The Virginia Slims of Kansas is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1978 to 1990. It was held in Kansas City, Missouri in the United States from 1978 to 1983 and in Wichita, Kansas in the United States from 1986 to 1990, and was played on indoor hard courts in 1978 and from 1988 to 1990, on indoor carpet courts from 1980 to 1982 and from 1986 to 1987, and on outdoor hard courts in 1983.
| VS of Kansas | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | VS of Kansas (1978, 1983–89) Avon Championships of Kansas (1980–82) Breyers Tennis Classic (1990) |
| Tour | WTA Tour (1978–90) |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Abolished | 1990 |
| Editions | 10 |
| Surface | Hard (1978, 1988–90) Carpet (1980–82, 1986–87) Hard (1983) |
Martina Navratilova was a player at the tournament, winning the singles competition three times and the doubles competitions twice partnering American Billie Jean King.
Past finals edit
Singles edit
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  Martina Navratilova |
Billie Jean King |
7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |
| 1979 | Not Held | ||
| 1980 | Martina Navratilova |
 Greer Stevens |
6–0, 6–2 |
| 1981 | Andrea Jaeger |
Martina Navratilova |
3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1982 | Martina Navratilova |
Barbara Potter |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 1983 |  Elizabeth Sayers |
Anne Minter |
6–3, 6–1 |
| 1984 - 1985 |
Not Held | ||
| 1986 | Wendy White |
Betsy Nagelsen |
6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 |
| 1987 | Barbara Potter |
 Larisa Savchenko |
7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5) |
| 1988 |  Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière |
 Sylvia Hanika |
7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
| 1989 | Amy Frazier |
Barbara Potter |
4–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| 1990 | Dianne Van Rensburg |
 Nathalie Tauziat |
2–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Doubles edit
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova |
Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 1979 | Not Held | ||
| 1980 | Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova |
Laura duPont Pam Shriver |
6–3, 6–1 |
| 1981 | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh |
Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull |
6–2, 7–6 |
| 1982 | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh |
Mary Lou Piatek Anne Smith |
4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1983 | Sandy Collins Elizabeth Sayers |
Chris O'Neil Brenda Remilton |
7–5, 7–6 |
| 1984 - 1985 |
Not Held | ||
| 1986 | Kathy Jordan Candy Reynolds |
JoAnne Russell Anne Smith |
6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
| 1987 | Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko |
Barbara Potter Wendy White |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 1988 | Natalia Bykova Svetlana Parkhomenko |
 Jana Novotná Catherine Suire |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 1989 |  Manon Bollegraf Lise Gregory |
Sandy Collins Leila Meskhi |
6–2, 7–6 |
| 1990 | Manon Bollegraf Meredith McGrath |
Mary Lou Daniels Wendy White |
6–0, 6–2 |
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