1986 Virginia Slims Championships (March) Explained

See also: 1986 Virginia Slims Championships.

The Virginia Slims Championships was held twice in 1986 because of a change of schedule from March to November.^[1]

It was the fifteenth season-ending WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1985 WTA Tour, which ran from March 1985 to March 1986. It was held from March 17 through March 23, 1986 in New York City, New York in the United States. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

See main article: article and 1986 Virginia Slims Championships (March) – Singles.

• Martina Navratilova defeated Hana Mandlíková 6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–1^[2]

Doubles

See main article: article and 1986 Virginia Slims Championships (March) – Doubles.

• Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková 6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 6–3^[3]

External links

• WTA tournament edition details
• ITF tournament edition details

Notes and References

1. Web site: About WTA Finals . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211111150343/https://wtafinalsgdl.com/en/about-wta-finals/ . 2021-11-11 . Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara . en.
2. Web site: Virginia Slims Championships (17 Mar 1986 – 23 Mar 1986) – Singles – Main Draw . live . https://archive.today/20221031210951/https://event.itftennis.com/itf/web/usercontrols/tournaments/tournamentprintabledrawsheets.aspx?tournamentid=1020000836&tenniscatecode=WT&eventid=1020001108 . 2022-10-31 . ITF.
3. Web site: Virginia Slims Championships (17 Mar 1986 – 23 Mar 1986) – Doubles – Main Draw . live . https://archive.today/20221031211040/https://event.itftennis.com/itf/web/usercontrols/tournaments/tournamentprintabledrawsheets.aspx?tournamentid=1020000836&tenniscatecode=WT&eventid=1020002839 . 2022-10-31 . ITF.