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.

Virginia Slims of Florida
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVirginia Slims of Florida (1984–94)
Delray Beach Winter Championships (1995)
TourWTA Tour
Founded1984
Abolished1995
Editions12
SurfaceClay (1984)
Hard (1985–95)

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
Year Champions Runners-up Score[1]
1984United States Chris Evert-LloydUnited States Bonnie Gadusek6–0, 6–1
1985United States Chris Evert-LloydUnited States Martina Navratilova6–2, 6–4
1986United States Chris Evert-LloydWest Germany Steffi Graf6–3, 6–1
1987West Germany Steffi GrafCzechoslovakia Helena Suková6–2, 6–3
↓  Tier II tournament  ↓
1988Argentina Gabriela SabatiniWest Germany Steffi Graf2–6, 6–3, 6–1
1989West Germany Steffi GrafUnited States Chris Evert4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1990Argentina Gabriela SabatiniUnited States Jennifer Capriati6–4, 7–5
↓  Tier I tournament  ↓
1991Argentina Gabriela SabatiniGermany Steffi Graf6–4, 7–6(8–6)
1992Germany Steffi GrafSpain Conchita Martínez3–6, 6–2, 6–0
↓  Tier II tournament  ↓
1993Germany Steffi GrafSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6–4, 6–3
1994Germany Steffi GrafSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6–3, 7–5
1995Germany Steffi GrafSpain Conchita Martínez6–2, 6–4

Doubles
Year Champions Runners-up Score[2]
1984United States Betsy Nagelsen
United States Anne White		South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
United States Candy Reynolds		2–6, 6–2, 6–2
1985United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie		Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko		6–4, 7–6
1986United States Kathy Jordan
Australia Elizabeth Smylie		United States Betsy Nagelsen
United States Barbara Potter		7–6, 2–6, 6–2
1987Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko		United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
United States Pam Shriver		6–0, 3–6, 6–2
↓  Tier II tournament  ↓
1988United States Katrina Adams
United States Zina Garrison		West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková		4–6, 7–5, 6–4
1989Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková		United Kingdom Jo Durie
United States Mary Joe Fernández		6–4, 6–2
1990Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková		United States Elise Burgin
Australia Wendy Turnbull		6–4, 6–2
↓  Tier I tournament  ↓
1991Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva		United States Meredith McGrath
United States Anne Smith		6–4, 7–6
1992Commonwealth of Independent States Larisa Savchenko
Commonwealth of Independent States Natasha Zvereva		United States Linda Harvey-Wild
Spain Conchita Martínez		6–2, 6–2
↓  Tier II tournament  ↓
1993United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva		Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Latvia Larisa Savchenko		6–2, 6–2
1994Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Czech Republic Helena Suková		6–2, 6–0
1995United States Mary Joe Fernández
Czech Republic Jana Novotná		United States Lori McNeil
Latvia Larisa Savchenko		6–4, 6–0

References
  1. "WTA Delray Beach - Women's Singles - Grand Slam History". www.grandslamhistory.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.
  2. "WTA Delray Beach - Women's Doubles - Grand Slam History". www.grandslamhistory.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20.
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