WTA Brighton

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tennis Brighton International
WTA tour
venue Brighton United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
First run 1978
Last event 1995
category WTA Tier II
Tournament type Indoor tournament
Game surface carpet
draw 28E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money US $ 430,000 
As of August 22, 2013
Brighton Center

The WTA Brighton (officially: Brighton International ) is a former women's tennis tournament of the WTA Tour , which in the Brighton Center in the city of Brighton was held.

Official names of the tournament:

  • 1978: BMW Challenge, Brighton
  • 1979-1984: Daihatsu Challenge, Brighton
  • 1985-1986: Pretty Polly Classic, Brighton
  • 1987: Volvo Classic, Brighton
  • 1988: Brighton
  • 1989: Midland Group Champ's, Brighton
  • 1990-1992: Midland Bank Champ's, Brighton
  • 1993: Autoglass Classic, Brighton
  • 1994-1995: Brighton International

Winners list

singles

year Winner Final opponent Result
1978 Romania 1965Romania Virginia Ruzici NetherlandsNetherlands Betty Stöve 5: 7, 6: 2, 7: 5
1979 United StatesUnited States Martina Navrátilová United StatesUnited States Chris Evert-Lloyd 6: 3, 6: 3
1980 United StatesUnited States Chris Evert-Lloyd United StatesUnited States Martina Navrátilová 6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 3
1981 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Sue Barker Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Mima Jaušovec 4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 1
1982 United StatesUnited States Martina Navrátilová United StatesUnited States Chris Evert-Lloyd 6: 1, 6: 4
1983 United StatesUnited States Chris Evert-Lloyd United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jo Durie 6: 1, 6: 1
1984 Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Sylvia Hanika United StatesUnited States Joanne Russell 6: 3, 1: 6, 6: 2
1985 United StatesUnited States Chris Evert-Lloyd Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria Manuela Maleewa-Fragnière 7: 5, 6: 3
1986 Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Steffi Graf SwedenSweden Catarina Lindqvist 6: 3, 6: 3
1987 ArgentinaArgentina Gabriela Sabatini United StatesUnited States Pam Shriver 7: 5, 6: 4
↓ Category: Tier III ↓
1988 Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Steffi Graf Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva 6: 2, 6: 0
1989 Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Steffi Graf Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Monica Seles 7: 5, 6: 4
↓ Category: Tier II ↓
1990 GermanyGermany Steffi Graf CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Helena Suková 7: 5, 6: 3
1991 GermanyGermany Steffi Graf United StatesUnited States Zina Garrison 5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 1
1992 GermanyGermany Steffi Graf CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Jana Novotná 4: 6, 6: 4, 7: 6 3
1993 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Jana Novotná GermanyGermany Anke Huber 6: 2, 6: 4
1994 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Jana Novotná Czech RepublicCzech Republic Helena Suková 6: 7 4 , 6: 3, 6: 4
1995 United StatesUnited States Mary Joe Fernández South AfricaSouth Africa Amanda Coetzer 6: 4, 7: 5

Double

year Winners Final opponents Result
1978 NetherlandsNetherlands Betty Stöve Virginia Wade
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
South Africa 1961South Africa Ilana Kloss Joanne Russell
United StatesUnited States 
6-0, 7-6
1979 United StatesUnited States Ann Kiyomura Anne Smith
United StatesUnited States 
South Africa 1961South Africa Ilana Kloss Laura duPont
United StatesUnited States 
6: 2, 6: 1
1980 United StatesUnited States Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
United StatesUnited States 
United StatesUnited States Martina Navrátilová Betty Stöve
NetherlandsNetherlands 
6: 3, 7: 5
1981 United StatesUnited States Barbara Potter Anne Smith
United StatesUnited States 
Yugoslavia Socialist Federal RepublicYugoslavia Mima Jaušovec Pam Shriver
United StatesUnited States 
6: 7, 6: 3, 6: 4
1982 United StatesUnited States Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
United StatesUnited States 
United StatesUnited States Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh
United StatesUnited States 
2: 6, 7: 5, 6: 4
1983 United StatesUnited States Chris Evert-Lloyd Pam Shriver
United StatesUnited States 
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jo Durie Ann Kiyomura
United StatesUnited States 
7: 5, 6: 4
1984 United StatesUnited States Alycia Moulton Paula Smith
United StatesUnited States 
United StatesUnited States Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh
United StatesUnited States 
6: 7, 6: 3, 7: 5
1985 United StatesUnited States Lori McNeil Catherine Suire
FranceFrance 
United StatesUnited States Barbara Potter Helena Suková
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 
4: 6, 7: 6, 6: 4
1986 Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Steffi Count Helena Suková
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 
DenmarkDenmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen Catherine Tanvier
FranceFrance 
6: 4, 6: 4
1987 United StatesUnited States Kathy Jordan Helena Suková
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 
DenmarkDenmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen Catherine Tanvier
FranceFrance 
7: 5, 6: 1
↓ Category: Tier III ↓
1988 United StatesUnited States Lori McNeil Betsy Nagelsen
United StatesUnited States 
FranceFrance Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat
FranceFrance 
7: 6, 2: 6, 7: 6
1989 United StatesUnited States Katrina Adams Lori McNeil
United StatesUnited States 
AustraliaAustralia Hana Mandlíková Jana Novotná
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 
4: 6, 7: 6, 6: 4
↓ Category: Tier II ↓
1990 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Helena Suková Nathalie Tauziat
FranceFrance 
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jo Durie Natallja Swerawa
Soviet UnionSoviet Union 
6: 1, 6: 4
1991 United StatesUnited States Pam Shriver Natallja Swerawa
Belarus 1991Belarus 
United StatesUnited States Zina Garrison Lori McNeil
United StatesUnited States 
6: 1, 6: 2
1992 CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Jana Novotná Larisa Savchenko-Neiland
LatviaLatvia 
SpainSpain Conchita Martínez Radka Zrubáková
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 
6: 4, 6: 1
1993 ItalyItaly Laura Golarsa Natalija Medvedeva
UkraineUkraine 
GermanyGermany Anke Huber Larisa Neiland
LatviaLatvia 
6: 3, 1: 6, 6: 4
1994 NetherlandsNetherlands Manon Bollegraf Larisa Neiland
LatviaLatvia 
United StatesUnited States Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
1995 United StatesUnited States Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland
LatviaLatvia 
United StatesUnited States Lori McNeil Helena Suková
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
7: 5, 6: 1