Virginia Slims of Richmond

Virginia Slims of Richmond
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVirginia Slims of Richmond
TourWTA Tour
Founded1968
Abolished1973
Editions3
LocationRichmond, Virginia, U.S.
VenueWestwood Racquet Club
SurfaceClay / indoor

The Virginia Slims of Richmond is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament founded in 1968 as the Westwood Indoor Invitation.[1] It was held at the Westwood Racquet Club in Richmond, Virginia in the United States and played on indoor clay courts. The 1970 invitational tournament was the second women's only tennis tournament after the 1970 Houston Women's Invitation.[2]

  1. ^ "Miss Bartkowicz Wins at Westwood". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia: newspapers.com. 3 Nov 1969. p. 35. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  2. ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 54, 69, 114, 119–120, 144, 149.

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