The Virginia Slims Ginny Championships was a tennis tournament held in the United States in 1983 and 1984. It was played on indoor carpet courts and was the final to the preceding eight tournaments of the Ginny Circuit. The winners and finalists of the Ginny Circuit tournaments qualified for the championships.[1] The circuit was aimed at up-and-coming players who were targeting entry into the top-ranks of women's tennis. The first edition of the championships was held in Honolulu, Hawaii and the second in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The total prize money for both editions was $100,000. The tournament ended after two editions because the Ginny Circuit was merged with the 1985 Virginia Slims World Championship Series.[2]

Ginny Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourWTA Tour
Founded1983
Abolished1984
Editions2
LocationHonolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Port St. Lucie, Florida, U.S.
CategoryGinny Circuit
SurfaceCarpet / indoor

Past finals

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1983   Kathleen Horvath   Carling Bassett-Seguso 4–6, 6–2, 7–6
1984   Catarina Lindqvist   Terry Holladay 6–3, 6–1

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1983   Lisa Raymond
  Rennae Stubbs
  Lea Antonoplis
  Barbara Jordan
5–7, 7–5, 6–3
1984   Betsy Nagelsen
  Paula Smith
  Christiane Jolissaint
  Marcella Mesker
6–4, 6–1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jim Sarni (January 4, 1985). "Women's Tennis Takes Center Court In South Florida". SunSentinel. Archived from the original on 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  2. ^ "Tourney director pleased with Ginny". The Palm Beach Post. January 8, 1985. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com. Since the Ginny Circuit is merging with the major Virginia Slims tour, there will be no Ginny Championships next year...
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