Virginia Slims of Akron

Virginia Slims of Akron
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Akron Indoor (1973–74) Virginia Slims of Akron (1975–76)
Tour	WTA Tour
Founded	1973
Abolished	1976
Editions	4
Location	Akron, Ohio, U.S,
Surface	Carpet

The Virginia Slims of Akron, also known during the first two editions as the Akron Tennis Open, is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1973 to 1976. It was held in Akron, Ohio in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts.^[1]

Past finals

Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1973	Chris Evert	Olga Morozova	6–3, 6–4
1974	Billie Jean King	Nancy Gunter	6–3, 7–5
1975	Chris Evert	Margaret Court	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1976	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Virginia Wade	6–2, 3–6, 6–2

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1973	Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh	Patricia Bostrom Michele Gurdal	7–5, 6–4
1974	Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King	Julie Heldman Olga Morozova	6–2, 6–4
1975	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	Chris Evert Martina Navratilova	7–5, 7–6
1976	Brigitte Cuypers Mona Guerrant	Glynis Coles Florența Mihai	6–4, 7–6

References

1. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 150, 182–183, 208, 236.

External links

• WTA Results Archive