Ginny Championships

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Ginny Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour WTA Tour
Founded1983
Abolished1984
Editions2
Location Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Port St. Lucie, Florida, U.S.
CategoryGinny Circuit
Surface Carpet / indoor

The Virginia Slims Ginny Championships was a women's tennis tournament held in the United States in 1983 and 1984. It was played on indoor carpet courts and was the final to the preceding eight tournaments of the Ginny Circuit. The winners and finalists of the Ginny Circuit tournaments qualified for the championships. [1] The circuit was aimed at up-and-coming players who were targeting entry into the top-ranks of women's tennis. The first edition of the championships was held in Honolulu, Hawaii and the second in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The total prize money for both editions was $100,000. The tournament ended after two editions because the Ginny Circuit was merged with the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. [2]

Contents

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1983 Flag of the United States.svg Kathleen Horvath Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carling Bassett-Seguso 4–6, 6–2, 7–6
1984 Flag of Sweden.svg Catarina Lindqvist Flag of the United States.svg Terry Holladay 6–3, 6–1

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1983 Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
Flag of the United States.svg Lea Antonoplis
Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Jordan
5–7, 7–5, 6–3
1984 Flag of the United States.svg Betsy Nagelsen
Flag of the United States.svg Paula Smith
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Christiane Jolissaint
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcella Mesker
6–4, 6–1

See also

References

  1. Jim Sarni (January 4, 1985). "Women's Tennis Takes Center Court In South Florida". SunSentinel . Archived from the original on 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  2. "Tourney director pleased with Ginny". The Palm Beach Post . January 8, 1985. p. 30 via Newspapers.com. Since the Ginny Circuit is merging with the major Virginia Slims tour, there will be no Ginny Championships next year...