1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series
The 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series was the 12th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced in March 1984, and concluded in March 1985 after 53 events.
The Virginia Slims [World Championship Series] was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association. It was held in place of the WTA Tour from 1983 until 1989 and featured tournaments that had previously been part of the Toyota Series and the Avon Championships Circuit. It included the four Grand Slam tournaments and a series of other events. ITF World Circuit tournaments were not part of the tour, although they were awarded points for the WTA World Ranking.
Tournaments were categorized by prize money on offer.
Schedule
The table below shows the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series schedule.October
Statistical information
Titles won by player
These tables present the number of singles, doubles, and doubles (tennis)|mixed doubles] titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1984 Virginia Slims World Championship Series: the Grand Slam tournaments, the Year-end championships and regular events. The players/nations are sorted by:- total number of titles ;
- highest amount of highest category tournaments ;
- a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
- alphabetical order.
Titles won by nation
The following players won their first title in singles, doubles or mixed doubles :- Jenny Klitch – Nashville
- Sherry Acker – Nashville
- Catarina Lindqvist – Pennsylvania
- Marcela Skuherská – Pennsylvania
- Bonnie Gadusek – Marco Island
- Helena Suková – Marco Island
- Andrea Leand – Pittsburgh, Zurich
- JoAnne Russell – Indianapolis
- Sandra Cecchini – Taranto
- Sabrina Goleš – Taranto
- Petra Huber – Taranto
- Iva Budařová – Perugia
- Manuela Maleeva – Lugano
- Hélène Pelletier – Rio de Janeiro
- Jill Hetherington – Rio de Janeiro
- Anna-Maria Fernandez – Newport
- Debbie Spence – San Diego
- Michelle Casati – Tampa
- Lilian Drescher – Japan Open
- Zina Garrison – Zurich
- Anne Minter – Salt Lake City
- Elizabeth Minter – Salt Lake City
- Mercedes Paz – Borden Classic
- Ronni Reis – Borden Classic
- Carling Bassett – Tampa
- Andrea Temesvári – Zurich
- Martina Navratilova – Orlando, VS Masters, Eastbourne, Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open
- Candy Reynolds – Nashville
- Christiane Jolissaint – Lugano
- Marcella Mesker – Lugano
- Anne Hobbs – Berlin
- Pam Shriver – VS Masters, Eastbourne, Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open
- Yvonne Vermaak – Salt Lake City
- Wendy Turnbull – Wimbledon
Awards
The winners of the 1984 WTA Awards were announced in 1985.- Player of the Year: Martina Navratilova
- Doubles Team of the Year: Martina Navratilova & Pam Shriver
- Most Improved Player: Kathy Jordan
- Newcomer of the Year: Manuela Maleeva
- Player Service: Kim Shaefer
- Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award: Marcella Mesker