1984 Taranto Open
Encyclopedia
The 1984 Taranto Open was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
in Taranto
, Italy
that was part of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
. The tournament was held from April 23 through April 29, 1984.
Sandra Cecchini
defeated
Sabrina Goleš
6–2, 7–5
Sabrina Goleš
/
Petra Huber defeated 
Elisa Eliseenko / Natascia Reva 6–3, 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 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 Taranto
Taranto
Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto and is an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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 23 through April 29, 1984.
Women's Singles
Sandra CecchiniSandra Cecchini
Anna-Maria Cecchini is a former Italian professional tennis player.Cecchini or Sandra as she was known on the WTA tour, played from 1981 to 1998 and won 11 singles titles. Her most notable Grand Slam performance came in her first appearance at Roland Garros in 1984, when she reached the quarter...
defeated
Sabrina GolešSabrina Goleš
Sabrina Goleš is a former Yugoslav tennis player, from modern day Croatia....
6–2, 7–5
- It was Cecchini's 1st career title.
Women's Doubles
Sabrina GolešSabrina Goleš
Sabrina Goleš is a former Yugoslav tennis player, from modern day Croatia....
/
Petra Huber defeated Elisa Eliseenko / Natascia Reva 6–3, 6–3
- It was Goleš's 1st career title. It was Huber's 1st career title.