Pittsburgh Open
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The Pittsburgh Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis
tournament played from 1979 to 1984. It was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts.
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 1979 to 1984. It was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts.
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 |  Sue BarkerSue Barker Susan Barker, MBE is an English television presenter and former professional tennis player. During her tennis career, she won the women's singles title at the French Open and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3... |
 Renée RichardsRenee Richards Renée Richards is an American ophthalmologist, author and former professional tennis player. In 1975, Richards underwent sex reassignment surgery. She is known for initially being denied entry into the 1976 US Open by the United States Tennis Association, citing an unprecedented women-born-women... |
6–3, 6–1 |
| 1980 1982 |
Not Held | ||
| 1983 | Ginny Purdy |
 Claudia MonteiroClaudia Monteiro Claudia Monteiro is a Brazilian professional tennis player.-External links:... |
6–2, 7–5 |
| 1984 | Andrea Leand Andrea Leand Andrea Leand is a former professional tennis player.- Career :She played on the WTA tour from 1981 to 1994. She won a singles title at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1984 and reached the 4th round of the U.S. Open on three occasions and of the French Open in 1982. She retired with an 87-106 singles... |
 Pascale ParadisPascale Paradis Pascale Paradis-Mangon is a former professional tennis player from France.Paradis was the World Junior Champion in women's singles in 1983. Although she failed to reach the heights predicted for her at that time, she did reach the quarter finals at Wimbledon in 1988 before falling to Steffi Graf.... |
0–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Sue Barker Sue Barker Susan Barker, MBE is an English television presenter and former professional tennis player. During her tennis career, she won the women's singles title at the French Open and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3... / Candy ReynoldsCandy 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... |
Bunny Bruning / Jane Stratton |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 1980 1982 |
Not Held | ||
| 1983 | 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... / 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... |
 Iwona KuczyńskaIwona Kuczyńska Iwona Kuczyńska is a former professional tennis player from Poland. She won one doubles title in 1988 partnering with Martina Navratilova.-Doubles 2 :-References:*... / Trey LewisTrey Lewis (tennis) ----Trey Lewis is a female American Professional Tennis Player, who played professionally in the first half of the years 1980.... |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 1984 |  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... |
Anna Maria Fernandez / Trey Lewis Trey Lewis (tennis) ----Trey Lewis is a female American Professional Tennis Player, who played professionally in the first half of the years 1980.... |
7–6, 6–4 |