TVA Cup

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TVA Cup
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameTVA Cup
Tour WTA Tour
Founded1995
Abolished1995
Editions1
Location Nagoya, Japan
Venue Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
Surface Carpet / indoor

The TVA Cup is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played in 1995. It was held at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya in Japan and was played on indoor carpet courts.

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Results

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1995 Flag of the United States.svg Linda Wild Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Kleinová 6–4, 6–2

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1995 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry-Anne Guse
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristine Radford
Flag of Japan.svg Rika Hiraki
Flag of South Korea.svg Sung-Hee Park
6–4, 6–4

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