1984 United Jersey Bank Classic
Encyclopedia
The 1984 United Jersey Bank Classic was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Mahwah
, New Jersey
in the United States
that was part of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
. The tournament was held from August 13 through August 19, 1984.
Martina Navrátilová defeated Pam Shriver
6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver
defeated
Jo Durie
/ Ann Kiyomura
7–6, 3–6, 6–2
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 Mahwah
Mahwah
Mahwah may refer to the following in the U.S. state of New Jersey:*Mahwah River, a tributary of the Ramapo River*Mahwah, New Jersey, a township in Bergen County**Mahwah Township Public Schools, a school district in the above township...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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 August 13 through August 19, 1984.
Women's Singles
Martina Navrátilová defeated Pam ShriverPam Shriver
Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments...
6–4, 4–6, 7–5
- It was Navrátilová's 16th title of the year and the 195th of her career.
Women's Doubles
Martina Navrátilová / Pam ShriverPam Shriver
Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments...
defeated
Jo DurieJo Durie
Jo Durie is a former world number 5 professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. During her career, she won two Grand Slam titles, both in the mixed doubles.-Singles career:...
/
Ann KiyomuraAnn Kiyomura
Ann Kiyomura-Hayashi is a former professional tennis player.Kiyomura played on the WTA Tour from 1973 to 1984. She played in 11 US Opens, reaching the fourth round in 1978. In 1975, she won the Wimbledon women's doubles title, playing with Kazuko Sawamatsu...
7–6, 3–6, 6–2
- It was Navrátilová's 15th title of the year and the 194th of her career. It was Shriver's 10th title of the year and the 58th of her career.