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Wild Dunes Women's International
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameAvon Futures of Greenville (1981)
Avon Futures of Carolina (1982)
Seabrook Open (1985
Wild Dunes Women's International (1986-1987)
Founded1981
Abolished1987
SurfaceClay (1985–87)

The Wild Dunes Women's International was a WTA Tour affiliated tennis tennis tournament founded in 1981 as the Avon Futures of Greenville. Also known by it's tour name WTA South Carolina. The tournament was last played at the Wild Dunes Resort, Wild Dunes. Isle of Palms, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States.tournament played from 1981 to 1987.

History

It was held in three locations; twice in Greenville in 1981 and 1982 as part of the Avon Futures Circuit, then was discontinued. In 1985 it was revived as the Seabrook Open and played at Seabrook Island, Charleston County. In 1986 it was moved to it's final location for two editions at the Wild Dunes Resort Hotel, Wild Dunes on the Isle of Palms, Charleston County.

Past finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1981 Sweden Lena Sandin United States Roberta McCallum 7–5, 6–2
1982 Brazil Cláudia Monteiro United Kingdom Jo Durie 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1985 Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva Romania Virginia Ruzici 6–3, 6–3
1986 United States Elise Burgin Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6–1, 6–3
1987 Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Italy Raffaella Reggi 5–7, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1985 Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
United States Elise Burgin
United States Lori McNeil
6–1, 6–3
1986 Italy Sandra Cecchini
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš
Peru Laura Gildemeister
Czechoslovakia Marcela Skuherská
4–6, 6–0, 6–3
1987 Peru Laura Gildemeister
Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen
Argentina Mercedes Paz
United States Candy Reynolds
6–4, 6–4

Event Names

Official
Tour
  • WTA South Carolina (1981-1987)

References

  1. Manuela Maleeva outlasted Rafaella Reggi 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 Sunday. (5 June 1987) UPI Archive. Websource: https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/04/05/Manuela-Maleeva-outlasted-Rafaella-Reggi-5-7-6-2-6-3-Sunday/2404544597200/.
  2. World Tennis. (1981). Tournament Wrap up. CBS Publications. New York City. United States. pages 62, 67.
  3. Barrett, John & Tingay, Lance. (1983) Slazenger World of Tennis 1983. Queen Anne Press Mcdonald and Co. London and Sydney. ISBN: 0356093840. page.174.

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