Eckerd Open

The Eckerd Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1990 in various locations in the Tampa Bay Area, Florida in the United States. It was held in St. Petersburg, Florida from 1971 to 1974, Palm Harbor, Florida in 1977, in Clearwater, Florida in 1978 and in Tampa, Florida 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.

Eckerd Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameFlorida Federal Open (1977–85)
Eckerd Open (1986–90)
TourWTA Tour (1977–90)
Founded1971
Abolished1990
Editions18
LocationTampa Bay Area, Florida, U.S.
SurfaceClay (1971–74)
Hard (1977–86)
Clay (1987–90)

Event names

  • 1971–1972 Virginia Slims Masters of St Petersburg
  • 1973 Masters Invitational
  • 1974 Barnett Bank Masters
  • 1977–1985 Florida Federal Open
  • 1986–1990 Eckerd Open

Results

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1971 Chris Evert Julie Heldman 6–1, 6–2
1972 Nancy Gunter Chris Evert6–3, 6–4
1973 Chris Evert Evonne Goolagong6–2, 0–6, 6–4
1974 Chris Evert Kerry Reid6–0, 6–1
1977 Virginia Ruzici Laura DuPont6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1978 Virginia Wade Anna-Maria Fernandez6–4, 7–6(7–1)
1979 Evonne Goolagong Cawley Virginia Wade6–0, 6–3
1980 Andrea Jaeger Tracy AustinWalkover
1981 Martina Navratilova Bettina Bunge5–7, 6–2, 6–0
1982 Chris Evert-Lloyd Andrea Jaeger3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1983 Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver6–3, 6–2
1984 Michelle Torres Carling Bassett6–1, 7–6
1985 Stephanie Rehe Gabriela Sabatini6–4, 6–7, 7–5
1986 Lori McNeil Zina Garrison2–6, 7–5, 6–2
1987 Chris Evert-Lloyd Kate Gompert6–3, 6–2
1988 Chris Evert Arantxa Sánchez Vicario7–6, 6–4
1989 Conchita Martínez Gabriela Sabatini6–3, 6–2
1990 Monica Seles Katerina Maleeva6–1, 6–0

Doubles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1971 Françoise Dürr
Ann Haydon-Jones
Judy Tegart
Julie Heldman
7–6, 3–6, 6–3
1972 Karen Krantzcke
Wendy Overton
Judy Tegart
Françoise Dürr
7–5, 6–4
1973 Chris Evert
Jeanne Evert
Evonne Goolagong
Janet Young
6–2, 7–6
1974 Olga Morozova
Betty Stöve
Chris Evert
Evonne Goolagong
6–4, 6–2
1977 Delina Ann Boshoff
Ilana Kloss
Brigitte Cuypers
Marise Kruger
6–7, 6–2, 6–2
1978 Martina Navratilova
Anne Smith
Kerry Reid
Wendy Turnbull
7–6(7–4), 6–3
1979 Virginia Ruzici
Anne Smith
Ilana Kloss
Betty Ann Grubb 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 Navratilova
Renáta Tomanová
6–3, 6–4
1982 Ann Kiyomura
Paula Smith
Mary Lou Piatek
Wendy White
6–2, 6–4
1983 Martina Navratilova
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 Gildemeister
6–2, 6–0

See also

References

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