Claim: Virginia Slims of Nashville is a WTA Tour that was founded in early 70s with a surface of a carpet (surface code E) since 1983.
Evidence: The tournament was played on indoor carpet courts in 1983 and on indoor hardcourts in 1984 and from 1988 to 1991. There are four main types of courts depending on the materials used for the court surface: clay courts, hard courts, grass courts and carpet courts.