1980 Avon Championships of Boston | |
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Date | March 10–16 |
Edition | 7th |
Category | Virginia Slims circuit |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $125,000 |
Surface | Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor |
Location | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Venue |
Walter Brown Arena Boston Garden |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 1980 Avon Championships of Boston was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Boston University Walter Brown Arena [a] in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States that was part of the 1980 Avon Championships circuit. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from Monday, March 10 through Sunday March 16, 1980. [1] First-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money. [3]
Tracy Austin defeated
Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–1
Rosie Casals /
Wendy Turnbull defeated
Billie Jean King /
Ilana Kloss 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Prel. round |
Singles [1] | $24,000 | $14,000 | $6,350 | $3,000 | $1,600 | $900 | $600 |
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The occasion is the Boston layover on the Avon professional tour: six days at Boston University's shrine [...] and a Sunday final at Ghastly Garden.
1980 Avon Championships of Boston | |
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Date | March 10–16 |
Edition | 7th |
Category | Virginia Slims circuit |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $125,000 |
Surface | Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor |
Location | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Venue |
Walter Brown Arena Boston Garden |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 1980 Avon Championships of Boston was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Boston University Walter Brown Arena [a] in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States that was part of the 1980 Avon Championships circuit. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from Monday, March 10 through Sunday March 16, 1980. [1] First-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money. [3]
Tracy Austin defeated
Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–1
Rosie Casals /
Wendy Turnbull defeated
Billie Jean King /
Ilana Kloss 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Prel. round |
Singles [1] | $24,000 | $14,000 | $6,350 | $3,000 | $1,600 | $900 | $600 |
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The occasion is the Boston layover on the Avon professional tour: six days at Boston University's shrine [...] and a Sunday final at Ghastly Garden.