The WTA Seattle is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1977 to 1982. It was held in Seattle, Washington in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts from 1977 to 1982. The tournament was known as the Virginia Slims of Seattle in 1977 and 1978 and for the remainder of its existence, 1979 through 1982, was called the Avon Championships of Seattle.[1]

WTA Seattle
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVirginia Slims of Seattle (1977–78)
Avon Championships of Seattle (1979–82)
TourWTA Tour
Founded1977
Abolished1982
Editions6
SurfaceCarpet (i)

Results

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Singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1977United States Chris EvertUnited States Martina Navratilova6–2, 6–4
1978United States Martina NavratilovaNetherlands Betty Stöve6–1, 1–6, 6–1
1979United States Chris EvertUnited States Renée Richards6–1, 3–6, 6–3
1980United States Tracy AustinUnited Kingdom Virginia Wade6–2, 7–6(7–1)
1981West Germany Sylvia HanikaUnited States Barbara Potter6–2, 6–4
1982United States Martina NavratilovaUnited States Andrea Jaeger6–2, 6–0

Doubles

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References

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  1. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 267, 296, 324, 358, 397, 429.
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