1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series

Martina Navratilova finished the year as world No. 1 for the fifth time in her career. She won 15 singles tournaments during the season, including three majors at the French Open (completing a non-calendar year Grand Slam), the Wimbledon Championships, and the US Open, as well as the Virginia Slims Championships.
Details
Duration	March 5, 1984 – March 24, 1985
Edition	12th
Tournaments	53
Categories	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships Tour Events (48)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Martina Navratilova (15)
Most finals	Martina Navratilova (16)
Prize money leader	Martina Navratilova $2,173,556
Points leader	Martina Navratilova 192.72
Awards
Player of the year	Martina Navratilova
Doubles team of the year	Martina Navratilova   Pam Shriver
Most improved player of the year	Kathy Jordan
Newcomer of the year	Manuela Maleeva
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The 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 12th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced in March 1984, and concluded in March 1985 after 53 events.

The Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). It was held in place of the WTA Tour from 1983 until 1989 and featured tournaments that had previously been part of the Toyota Series and the Avon Championships Circuit. It included the four Grand Slam tournaments and a series of other events. ITF World Circuit tournaments were not part of the tour, although they were awarded points for the WTA World Ranking.

Tournaments were categorized by prize money on offer.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series schedule.

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Mar	Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo & Yokohama, Japan Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 8D	Ann Kiyomura Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–7, 6–3	Barbara Jordan Elizabeth Smylie	King / Walsh   Hobbs /   Turnbull	Fernández / Herr   Gadusek /   White   Moulton /   Smith   Leand / Daniels
12 Mar	Virginia Slims of Florida Palm Beach Gardens, United States Clay – $150,000 – 32S/16D	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–0, 6–1	Bonnie Gadusek	Carling Bassett   Zina Garrison	Manuela Maleeva   Terry Phelps   Ivanna Madruga-Osses   Raffaella Reggi
		Betsy Nagelsen   Anne White 2–6, 6–2, 6–2	Rosalyn Fairbank   Candy Reynolds
19 Mar	Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q	Hana Mandlíková 7–6, 3–6, 6–1	Kathy Jordan	Zina Garrison   Pam Shriver	JoAnne Russell   Helena Suková   Virginia Ruzici   Kim Shaefer
		Leslie Allen   Anne White 6–4, 5–7, 6–2	Sandy Collins   Elizabeth Smylie
26 Mar	Virginia Slims of Boston Boston, United States Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q	Hana Mandlíková 7–5, 6–0	Helena Suková	Beth Herr   Kathy Jordan	Pam Casale   Alycia Moulton   Barbara Potter   Bettina Bunge
		Barbara Potter   Sharon Walsh 7–6, 6–0	Andrea Leand   Mary Lou Daniels

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Apr	Miami Classic Miami, United States Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Laura Arraya 6–3, 6–2	Petra Huber	Sabrina Goleš Patricia Medrado	Vicki Nelson-Dunbar Barbie Bramblett Barbara Gerken Paula Smith
		Pat Medrado   Yvonne Vermaak 6–3, 6–3	Kate Latham   Janet Newberry
9 Apr	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Clay – $200,000 – 56S/32D/32X	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–2, 6–3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Zina Garrison Carling Bassett	Sylvia Hanika Sabrina Goleš Christiane Jolissaint Kathleen Horvath
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch   Hana Mandlíková 6–3, 6–3	Anne Hobbs   Sharon Walsh
16 Apr	NutraSweet WTA Championships Amelia Island, United States Clay – $250,000 – 56S/32D/32X	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–0	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Hana Mandlíková Manuela Maleeva	Catherine Tanvier Kathleen Horvath Zina Garrison Sylvia Hanika
		Kathy Jordan   Anne Smith 6–3, 6–3	Anne Hobbs   Mima Jaušovec
23 Apr	Taranto Open Taranto, Italy Clay – $50,000 – 16S/16D/32X	Sandra Cecchini 6–2, 7–5	Sabrina Goleš	Petra Huber Ivanna Madruga-Osses	Sabina Simmonds Bernadette Randall Lilian Drescher Vicki Nelson
		Sabrina Goleš   Petra Huber 6–3, 6–3	Elena Eliseenko Natasha Reva
	United Airlines Tournament of Champions Orlando, United States Clay – $200,000 – 28S/7D	Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–1	Laura Gildemeister	Bonnie Gadusek Lisa Bonder	Kathleen Horvath Sylvia Hanika Jo Durie Andrea Temesvári
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch   Hana Mandlíková 6–0, 1–6, 6–3	Anne Hobbs   Wendy Turnbull
	Virginia Slims of Durban Durban, South Africa Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Peanut Louie 6–1, 6–4	Rene Uys	Amanda Brown Annabel Croft	Heidi Eisterlehner Cláudia Monteiro Corinne Vanier Robin White
		Anna-Maria Fernandez   Peanut Louie 7–5, 5–7, 6–1	Cláudia Monteiro   Beverly Mould
30 Apr	South African Open Johannesburg, South Africa Hard (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–3, 6–0	Andrea Jaeger	Anne White Rene Uys	Andrea Leand Sandy Collins Annabel Croft Ann Henricksson
		Rosalyn Fairbank   Beverly Mould 6–1, 6–2	Sandy Collins   Andrea Leand

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 May	Swiss Open Lugano, Switzerland Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D	Manuela Maleeva 6–1, 6–1	Iva Budařová	Kathleen Horvath Raffaella Reggi	Kateřina Böhmová Marcella Mesker Ivanna Madruga-Osses Etsuko Inoue
		Christiane Jolissaint   Marcella Mesker 6–1, 6–2	Iva Budařová   Marcela Skuherská
14 May	German Open West Berlin, West Germany Clay – $150,000 – 56S/32D	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 7–6(10–8), 6–1	Kathleen Horvath	Kathy Rinaldi Catherine Tanvier	Steffi Graf Helena Suková Andrea Leand Sabrina Goleš
		Anne Hobbs   Candy Reynolds 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(13–11)	Kathleen Horvath   Virginia Ruzici
21 May	Italian Open Perugia, Italy Clay – $150,000 – 56S/32D	Manuela Maleeva 6–3, 6–3	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Lisa Bonder Carling Bassett	Andrea Temesvári Raffaella Reggi Yvonne Vermaak Virginia Ruzici
		Iva Budařová   Helena Suková 7–6, 1–6, 6–4	Kathleen Horvath   Virginia Ruzici
28 May	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $750,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/48X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–1	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Hana Mandlíková Camille Benjamin	Kathleen Horvath Melissa Brown Lisa Bonder Carling Bassett
		Martina Navratilova   Pam Shriver 5–7, 6–3, 6–2	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková
		Anne Smith   Dick Stockton 6–2, 6–4	Anne Minter Laurie Warder

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
11 Jun	Edgbaston Cup Birmingham, Great Britain Grass – $125,000 – 56S/32D Singles	Pam Shriver 7–6, 6–3	Anne White	Bettina Bunge Anne Hobbs	Terry Holladay Wendy White Elizabeth Smylie Camille Benjamin
		Leslie Allen   Anne White 7–5, 6–3	Barbara Jordan   Elizabeth Smylie
18 Jun	Eastbourne International Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass – $175,000 – 64S/32D/32X	Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–1	Kathy Jordan	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Chris Evert-Lloyd	Wendy Turnbull Barbara Potter Terry Phelps Helena Suková
		Martina Navratilova   Pam Shriver 6–4, 6–2	Jo Durie   Ann Kiyomura
25 Jun	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $680,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/48X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Martina Navratilova 7–6(7–5), 6–2	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Kathy Jordan Hana Mandlíková	Manuela Maleeva Pam Shriver Jo Durie Carina Karlsson
		Martina Navratilova   Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–4	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
		Wendy Turnbull   John Lloyd 6–3, 6–3	Kathy Jordan Steve Denton

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
9 Jul	Santista Textile Open Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Sandra Cecchini 6–3, 6–3	Adriana Villagrán-Reami	Emilse Raponi-Longo Silvana Campos	Gabriela Sabatini Marianne Groat Han Eun-sook Emiko Okagawa
		Jill Hetherington   Hélène Pelletier 6–3, 2–6, 7–6	Penny Barg-Mager   Kyle Copeland
15 Jul	Federation Cup São Paulo, Brazil – clay	Czechoslovakia 2–1	Australia	Yugoslavia   United States	France   West Germany   Bulgaria   Italy
30 Jul	Virginia Slims of Newport Newport, United States Grass – $150,000 – 32S/16D	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 7–6(7–3)	Gigi Fernández	Anne Minter Rosalyn Fairbank	Wendy White Lea Antonoplis Beverly Mould Kim Steinmetz
		Anna-Maria Fernandez   Peanut Louie 7–5, 7–6	Lea Antonoplis   Beverly Mould

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Aug	U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Clay – $200,000 – 56S/32D/32X Singles – Doubles	Manuela Maleeva 6–4, 6–3	Lisa Bonder	Andrea Temesvári Pam Casale	Kathy Rinaldi Terry Phelps Michelle Torres Zina Garrison
		Beverly Mould   Paula Smith 6–2, 7–5	Elise Burgin   JoAnne Russell
13 Aug	United Jersey Bank Classic Mahwah, United States Hard – $150,000 – 56S/32D	Martina Navratilova 6–4, 4–6, 7–5	Pam Shriver	Pam Casale Zina Garrison	Barbara Potter Manuela Maleeva Bonnie Gadusek Camille Benjamin
		Martina Navratilova   Pam Shriver 7–6, 3–6, 6–2	Jo Durie   Ann Kiyomura
20 Aug	Player's International Canadian Open Montreal, Canada Hard – $200,000 – 56S/32D	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–2, 7–6	Alycia Moulton	Helena Suková Catarina Lindqvist	Jo Durie Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Terry Phelps Grace Kim
		Kathy Jordan   Elizabeth Smylie 6–1, 6–2	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch   Hana Mandlíková
28 Aug	US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $1,100,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/48X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Martina Navratilova 4–6 6–4, 6–4	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Wendy Turnbull Carling Bassett	Helena Suková Pam Shriver Hana Mandlíková Sylvia Hanika
		Martina Navratilova   Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–4	Anne Hobbs Wendy Turnbull
		Manuela Maleeva   Tom Gullikson 2–6, 7–5, 6–4	Elizabeth Smylie John Fitzgerald

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
10 Sepr	Virginia Slims of Utah Salt Lake City, United States Ginny Circuit Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Yvonne Vermaak 6–1, 6–2	Terry Holladay	Anne Minter Susan Leo	Rene Uys Elizabeth Minter Kathleen Cummings Maeve Quinlan
		Anne Minter   Elizabeth Minter 6–2, 7–5	Heather Crowe   Robin White
17 Sep	Maybelline Classic Fort Lauderdale, United States Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D	Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–0	Michelle Torres	Wendy Turnbull Kathy Rinaldi	Elise Burgin Catherine Tanvier Bonnie Gadusek Terry Phelps
		Martina Navratilova   Elizabeth Sayers 2–6, 6–2, 6–3	Barbara Potter   Sharon Walsh
	Ginny of San Diego San Diego, United States Ginny Circuit Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Debbie Spence 6–3, 6–7, 6–4	Betsy Nagelsen	Yvonne Vermaak Lisa Spain-Short	Linda Howell Heather Ludloff Emilse Raponi-Longo Paula Smith
		Betsy Nagelsen   Paula Smith 6–2, 6–4	Terry Holladay   Iwona Kuczyńska
24 Sep	Central Fidelity Banks International Richmond, United States Ginny Circuit Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	JoAnne Russell 6–3, 4–6, 6–2	Michaela Washington	Ginny Purdy Kathleen Cummings	Candy Reynolds Rene Mentz Angelikí Kanellopoúlou Pilar Vásquez
		Elizabeth Minter   JoAnne Russell 6–4, 3–6, 7–6	Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold   Felicia Raschiatore
	Virginia Slims of New Orleans New Orleans, United States Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D	Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–3	Zina Garrison	Alycia Moulton Pam Shriver	Jenny Klitch Wendy Turnbull Terry Holladay Pam Casale
		Martina Navratilova   Pam Shriver 6–4, 6–1	Wendy Turnbull   Sharon Walsh

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Oct	Virginia Slims of Los Angeles Manhattan Beach, United States Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–2, 6–3	Wendy Turnbull	Sylvia Hanika Rosalyn Fairbank	Alycia Moulton Bettina Bunge JoAnne Russell Pam Shriver
		Chris Evert-Lloyd   Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 6–4	Bettina Bunge   Eva Pfaff
	Borden Classic Tokyo, Japan Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Etsuko Inoue 6–0, 6–0	Beth Herr	Lisa Bonder Masako Yanagi	Candy Reynolds Shawn Foltz Adriana Villagrán Maeve Quinlan
		Mercedes Paz   Ronni Reis 6–4, 7–5	Emilse Raponi-Longo   Adriana Villagrán-Reami
8 Oct	Florida Federal Open Tampa, United States Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D	Michelle Torres 6–1, 7–6(7–4)	Carling Bassett	Camille Benjamin Pam Casale	Hana Mandlíková Bonnie Gadusek Peanut Louie Gigi Fernández
		Carling Bassett   Elizabeth Smylie 6–4, 6–3	Mary Lou Daniels   Wendy White
	Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Lilian Drescher 6–4, 6–2	Shawn Foltz	Myriam Schropp Molly Van Nostrand	Beth Herr Kathrin Keil Betsy Nagelsen Emilse Raponi-Longo
		Betsy Nagelsen   Candy Reynolds 6–3, 6–2	Emilse Raponi-Longo   Adriana Villagrán-Reami
15 Oct	Porsche Grand Prix Filderstadt, West Germany Hard (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D	Catarina Lindqvist 6–1, 6–4	Steffi Graf	Andrea Leand Terry Phelps	Eva Pfaff Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková Bettina Bunge
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch   Helena Suková 6–2, 4–6, 6–3	Bettina Bunge   Eva Pfaff
22 Oct	Pretty Polly Classic Brighton, Great Britain Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Sylvia Hanika 6–3, 1–6, 6–2	JoAnne Russell	Andrea Temesvári Pascale Paradis	Pam Shriver Virginia Ruzici Jo Durie Catherine Tanvier
		Alycia Moulton   Paula Smith 6–7, 6–3, 7–5	Barbara Potter   Sharon Walsh
29 Oct	European Indoors Zürich, Switzerland Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q	Zina Garrison 6–1, 0–6, 6–2	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Andrea Temesvári Manuela Maleeva	Beth Herr Sandra Cecchini Katerina Maleeva Helena Suková
		Andrea Leand   Andrea Temesvári 6–1, 6–3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch   Hana Mandlíková

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
12 Nov	National Panasonic Open Brisbane, Australia Grass – $150,000 – 56S/32D	Helena Suková 6–4, 6–4	Elizabeth Smylie	Bettina Bunge Pascale Paradis	Pam Shriver Catarina Lindqvist Barbara Potter Eva Pfaff
		Martina Navratilova   Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–2	Bettina Bunge   Eva Pfaff
	Lion's Cup Tokyo, Japan Carpet – $200,000 – 4S	Manuela Maleeva 6–1, 1–6, 6–4	Hana Mandlíková	Andrea Temesvári Lisa Bonder
19 Nov	NSW Building Society Open Sydney, Australia Grass – $150,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–1	Ann Henricksson	Zina Garrison Wendy Turnbull	Yvonne Vermaak Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Gigi Fernández Marcella Mesker
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch   Helena Suková 6–2, 7–6	Wendy Turnbull   Sharon Walsh
26 Nov	1984 Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard – $645,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/48X Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–7(4–7) 6–1, 6–3	Helena Suková	Martina Navratilova Wendy Turnbull	Barbara Potter Pam Shriver Sharon Walsh Sophie Amiach
		Martina Navratilova   Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–4	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková

December

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
10 Dec	Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 28S/16D/20Q	Manuela Maleeva 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Carling Bassett Helena Suková	Barbara Potter Lisa Bonder Gigi Fernández Catarina Lindqvist
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch   Helena Suková 6–4, 6–1	Elizabeth Smylie   Catherine Tanvier

January 1985

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Jan	Ginny Championships Port St. Lucie, United States Hard – $100,000 – 14S/5D	Catarina Lindqvist 6–3, 6–1	Terry Holladay	Debbie Spence Pascale Paradis	Yvonne Vermaak Andrea Leand Kim Sands JoAnne Russell
		Betsy Nagelsen   Paula Smith 6–4, 6–1	Christiane Jolissaint   Marcella Mesker
7 Jan	Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, United States Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2	Manuela Maleeva	Zina Garrison Kathy Rinaldi	Helena Suková Wendy Turnbull Kathy Jordan   Hana Mandlíková
		Gigi Fernández   Martina Navratilova 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch   Helena Suková
14 Jan	Virginia Slims of Denver Denver, United States Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Peanut Louie 6–4, 4–6, 6–4	Zina Garrison	Gabriela Sabatini Larisa Savchenko	Mary Lou Piatek Wendy White   Sharon Walsh   Lisa Spain-Short
		Mary Lou Piatek   Wendy White 1–6, 6–4, 7–5	Sharon Walsh   Leslie Allen
21 Jan	Virginia Slims of Florida Key Biscayne, United States Hard – $150,000 – 56S/32D/32Q	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–2, 6–4	Martina Navratilova	Catarina Lindqvist   Peanut Louie	Carling Bassett   Hana Mandlíková   Kathy Rinaldi   Bobbie Gadusek
		Kathy Jordan   Elizabeth Smylie 6–4, 7–6	Svetlana Cherneva   Larisa Savchenko
28 Jan	BMW Challenge Marco Island, United States Hard – $100,000 – 56S/32D	Bonnie Gadusek 6–3, 6–4	Pam Casale	Sabrina Goleš   Kathy Jordan	Peanut Louie   Anne Minter   Camille Benjamin   Lisa Bonder
		Kathy Jordan   Elizabeth Smylie 6–3, 6–3	Camille Benjamin   Bonnie Gadusek

February 1985

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Feb	Lipton International Players Championships Delray Beach, United States Hard – $750,000 – 128S/64D/64Q Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Carling Bassett   Steffi Graf	Bettina Bunge   Hana Mandlíková Andrea Temesvári Barbara Potter
		Gigi Fernández   Martina Navratilova 7–6, 6–2	Kathy Jordan   Hana Mandlíková
18 Feb	Virginia Slims of California Oakland, United States Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 28S/16D/32Q	Hana Mandlíková 6–2, 6–4	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Zina Garrison Helena Suková	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Barbara Potter Andrea Temesvári Wendy Turnbull
		Hana Mandlíková   Wendy Turnbull 4–6, 7–5, 6–1	Rosalyn Fairbank   Candy Reynolds
25 Feb	Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania Hershey, United States Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Robin White 6–7, 6–2, 6–2	Anne Minter	Camille Benjamin Peanut Louie	Stephanie Rehe Wendy White Marcela Skuherská Elizabeth Smylie
		Mary Lou Piatek   Robin White 6–4, 7–6	Lea Antonoplis   Wendy White

March 1985

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 Mar	US Indoors Princeton, United States Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q	Hana Mandlíková 6–3, 7–5	Catarina Lindqvist	Martina Navratilova Catherine Tanvier	Gigi Fernández Sylvia Hanika Pam Shriver Wendy Turnbull
		Martina Navratilova   Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–2	Marcella Mesker   Elizabeth Smylie
	Virginia Slims of Indianapolis Indianapolis, United States Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D/64Q	Kathleen Horvath 6–2, 6–4	Elise Burgin	Bonnie Gadusek   Betsy Nagelsen	Lea Antonoplis   Jenny Klitch   Helen Kelesi   JoAnne Russell
		Elise Burgin   Kathleen Horvath 6–4, 6–1	Jennifer Mundel   Molly Van Nostrand
11 Mar	Virginia Slims of Dallas Dallas, United States Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D/32Q	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–4	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Helena Suková   Catarina Lindqvist	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Bettina Bunge Myriam Schropp   Bonnie Gadusek
		Barbara Potter   Sharon Walsh 5–7, 6–4, 7–6	Marcella Mesker Pascale Paradis
18 Mar	Virginia Slims Championships New York City, United States Carpet (i) – $500,000 – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 7–5, 6–4	Helena Suková	Hana Mandlíková   Kathy Rinaldi	Pam Shriver   Zina Garrison Catarina Lindqvist Kathy Jordan
		Martina Navratilova   Pam Shriver 6–7, 6–4, 7–6	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch   Helena Suková
	Brazil Open São Paulo, Brazil Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D/32Q	Mercedes Paz 5–7, 6–1, 6–4	Laura Arraya	Gabriela Sabatini   Pat Madrado	Adriana Villagrán   Angelikí Kanellopoúlou   Amy Holton   Rina Einy
		Mercedes Paz   Gabriela Sabatini 7–5, 6–4	Neige Dias   Csilla Bartos

Rankings

Singles

As of 11 December 1983 [1] Rk Name Nation Points 1 Martina Navratilova  USA 19.49 2 Chris Evert  USA 15.17 3 Andrea Jaeger  USA 11.95 4 Pam Shriver  USA 10.34 5 Sylvia Hanika   FRG 10.01 6 Jo Durie   GBR 9.19 7 Bettina Bunge   FRG 9.18 8 Wendy Turnbull   AUS 9.18 9 Tracy Austin  USA 9.05 10 Zina Garrison  USA 8.99

Final rankings as of (December 1984) [1] Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change 1 Martina Navratilova  USA 192.72 1 1 NC 2 Chris Evert  USA 151.14 NC 3 Hana Mandlíková   TCH 68.40 NR 4 Pam Shriver  USA 64.84 NC 5 Wendy Turnbull   AUS 62.73 +3 6 Manuela Maleeva   BUL 58.03 NR 7 Helena Suková   TCH 56.11 NR 8 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch   FRG 55.17 NR 9 Zina Garrison  USA 49.46 +1 10 Kathy Jordan  USA 45.22 NR

Statistical information

Titles won by player

These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series: the Grand Slam tournaments, the Year-end championships and regular events. The players/nations are sorted by:

1. total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
2. highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
3. a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
4. alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Total titles	Player	Grand Slam tournaments			Year-end championships		Regular tournaments		All titles
		Singles	Doubles	Mixed	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Mixed
25	Martina Navratilova	3	4		1	1	9	7	13	12
8	Hana Mandlíková						5	3	5	3
14	Pam Shriver		4			1	2	7	2	12
7	Chris Evert	1					5	1	6	1
6	Manuela Maleeva			1			5		5		1
4	Anne White							4		4
6	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch						1	5	1	5
3	Marcella Mesker							3		3
3	Sharon Walsh							3		3
2	Sandra Cecchini						2		2
2	Anne Hobbs							2		2
2	Christiane Jolissaint							2		2
2	Barbara Potter							2		2
3	Candy Reynolds							3		3
2	Leslie Allen							2		2
6	Helena Suková						1	5	1	5
1	Michelle Casati						1		1
1	Mary Lou Daniels						1		1
1	Bonnie Gadusek						1		1
1	Zina Garrison						1		1
1	Laura Gildemeister						1		1
1	Sylvia Hanika						1		1
1	Etsuko Inoue						1		1
1	Lilian Drescher						1		1
1	Jenny Klitch						1		1
1	Andrea Leand						1		1
4	Catarina Lindqvist						3	1	3	1
2	JoAnne Russell						2		2
1	Debbie Spence						1		1
1	Sherry Acker							1		1
1	Carling Bassett							1		1
1	Kateřina Böhmová							1		1
1	Iva Budařová							1		1
1	Rosalyn Fairbank							1		1
1	Anna-Maria Fernandez							1		1
1	Sabrina Goleš							1		1
1	Jill Hetherington							1		1
1	Petra Huber							1		1
1	Mima Jaušovec							1		1
2	Kathy Jordan							2		2
1	Billie Jean King							1		1
1	Ann Kiyomura							1		1
1	Peanut Louie							1		1
1	Anne Minter							1		1
2	Elizabeth Minter							2		2
1	Cláudia Monteiro							1		1
2	Beverly Mould							2		2
1	Alycia Moulton							1		1
4	Betsy Nagelsen							4		4
1	Mercedes Paz							1		1
1	Hélène Pelletier							1		1
1	Ronni Reis							1		1
1	Marcela Skuherská							1		1
1	Anne Smith			1				1		1	1
3	Elizabeth Smylie							3		3
4	Paula Smith							4		4
1	Andrea Temesvári							1		1
2	Yvonne Vermaak						1	1	1	1
2	Wendy Turnbull			1				1		1	1

Titles won by nation

Total titles	Country	Grand Slam tournaments			Year-end championships		Regular tournaments		All titles
		Singles	Doubles	Mixed	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Mixed
65	United States	4	4	1	1	1	25	29	30	34	1
12	Czechoslovakia						6	6	6	6
7	Australia			1				6		6	1
5	Bulgaria			1			4		4		1
5	Germany						2	3	2	3
5	South Africa						1	4	1	4
3	Switzerland						1	2	1	2
3	Netherlands							3		3
2	Italy						2		2
2	Brazil							2		2
2	United Kingdom							2		2
2	Yugoslavia							2		2
1	Japan						1		1
1	Peru						1		1
1	Sweden						2		2
1	Argentina					1				1
1	Austria							1		1
2	Canada							2		2
1	Hungary							1		1

The following players won their first title in singles (S), doubles (D) or mixed doubles (X):

Helena Suková collected her first career doubles title in Marco Island, Florida.

• Jenny Klitch – Nashville (S)
• Sherry Acker – Nashville (D)
• Catarina Lindqvist – Pennsylvania (S)
• Marcela Skuherská – Pennsylvania (D)
• Bonnie Gadusek – Marco Island (S)
• Helena Suková – Marco Island (D)
• Andrea Leand – Pittsburgh (S), Zurich (D)
• JoAnne Russell – Indianapolis (S)
• Sandra Cecchini – Taranto (S)
• Sabrina Goleš – Taranto (D)
• Petra Huber – Taranto (D)
• Iva Budařová – Perugia (D)
• Manuela Maleeva – Lugano (S)
• Hélène Pelletier – Rio de Janeiro (D)
• Jill Hetherington – Rio de Janeiro (D)
• Anna-Maria Fernandez – Newport (D)
• Debbie Spence – San Diego (S)
• Michelle Casati – Tampa (S)
• Lilian Drescher – Japan Open (S)
• Zina Garrison – Zurich (S)
• Anne Minter – Salt Lake City (D)
• Elizabeth Minter – Salt Lake City (D)
• Mercedes Paz – Borden Classic (D)
• Ronni Reis – Borden Classic (D)
• Carling Bassett – Tampa (D)
• Andrea Temesvári – Zurich (D)

The following players mounted a successful title defence in singles (S), doubles (D) or mixed doubles (X):

• Martina Navratilova – Orlando (S), VS Masters (S,D), Eastbourne (S, D), Wimbledon (S,D), US Open (S,D), Australian Open (D)
• Candy Reynolds – Nashville (D)
• Christiane Jolissaint – Lugano (D)
• Marcella Mesker – Lugano (D)
• Anne Hobbs – Berlin (D)
• Pam Shriver – VS Masters (D), Eastbourne (D), Wimbledon (D), US Open (D), Australian Open (D)
• Yvonne Vermaak – Salt Lake City (S)
• Wendy Turnbull – Wimbledon (X)

Awards

The winners of the 1984 WTA Awards were announced in 1985. ^[2]

• Player of the Year: Martina Navratilova
• Doubles Team of the Year: Martina Navratilova & Pam Shriver
• Most Improved Player: Kathy Jordan
• Newcomer of the Year: Manuela Maleeva
• Player Service: Kim Shaefer
• Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award: Marcella Mesker

Retirements

The following notable players announced their retirement from women's tennis in 1984:

• Florența Mihai
• Sue Barker

See also

• 1984 Volvo Grand Prix – men's circuit
• Women's Tennis Association
• International Tennis Federation

References

1. 2010 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Official Guide (PDF), Women's Tennis Association, p. 151, retrieved 21 November 2010^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "WTA Awards". sonyericssonwtatour.com. Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 4 November 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2010.

External links

• Official WTA Tour website