VS of Pennsylvania
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The VS of Pennsylvania is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis
tournament played from 1983 to 1986. It was held in Hershey, Pennsylvania
in the United States
and played on indoor carpet courts.
Robin White
was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles and doubles competitions in 1985. She partnered American Mary Lou Piatek in the doubles competition.
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 from 1983 to 1986. It was held in Hershey, Pennsylvania
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...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and played on indoor carpet courts.
Robin White
Robin White (tennis)
Robin White is a former professional tennis player from the United States.White played on the WTA tour from 1983 to 1995. She won two singles titles, in Hershey, Pennsylvania in 1985 and in Auckland in 1992 but the highlight of her career was her victory with Gigi Fernández in the US Open doubles...
was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles and doubles competitions in 1985. She partnered American Mary Lou Piatek in the doubles competition.
Singles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1983 | Carling Bassett Carling Bassett-Seguso Carling Kathrin Bassett-Seguso is a former Canadian professional tennis player. Bassett is the daughter of John F. Bassett and Susan Carling, and the granddaughter of media baron John Bassett and politician and brewery executive John Carling.-Tennis career:In 1981, Bassett won the Canadian junior... |
Sandy Collins Sandy Collins (tennis) Sandy Collins is an American professional tennis player who played from the late 1970s until 1994.Sandy is a native of San Bernardino, California. After high school, Sandy went to Odessa College where she played tennis for Coach Virginia Brown and the Wranglers... |
2–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
1984 | Catarina Lindqvist Catarina 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... |
Beth Herr Beth Herr Beth Herr is an American tennis player. She became the number 1 junior tennis player in the world at age 16. She was the #1 college recruit in 1985 and went on to play for the University of Southern California where she won the NCAA singles title and team title in her freshman year... |
6–4, 6–0 |
1985 | Robin White Robin White (tennis) Robin White is a former professional tennis player from the United States.White played on the WTA tour from 1983 to 1995. She won two singles titles, in Hershey, Pennsylvania in 1985 and in Auckland in 1992 but the highlight of her career was her victory with Gigi Fernández in the US Open doubles... |
Anne Minter Anne Minter Anne Minter is a former tennis player from Australia, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She won four singles titles on the WTA Tour: 1987 Taipei, Singapore; 1988 Puerto Rico; 1989 Taipei... |
6–7, 6–2, 6–2 |
1986 | Janine Thompson | Catherine Suire Catherine Suire Catherine Suire is a former tennis player from France, who competed as a lucky loser for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She won eight doubles titles in her professional career, and reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on May 14, 1984, when she became the... |
6–1, 6–4 |
Doubles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1983 | Lea Antonoplis Lea Antonoplis Lea Antonoplis is a former professional tennis player who won the Wimbledon Girls' Singles in 1977 and four WTA doubles titles.-Early life:... / Barbara Jordan |
Sherry Acker / Ann Henricksson Ann 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... |
6–3, 6–4 |
1984 | Katerina Skronska / Marcela Skuherska | Ann Henricksson Ann 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 |
1985 | Mary Lou Piatek / Robin White Robin White (tennis) Robin White is a former professional tennis player from the United States.White played on the WTA tour from 1983 to 1995. She won two singles titles, in Hershey, Pennsylvania in 1985 and in Auckland in 1992 but the highlight of her career was her victory with Gigi Fernández in the US Open doubles... |
Lea Antonoplis Lea Antonoplis Lea Antonoplis is a former professional tennis player who won the Wimbledon Girls' Singles in 1977 and four WTA doubles titles.-Early life:... / Wendy White |
6–4, 7–6 |
1986 | Candy Reynolds Candy 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... / Anne Smith Anne Smith Anne Smith is a female former professional tennis player from the United States. Smith's highest women's doubles ranking was World No. 1 in 1980 and 1981. Her highest singles ranking was World No. 12 in 1982... |
Sandy Collins Sandy Collins (tennis) Sandy Collins is an American professional tennis player who played from the late 1970s until 1994.Sandy is a native of San Bernardino, California. After high school, Sandy went to Odessa College where she played tennis for Coach Virginia Brown and the Wranglers... / Kim Sands |
7–6, 6–1 |