1980 Avon Championships of Cincinnati

1980 Avon Championships of Cincinnati
Date January 7–13
Edition 1st
Category Virginia Slims circuit
Draw 32S / 16D
Prize money $150,000
Surface Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor
Location Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Venue Riverfront Coliseum
Champions
Singles
United States Tracy Austin
Doubles
United States Laura DuPont / United States Pam Shriver

The 1980 Avon Championships of Cincinnati was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States that was part of the 1980 Avon Championships Circuit. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from January 7 through January 13, 1980. Second-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.[1][2]

Finals

Singles

United States Tracy Austin defeated United States Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–2, 6–1

  • It was Austin's first singles title of the year and the 11th of her career.

Doubles

United States Laura DuPont / United States Pam Shriver defeated Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec / United States Ann Kiyomura 6–3, 6–3

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32
Singles [1] $30,000 $15,000 $7,000 $3,500 $1,750 $1,000

References

  1. 1 2 John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 355–356.
  2. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1981). Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 181–182. ISBN 9780362020342.
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