The women's event continued under various brand names and various locations in the Tampa Bay Area until it was abolished in 1990.
In 1959 it changed location to St Petersburg, Florida, where it remained under that brand name until 1965.
In 1966 the tournament's name was changed to the St. Petersburg Masters Invitational until 1970 when the women's event became known as the Virginia Slims Masters of St Petersburg, the men's tournament continued under the same name until 1971 when it was discontinued.
The tournament was part South Florida-Caribbean Circuit which was a major feature of the international tennis scene in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Played from 1953 to 1990 in various locations in the Tampa Bay Area, Florida in the United States.