1984 Maybelline Classic
Encyclopedia
The 1984 Maybelline Classic was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
in the United States
that was part of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
. The tournament was held from September 17 through September 23, 1984.
Martina Navrátilová defeated Michelle Casati 6–1, 6–0
Martina Navrátilová / 
Elizabeth Smylie
defeated Barbara Potter
/ Sharon Walsh
2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Florida
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in the United States
United States
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that was part of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
The 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 12th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced in January, 1984, and concluded in December, 1984 after events....
. The tournament was held from September 17 through September 23, 1984.
Women's Singles
Martina Navrátilová defeated Michelle Casati 6–1, 6–0
- It was Navrátilová's 20th title of the year and the 199th of her career.
Women's Doubles
Martina Navrátilová / Elizabeth SmylieElizabeth Smylie
Elizabeth Smylie is an Australian former tennis player.She won the Western Australian Sports Star of the Year award in 1985.She won the Comeback Player of the Year award in 1990 and 1993....
defeated
Barbara PotterBarbara Potter
Barbara Potter is a former tennis player from the United States, who competed professionally on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, winning five singles titles and eighteen doubles titles.-Career:...
/
Sharon WalshSharon Walsh
Sharon Walsh-Arnold is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Walsh enjoyed a long career by modern standards, playing her first Grand Slam singles event in 1969 and her last Grand Slam doubles match in 1990. She was a finalist at the 1979 Australian Open where she lost to...
2–6, 6–2, 6–3
- It was Navrátilová's 19th title of the year and the 198th of her career. It was Smylie's 2nd title of the year and the 7th of her career.