WTA New Jersey

The WTA New Jersey is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1978 to 1989. It was held in Mahwah, New Jersey in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts.

WTA New Jersey
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameBergen County Classic (1978)
Volvo Cup (1979–82)
Virginia Slims of New Jersey (1983)
United Jersey Bank Classic (1984–89)
TourWTA Tour
Founded1978
Abolished1989
Editions12
LocationMahwah, New Jersey, USA
SurfaceHard

Steffi Graf was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition three times and the doubles competition in 1989 partnering American Pam Shriver.

Past finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1978 Virginia Wade Kerry Reid1–6, 6–1, 6–4
1979 Chris Evert Tracy Austin6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–1
1980 Hana Mandlíková Andrea Jaeger6–7(0–7), 6–2, 6–2
1981 Hana Mandlíková Pam Casale6–2, 6–2
1982 Leigh-Anne Thompson Bettina Bunge7–6(7–4), 6–3
1983 Jo Durie Hana Mandlíková2–6, 7–5, 6–4
1984 Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1985 Kathy Rinaldi Steffi Graf6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1986 Steffi Graf Molly Van Nostrand7–5, 6–1
1987 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Sylvia Hanika1–6, 6–4, 6–1
1988 Steffi Graf Nathalie Tauziat6–0, 6–1
1989 Steffi Graf Andrea Temesvári7–5, 6–2

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1978 Ilana Kloss
Marise Kruger
Barbara Potter
Pam Whytcross
6–3, 6–1
1979 Tracy Austin
Betty Stöve
Mima Jaušovec
Regina Maršíková
7–6, 2–6, 6–4
1980 Martina Navratilova
Candy Reynolds
Pam Shriver
Betty Stöve
4–6, 6–3, 6–1
1981 Rosemary Casals
Wendy Turnbull
Candy Reynolds
Betty Stöve
6–2, 6–1
1982 Barbara Potter
Sharon Walsh
Rosemary Casals
Wendy Turnbull
6–1, 6–4
1983 Jo Durie
Sharon Walsh
Rosalyn Fairbank
Candy Reynolds
4–6, 7–5, 6–3
1984 Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
Jo Durie
Ann Kiyomura
7–6, 3–6, 6–2
1985 Kathy Jordan
Elizabeth Smylie
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
7–6, 6–3
1986 Betsy Nagelsen
Elizabeth Smylie
Steffi Graf
Helena Suková
7–6, 6–3
1987 Gigi Fernández
Lori McNeil
Anne Hobbs
Elizabeth Smylie
6–3, 6–2
1988 Jana Novotná
Helena Suková
Gigi Fernández
Robin White
6–3, 6–2
1989 Steffi Graf
Pam Shriver
Louise Allen
Laura Gildemeister
6–2, 6–4

References


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