:Central Fidelity Banks International

{{Infobox tennis tournament

| name = Central Fidelity Banks International

| type = defunct

| founded = 1979

| ended = 1984

| editions = 6

| location = Richmond, Virginia, US

| event name = Central Fidelity Banks International

| tour = WTA Tour

| surface = Carpet (1979–83)
Hard (1984)

}}

The Central Fidelity Banks International (it's sponsored names) is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1979 to 1984. Also known as the Richmond International (it's official name) was held in Richmond, Virginia in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts from 1979 to 1983 and on outdoor hard courts in 1984.

The 1984 tournament is famous for the first-round match between Vicki Nelson-Dunbar and Jean Hepner which lasted six hours and 31 minutes, the longest women's match ever played.{{cite news | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2004/05/26/stbake26.xml | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071016144331/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2004/05/26/stbake26.xml | url-status = dead | archive-date = October 16, 2007 |title=Marathon men rally to record|work= Telegraph|accessdate=2008-11-20 | location=London | first=Andrew | last=Baker | date=May 26, 2004}} The match featured the longest rally in professional tennis history, a 643-shot rally that lasted 29 minutes.{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/sports/tennis/24tennis.html |title=The Day They Belabored the Point |work= New York Times|accessdate=2009-09-23 | first=Dave | last=Seminara | date=September 23, 2009}}

Past finals

=Singles=

style="width:40px"\|Year !style="width:200px"\|Champions !style="width:200px"\|Runners-up !style="width:140px" class="unsortable"\|Score
class="wikitable"
1979	{{flagicon\|USA}} Martina Navratilova	{{flagicon\|USA}} Kathy Jordan	6–1, 6–3
1980	{{flagicon\|USA}} Martina Navratilova	{{flagicon\|USA}} Mary-Lou Piatek	6–3, 6–0
1981	{{flagicon\|USA}} Mary-Lou Piatek	{{flagicon\|GBR}} Sue Barker	6–4, 6–1
1982	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull	{{flagicon\|USA}} Tracy Austin	6–7^(3–7), 6–4, 6–2
1983	{{flagicon\|RSA\|1928}} Rosalyn Fairbank	{{flagicon\|USA}} Kathy Jordan	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
1984	{{flagicon\|USA}} JoAnne Russell	{{flagicon\|USA}} Michaela Washington	6–2, 4–6, 6–2

=Doubles=

style="width:40px"\|Year !style="width:200px"\|Champions !style="width:200px"\|Runners-up !style="width:140px" class="unsortable"\|Score
class="wikitable"
1979	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull {{flagicon\|NED}} Betty Stöve	{{flagicon\|USA}} Billie Jean King {{flagicon\|USA}} Martina Navratilova	6–1, 6–4
1980	{{flagicon\|USA}} Billie Jean King {{flagicon\|USA}} Martina Navratilova	{{flagicon\|USA}} Pam Shriver {{flagicon\|USA}} Anne Smith	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1981	{{flagicon\|GBR}} Sue Barker {{flagicon\|USA}} Ann Kiyomura	{{flagicon\|USA}} Kathy Jordan {{flagicon\|USA}} Anne Smith	4–6, 7–6, 6–4
1982	{{flagicon\|USA}} Rosie Casals {{flagicon\|USA}} Candy Reynolds	{{flagicon\|USA}} JoAnne Russell {{flagicon\|ROM\|1965}} Virginia Ruzici	6–3, 6–3
1983	{{flagicon\|RSA\|1928}} Rosalyn Fairbank {{flagicon\|USA}} Candy Reynolds	{{flagicon\|USA}} Kathy Jordan {{flagicon\|USA}} Barbara Potter	6–7^(3–7), 6–2, 6–1
1984	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Elizabeth Minter {{flagicon\|USA}} Joanne Russell	{{flagicon\|RSA\|1928}} Jennifer Mundel {{flagicon\|USA}} Felicia Raschiatore	6–4, 3–6, 7–6

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20100105163355/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/TournamentArchive/0%2C%2C12781~0~2008%2C00.html WTA Results Archive]

Category:Hard court tennis tournaments in the United States

Category:Carpet court tennis tournaments

Category:Indoor tennis tournaments

Category:Tennis in Virginia

Category:Sports competitions in Richmond, Virginia

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1979

Category:Recurring events disestablished in 1984

Category:Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States

fr:Tournoi de Richmond

it:Virginia Slims of Richmond