1984 Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania

The 1984 Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania, also known as the Ginny of Central Pennsylvania, was a women's tennis tournament played on women's indoor carpet courts at the Hershey Racquet Club in Hershey, Pennsylvania in the United States that was part of the Ginny Tournament Circuit[lower-alpha 1] of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from January 9 through January 15, 1984. Unseeded Catarina Lindqvist won the singles title.[1]

1984 Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania
DateJanuary 9 – 15
Edition2nd
CategoryGinny Circuit
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$50,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationHershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.
VenueHershey Racquet Club
Champions
Singles
Catarina Lindqvist
Doubles
Marcela Skuherská
Kateřina Böhmová

Finals

Singles

Catarina Lindqvist defeated Beth Herr 6–4, 6–0

  • It was Lindqvist's 1st singles career title.

Doubles

Marcela Skuherská / Kateřina Böhmová defeated Ann Henricksson / Nancy Yeargin 6–1, 6–3

  • It was Skuherská's only career title. It was Böhmová's first title of the year and the second of her career.

Notes

  1. The 1984 Ginny Tournament Circuit consisted of eight $50,000 events played between February and September, followed by a $100,000 Ginny Championships in January 1985. All tournaments were held in the United States.[1]

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1985). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1985. London: Willow Books. p. 246. ISBN 0002181703.
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