1986 Virginia Slims Championships
1986 Virginia Slims Championships | |
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Date | March and November |
Edition | 15th and 16th |
Location | New York City, US |
Champions | |
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The Virginia Slims Championships was held twice in 1986 because of a change of schedule from March to November.
They were the fifteenth and sixteenth season-ending WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1986 WTA Tour. It was held in March 1986 and November 1986, in New York City, United States.
Champions[]
March[]
- Singles:
Martina Navratilova defeated
Hana Mandlíková, 6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–1. Navratilova was the defending champion.
- Doubles:
Hana Mandlíková and
Wendy Turnbull defeated
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and
Helena Suková, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3.
November[]
- Singles:
Martina Navratilova defeated
Steffi Graf, 7–6(8–6), 6–3, 6–2. Navratilova was the defending champion.
- Doubles:
Martina Navratilova and
Pam Shriver defeated
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch and
Helena Suková, 7–6(7–1), 6–3.
References[]
Categories:
- Tennis tournaments in the United States
- WTA Tour Championships
- Tennis tournaments in Florida
- 1986 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
- 1986 in American tennis
- 1986 in sports in Florida