Hilversum Trophy

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Hilversum Trophy
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameHewlett-Packard Trophy
Tour WTA Tour (1985–86)
Founded1985
Abolished1986
Editions2
Location Hilversum, Netherlands
Venue‘t Melkhuisje
Surface Carpet (1985–86)

The Hilversum Trophy, also known as the Hewlett-Packard Trophy, was a women's tennis tournament played in Hilversum, Netherlands, in 1985 and 1986. The first event was held from 4 November 1985 11 November 1985; and the second from 29 September 1986 5 October 1986.

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The tournament was played on indoor carpet and winners garnered a prize fund of $75,000.

Champions

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1985 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Katerina Maleeva Flag of Sweden.svg Carina Karlsson 6–3, 6–2
1986 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková Flag of France.svg Catherine Tanvier 6–2, 7–5

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1985 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcella Mesker
Flag of France.svg Catherine Tanvier
Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sabrina Goleš
6–2, 6–2
1986 Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Jordan
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková
Flag of Denmark.svg Tine Scheuer-Larsen
Flag of France.svg Catherine Tanvier
6–3, 3–6, 6–4

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