1984 Virginia Slims of Florida
Encyclopedia
The 1984 Virginia Slims of Florida was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
in the United States
that was part of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
. The tournament was held from March 12 through March 18, 1984.
Chris Evert
defeated Bonnie Gadusek
6–0, 6–1
Betsy Nagelsen
/ Anne White
defeated
Rosalyn Fairbank
/ Candy Reynolds
2–6, 6–2, 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 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 Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
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 March 12 through March 18, 1984.
Women's Singles
Chris EvertChris Evert
Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
defeated
Bonnie GadusekBonnie Gadusek
Bonnie Gadusek is a former professional tennis player from the United States, who retired in April 1987....
6–0, 6–1
- It was Evert's 1st title of the year and the 148th of her career.
Women's Doubles
Betsy NagelsenBetsy Nagelsen
Betsy Nagelsen McCormack is a retired professional tennis player from the United States. Nagelsen won the doubles championship at the 1978 and 1980 Australian Opens . She reached the singles final of the 1978 Australian Open, losing to Christine O'Neil...
/
Anne WhiteAnne White
Anne White is a former professional United States tennis player from Charleston, West Virginia. She is most famous for wearing a white body suit at Wimbledon in 1985.-Early life:White attended John Adams Junior High School...
defeated
Rosalyn FairbankRosalyn Fairbank
Rosalyn Doris Fairbank-Nideffer is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. She played her first grand slam in 1979, with her last appearance coming as late as 1997...
/
Candy ReynoldsCandy Reynolds
Candy Reynolds is a former professional tennis player from the United States.-Career:During her career, Reynolds won the women's doubles title at the French Open in 1983...
2–6, 6–2, 6–2
- It was Nagelsen's 1st title of the year and the 12th of her career. It was White's 2nd title of the year and of her career.