{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{TennisEventInfo|1986|Virginia Slims Championships|| date= March and November | edition=15th and 16th | location=[[New York City]], US | champs= {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] | main_name=Virginia Slims Championships }}
The '''Virginia Slims Championships''' was held twice in 1986 because of a change of schedule from March to November.
They were the fifteenth and sixteenth season-ending [[WTA Tour Championships]], the annual [[tennis]] tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the [[1986 WTA Tour]]. It was held in March 1986 and November 1986, in [[New York City]], United States.
==Champions==
===March=== {{main|1986 Virginia Slims Championships (March)}} * Singles: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] defeated {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Hana Mandlíková]], 6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–1. Navratilova was the defending champion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Virginia Slims Championships (17 Mar 1986 – 23 Mar 1986) – Singles – Main Draw |url=https://event.itftennis.com/itf/web/usercontrols/tournaments/tournamentprintabledrawsheets.aspx?tournamentid=1020000836&tenniscatecode=WT&eventid=1020001108 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221031210951/https://event.itftennis.com/itf/web/usercontrols/tournaments/tournamentprintabledrawsheets.aspx?tournamentid=1020000836&tenniscatecode=WT&eventid=1020001108 |archive-date=2022-10-31 |access-date= |website=[[International Tennis Federation|ITF]]}}</ref> * Doubles: {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Hana Mandlíková]] and {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Wendy Turnbull]] defeated {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Claudia Kohde-Kilsch]] and {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Helena Suková]], 6–4, 6–7<sup>(4–7)</sup>, 6–3.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Virginia Slims Championships (17 Mar 1986 – 23 Mar 1986) – Doubles – Main Draw |url=https://event.itftennis.com/itf/web/usercontrols/tournaments/tournamentprintabledrawsheets.aspx?tournamentid=1020000836&tenniscatecode=WT&eventid=1020002839 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221031211040/https://event.itftennis.com/itf/web/usercontrols/tournaments/tournamentprintabledrawsheets.aspx?tournamentid=1020000836&tenniscatecode=WT&eventid=1020002839 |archive-date=2022-10-31 |access-date= |website=[[International Tennis Federation|ITF]]}}</ref>
===November=== {{main|1986 Virginia Slims Championships (November)}} * Singles: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] defeated {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Steffi Graf]], 7–6<sup>(8–6)</sup>, 6–3, 6–2. Navratilova was the defending champion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Virginia Slims Championships (17 Nov 1986 – 23 Nov 1986) – Singles – Main Draw |url=https://event.itftennis.com/itf/web/usercontrols/tournaments/tournamentprintabledrawsheets.aspx?tournamentid=1020000812&tenniscatecode=WT&eventid=1020001083 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221031211801/https://event.itftennis.com/itf/web/usercontrols/tournaments/tournamentprintabledrawsheets.aspx?tournamentid=1020000812&tenniscatecode=WT&eventid=1020001083 |archive-date=2022-10-31 |access-date= |website=[[International Tennis Federation|ITF]]}}</ref> * Doubles: {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martina Navratilova]] and {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pam Shriver]] defeated {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Claudia Kohde-Kilsch]] and {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Helena Suková]], 7–6<sup>(7–1)</sup>, 6–3.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Virginia Slims Championships (17 Nov 1986 – 23 Nov 1986) – Doubles – Main Draw |url=https://event.itftennis.com/itf/web/usercontrols/tournaments/tournamentprintabledrawsheets.aspx?tournamentid=1020000812&tenniscatecode=WT&eventid=1020002814 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221031211840/https://event.itftennis.com/itf/web/usercontrols/tournaments/tournamentprintabledrawsheets.aspx?tournamentid=1020000812&tenniscatecode=WT&eventid=1020002814 |archive-date=2022-10-31 |access-date= |website=[[International Tennis Federation|ITF]]}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://wtafinals.com Official website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20211120194140/https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/1986/810.pdf March WTA edition details] * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/virginia-slims-championships/usa/1986/w-wt-usa-11a-1986/draws-and-results/ March ITF edition details] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20191022065609/https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/1986/808.pdf November WTA edition details] * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/virginia-slims-championships/usa/1986/w-wt-usa-32a-1986/draws-and-results/ November ITF edition details] {{WTA Tour Championships}} {{1986 WTA Tour}} {{1986 in tennis}}
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