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3 unusual facts about Virginia Slims


Julie Heldman

In 1970, she was a member of the "Houston Nine" who left the United States Tennis Association (USTA) to play in the Virginia Slims tournament in Houston.

Veronica Hamel

She was the model in the last cigarette commercial televised in the U.S. (for Virginia Slims, aired at 11:59 p.m. on New Year's Day 1971 on The Tonight Show).

We've Come a Long Way Baby

The title song was a top ten hit for Lynn, playing on the famous Virginia Slims slogan of the day, "You've Come a Long Way Baby".


Electronic line judge

This original tennis electronic line judge device, invented by Geoffrey Grant, an avid tennis player, and Robert Nicks, an electronics engineer, was used in the championship finals of both the Men’s World Championship Tennis in Dallas in May, 1974 and the Ladies’ Virginia Slims tour in Los Angeles.


see also

1983 Virginia Slims Championships

The 1983 Virginia Slims Championships was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York in the United States.

1983 Virginia Slims of Washington

The 1983 Virginia Slims of Washington was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in the United States that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series.

1985 Virginia Slims of Central New York

The 1985 Virginia Slims of Central New York was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Monticello, New York in the United States.

1988 Virginia Slims of Washington

The 1988 Virginia Slims of Washington was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia in the United States and was part of Tier II of the 1988 WTA Tour.

1989 Virginia Slims of Albuquerque

The 1989 Virginia Slims of Albuquerque was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the United States that was part of Tier V of the 1989 WTA Tour.

1989 Virginia Slims of Oklahoma

The 1989 Virginia Slims of Oklahoma was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at The Greens Country Club in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in the United States and was part of Tier V of the 1989 WTA Tour.

1989 Virginia Slims of Washington

The 1989 Virginia Slims of Washington was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia in the United States and was part of Tier II of the 1989 WTA Tour.