1982 Florida Federal Open

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1982 Florida Federal Open
DateOctober 11 – 17
Edition10th
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$125,000
SurfaceHard / outdoors
Location Tampa, Florida, U.S.
VenueEast Lake Woodlands Racquet Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert-Lloyd
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Ann Kiyomura / Flag of the United States.svg Paula Smith
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The 1982 Florida Federal Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the East Lake Woodlands Racquet Club in Tampa, Florida in the United States that was part of the Toyota Series circuit of the 1982 WTA Tour. It was the 10th edition of the tournament and was held from October 11 through October 17, 1982. The final was watched by a crowd of 6,150 spectators who saw first-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd win the singles title and earn $22,000 first-prize money. [1] [2]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Jaeger 3–6, 6–1, 6–4

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Ann Kiyomura / Flag of the United States.svg Paula Smith defeated Flag of the United States.svg Mary-Lou Piatek / Flag of the United States.svg Wendy White-Prausa 6–0, 6–1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32
Singles [1] $22,000$11,000$5,775$2,800$1,450$725

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