1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
- Martina Navratilova
- Pam Shriver
player of the year
The 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 12th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced in March 1984, and concluded in March 1985 after 53 events.
The Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). It was held in place of the WTA Tour from 1983 until 1987 and featured tournaments that had previously been part of the Toyota Series and the Avon Series. It included the four Grand Slam tournaments and a series of other events. ITF tournaments were not part of the tour, although they awarded points for the WTA World Ranking.
Schedule
The table below shows the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series schedule.
March
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Mar | Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo & Yokohama, Japan Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 8D Doubles | Ann Kiyomura Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 | Barbara Jordan Elizabeth Smylie | King / Walsh Hobbs / Turnbull | Fernández / Herr Gadusek / White Moulton / Smith Leand / Daniels |
12 Mar | Virginia Slims of Florida Palm Beach Gardens, United States Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–0, 6–1 | Bonnie Gadusek | Carling Bassett Zina Garrison | Manuela Maleeva Terry Phelps Ivanna Madruga-Osses Raffaella Reggi |
Betsy Nagelsen Anne White 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 | Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds | ||||
19 Mar | Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles | Hana Mandlíková 7–6, 3–6, 6–1 | Kathy Jordan | Zina Garrison Pam Shriver | JoAnne Russell Helena Suková Virginia Ruzici Kim Shaefer |
Leslie Allen Anne White 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 | Sandy Collins Elizabeth Smylie | ||||
26 Mar | Virginia Slims of Boston Boston, United States Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles | Hana Mandlíková 7–5, 6–0 | Helena Suková | Beth Herr Kathy Jordan | Pam Casale Alycia Moulton Barbara Potter Bettina Bunge |
Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 7–6, 6–0 | Andrea Leand Mary Lou Daniels |
April
May
June
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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11 Jun | Edgbaston Cup Birmingham, Great Britain Grass – $125,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles | Pam Shriver 7–6, 6–3 | Anne White | Bettina Bunge Anne Hobbs | Terry Holladay Wendy White Elizabeth Smylie Camille Benjamin |
7–5, 6–3 |
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18 Jun | Eastbourne International Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass – $175,000 – 64S/32D/32X Singles – Doubles | Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–1 | Kathy Jordan | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Chris Evert-Lloyd | Wendy Turnbull Barbara Potter Terry Phelps Helena Suková |
6–4, 6–2 | |||||
25 Jun | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $680,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/48X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | Martina Navratilova 7–6 (7–5), 6–2 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | Kathy Jordan Hana Mandlíková | Manuela Maleeva Pam Shriver Jo Durie Carina Karlsson |
6–3, 6–4 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | ||||
6–3, 6–3 | Kathy Jordan Steve Denton |
July
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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9 Jul | Santista Textile Open Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles | Sandra Cecchini 6–3, 6–3 | Adriana Villagrán-Reami | Emilse Raponi-Longo Silvana Campos | Gabriela Sabatini Marianne Groat Han Eun-sook Emiko Okagawa |
6–3, 2–6, 7–6 | |||||
15 Jul | Federation Cup São Paulo, Brazil – clay | Czechoslovakia 2–1 | Australia | Yugoslavia United States | France West Germany Bulgaria Italy |
30 Jul | Virginia Slims of Newport Newport, United States Grass – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles | Martina Navratilova 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | Gigi Fernández | Anne Minter Rosalyn Fairbank | Wendy White Lea Antonoplis Beverly Mould Kim Steinmetz |
7–5, 7–6 |
August
September
October
November
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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12 Nov | National Panasonic Open Brisbane, Australia Grass – $150,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles | Helena Suková 6–4, 6–4 | Elizabeth Smylie | Bettina Bunge Pascale Paradis | Pam Shriver Catarina Lindqvist Barbara Potter Eva Pfaff |
6–3, 6–2 | |||||
Lion's Cup Tokyo, Japan Carpet – $200,000 – 4S Singles | Manuela Maleeva 6–1, 1–6, 6–4 | Hana Mandlíková | Andrea Temesvári Lisa Bonder | ||
19 Nov | NSW Building Society Open Sydney, Australia Grass – $150,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles | Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–1 | Ann Henricksson | Zina Garrison Wendy Turnbull | Yvonne Vermaak Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Gigi Fernández Marcella Mesker |
6–2, 7–6 | |||||
26 Nov | 1984 Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $645,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/48X Singles – Doubles | Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–7(4–7) 6–1, 6–3 | Helena Suková | Martina Navratilova Wendy Turnbull | Barbara Potter Pam Shriver Sharon Walsh Sophie Amiach |
6–3, 6–4 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková |
December
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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10 Dec | Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 28S/16D/20Q Singles – Doubles | Manuela Maleeva 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Carling Bassett Helena Suková | Barbara Potter Lisa Bonder Gigi Fernández Catarina Lindqvist |
6–4, 6–1 |
January 1985
February 1985
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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4 Feb | Lipton International Players Championships Delray Beach, United States Hard – $750,000 – 128S/64D/64Q Singles – Doubles | Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | Carling Bassett Steffi Graf | Bettina Bunge Hana Mandlíková Andrea Temesvári Barbara Potter |
7–6, 6–2 | |||||
18 Feb | Virginia Slims of California Oakland, United States Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 28S/16D/32Q Singles – Doubles | Hana Mandlíková 6–2, 6–4 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | Zina Garrison Helena Suková | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Barbara Potter Andrea Temesvári Wendy Turnbull |
4–6, 7–5, 6–1 | |||||
25 Feb | Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania Hershey, United States Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles | Robin White 6–7, 6–2, 6–2 | Anne Minter | Camille Benjamin Peanut Louie | Stephanie Rehe Wendy White Marcela Skuherská Elizabeth Smylie |
6–4, 7–6 |
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March 1985
Statistical Information
Titles won by player
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series: the Grand Slam tournaments, the Year-end championships and regular events. The players/nations are sorted by:
- total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
- highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
- a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
- alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Titles won by nation
Total titles | Country | Grand Slam tournaments | Year-end championships | Regular tournaments | All titles | ||||||
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Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Mixed | ||
65 | United States | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 1 |
12 | Czechoslovakia | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
7 | Australia | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
5 | Bulgaria | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
5 | Germany | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
5 | South Africa | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
3 | Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
3 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
2 | Italy | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
2 | Brazil | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
2 | United Kingdom | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
2 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
1 | Japan | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
1 | Peru | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
1 | Sweden | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
1 | Argentina | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
1 | Austria | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
2 | Canada | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
1 | Hungary | 1 | 1 |
The following players won their first title in singles (S), doubles (D) or mixed doubles (X):
- Jenny Klitch – Nashville (S)
- Sherry Acker – Nashville (D)
- Catarina Lindqvist – Pennsylvania (S)
- Marcela Skuherská – Pennsylvania (D)
- Bonnie Gadusek – Marco Island (S)
- Helena Suková – Marco Island (D)
- Andrea Leand – Pittsburgh (S), Zurich (D)
- JoAnne Russell – Indianapolis (S)
- Sandra Cecchini – Taranto (S)
- Sabrina Goleš – Taranto (D)
- Petra Huber – Taranto (D)
- Iva Budařová – Perugia (D)
- Manuela Maleeva – Lugano (S)
- Hélène Pelletier – Rio de Janeiro (D)
- Jill Hetherington – Rio de Janeiro (D)
- Anna-Maria Fernandez – Newport (D)
- Debbie Spence – San Diego (S)
- Michelle Casati – Tampa (S)
- Lilian Drescher – Japan Open (S)
- Zina Garrison – Zurich (S)
- Anne Minter – Salt Lake City (D)
- Elizabeth Minter – Salt Lake City (D)
- Mercedes Paz – Borden Classic (D)
- Ronni Reis – Borden Classic (D)
- Carling Bassett – Tampa (D)
- Andrea Temesvári – Zurich (D)
The following players mounted a successful title defence in singles (S), doubles (D) or mixed doubles (X):
- Martina Navratilova – Orlando (S), VS Masters (S,D), Eastbourne (S, D), Wimbledon (S,D), US Open (S,D), Australian Open (D)
- Candy Reynolds – Nashville (D)
- Christiane Jolissaint – Lugano (D)
- Marcella Mesker – Lugano (D)
- Anne Hobbs – Berlin (D)
- Pam Shriver – VS Masters (D), Eastbourne (D), Wimbledon (D), US Open (D), Australian Open (D)
- Yvonne Vermaak – Salt Lake City (S)
- Wendy Turnbull – Wimbledon (X)
Rankings
Singles
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Awards
The winners of the 1984 WTA Awards were announced in 1985.[2]
- Player of the Year: Martina Navratilova
- Doubles Team of the Year: Martina Navratilova & Pam Shriver
- Most Improved Player: Kathy Jordan
- Newcomer of the Year: Manuela Maleeva
- Player Service: Kim Shaefer
- Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award: Marcella Mesker
Retirements
The following notable players announced their retirement from women's tennis in 1984:
See also
References
- ^ a b 2010 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Official Guide (PDF), Women's Tennis Association, p. 151, retrieved 21 November 2010[permanent dead link]
- ^ "WTA Awards". sonyericssonwtatour.com. Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
External links
- Official WTA Tour website
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