1980 Avon Championships of Boston
| 1980 Avon Championships of Boston | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
 Tracy Austin | |
| Doubles | |
Rosie Casals /  Wendy Turnbull | |
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]
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit] Tracy Austin defeated 
Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–1
- It was Austin's 3rd title of the year and the 13th of her career.
Doubles
[edit] Rosie Casals / Wendy Turnbull defeated Billie Jean King / 
Ilana Kloss 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Prize money
[edit]| 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 |
|---|
Notes
[edit]- ^ The finals on Sunday were played at the Boston Garden.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 355, 362.
- ^ Bud Collins (March 7, 1980). "School's out... but money's rolling in". The Boston Globe. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
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.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1981). Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 181, 183. ISBN 9780362020342.