Virginia Slims of Jacksonville

Virginia Slims of Jacksonville
Virginia Slims of Jacksonville
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Virginia Slims of Jacksonville
Tour	WTA Tour
Founded	1972
Abolished	1973
Editions	2
Surface	Clay / outdoor

The Virginia Slims of Jacksonville (its sponsorship name) or Jacksonville Invitation^[1] its official name is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1972 to 1973. It was held in Jacksonville, Florida in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts.

History[edit]

In 1961 the Jacksonville Invitation was established as a men's tournament played on outdoor hard courts. That tournament became known as the Jacksonville Open. This tournament was established in 1972 as the Jacksonville Invitation for women an outdoor clay court event. Virginia Slims of Jacksonville was the sponsorship name of this tournament.

Past finals[edit]

Singles[edit]

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1972	Marie Neumannová	Billie Jean King	6–4, 6–3
1973	Margaret Court'	Rosemary Casals	5–7, 6–3, 6–1

Doubles[edit]

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1972	Judy Tegart Karen Krantzcke	Vicki Berner Billie Jean King	7–5, 6–1
1973	Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King	Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve	7–6, 5–7, 6–3