The 1983 Virginia Slims Hall of Fame Classic, also known as the Virginia Slims of Newport, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts...
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from 1991-1998 it was the Virginia Slims/Hall of Fame Invitational. It was held at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island in the...
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Louis Burton Lindley Jr. (June 29, 1919 – December 8, 1983), better known by his stage name Slim Pickens, was an American actor and rodeo performer. Starting...
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The 1984 Virginia Slims of Newport was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport...
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The 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 11th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January...
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Billie Jean King (category International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees)
founder of the Women's Tennis Association and the Women's Sports Foundation. She was instrumental in persuading cigarette brand Virginia Slims to sponsor...
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Evonne Goolagong Cawley (category International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees)
time as the Virginia Slims Championships—her seventh tournament victory of the year, Goolagong continued to play on the WTA Tour until 1983, but never...
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3-6 2-6 Virginia Slims Chicago, Illinois USA: Champion. F d. Virginia Wade 3-6 6-4 6-2 Virginia Slims Akron, Ohio USA: Champion. F d. Virginia Wade 6–2...
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Deaths in December 2024 (category Lists of deaths in 2024)
diplomat, ambassador to Belgium (2007–2009). Neale Fraser, 91, Australian Hall of Fame tennis player, seven-time Davis Cup winner. Paul van Gelder, 77, Dutch...
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In 1983, she won the US Indoor Championships and was runner-up at the Virginia Slims Hall of Fame Classic. She reached a career high ranking of #25 on...
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Lou Holtz (category College Football Hall of Fame inductees)
Football Hall of Fame. Holtz was born in Follansbee, West Virginia, the son of Anne Marie (Tychonievich) and Andrew Holtz, a bus driver. His father was of German...
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Charlie McCoy (category Country Music Hall of Fame inductees)
of three halls of fame, including the Country Music Hall of Fame and the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame; he was inducted into the Musicians Hall of...
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Françoise Dürr (category International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees)
1977 Virginia Slims of Seattle Doubles, won by Casals and Evert 6–4, 3–6, 6–3. Losing finalist with Virginia Wade in the 1978 Virginia Slims of Hollywood...
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List of current and past men's and women's tennis tournaments. Criteria for inclusion: The tournament is notable enough to have its own article on Wikipedia...
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Rex Allen (category Turner Classic Movies person ID same as Wikidata)
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard. In 1983, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy and...
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Memphis Music Hall of Fame, and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. His recording of Blue Suede Shoes was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Carl Lee...
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Rosemary Casals (category International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees)
Virginia Slims Invitational. The attention generated by this successful tournament, which was won by Casals, quickly brought about the formation of other...
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Alycia Moulton (category University of California, Davis alumni)
1983 and five doubles titles. She reached a career-high ranking of 18 in singles in November 1984, and won the Ridgewood Open and the Virginia Slims of...
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Faron Young (redirect from The All-Time Great Hits of Faron Young)
age of only 64 in 1996. Young is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Young was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, the youngest of six children of Harlan...
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Rockabilly (category History of rock music)
Checkmate a division of Caprice Records. Gene Summers, a Dallas native and Rockabilly Hall of Fame inductee, released his classic Jan/Jane 45s in 1958–59...
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Steffi Graf (category International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees)
the year-ending Virginia Slims Championships, Graf was upset by Pam Shriver, only her third loss of the year. The loss deprived her of the Golden Super...
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Stevie Nicks (category American people of English descent)
woman to have been inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: first as a member of Fleetwood Mac in 1998 and then as a solo artist in 2019. Nicks...
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Women's Tennis..." UPI. UPI. 12 June 1983. "Billie Jean King". www.tennisfame.com. International Tennis Hall of Fame. 1983 Edgbaston Cup draw (Archived 2009-08-14)...
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Emmylou Harris (category Country Music Hall of Fame inductees)
of the US country chart, and several of her albums have received gold certifications in the US. She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in...
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Johnny Cash (category Country Music Hall of Fame inductees)
Country Music Hall of Fame (1980), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1992), GMA's Gospel Music Hall of Fame (2010). and the Memphis Music Hall of Fame (2013)....
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This is a list of tennis venues to have held a notable tournament, sorted by country. List of tennis stadiums by capacity Lists of stadiums Kinsey, Albert...
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John Daly (golfer) (category Winners of men's major golf championships)
Lake of the Woods Club, Fredericksburg, Virginia 1983 Missouri State HS Team Championship, 1A-3A division, with Helias High School, Jefferson City 1983 Missouri...
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Jim Morrison (redirect from Grave of Jim Morrison)
and Roll Hall of Fame along with the other Doors members. Rolling Stone, NME, and Classic Rock have ranked him among the greatest rock singers of all time...
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Arts and in 2011 he was elected into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. McCoury has had a long career in bluegrass. Although originally hired...
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issues of songwriting credits. He was replaced by ex-Faces guitarist Ronnie Wood. The band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989...
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