1984 Ginny Championships
Encyclopedia
The 1984 Ginny Championships was a tennis
tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Port St. Lucie, Florida
in the United States
that was part of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
. The tournament was held from December 31, 1984 through January 6, 1985.
Catarina Lindqvist
defeated
Terry Holladay
6–3, 6–1
Betsy Nagelsen
/ Paula Smith
defeated
Christiane Jolissaint
/
Marcella Mesker
6–4, 6–1
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 Port St. Lucie, 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 December 31, 1984 through January 6, 1985.
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
Terry HolladayTerry Holladay
Terry Holladay is an American former professional tennis player who played between 1974 and 1987, reaching the quarter finals of both the U.S...
6–3, 6–1
- It was Lindqvist's 3rd title and 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...
/
Paula SmithPaula Smith
Paula Smith is a former American tennis player.Smith played 100 tour singles matches and 47 doubles matches between 1976 and 1988. She reached the finals of the French Open once in 1981, partnering Candy Reynolds, and again in mixed doubles in 1985, partnering Francisco González and losing to...
defeated
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:*...
/
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...
6–4, 6–1
- It was Nagelsen's 4th title of the year and the 15th of her career. It was Smith's 4th title of the year and the 12th of her career.