Virginia Slims of Indianapolis

The Virginia Slims of Indianapolis is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1972 to 1973 and from 1983 to 1992. It was held in Indianapolis in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts from 1972 to 1973 and from 1983 to 1992. It was played on indoor hard courts from 1986 to 1992.

Virginia Slims of Indianapolis
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVirginia Slims of Indianapolis (1972–73, 1983-89)
Jello Classic (1990–92)
TourWTA Tour (1972–73, 1983–92)
Founded1972
Abolished1992
Editions13
SurfaceCarpet (1972–73, 1983–85)
Hard (1986–92)

Katerina Maleeva was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition three times.

Results

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972United States Billie Jean KingUnited States Nancy Gunter6–3, 6–3
1973United States Billie Jean KingUnited States Rosemary Casals5–7, 6–2, 6–4
1974
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1982
Not Held
1983United Kingdom Anne HobbsUnited States Ginny Purdy6–4, 6–7, 6–4
1984United States JoAnne RussellFrance Pascale Paradis7–6, 6–2
1985 (Mar)United States Kathleen HorvathUnited States Elise Burgin6–2, 6–4
1985 (Oct)United States Bonnie GadusekUnited States Pam Casale6–0, 6–3
1986United States Zina GarrisonUnited States Melissa Gurney6–3, 6–3
1987United States Halle CioffiUnited States Anne Smith4–6, 6–4, 7–6(12–10)
1988Bulgaria Katerina MaleevaUnited States Zina Garrison6–3, 2–6, 6–2
1989Bulgaria Katerina MaleevaItaly Raffaella Reggi6–4, 6–4
1990Spain Conchita MartínezSoviet Union Leila Meskhi6–4, 6–2
1991Bulgaria Katerina MaleevaUnited States Audra Keller7–6(7–1), 6–2
1992Czechoslovakia Helena SukováUnited States Linda Harvey-Wild6–4, 6–3

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972United States Rosemary Casals
Australia Karen Krantzcke
Australia Judy Tegart
France Françoise Dürr
6–3, 6–2
1973United States Rosemary Casals
United States Billie Jean King
Australia Margaret Court
Australia Lesley Hunt
7–5, 6–4
1974
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1982
Not held
1983United States Lea Antonoplis
United States Barbara Jordan
South Africa Yvonne Vermaak
United States Candy Reynolds
5–7, 6–4, 7–5
1984Brazil Cláudia Monteiro
South Africa Yvonne Vermaak
South Africa Beverly Mould
Australia Elizabeth Smylie
6–7, 6–4, 7–5
1985 (Mar)United States Elise Burgin
United States Kathleen Horvath
South Africa Jennifer Mundel
United States Molly Van Nostrand
6–4, 6–1
1985 (Oct)United States Bonnie Gadusek
United States Mary-Lou Piatek
United States Penny Barg
United States Sandy Collins
6–1, 6–0
1986United States Zina Garrison
United States Lori McNeil
United States Candy Reynolds
United States Anne Smith
4–5 ret.
1987Australia Jenny Byrne
Australia Michelle Jaggard
United States Beverly Bowes
United States Hu Na
6–2, 6–3
1988Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
United States Katrina Adams
United States Zina Garrison
6–2, 6–1
1989United States Katrina Adams
United States Lori McNeil
West Germany Claudia Porwik
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
6–4, 6–4
1990United States Patty Fendick
United States Meredith McGrath
United States Katrina Adams
Canada Jill Hetherington
6–1, 6–1
1991United States Patty Fendick
United States Gigi Fernández
United States Katrina Adams
Argentina Mercedes Paz
6–4, 6–2
1992United States Katrina Adams
South Africa Elna Reinach
United States Sandy Collins
United States Mary-Lou Daniels
5–7, 6–2, 6–4


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