1984 Virginia Slims of Newport
Encyclopedia
The 1984 Virginia Slims of Newport was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor grass courts
in Newport
, Rhode Island
in the United States
that was part of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
. The tournament was held from July 30 through August 5, 1984.
Martina Navrátilová defeated 
Gigi Fernández
6–3, 7–6
Anna Maria Fernández / Peanut Louie-Harper defeated Lea Antonoplis
/
Beverly Mould 7–5, 7–6
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 grass courts
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...
in Newport
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...
, Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
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 July 30 through August 5, 1984.
Women's Singles
Martina Navrátilová defeated Gigi FernándezGigi Fernández
Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a former professional tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Fernandez won 17 Grand...
6–3, 7–6
- It was Navratilova's 14th title of the year and the 193rd of her career.
Women's Doubles
Anna Maria Fernández / Peanut Louie-Harper defeated Lea AntonoplisLea Antonoplis
Lea Antonoplis is a former professional tennis player who won the Wimbledon Girls' Singles in 1977 and four WTA doubles titles.-Early life:...
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Beverly Mould 7–5, 7–6
- It was Fernández's 1st career title. It was Louie-Harper's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career.