The Borden Classic is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1979 to 1984. It was held in three Japanese cities, namely Kyoto in 1979, Nagoya in 1980 and Tokyo from 1981 until 1984. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and hardcourts. Lisa Bonder won the singles title in 1982 and 1983, making her the only multiple winner in singles.
Past finals
Singles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1979 Betsy Nagelsen Naoko Sato 6–3, 6–41980 Dana Gilbert Barbara Jordan 6–3, 6–01981 Kathy Rinaldi Julie Harrington 6–1, 7–5 1982 Lisa Bonder Shelley Solomon 2–6, 6–0, 6–31983 Lisa Bonder Laura Arraya 6–1, 6–31984 Etsuko Inoue Beth Herr 6–0, 6–0
Doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1979 Chen Chuan Yu Li-Qiao Sue Saliba Mary Sawyer 7–6, 3–6, 7–51980 Lindsay Morse Jean Nachand Nerida Gregory Marie Pinterová 6–3, 6–11981 Marianne van der Torre Nanette Schutte Elizabeth Smylie Kim Steinmetz 6–2, 6–41982 Brenda Remilton Naoko Sato Laura duPont Barbara Jordan 6–3, 6–31983 Chris O'Neil Pam Whytcross Brenda Remilton Naoko Satō 5–7, 7–6, 6–31984 Mercedes Paz Ronni Reis Emilse Raponi-Longo Adriana Villagrán-Reami 6–4, 7–5
References
External links WTA results archive