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Virginia Slims of Kansas

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Founded
  
1978

Abolished
  
1990

Event name
  
VS of Kansas (1978, 1983–89) Avon Championships of Kansas (1980–82) Breyers Classic (1990)

Surface
  
Hard (1978, 1988–90) Carpet (1980–82, 1986–87) Hard (1983)

Tour
  
Women's Tennis Association (1978–1990)

The VS of Kansas is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1978 to 1990. It was held in Kansas City, Kansas in the United States from 1978 to 1983 and in Wichita, Kansas in the United States from 1986 to 1990 and was played on indoor hard courts in 1978 and from 1988 to 1990, on indoor carpet courts from 1980 to 1982 and from 1986 to 1987, and on outdoor hard courts in 1983.

Martina Navratilova was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition three times and the doubles competitions twice partnering American Billie Jean King.

References

Virginia Slims of Kansas Wikipedia