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
1978United Kingdom Virginia WadeAustralia Kerry Reid1–6, 6–1, 6–4
1979United States Chris EvertUnited States Tracy Austin6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–1
1980Czechoslovakia Hana MandlíkováUnited States Andrea Jaeger6–7(0–7), 6–2, 6–2
1981Czechoslovakia Hana MandlíkováUnited States Pam Casale6–2, 6–2
1982United States Leigh-Anne ThompsonWest Germany Bettina Bunge7–6(7–4), 6–3
1983United Kingdom Jo DurieCzechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková2–6, 7–5, 6–4
1984United States Martina NavratilovaUnited States Pam Shriver6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1985United States Kathy RinaldiWest Germany Steffi Graf6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1986West Germany Steffi GrafUnited States Molly Van Nostrand7–5, 6–1
1987Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva-FragnièreWest Germany Sylvia Hanika1–6, 6–4, 6–1
1988West Germany Steffi GrafFrance Nathalie Tauziat6–0, 6–1
1989West Germany Steffi GrafHungary Andrea Temesvári7–5, 6–2

Doubles

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

References


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