Central Fidelity Banks International

The Central Fidelity Banks International (it's sponsored names) is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1979 to 1984. Also known as the Richmond International (it's official name) was held in Richmond, Virginia in the United States and played on indoor carpet courts from 1979 to 1983 and on outdoor hard courts in 1984.

Central Fidelity Banks International
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Central Fidelity Banks International
Tour	WTA Tour
Founded	1979
Abolished	1984
Editions	6
Location	Richmond, Virginia, US
Surface	Carpet (1979–83) Hard (1984)

The 1984 tournament is famous for the first-round match between Vicki Nelson-Dunbar and Jean Hepner which lasted six hours and 31 minutes, the longest women's match ever played.^[1] The match featured the longest rally in professional tennis history, a 643-shot rally that lasted 29 minutes.^[2]

Past finals

Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1979	Martina Navratilova	Kathy Jordan	6–1, 6–3
1980	Martina Navratilova	Mary-Lou Piatek	6–3, 6–0
1981	Mary-Lou Piatek	Sue Barker	6–4, 6–1
1982	Wendy Turnbull	Tracy Austin	6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–2
1983	Rosalyn Fairbank	Kathy Jordan	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
1984	JoAnne Russell	Michaela Washington	6–2, 4–6, 6–2

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1979	Wendy Turnbull Betty Stöve	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	6–1, 6–4
1980	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	Pam Shriver Anne Smith	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1981	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	4–6, 7–6, 6–4
1982	Rosie Casals Candy Reynolds	JoAnne Russell Virginia Ruzici	6–3, 6–3
1983	Rosalyn Fairbank Candy Reynolds	Kathy Jordan Barbara Potter	6–7(3–7), 6–2, 6–1
1984	Elizabeth Minter Joanne Russell	Jennifer Mundel Felicia Raschiatore	6–4, 3–6, 7–6

References

1. Baker, Andrew (May 26, 2004). "Marathon men rally to record". Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
2. Seminara, Dave (September 23, 2009). "The Day They Belabored the Point". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-23.

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