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Virginia Slims of Hollywood

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Virginia Slims of Hollywood
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVirginia Slims of Hollywood (1977–78)
Avon Championships of Florida (1979)
TourWTA Tour (1977–79)
Founded1977
Abolished1979
Editions3
SurfaceCarpet (i)

The Virginia Slims of Hollywood is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1977 to 1979. It was held in Hollywood, Florida in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts.

Past finals

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1977 United States Chris Evert Australia Margaret Court 6–3, 6–4
1978 Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley Australia Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 6–3
1979 South Africa Greer Stevens Australia Dianne Fromholtz 6–4, 2–6, 6–4

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1977 Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
Netherlands Betty Stöve
United States Rosemary Casals
United States Chris Evert
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1978 United States Rosemary Casals
Australia Wendy Turnbull
France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
6–2, 6–4
1979 United States Tracy Austin
Netherlands Betty Stöve
United States Rosemary Casals
Australia Wendy Turnbull
6–2, 2–6, 6–2
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