| VS of Kansas | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | VS of Kansas (1978, 1983–89) Avon Championships of Kansas (1980–82) Breyers Tennis Classic (1990) | 
| Tour | WTA Tour (1978–90) | 
| Founded | 1978 | 
| Abolished | 1990 | 
| Editions | 10 | 
| Surface | Hard (1978, 1988–90) Carpet (1980–82, 1986–87) Hard (1983) | 
The Virginia Slims of Kansas is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1978 to 1990. It was held in Kansas City, Missouri 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 a player at the tournament, winning the singles competition three times and the doubles competitions twice partnering American Billie Jean King.
Past finals
Singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  Martina Navratilova |  Billie Jean King | 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 | 
| 1979 | Not Held | ||
| 1980 |  Martina Navratilova | .svg.png.webp) Greer Stevens | 6–0, 6–2 | 
| 1981 |  Andrea Jaeger |  Martina Navratilova | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 | 
| 1982 |  Martina Navratilova |  Barbara Potter | 6–2, 6–2 | 
| 1983 | .svg.png.webp) Elizabeth Sayers | .svg.png.webp) Anne Minter | 6–3, 6–1 | 
| 1984 -1985 | Not Held | ||
| 1986 |  Wendy White |  Betsy Nagelsen | 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 | 
| 1987 |  Barbara Potter |  Larisa Savchenko | 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5) | 
| 1988 | .svg.png.webp) Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière |  Sylvia Hanika | 7–6(7–5), 7–5 | 
| 1989 |  Amy Frazier |  Barbara Potter | 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 | 
| 1990 | .svg.png.webp) Dianne Van Rensburg |  Nathalie Tauziat | 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 | 
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  Billie Jean King  Martina Navratilova | .svg.png.webp) Kerry Reid .svg.png.webp) Wendy Turnbull | 6–4, 6–4 | 
| 1979 | Not Held | ||
| 1980 |  Billie Jean King  Martina Navratilova |  Laura duPont  Pam Shriver | 6–3, 6–1 | 
| 1981 |  Barbara Potter  Sharon Walsh |  Rosemary Casals .svg.png.webp) Wendy Turnbull | 6–2, 7–6 | 
| 1982 |  Barbara Potter  Sharon Walsh |  Mary Lou Piatek  Anne Smith | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 | 
| 1983 |  Sandy Collins .svg.png.webp) Elizabeth Sayers | .svg.png.webp) Chris O'Neil .svg.png.webp) Brenda Remilton | 7–5, 7–6 | 
| 1984 -1985 | Not Held | ||
| 1986 |  Kathy Jordan  Candy Reynolds |  JoAnne Russell  Anne Smith | 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 | 
| 1987 |  Svetlana Parkhomenko  Larisa Savchenko |  Barbara Potter  Wendy White | 6–2, 6–4 | 
| 1988 |  Natalia Bykova  Svetlana Parkhomenko |  Jana Novotná  Catherine Suire | 6–3, 6–4 | 
| 1989 |  Manon Bollegraf .svg.png.webp) Lise Gregory |  Sandy Collins  Leila Meskhi | 6–2, 7–6 | 
| 1990 |  Manon Bollegraf  Meredith McGrath |  Mary Lou Daniels  Wendy White | 6–0, 6–2 | 
References
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