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Palm Beach Cup

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Palm Beach Cup
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameCitizen Cup (1982)
Murjani Cup (1983)
Palm Beach Cup (1985)
TourWTA Tour (1982–85)
Founded1982
Abolished1985
Editions3
SurfaceClay (1982–85)

The Palm Beach Cup is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1982 to 1985. It was held at the Frenchman's Creek Beach & Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts.

Chris Evert was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition twice.

Results

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1982 United States Chris Evert-Lloyd United States Andrea Jaeger 6–1, 7–5
1983 United States Chris Evert-Lloyd United States Andrea Jaeger 6–3, 6–3
1984 Not held
1985 United States Kathleen Horvath Switzerland Petra Jauch-Delhees 3–6, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1982 United States Rosemary Casals
Australia Wendy Turnbull
Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6–1, 7–6
1983 United States Barbara Potter
United States Sharon Walsh
United States Kathy Jordan
United States Paula Smith
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1984 Not held
1985 United States JoAnne Russell
United States Anne Smith
Peru Laura Gildemeister
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
1–6, 6–1, 7–6

References

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