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Eckerd Open
Eckerd Open |
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Defunct tennis tournament |
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Event name | Florida Federal Open (1977-85) Eckerd Open (1986-90) |
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Tour | WTA Tour (1977-90) |
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Founded | 1971 |
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Abolished | 1990 |
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Editions | 18 |
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Location | Tampa Bay Area, Florida, U.S. |
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Surface | Clay (1971-74) Hard (1977-86) Clay (1987-90) |
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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.
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
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Champion
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Runner-up
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Score
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1971 |
Chris Evert |
Julie Heldman
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6-1, 6-2
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1972 |
Nancy Gunter |
Chris Evert |
6-3, 6-4
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1973 |
Chris Evert |
Evonne Goolagong |
6-2, 0-6, 6-4
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1974 |
Chris Evert |
Kerry Reid |
6-0, 6-1
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1977 |
Virginia Ruzici |
Laura DuPont |
6-4, 4-6, 6-2
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1978 |
Virginia Wade |
Anna-Maria Fernandez |
6-4, 7-6(7-1) |
1979 |
Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
Virginia Wade |
6-0, 6-3
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1980 |
Andrea Jaeger |
Tracy Austin |
Walkover
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1981 |
Martina Navratilova |
Bettina Bunge |
5-7, 6-2, 6-0
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1982 |
Chris Evert-Lloyd |
Andrea Jaeger |
3-6, 6-1, 6-4
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1983 |
Martina Navratilova |
Pam Shriver |
6-3, 6-2
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1984 |
Michelle Torres |
Carling Bassett |
6-1, 7-6
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1985 |
Stephanie Rehe |
Gabriela Sabatini |
6-4, 6-7, 7-5
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1986 |
Lori McNeil |
Zina Garrison |
2-6, 7-5, 6-2
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1987 |
Chris Evert-Lloyd |
Kate Gompert |
6-3, 6-2
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1988 |
Chris Evert |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
7-6, 6-4
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1989 |
Conchita Martínez |
Gabriela Sabatini |
6-3, 6-2
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1990 |
Monica Seles |
Katerina Maleeva |
6-1, 6-0
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Doubles
Year
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Champion
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Runner-up
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Score
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1971 |
Françoise Dürr
Ann Haydon-Jones |
Judy Tegart
Julie Heldman |
7-6, 3-6, 6-3
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1972 |
Karen Krantzcke
Wendy Overton |
Judy Tegart
Françoise Dürr |
7-5, 6-4
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1973 |
Chris Evert
Jeanne Evert |
Evonne Goolagong
Janet Young |
6-2, 7-6
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1974 |
Olga Morozova
Betty Stöve |
Chris Evert
Evonne Goolagong |
6-4, 6-2
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1977 |
Delina Ann Boshoff
Ilana Kloss |
Brigitte Cuypers
Marise Kruger |
6-7, 6-2, 6-2
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1978 |
Martina Navratilova
Anne Smith |
Kerry Reid
Wendy Turnbull |
7-6(7-4), 6-3
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1979 |
Virginia Ruzici
Anne Smith |
Ilana Kloss
Betty Ann Grubb Stuart |
7-5, 4-6, 7-5
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1980 |
Rosemary Casals
Candy Reynolds |
Anne Smith
Paula Smith |
7-6, 7-5
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1981 |
Rosemary Casals
Wendy Turnbull |
Martina Navratilova
Renáta Tomanová |
6-3, 6-4
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1982 |
Ann Kiyomura
Paula Smith |
Mary Lou Piatek
Wendy White |
6-2, 6-4
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1983 |
Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver |
Bonnie Gadusek
Wendy White |
6-0, 6-1
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1984 |
Carling Bassett
Elizabeth Sayers |
Mary Lou Piatek
Wendy White |
6-4, 6-3
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1985 |
Carling Bassett
Gabriela Sabatini |
Lisa Bonder
Laura Arraya |
6-0, 6-0
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1986 |
Elise Burgin
Rosalyn Fairbank |
Gigi Fernández
Kim Sands |
7-5, 6-2
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1987 |
Chris Evert-Lloyd
Wendy Turnbull |
Elise Burgin
Rosalyn Fairbank |
6-4, 6-3
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1988 |
Terry Phelps
Raffaella Reggi |
Cammy MacGregor
Cynthia MacGregor |
6-2, 6-4
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1989 |
Brenda Schultz
Andrea Temesvári |
Elise Burgin
Rosalyn Fairbank |
7-6, 6-4
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1990 |
Mercedes Paz
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Sandra Cecchini
Laura Gildemeister |
6-2, 6-0
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