{{Infobox tennis tournament | name = WTA Seattle | type = defunct | founded = 1977 | ended = 1982 | editions = 6 | event name = Virginia Slims of Seattle <small>(1977–78)</small><br />Avon Championships of Seattle <small>(1979–82)</small> | tour = WTA Tour | surface = Carpet (i) }}
The '''WTA Seattle''' is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1977 to 1982. It was held in Seattle, Washington in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts from 1977 to 1982. The tournament was known as the '''Virginia Slims of Seattle''' in 1977 and 1978 and for the remainder of its existence, 1979 through 1982, was called the '''Avon Championships of Seattle'''.<ref name=dolan2011>{{cite book|title=Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide|year=2011|publisher=Remous|pages=267, 296, 324, 358, 397, 429|author=John Dolan}}</ref>
==Results==
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !width="200"|Champion !width="200"|Runner-up !width="150"|Score |- |1977 || {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert || {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova || 6–2, 6–4 |- |1978 || {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova || {{flagicon|NED}} Betty Stöve || 6–1, 1–6, 6–1 |- |1979 || {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert || {{flagicon|USA}} Renée Richards || 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |- |1980 || {{flagicon|USA}} Tracy Austin || {{flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Wade || 6–2, 7–6<sup>(7–1)</sup> |- |1981 || {{flagicon|FRG}} Sylvia Hanika || {{flagicon|USA}} Barbara Potter || 6–2, 6–4 |- |1982 || {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova || {{flagicon|USA}} Andrea Jaeger || 6–2, 6–0 |- |}
===Doubles=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !width="200"|Champion !width="200"|Runner-up !width="150"|Score |- |1977 || {{flagicon|USA}} Rosie Casals <br> {{flagicon|USA}} Chris Evert || {{flagicon|FRA}} Françoise Dürr <br> {{flagicon|USA}} Martina Navratilova || 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |- |1978 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Kerry Melville Reid <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull || {{flagicon|USA}} Patricia Bostrom <br> {{flagicon|USA}} Marita Redondo || 6–2, 6–3 |- |1979 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Françoise Dürr <br> {{flagicon|NED}} Betty Stöve || {{flagicon|GBR}} Sue Barker <br> {{flagicon|USA}} Ann Kiyomura || 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 4–6, 6–4 |- |1980 || {{flagicon|USA}} Rosie Casals <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull || {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Greer Stevens <br> {{flagicon|GBR}} Virginia Wade || 6–4, 2–6, 7–5 |- |1981 || {{flagicon|USA}} Rosie Casals <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull || {{flagicon|GBR}} Sue Barker <br> {{flagicon|USA}} Ann Kiyomura || 6–4, 6–1 |- |1982 || {{flagicon|USA}} Rosie Casals <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull || {{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Jordan <br> {{flagicon|USA}} Anne Smith || 7–5, 6–4 |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080529060754/http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/includes/TrackIt.asp?file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sonyericssonwtatour.com%2F3%2Fglobal%2Fpdfs%2Fevents%2F2008%2Ftournamentfinals.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> WTA Tour history]
{{WTA Seattle tournaments}} {{Virginia Slims tennis tournaments |state=collapsed}}
Category:Carpet court tennis tournaments Category:Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States Category:Indoor tennis tournaments Category:Recurring events disestablished in 1982 Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1977 Category:Sports in Seattle Category:Virginia Slims tennis tournaments Category:WTA Tour Category:1977 establishments in Washington (state) Category:1982 disestablishments in Washington (state) Category:Tennis in Washington (state) Category:History of women in Washington (state)