Eckerd Open

Eckerd Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Created 1971
Ended 1990
Event name Florida Federal Open (1977–85)
Eckerd Open (1986–90)
Tour WTA Tour (1977–90)
Surface Clay (1971–74)
Hard (1977–86)
Clay (1987–90)

The Eckerd Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1990. It was held in St. Petersburg, Florida in the United States from 1971 to 1974, Palm Harbor, Florida in the United States in 1977, in Clearwater, Florida in the United States in 1978 and in Tampa, Florida in the United States from 1979 to 1990. The tournament was played on outdoor hard courts from 1977 to 1986 and on outdoor clay courts from 1971 to 1974 and from 1987 to 1990.

Contents

Event names

Results

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1971 Chris Evert Julie Heldman 6–1, 6–2
1972 Nancy Richey Chris Evert 6–3, 6–4
1973 Chris Evert Evonne Goolagong 6–2, 0–6, 6–4
1974 Chris Evert Kerry Reid 6–0, 6–1
1977 Virginia Ruzici Laura DuPont 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1978 Virginia Wade Anna-Maria Fernandez 6–4, 7–6
1979 Evonne Goolagong Cawley Virginia Wade 6–0, 6–3
1980 Andrea Jaeger Tracy Austin Walkover
1981 Martina Navrátilová Bettina Bunge 5–7, 6–2, 6–0
1982 Chris Evert-Lloyd Andrea Jaeger 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1983 Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–2
1984 Michelle Torres Carling Bassett 6–1, 7–6
1985 Stephanie Rehe Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 6–7, 7–5
1986 Lori McNeil Zina Garrison 2–6, 7–5, 6–2
1987 Chris Evert-Lloyd Kate Gompert 6–3, 6–2
1988 Chris Evert Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–6, 6–4
1989 Conchita Martínez Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 6–2
1990 Monica Seleš Katerina Maleeva 6–1, 6–0

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1977 Delina Ann Boshoff / Ilana Kloss Brigette Cuypers / Marise Kruger 6–7, 6–2, 6–2
1978 Martina Navrátilová / Anne Smith Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull 7–6, 6–3
1979 Virginia Ruzici / Anne Smith Ilana Kloss / Betty-Ann Stuart 7–5, 4–6, 7–5
1980 Rosemary Casals / Candy Reynolds Anne Smith / Paula Smith 7–6, 7–5
1981 Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull Martina Navrátilová / Renáta Tomanová 6–3, 6–4
1982 Ann Kiyomura / Paula Smith Mary Lou Piatek / Wendy White 6–2, 6–4
1983 Martina Navrátilová / Pam Shriver Bonnie Gadusek / Wendy White 6–0, 6–1
1984 Carling Bassett / Elizabeth Sayers Mary Lou Piatek / Wendy White 6–4, 6–3
1985 Carling Bassett / Gabriela Sabatini Lisa Bonder / Laura Arraya 6–0, 6–0
1986 Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank Gigi Fernández / Kim Sands 7–5, 6–2
1987 Chris Evert-Lloyd / Wendy Turnbull Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank 6–4, 6–3
1988 Terry Phelps / Raffaella Reggi Cammy MacGregor / Cynthia MacGregor 6–2, 6–4
1989 Brenda Schultz / Andrea Temesvári Elise Burgin / Rosalyn Fairbank 7–6, 6–4
1990 Mercedes Paz / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Sandra Cecchini / Laura Arraya 6–2, 6–0

References

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