1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
Women's tennis circuit
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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.
DurationMarch 5, 1984 – March 24, 1985
Edition12th
Tournaments53
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
WTA Championships
Tour Events (48)
WTA Championships
Tour Events (48)
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 | |
| Most improved player of the year | Kathy Jordan |
| Newcomer of the year |  Manuela Maleeva |
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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 1989 and featured tournaments that had previously been part of the Toyota Series and the Avon Championships Circuit. It included the four Grand Slam tournaments and a series of other events. ITF World Circuit tournaments were not part of the tour, although they were awarded points for the WTA World Ranking.
Tournaments were categorized by prize money on offer.
Schedule
The table below shows the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series schedule.
March
April
May
June
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun | Edgbaston Cup Birmingham, Great Britain Grass – $125,000 – 56S/32D Singles | 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul | Santista Textile Open Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D |  Sandra Cecchini6–3, 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 | 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
September
October
November
December
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec | Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 28S/16D/20Q | 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
February 1985
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 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
Rankings
Singles
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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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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):
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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)
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: