Palm Beach Cup

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Palm Beach Cup
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameCitizen Cup (1982)
Murjani Cup (1983)
Palm Beach Cup (1985)
Tour WTA Tour (1982–85)
Founded1982
Abolished1985
Editions3
Surface Clay (1982–85)

The Palm Beach Cup is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1982 to 1985. It was held at the Frenchman's Creek Beach & Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts.

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Chris Evert was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition twice.

Results

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1982 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert-Lloyd Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Jaeger 6–1, 7–5
1983 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Evert-Lloyd Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Jaeger 6–3, 6–3
1984Not held
1985 Flag of the United States.svg Kathleen Horvath Flag of Switzerland.svg Petra Jauch-Delhees 3–6, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1982 Flag of the United States.svg Rosemary Casals
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve
6–1, 7–6
1983 Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter
Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Walsh
Flag of the United States.svg Kathy Jordan
Flag of the United States.svg Paula Smith
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1984Not held
1985 Flag of the United States.svg JoAnne Russell
Flag of the United States.svg Anne Smith
Flag of Peru.svg Laura Gildemeister
Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini
1–6, 6–1, 7–6

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