1984 Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania
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The 1984 Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania was a tennis
tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Hershey
, Pennsylvania
in the United States
that was part of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
. The tournament was held from January 9 through January 15, 1984.
Catarina Lindqvist
defeated
Beth Herrá 6–4, 6–0
Marcela Skuherská / Kateřina Böhmová defeated Ann Henricksson
/ Nancy Yeargin 6–1, 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 indoor carpet courts in Hershey
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Hershey is a census-designated place in Derry Township, Dauphin County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The community is located 14 miles east of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hershey has no legal status as an incorporated municipality...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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 January 9 through January 15, 1984.
Women's Singles
Catarina LindqvistCatarina Lindqvist
Anna Catarina Lindqvist Ryan is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.-Career:Lindqvist turned professional in 1983. She reached a career high rank of #10 in April 1985. She also won 6 WTA Tour singles titles and 1 doubles...
defeated
Beth Herrá 6–4, 6–0
- It was Lindqvist's 1st career title.
Women's Doubles
Marcela Skuherská / Kateřina Böhmová defeated Ann HenrickssonAnn Henricksson
Ann Henricksson was an American professional tennis player from 1981 to 1994.She played two fourth-round Grand Slam matches: in 1985, in the Australian Open and in 1990, at Wimbledon .Ann Henricksson won three WTA doubles tournaments.-Runner up in Singles:-Doubles titles:-Runner up in doubles...
/
Nancy Yeargin 6–1, 6–3
- It was Skuherská's only career title. It was Böhmová's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career.