1980 United Airlines Sunbird Cup |
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Date |
April 29 – May 4 |
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Edition |
1st |
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Category |
Colgate Series (AAAA) |
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Draw |
21S |
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Prize money |
$200,000 |
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Surface |
Hard / outdoor |
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Location |
Haines City, Florida, U.S. |
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Venue |
Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort |
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Attendance |
12,500 |
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Champions |
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Singles |
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Martina Navratilova |
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The 1980 United Airlines Sunbird Cup, also known as the United Airlines Tournament of Champions, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort in Haines City, Florida in the United States. It was part of the Colgate Series circuit of the 1980 WTA Tour and classified as a category AAAA[lower-alpha 1] event. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from April 29 through May 4, 1980. Only a singles competition was held for which players qualified who had won a WTA tournament with more than $20,000 prize money during the previous year. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the title at the event and earned $50,000 first-prize money.[1][2][3]
Prize money
Event |
W |
F |
3rd |
4th |
QF |
Round of 16 |
Round of 32 |
Singles [1] |
$50,000 |
$25,000 |
$16,000 |
$13,000 |
$8,000 |
$5,000 |
$3,000 |
Notes
- ↑ Tournaments with prize money of $200,000 or higher