Virginia Slims of Houston
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVirginia Slims of Houston (1970–78, 1983–94)
Avon Championships of Houston (1979–82)
Gallery Furniture Championships (1995)
TourWTA Tour (1970–95)
Founded1970
Abolished1995
SurfaceCarpet (1970–84)
Clay (1985–95)

The Virginia Slims of Houston is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1970 to 1995. It was held in Houston, Texas in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts from 1970 to 1984 and on outdoor clay courts from 1985 to 1995.

The event has the distinction of being the first-ever tournament on the professional women's circuit, which would eventually become the WTA Tour. In 1971, the event served as the series Championships of the inaugural Virginia Slims Tour.

Martina Navratilova was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles and doubles competitions six times each, partnering Dutchwomen Betty Stöve and Manon Bollegraf and Americans Janet Newberry, Pam Shriver, Elise Burgin and Kathy Jordan once each for her doubles successes.

Finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1970United States Rosemary CasalsAustralia Judy Dalton5–7, 6–1, 7–5
1971United States Billie Jean KingAustralia Kerry Melville6–4, 4–6, 6–1
1972Not Held
1973France Françoise DürrUnited States Rosemary Casals6–4, 1–6, 6–4
1974United States Chris EvertUnited Kingdom Virginia Wade6–3, 5–7, 6–1
1975United States Chris EvertAustralia Margaret Court6–3, 6–2
1976United States Martina NavratilovaUnited States Chris Evert6–3, 6–4
1977United States Martina NavratilovaUnited Kingdom Sue Barker7–6(5–3), 7–5
1978United States Martina NavratilovaUnited States Billie Jean King1–6, 6–2, 6–2
1979United States Martina NavratilovaUnited Kingdom Virginia Wade6–3, 6–2
1980United States Billie Jean KingUnited States Martina Navratilova6–1, 6–3
1981Czechoslovakia Hana MandlíkováWest Germany Bettina Bunge6–4, 6–4
1982West Germany Bettina BungeUnited States Pam Shriver6–2, 3–6, 6–2
1983United States Martina NavratilovaWest Germany Sylvia Hanika6–3, 7–6
1984Czechoslovakia Hana MandlíkováBulgaria Manuela Maleeva6–4, 6–2
1985United States Martina NavratilovaUnited States Elise Burgin6–4, 6–1
1986United States Chris Evert-LloydUnited States Kathy Rinaldi6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1987United States Chris EvertUnited States Martina Navratilova3–6, 6–1, 7–6
1988United States Chris EvertUnited States Martina Navratilova6–0, 6–4
1989Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica SelesUnited States Chris Evert3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1990Bulgaria Katerina MaleevaSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6–1, 1–6, 6–4
1991Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica SelesUnited States Mary Joe Fernández6–4, 6–3
1992Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica SelesUnited States Zina Garrison6–1, 6–1
1993Spain Conchita MartínezGermany Sabine Hack6–3, 6–2
1994Germany Sabine HackFrance Mary Pierce7–5, 6–4
1995Germany Steffi GrafSweden Åsa Carlsson6–1, 6–1

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1970Not Held
1971United States Rosemary Casals
United States Billie Jean King
Australia Judy Dalton
France Françoise Dürr
6–3, 1–6, 6–4
1972Not Held
1973United States Mona Schallau
United States Pam Teeguarden
France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1974United States Janet Newberry
United States Wendy Overton
United States Sue Stap
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
1975France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
Australia Evonne Goolagong
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
2–6, 6–3, 7–6
1976France Françoise Dürr
United States Rosemary Casals
United States Chris Evert
United States Martina Navratilova
6–0, 7–5
1977United States Martina Navratilova
Netherlands Betty Stöve
United Kingdom Sue Barker
United States Ann Kiyomura
4–6, 6–2, 6–1
1978United States Billie Jean King
United States Martina Navratilova
South Africa Greer Stevens
United States Mona Guerrant
7–6(5–4), 4–6, 7–6(5–4)
1979United States Martina Navratilova
United States Janet Newberry
United States Pam Shriver
Netherlands Betty Stöve
4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1980United States Billie Jean King
South Africa Ilana Kloss
Netherlands Betty Stöve
Australia Wendy Turnbull
3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1981United Kingdom Sue Barker
United States Ann Kiyomura
Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková
United States Mary Lou Piatek
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
1982United States Kathy Jordan
United States Pam Shriver
United Kingdom Sue Barker
United States Sharon Walsh
7–6, 6–2
1983United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
United Kingdom Jo Durie
United States Barbara Potter
6–4, 6–3
1984Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec
United States Anne White
United States Barbara Potter
United States Sharon Walsh
6–4, 3–6, 7–6
1985United States Elise Burgin
United States Martina Navratilova
Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
1986United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
Australia Wendy Turnbull
United States Elise Burgin
United States JoAnne Russell
6–2, 6–4
1987United States Kathy Jordan
United States Martina Navratilova
United States Zina Garrison
United States Lori McNeil
6–2, 6–4
1988United States Katrina Adams
United States Zina Garrison
United States Lori McNeil
United States Martina Navratilova
6–7, 6–2, 6–4
1989United States Katrina Adams
United States Zina Garrison
United States Gigi Fernández
United States Lori McNeil
6–3, 6–4
1990Not Completed
1991Canada Jill Hetherington
United States Kathy Rinaldi
United States Patty Fendick
United States Mary Joe Fernández
6–1, 2–6, 6–1
1992United States Patty Fendick
United States Mary Joe Fernández
Canada Jill Hetherington
United States Kathy Rinaldi
7–5, 6–4
1993United States Katrina Adams
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Russia Eugenia Maniokova
Slovakia Radka Zrubáková
6–3, 5–7, 7–6(9–7)
1994Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
United States Martina Navratilova
United States Katrina Adams
United States Zina Garrison
6–4, 6–2
1995United States Nicole Arendt
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Germany Wiltrud Probst
Canada Rene Simpson
6–4, 6–2

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