1984 WTA Swiss Open
Encyclopedia
The 1984 WTA Swiss Open was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor clay courts
in Lugano
, Switzerland
that was part of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
. The tournament was held from May 7 through May 13, 1984.
Manuela Maleeva
defeated
Iva Budařová
6–1, 6–1
Christiane Jolissaint
/
Marcella Mesker
defeated Iva Budařova
/ Marcela Skuherská 6–1, 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 Lugano
Lugano
Lugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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 May 7 through May 13, 1984.
Women's Singles
Manuela MaleevaManuela Maleeva
Manuela Georgieva Maleeva-Fragniere is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player. She played on the Women's Tennis Association tour between 1982 and 1994...
defeated
Iva BudařováIva Budarová
Iva Budařová is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia.Budařová played on the WTA Tour from 1978 until 1991, winning four doubles titles. She achieved a career high singles ranking of World No. 24 and a doubles ranking of World No. 55...
6–1, 6–1
- It was Maleeva's 1st career title.
Women's Doubles
Christiane JolissaintChristiane Jolissaint
Christiane Jolissaint is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland. She won five doubles titles, most often partnering with Marcella Mesker.-Doubles 7 :-References:*...
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Marcella MeskerMarcella Mesker
Marcella Mesker is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.Mesker was active on the WTA tour from 1979 to 1988 and reached the final of the Australian Open Women's Doubles in 1979. She also reached the semi finals of the U.S. Open Women's Doubles in 1984...
defeated
Iva BudařovaIva Budarová
Iva Budařová is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia.Budařová played on the WTA Tour from 1978 until 1991, winning four doubles titles. She achieved a career high singles ranking of World No. 24 and a doubles ranking of World No. 55...
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Marcela Skuherská 6–1, 6–2
- It was Jolissaint's 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of her career. It was Mesker's 3rd title of the year and the 5th of her career.