1986 Virginia Slims Championships (March)

1986 Virginia Slims Championships (March)
1986 Virginia Slims Championships (March)
Date	March 17–23, 1986
Edition	15th
Category	WTA Tour Championships
Draw	16S / 8D
Prize money	USD $500,000
Surface	Carpet (Indoor)
Location	New York City, United States
Venue	Madison Square Garden
Champions
Singles
	Martina Navratilova
Doubles
	Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull

The Virginia Slims Championships was held twice in 1986 because of a change of schedule from March to November.^[1]

It was the fifteenth season-ending WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles on the 1985 WTA Tour, which ran from March 1985 to March 1986. It was held from March 17 through March 23, 1986 in New York City, New York in the United States. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Hana Mandlíková 6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–1^[2]

Doubles

Hana Mandlíková / Wendy Turnbull defeated Claudia Kohde-Kilsch / Helena Suková 6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 6–3^[3]

References

^ "About WTA Finals". Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara. Archived from the original on 2021-11-11.
^ "Virginia Slims Championships (17 Mar 1986 – 23 Mar 1986) – Singles – Main Draw". ITF. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31.
^ "Virginia Slims Championships (17 Mar 1986 – 23 Mar 1986) – Doubles – Main Draw". ITF. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31.

External links

[1986_editions-1] "About WTA Finals". Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara. Archived from the original on 2021-11-11.

[2] "Virginia Slims Championships (17 Mar 1986 – 23 Mar 1986) – Singles – Main Draw". ITF. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31.

[3] "Virginia Slims Championships (17 Mar 1986 – 23 Mar 1986) – Doubles – Main Draw". ITF. Archived from the original on 2022-10-31.

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