai/Peking 1994–1997 Surabaya 1994–2000/2006–2008 Hobart 1995–1996 Bournemouth/Cardiff 1995 Nagoya 1996–1999 Bol 1996–2000/2005–2006 Budapest 1997 Cardiff 1998 Istanbul 1998 Sopot 1998–2000 Bogotá 1998–2000 Bratislava 1999 Prostějov 1999 Vienna 1999–2000 Warsaw 1999–2001 Knokke-Zoute 1999–2003/2005–2008 Estoril 1999–2008 Tashkent 2001 Basel 2001–2002 Porto 2001–2002 Waikoloa 2002–2003 Sarasota 2002–2008 Espoo/Stockholm 2003–2005 Hyderabad 2004–2008 Seoul 2005 Modena 2005–2008 Forest Hills 2005–2008 Portorož 2005–2008 Rabat/Fes 2006 Canberra

WTA Tier IV tournaments (1990–2008)

1990–1993 San Juan/Dorado
1990 Wichita
1990–1991 Albuquerque
1990–1991 Nashville
1990–1992 Birmingham
1990–1992 Brisbane
1990–1992 Geneva/Lucerne
1990–1992 Indianapolis
1990–1992 Oklahoma City
1990–1992 Paris
1990–1992 Strasbourg
1990–1992 Tokyo
1990–1992/1994–1998 Kitzbühel/Styria/Maria Lankowitz
1990/1994 Singapore/Kallang
1990–2000/2005–2008 Palermo 1990/2007–2008 Barcelona
1991–1992 Bayonne
1992–1993 Kuala Lumpur
1992–1997/2005–2008 Prague/Karlovy Vary
1992–1994 Taiwan
1993 Hong Kong
1993 San Marino
1993 Sapporo
1993–1994 Taranto
1993–1994/1997 Jakarta
1993/1999–2000 Curitba/Sao Paulo
1993/1999–2000/2002 Liege/Anvers/Brussels
1993–2000/2001–2008 Auckland
1993–2000/2005–2008 Pattaya
1993 Melbourne
1994–1996/2000–2002 Shanghai/Peking
1994–1997 Surabaya
1994–2000/2006–2008 Hobart
1995–1996 Bournemouth/Cardiff
1995 Nagoya
1996–1999 Bol
1996–2000/2005–2006 Budapest
1997 Cardiff
1998 Istanbul
1998 Sopot
1998–2000 Bogotá
1998–2000 Bratislava
1999 Prostějov
1999 Vienna
1999–2000 Warsaw
1999–2001 Knokke-Zoute
1999–2003/2005–2008 Estoril
1999–2008 Tashkent
2001 Basel
2001–2002 Porto
2001–2002 Waikoloa
2002–2003 Sarasota
2002–2008 Espoo/Stockholm
2003–2005 Hyderabad
2004–2008 Seoul
2005 Modena
2005–2008 Forest Hills
2005–2008 Portorož
2005–2008 Rabat/Fes
2006 Canberra

v t e Virginia Slims tennis tournaments
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