1980 United Airlines Sunbird Cup

1980 United Airlines Sunbird Cup
DateApril 29 – May 4
Edition1st
CategoryColgate Series (AAAA)
Draw21S
Prize money$200,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationHaines City, Florida, U.S.
VenueGrenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort
Attendance12,500
Champions
Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Tournament of Champions · 1981 →

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[a] 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]

Finals

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Singles

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United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Tracy Austin 6–2, 6–2

  • It was Navratilova's 8th singles title of the year and the 42nd of her career.

Prize money

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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

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  1. ^ Tournaments with prize money of $200,000 or higher

References

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  1. ^ a b John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 355, 364.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1981). Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 135–136, 140–141. ISBN 9780362020342.
  3. ^ "Austin beats Jaeger for 3d straight time". Chicago Tribune. May 4, 1980. p. Section 4 page 2.[permanent dead link]
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