| Avon Futures of Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Borniquen Classic (1977) |
| Tour | WTA Tour (1977) |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Abolished | 1978 |
| Surface | Hard (1977) |
The Avon Futures of Puerto Rico [1] was a defunct tennis tournament founded in 1977 as the Borniquen Tennis Classic. [2] It was held in San Juan in Puerto Rico and was played on outdoor hard courts. It was the successor event to the early Caribe Hilton Invitational that was a combined mens and womens tournament. This event ran until 1978 when it was discontinued. In 1986 a new successor womens event was established called the Puerto Rico Open initially played in San Juan, it moved to Dorado, Puerto Rico in 1990 until that event ended in 1995.
Past finals
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 |
Billie Jean King |
Janet Newberry |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 1978 |
Julie Anthony |
Mary Hamm |
6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 [3] |
Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King |
Delina Ann Boshoff
Ilana Kloss |
4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
References
- ^ "Avon Tennis Circuit". womenSports. New York: Women Sports Publishing Company. 1978. p. 68.
- ^ "A King‐Casals Victory". The New York Times. New York City, United States: The New York Times Company. 31 October 1977. p. 43.
- ^ The New York Times (1977) p.42.
External links
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| Avon Futures of Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Borniquen Classic (1977) |
| Tour | WTA Tour (1977) |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Abolished | 1978 |
| Surface | Hard (1977) |
The Avon Futures of Puerto Rico [1] was a defunct tennis tournament founded in 1977 as the Borniquen Tennis Classic. [2] It was held in San Juan in Puerto Rico and was played on outdoor hard courts. It was the successor event to the early Caribe Hilton Invitational that was a combined mens and womens tournament. This event ran until 1978 when it was discontinued. In 1986 a new successor womens event was established called the Puerto Rico Open initially played in San Juan, it moved to Dorado, Puerto Rico in 1990 until that event ended in 1995.
Past finals
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 |
Billie Jean King |
Janet Newberry |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 1978 |
Julie Anthony |
Mary Hamm |
6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 [3] |
Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King |
Delina Ann Boshoff
Ilana Kloss |
4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
References
- ^ "Avon Tennis Circuit". womenSports. New York: Women Sports Publishing Company. 1978. p. 68.
- ^ "A King‐Casals Victory". The New York Times. New York City, United States: The New York Times Company. 31 October 1977. p. 43.
- ^ The New York Times (1977) p.42.
External links
|
| This WTA Tour tennis tournament article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This article about sports in Puerto Rico is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Hard court tennis tournaments
- Tennis tournaments in Puerto Rico
- WTA Tour
- 1977 in tennis
- Defunct tennis tournaments in Puerto Rico
- 1977 establishments in Puerto Rico
- 1977 disestablishments in Puerto Rico
- 1977 in Puerto Rican sports
- Defunct sports competitions in Puerto Rico
- WTA Tour competition stubs
- Puerto Rican sport stubs