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The 1984 Miami Classic was a tennis

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 clay courts

Clay court

A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...

in Miami

Miami, Florida

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, 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 April 2 through April 8, 1984.

Women's Singles

Laura Gildemeister
Laura Gildemeister
Laura Arraya is a former Peruvian tennis player who won four professional singles titles.-Career:...

defeated

Petra Huber 6–3, 6–3

It was Gildemeister's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career.

Women's Doubles

Pat Medrado /

Yvonne Vermaak
Yvonne Vermaak
Yvonne Vermaak is a former tour tennis player who represented her native South Africa.Vermaak's best result was defeating Virginia Wade in the quarter-finals of the 1983 Wimbledon Championships.Late in her playing career, Vermaak became an American citizen....

defeated

Kate Latham

Kate Latham is a former professional tennis player. She competed in Grand Slam tournaments from 1973 to 1984.-External links:...

Janet Newberry

Janet Newberry is an American former professional tennis player who was active in the 1970s. She is also known by her former married name Janet Newberry-Wright and Janet Wright...

5–7, 6–3, 6–3

It was Medrado's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of her career. It was Vermaak's 2nd title of the year and the 6th of her career.

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