Virginia Slims of Akron

{{Infobox tennis tournament

| name = Virginia Slims of Akron

| type = defunct

| founded = 1973

| ended = 1976

| editions = 4

| location = Akron, Ohio, U.S,

| event name = Akron Indoor (1973–74)
Virginia Slims of Akron (1975–76)

| tour = WTA Tour

| surface = Carpet

}}

The Virginia Slims of Akron, also known during the first two editions as the Akron Tennis Open, is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1973 to 1976. It was held in Akron, Ohio in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts.{{cite book|title=Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide|year=2011|publisher=Remous|pages=150, 182–183, 208, 236|author=John Dolan}}

Past finals

=Singles=

style="width:40px"\|Year !style="width:200px"\|Champions !style="width:200px"\|Runners-up !style="width:150px" class="unsortable"\|Score
class="wikitable"
1973	{{flagicon\|USA}} Chris Evert	{{flagicon\|URS}} Olga Morozova	6–3, 6–4
1974	{{flagicon\|USA}} Billie Jean King	{{flagicon\|USA}} Nancy Gunter	6–3, 7–5
1975	{{flagicon\|USA}} Chris Evert	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Margaret Court	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1976	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Evonne Goolagong Cawley	{{flagicon\|GBR}} Virginia Wade	6–2, 3–6, 6–2

=Doubles=

style="width:40px"\|Year !style="width:200px"\|Champions !style="width:200px"\|Runners-up !style="width:150px" class="unsortable"\|Score
class="wikitable"
1973	{{flagicon\|USA}} Patti Hogan {{flagicon\|USA}} Sharon Walsh	{{flagicon\|USA}} Patricia Bostrom {{flagicon\|BEL}} Michele Gurdal	7–5, 6–4
1974	{{flagicon\|USA}} Rosemary Casals {{flagicon\|USA}} Billie Jean King	{{flagicon\|USA}} Julie Heldman {{flagicon\|URS}} Olga Morozova	6–2, 6–4
1975	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Françoise Dürr {{flagicon\|NED}} Betty Stöve	{{flagicon\|USA}} Chris Evert {{flagicon\|CSK}} Martina Navratilova	7–5, 7–6
1976	{{flagicon\|RSA\|1928}} Brigitte Cuypers {{flagicon\|USA}} Mona Guerrant	{{flagicon\|GBR}} Glynis Coles {{flagicon\|ROM\|1965}} Florența Mihai	6–4, 7–6

References

External links

[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/TournamentArchive/0,,12781~0~2008,00.html WTA Results Archive]

Category:Indoor tennis tournaments

Category:Carpet court tennis tournaments

Category:Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States

Akron

Category:1973 establishments in Ohio

Category:1976 disestablishments in Ohio

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1973

Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1976

Category:History of women in Ohio