1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

Women's tennis circuit

1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

Martina Navratilova finished the year as world No. 1 for the fifth time in her career. She won 15 singles tournaments during the season, including three majors at the French Open (completing a non-calendar year Grand Slam), the Wimbledon Championships, and the US Open, as well as the Virginia Slims Championships.

Details
Duration| March 5, 1984 – March 24, 1985
Edition| 12th
Tournaments| 53
Categories| Grand Slam (4)
WTA Championships
Tour Events (48)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles|  Martina Navratilova (15)
Most finals|  Martina Navratilova (16)
Prize money
leader|  Martina Navratilova $2,173,556
Points leader|  Martina Navratilova 192.72
Awards
Player of the year|  Martina Navratilova
Doubles team
of the year|

* Martina Navratilova
* Pam Shriver

Most improved
player of the year|  Kathy Jordan
Newcomer
of the year|  Manuela Maleeva

<- 1983

1985 ->

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

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The table below shows the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series schedule.

### March

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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

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2 Apr | Miami Classic
Miami, United States
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Laura Arraya
6–3, 6–2 |  Petra Huber |  Sabrina Goleš
Patricia Medrado |  Vicki Nelson-Dunbar
Barbie Bramblett
Barbara Gerken
Paula Smith

* Pat Medrado
* Yvonne Vermaak

6–3, 6–3 |

* Kate Latham
* Janet Newberry

9 Apr | Family Circle Cup
Hilton Head Island, United States
Clay – $200,000 – 56S/32D/32X
Singles – Doubles |  Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–2, 6–3 |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |  Zina Garrison
Carling Bassett |  Sylvia Hanika
Sabrina Goleš
Christiane Jolissaint
Kathleen Horvath

* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
* Hana Mandlíková

6–3, 6–3 |

* Anne Hobbs
* Sharon Walsh

16 Apr | NutraSweet WTA Championships
Amelia Island, United States
Clay – $250,000 – 56S/32D/32X
Singles – Doubles |  Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–0 |  Chris Evert-Lloyd |  Hana Mandlíková
Manuela Maleeva |  Catherine Tanvier
Kathleen Horvath
Zina Garrison
Sylvia Hanika

* Kathy Jordan
* Anne Smith

6–3, 6–3 |

* Anne Hobbs
* Mima Jaušovec

23 Apr | Taranto Open
Taranto, Italy
Clay – $50,000 – 16S/16D/32X
Singles – Doubles |  Sandra Cecchini
6–2, 7–5 |  Sabrina Goleš |  Petra Huber
Ivanna Madruga-Osses |  Sabina Simmonds
Bernadette Randall
Lilian Drescher
Vicki Nelson

* Sabrina Goleš
* Petra Huber

6–3, 6–3 |  Elena Eliseenko
Natasha Reva
United Airlines Tournament of Champions
Orlando, United States
Clay – $200,000 – 28S/7D
Singles – Doubles |  Martina Navratilova
6–0, 6–1 |  Laura Gildemeister |  Bonnie Gadusek
Lisa Bonder |  Kathleen Horvath
Sylvia Hanika
Jo Durie
Andrea Temesvári

* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
* Hana Mandlíková

6–0, 1–6, 6–3 |

* Anne Hobbs
* Wendy Turnbull

Virginia Slims of Durban
Durban, South Africa
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Peanut Louie
6–1, 6–4 |  Rene Uys |  Amanda Brown
Annabel Croft |  Heidi Eisterlehner
Cláudia Monteiro
Corinne Vanier
Robin White

* Anna-Maria Fernandez
* Peanut Louie

7–5, 5–7, 6–1 |

* Cláudia Monteiro
* Beverly Mould

30 Apr | South African Open
Johannesburg, South Africa
Hard (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–3, 6–0 |  Andrea Jaeger |  Anne White
Rene Uys |  Andrea Leand
Sandy Collins
Annabel Croft
Ann Henricksson

* Rosalyn Fairbank
* Beverly Mould

6–1, 6–2 |

* Sandy Collins
* Andrea Leand

### May

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Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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7 May | Swiss Open
Lugano, Switzerland
Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D |  Manuela Maleeva
6–1, 6–1 |  Iva Budařová |  Kathleen Horvath
Raffaella Reggi |  Kateřina Böhmová
Marcella Mesker
Ivanna Madruga-Osses
Etsuko Inoue

* Christiane Jolissaint
* Marcella Mesker

6–1, 6–2 |

* Iva Budařová
* Marcela Skuherská

14 May | German Open
West Berlin, West Germany
Clay – $150,000 – 56S/32D |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
7–6(10–8), 6–1 |  Kathleen Horvath |  Kathy Rinaldi
Catherine Tanvier |  Steffi Graf
Helena Suková
Andrea Leand
Sabrina Goleš

* Anne Hobbs
* Candy Reynolds

6–3, 4–6, 7–6(13–11) |

* Kathleen Horvath
* Virginia Ruzici

21 May | Italian Open
Perugia, Italy
Clay – $150,000 – 56S/32D |  Manuela Maleeva
6–3, 6–3 |  Chris Evert-Lloyd |  Lisa Bonder
Carling Bassett |  Andrea Temesvári
Raffaella Reggi
Yvonne Vermaak
Virginia Ruzici

* Iva Budařová
* Helena Suková

7–6, 1–6, 6–4 |

* Kathleen Horvath
* Virginia Ruzici

28 May | French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay – $750,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/48X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |  Martina Navratilova
6–3, 6–1 |  Chris Evert-Lloyd |  Hana Mandlíková
Camille Benjamin
|  Kathleen Horvath
Melissa Brown
Lisa Bonder
Carling Bassett

* Martina Navratilova
* Pam Shriver

5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Hana Mandlíková

* Anne Smith
* Dick Stockton

6–2, 6–4 |  Anne Minter
Laurie Warder

### June

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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

* Leslie Allen
* Anne White

7–5, 6–3 |

* Barbara Jordan
* Elizabeth Smylie

18 Jun | Eastbourne International
Eastbourne, Great Britain
Grass – $175,000 – 64S/32D/32X |  Martina Navratilova
6–4, 6–1 |  Kathy Jordan |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Chris Evert-Lloyd |  Wendy Turnbull
Barbara Potter
Terry Phelps
Helena Suková

* Martina Navratilova
* Pam Shriver

6–4, 6–2 |

* Jo Durie
* Ann Kiyomura

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

* Martina Navratilova
* Pam Shriver

6–3, 6–4 |  Kathy Jordan
Anne Smith

* Wendy Turnbull
* John Lloyd

6–3, 6–3 |  Kathy Jordan
Steve Denton

### July

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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

* Jill Hetherington
* Hélène Pelletier

6–3, 2–6, 7–6 |

* Penny Barg-Mager
* Kyle Copeland

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

* Anna-Maria Fernandez
* Peanut Louie

7–5, 7–6 |

* Lea Antonoplis
* Beverly Mould

### August

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Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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6 Aug | U.S. Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, United States
Clay – $200,000 – 56S/32D/32X
Singles – Doubles |  Manuela Maleeva
6–4, 6–3 |  Lisa Bonder |  Andrea Temesvári
Pam Casale |  Kathy Rinaldi
Terry Phelps
Michelle Torres
Zina Garrison

* Beverly Mould
* Paula Smith

6–2, 7–5 |

* Elise Burgin
* JoAnne Russell

13 Aug | United Jersey Bank Classic
Mahwah, United States
Hard – $150,000 – 56S/32D
Singles – Doubles |  Martina Navratilova
6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |  Pam Shriver |  Pam Casale
Zina Garrison |  Barbara Potter
Manuela Maleeva
Bonnie Gadusek
Camille Benjamin

* Martina Navratilova
* Pam Shriver

7–6, 3–6, 6–2 |

* Jo Durie
* Ann Kiyomura

20 Aug | Player's International Canadian Open
Montreal, Canada
Hard – $200,000 – 56S/32D
Singles – Doubles |  Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–2, 7–6 |  Alycia Moulton |  Helena Suková
Catarina Lindqvist |  Jo Durie
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Terry Phelps
Grace Kim

* Kathy Jordan
* Elizabeth Smylie

6–1, 6–2 |

* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
* Hana Mandlíková

28 Aug | US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard – $1,100,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/48X
Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |  Martina Navratilova
4–6 6–4, 6–4 |  Chris Evert-Lloyd |  Wendy Turnbull
Carling Bassett
|  Helena Suková
Pam Shriver
Hana Mandlíková
Sylvia Hanika

* Martina Navratilova
* Pam Shriver

6–2, 6–4 |  Anne Hobbs
Wendy Turnbull

* Manuela Maleeva
* Tom Gullikson

2–6, 7–5, 6–4 |  Elizabeth Smylie
John Fitzgerald

### September

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Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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10 Sepr | Virginia Slims of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Ginny Circuit
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Yvonne Vermaak
6–1, 6–2 |  Terry Holladay |  Anne Minter
Susan Leo |  Rene Uys
Elizabeth Minter
Kathleen Cummings
Maeve Quinlan

* Anne Minter
* Elizabeth Minter

6–2, 7–5 |

* Heather Crowe
* Robin White

17 Sep | Maybelline Classic
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Martina Navratilova
6–1, 6–0 |  Michelle Torres |  Wendy Turnbull
Kathy Rinaldi |  Elise Burgin
Catherine Tanvier
Bonnie Gadusek
Terry Phelps

* Martina Navratilova
* Elizabeth Sayers

2–6, 6–2, 6–3 |

* Barbara Potter
* Sharon Walsh

Ginny of San Diego
San Diego, United States
Ginny Circuit
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Debbie Spence
6–3, 6–7, 6–4 |  Betsy Nagelsen |  Yvonne Vermaak
Lisa Spain-Short |  Linda Howell
Heather Ludloff
Emilse Raponi-Longo
Paula Smith

* Betsy Nagelsen
* Paula Smith

6–2, 6–4 |

* Terry Holladay
* Iwona Kuczyńska

24 Sep | Central Fidelity Banks International
Richmond, United States
Ginny Circuit
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  JoAnne Russell
6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |  Michaela Washington |  Ginny Purdy
Kathleen Cummings |  Candy Reynolds
Rene Mentz
Angelikí Kanellopoúlou
Pilar Vásquez

* Elizabeth Minter
* JoAnne Russell

6–4, 3–6, 7–6 |

* Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold
* Felicia Raschiatore

Virginia Slims of New Orleans
New Orleans, United States
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Martina Navratilova
6–4, 6–3 |  Zina Garrison |  Alycia Moulton
Pam Shriver |  Jenny Klitch
Wendy Turnbull
Terry Holladay
Pam Casale

* Martina Navratilova
* Pam Shriver

6–4, 6–1 |

* Wendy Turnbull
* Sharon Walsh

### October

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Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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1 Oct | Virginia Slims of Los Angeles
Manhattan Beach, United States
Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–2, 6–3 |  Wendy Turnbull |  Sylvia Hanika
Rosalyn Fairbank |  Alycia Moulton
Bettina Bunge
JoAnne Russell
Pam Shriver

* Chris Evert-Lloyd
* Wendy Turnbull

6–2, 6–4 |

* Bettina Bunge
* Eva Pfaff

Borden Classic
Tokyo, Japan
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Etsuko Inoue
6–0, 6–0 |  Beth Herr |  Lisa Bonder
Masako Yanagi |  Candy Reynolds
Shawn Foltz
Adriana Villagrán
Maeve Quinlan

* Mercedes Paz
* Ronni Reis

6–4, 7–5 |

* Emilse Raponi-Longo
* Adriana Villagrán-Reami

8 Oct | Florida Federal Open
Tampa, United States
Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Michelle Torres
6–1, 7–6(7–4) |  Carling Bassett |  Camille Benjamin
Pam Casale |  Hana Mandlíková
Bonnie Gadusek
Peanut Louie
Gigi Fernández

* Carling Bassett
* Elizabeth Smylie

6–4, 6–3 |

* Mary Lou Daniels
* Wendy White

Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Lilian Drescher
6–4, 6–2 |  Shawn Foltz |  Myriam Schropp
Molly Van Nostrand |  Beth Herr
Kathrin Keil
Betsy Nagelsen
Emilse Raponi-Longo

* Betsy Nagelsen
* Candy Reynolds

6–3, 6–2 |

* Emilse Raponi-Longo
* Adriana Villagrán-Reami

15 Oct | Porsche Grand Prix
Filderstadt, West Germany
Hard (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Catarina Lindqvist
6–1, 6–4 |  Steffi Graf |  Andrea Leand
Terry Phelps |  Eva Pfaff
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
Bettina Bunge

* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
* Helena Suková

6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |

* Bettina Bunge
* Eva Pfaff

22 Oct | Pretty Polly Classic
Brighton, Great Britain
Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Sylvia Hanika
6–3, 1–6, 6–2 |  JoAnne Russell |  Andrea Temesvári
Pascale Paradis |  Pam Shriver
Virginia Ruzici
Jo Durie
Catherine Tanvier

* Alycia Moulton
* Paula Smith

6–7, 6–3, 7–5 |

* Barbara Potter
* Sharon Walsh

29 Oct | European Indoors
Zürich, Switzerland
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  Zina Garrison
6–1, 0–6, 6–2 |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |  Andrea Temesvári
Manuela Maleeva |  Beth Herr
Sandra Cecchini
Katerina Maleeva
Helena Suková

* Andrea Leand
* Andrea Temesvári

6–1, 6–3 |

* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
* Hana Mandlíková

### November

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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

* Martina Navratilova
* Pam Shriver

6–3, 6–2 |

* Bettina Bunge
* Eva Pfaff

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

* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
* Helena Suková

6–2, 7–6 |

* Wendy Turnbull
* Sharon Walsh

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

* Martina Navratilova
* Pam Shriver

6–3, 6–4 |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková

### December

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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

* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
* Helena Suková

6–4, 6–1 |

* Elizabeth Smylie
* Catherine Tanvier

### January 1985

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Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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2 Jan | Ginny Championships
Port St. Lucie, United States
Hard – $100,000 – 14S/5D
Singles – Doubles |  Catarina Lindqvist
6–3, 6–1 |  Terry Holladay |  Debbie Spence
Pascale Paradis |  Yvonne Vermaak
Andrea Leand
Kim Sands
JoAnne Russell

* Betsy Nagelsen
* Paula Smith

6–4, 6–1 |

* Christiane Jolissaint
* Marcella Mesker

7 Jan | Virginia Slims of Washington
Washington, United States
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  Martina Navratilova
6–3, 6–2 |  Manuela Maleeva |  Zina Garrison
Kathy Rinaldi |  Helena Suková
Wendy Turnbull
Kathy Jordan
Hana Mandlíková

* Gigi Fernández
* Martina Navratilova

6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |

* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
* Helena Suková

14 Jan | Virginia Slims of Denver
Denver, United States
Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
Singles – Doubles |  Peanut Louie
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |  Zina Garrison |  Gabriela Sabatini
Larisa Savchenko |  Mary Lou Piatek
Wendy White

* Sharon Walsh
* Lisa Spain-Short

* Mary Lou Piatek
* Wendy White

1–6, 6–4, 7–5 |

* Sharon Walsh
* Leslie Allen

21 Jan | Virginia Slims of Florida
Key Biscayne, United States
Hard – $150,000 – 56S/32D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–2, 6–4 |  Martina Navratilova |  Catarina Lindqvist
Peanut Louie |  Carling Bassett
Hana Mandlíková

* Kathy Rinaldi
* Bobbie Gadusek

* Kathy Jordan
* Elizabeth Smylie

6–4, 7–6 |

* Svetlana Cherneva
* Larisa Savchenko

28 Jan | BMW Challenge
Marco Island, United States
Hard – $100,000 – 56S/32D
Singles – Doubles |  Bonnie Gadusek
6–3, 6–4 |  Pam Casale |  Sabrina Goleš
Kathy Jordan |  Peanut Louie
Anne Minter

* Camille Benjamin
* Lisa Bonder

* Kathy Jordan
* Elizabeth Smylie

6–3, 6–3 |

* Camille Benjamin
* Bonnie Gadusek

### February 1985

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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

* Gigi Fernández
* Martina Navratilova

7–6, 6–2 |

* Kathy Jordan
* Hana Mandlíková

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

* Hana Mandlíková
* Wendy Turnbull

4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |

* Rosalyn Fairbank
* Candy Reynolds

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

* Mary Lou Piatek
* Robin White

6–4, 7–6 |

* Lea Antonoplis
* Wendy White

### March 1985

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Week  | Tournament  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Semifinalists  | Quarterfinalists

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4 Mar | US Indoors
Princeton, United States
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  Hana Mandlíková
6–3, 7–5 |  Catarina Lindqvist |  Martina Navratilova
Catherine Tanvier
|  Gigi Fernández
Sylvia Hanika
Pam Shriver
Wendy Turnbull

* Martina Navratilova
* Pam Shriver

7–5, 6–2 |

* Marcella Mesker
* Elizabeth Smylie

Virginia Slims of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, United States
Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D/64Q
Singles – Doubles |  Kathleen Horvath
6–2, 6–4 |  Elise Burgin |  Bonnie Gadusek
Betsy Nagelsen |  Lea Antonoplis
Jenny Klitch
Helen Kelesi
JoAnne Russell

* Elise Burgin
* Kathleen Horvath

6–4, 6–1 |

* Jennifer Mundel
* Molly Van Nostrand

11 Mar | Virginia Slims of Dallas
Dallas, United States
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  Martina Navratilova
6–3, 6–4 |  Chris Evert-Lloyd |  Helena Suková
Catarina Lindqvist |

* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Bettina Bunge
Myriam Schropp
* Bonnie Gadusek

* Barbara Potter
* Sharon Walsh

5–7, 6–4, 7–6 |  Marcella Mesker
Pascale Paradis
18 Mar | Virginia Slims Championships
New York City, United States
Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 16S/8D
Singles – Doubles |  Martina Navratilova
6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |  Helena Suková |  Hana Mandlíková
Kathy Rinaldi
|  Pam Shriver
Zina Garrison
Catarina Lindqvist
Kathy Jordan

* Martina Navratilova
* Pam Shriver

6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |

* Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
* Helena Suková

Brazil Open
São Paulo, Brazil
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q
Singles – Doubles |  Mercedes Paz
5–7, 6–1, 6–4 |  Laura Arraya |  Gabriela Sabatini
Pat Madrado |  Adriana Villagrán
Angelikí Kanellopoúlou
Amy Holton
Rina Einy

* Mercedes Paz
* Gabriela Sabatini

7–5, 6–4 |

* Neige Dias
* Csilla Bartos

## Statistical Information

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### Titles won by player

[edit]

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:

1. total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
2. 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);
3. a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
4. alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Total titles  | Player  | Grand Slam
tournaments  | Year-end
championships  | Regular
tournaments  | All titles

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Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Singles | Doubles | Mixed
25 |  Martina Navratilova
| 3 | 4 |  | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 12 |
8 |  Hana Mandlíková
|  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
14 |  Pam Shriver
|  | 4 |  |  | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
7 |  Chris Evert
| 1 |  |  |  |  | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
6 |  Manuela Maleeva
|  |  | 1 |  |  | 5 |  | 5 |  | 1
4 |  Anne White
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  | 4 |
6 |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
|  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
3 |  Marcella Mesker
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  | 3 |
3 |  Sharon Walsh
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  | 3 |
2 |  Sandra Cecchini
|  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 2 |  |
2 |  Anne Hobbs
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 2 |
2 |  Christiane Jolissaint
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 2 |
2 |  Barbara Potter
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 2 |
3 |  Candy Reynolds
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  | 3 |
2 |  Leslie Allen
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 2 |
6 |  Helena Suková
|  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
1 |  Michelle Casati
|  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |
1 |  Mary Lou Daniels
|  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |
1 |  Bonnie Gadusek
|  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |
1 |  Zina Garrison
|  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |
1 |  Laura Gildemeister
|  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |
1 |  Sylvia Hanika
|  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |
1 |  Etsuko Inoue
|  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |
1 |  Lilian Drescher
|  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |
1 |  Jenny Klitch
|  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |
1 |  Andrea Leand
|  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |
4 |  Catarina Lindqvist
|  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
2 |  JoAnne Russell
|  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 2 |  |
1 |  Debbie Spence
|  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |  |
1 |  Sherry Acker
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
1 |  Carling Bassett
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
1 |  Kateřina Böhmová
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
1 |  Iva Budařová
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
1 |  Rosalyn Fairbank
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
1 |  Anna-Maria Fernandez
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
1 |  Sabrina Goleš
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
1 |  Jill Hetherington
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
1 |  Petra Huber
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
1 |  Mima Jaušovec
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
2 |  Kathy Jordan
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 2 |
1 |  Billie Jean King
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
1 |  Ann Kiyomura
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
1 |  Peanut Louie
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
1 |  Anne Minter
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
2 |  Elizabeth Minter
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 2 |
1 |  Cláudia Monteiro
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
2 |  Beverly Mould
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  | 2 |
1 |  Alycia Moulton
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
4 |  Betsy Nagelsen
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  | 4 |
1 |  Mercedes Paz
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
1 |  Hélène Pelletier
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
1 |  Ronni Reis
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
1 |  Marcela Skuherská
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
1 |  Anne Smith
|  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 | 1
3 |  Elizabeth Smylie
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  | 3 |
4 |  Paula Smith
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  | 4 |
1 |  Andrea Temesvári
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
2 |  Yvonne Vermaak
|  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2 |  Wendy Turnbull
|  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 | 1

### Titles won by nation

[edit]

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):

Helena Suková collected her first career doubles title in Marco Island, Florida.

* 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

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### Singles

[edit]

| As of 11 December 1983[1]

Rk  | Name  | Nation  | Points
1 | Martina Navratilova |  USA | 19.49
2 | Chris Evert |  USA | 15.17
3 | Andrea Jaeger |  USA | 11.95
4 | Pam Shriver |  USA | 10.34
5 | Sylvia Hanika |  FRG | 10.01
6 | Jo Durie |  GBR | 9.19
7 | Bettina Bunge |  FRG | 9.18
8 | Wendy Turnbull |  AUS | 9.18
9 | Tracy Austin |  USA | 9.05
10 | Zina Garrison |  USA | 8.99
| Final rankings as of (December 1984)[1]

Rk  | Name  | Nation  | Points  | High  | Low  | Change
1 | Martina Navratilova |  USA | 192.72 | 1 | 1 | NC
2 | Chris Evert |  USA | 151.14 |  |  | NC
3 | Hana Mandlíková |  TCH | 68.40 |  |  | NR
4 | Pam Shriver |  USA | 64.84 |  |  | NC
5 | Wendy Turnbull |  AUS | 62.73 |  |  | +3
6 | Manuela Maleeva |  BUL | 58.03 |  |  | NR
7 | Helena Suková |  TCH | 56.11 |  |  | NR
8 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |  FRG | 55.17 |  |  | NR
9 | Zina Garrison |  USA | 49.46 |  |  | +1
10 | Kathy Jordan |  USA | 45.22 |  |  | NR

## Awards

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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

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The following notable players announced their retirement from women's tennis in 1984:

* Florența Mihai
* Sue Barker

## See also

[edit]

* 1984 Volvo Grand Prix – men's circuit
* Women's Tennis Association
* International Tennis Federation

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b 2010 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Official Guide (PDF), Women's Tennis Association, p. 151, retrieved 21 November 2010[permanent dead link‍]
2. ^ "WTA Awards". sonyericssonwtatour.com. Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2010.

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