The Wild Dunes Women's International was a WTA Tour affiliated tennis tennis tournament founded in 1981 as the Avon Futures of Greenville.World Tennis. (1981). Tournament Wrap up. CBS Publications. New York City. United States. pages 62, 67. Also known by its 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,Barrett, John & Tingay, Lance. (1983) Slazenger World of Tennis 1983. Queen Anne Press Mcdonald and Co. London and Sydney. ISBN 0356093840. page.174. 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 its final location for two editions at the Wild Dunes Resort Hotel, Wild Dunes on the Isle of Palms, Charleston County.
Past finals Singles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1981 Lena Sandin Roberta McCallum 7–5, 6–2 1982 Cláudia Monteiro Jo Durie 6–4, 3–6, 6–41985 Katerina Maleeva Virginia Ruzici 6–3, 6–3 1986 Elise Burgin Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6–1, 6–31987 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Raffaella Reggi 5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1985 Svetlana Parkhomenko Larisa Savchenko Elise Burgin Lori McNeil 6–1, 6–3 1986 Sandra Cecchini Sabrina Goleš Laura Gildemeister Marcela Skuherská 4–6, 6–0, 6–31987 Laura Gildemeister Tine Scheuer-Larsen Mercedes Paz Candy Reynolds 6–4, 6–4
Event names Official Avon Futures of Greenville (1981) Avon Futures of Carolina (1982) Seabrook Open (1985) Wild Dunes Women's International (1986–1987)
References
Sources WTA Tour history