# Virginia Slims of Dallas

The Virginia Slims of Dallas inaugurated as the Maureen Connolly Memorial was a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament From 1979 through 1982 the event was known as the Avon Championships of Dallas. It was played from 1970 to 1989 and was held in Dallas, Texas in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts.
Martina Navratilova was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition nine times and the doubles competitions eight times, partnering Colombian Isabel Fernández de Soto, Dutchwoman Betty Stöve and American Billie Jean King once, American Anne Smith twice, and American Pam Shriver three times for her doubles successes.

## Finals
### Singles

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| Maureen Connolly Memorial ||||
| 1970 | Margaret Smith Court | Billie Jean Moffitt King | 1–6, 6–3, 11–9 |
| 1971 | Virginia Wade | ? | ? |
| 1972 | Nancy Gunter | Billie Jean King | 7–6$^{(5–2)}$, 6–1 |
| 1973 | Virginia Wade | Evonne Goolagong | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1974 | Chris Evert | Virginia Wade | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Virginia Slims of Dallas ||||
| 1975 | Virginia Wade | Martina Navratilova | 2–6, 7–6$^{(5–3)}$, 4–3 ret. |
| 1976 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Martina Navratilova | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1977 | Sue Barker | Terry Holladay | 6–1, 7–6 |
| 1978 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Tracy Austin | 4–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
| Avon Championships of Dallas ||||
| 1979 | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert-Lloyd | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1980 | Martina Navratilova | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1981 | Martina Navratilova | Pam Shriver | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1982 | Martina Navratilova | Mima Jaušovec | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Virginia Slims of Dallas ||||
| 1983 | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert-Lloyd | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 1984 | Hana Mandlíková | Kathy Jordan | 7–6, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 1985 | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert-Lloyd | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1986 | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert-Lloyd | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1987 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | Pam Shriver | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1988 | Martina Navratilova | Pam Shriver | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1989 | Martina Navratilova | Monica Seles | 7–6, 6–3 |

### Doubles

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| Maureen Connolly Memorial ||||
| 1972 | Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King | Judy Tegart Françoise Dürr | 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
| 1973 | Evonne Goolagong Janet Young | Gail Sherriff Virginia Wade | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1974 | Isabel Fernández de Soto Martina Navratilova | Karen Krantzcke Virginia Wade | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Virginia Slims of Dallas ||||
| 1975 | Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve | Julie Anthony Mona Schallau | 7–6$^{(5–4)}$, 6–2 |
| 1976 | Mona Schallau Ann Kiyomura | Marita Redondo Greer Stevens | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1977 | Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve | Kerry Reid Greer Stevens | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1978 | Martina Navratilova Anne Smith | Evonne Goolagong Cawley Betty Stöve | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Avon Championships of Dallas ||||
| 1979 | Martina Navratilova Anne Smith | Chris Evert-Lloyd Rosemary Casals | 7–6, 6–2 |
| 1980 | Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova | Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1981 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1982 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Virginia Slims of Dallas ||||
| 1983 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1984 | Leslie Allen Anne White | Sandy Collins Elizabeth Sayers | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
| 1985 | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh | Marcella Mesker Pascale Paradis | 5–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
| 1986 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1987 | Mary Lou Piatek Anne White | Elise Burgin Robin White | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1988 | Lori McNeil Eva Pfaff | Gigi Fernández Zina Garrison | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1989 | Mary Joe Fernández Betsy Nagelsen | Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank | 7–6, 6–3 |