WTA Tour 1980

◄ WTA Tour 1980 ►
Period:	December 1979 - December 1980
Edition:	10
Number of tournaments:	51
Categories:	Grand Slam (4) Tour Championships (2) Avon Championships Circuit (10) Colgate Series (33) Non-Tour Events (2)
successes
Awards
Player of the year:	Tracy Austin
Double team of the year:	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
Newcomer of the year:	Hana Mandlíková
Newcomer of the year:	Andrea Jaeger

The 1980 Grand Slam winners

French Open and US Open :
Chris Evert-Lloyd

Wimbledon Championships :
Evonne Cawley

Australian Open :
Hana Mandlíková

The 1980 WTA Tour (officially: Avon Championships Circuit and Colgate Series ) was the 10th year of the women 's tennis tournament series hosted by the Women's Tennis Association . It comprised 51 tournaments.

Like the Grand Slam tournaments, the Federation Cup team competition is not organized by the WTA but by the ITF . It is still listed because the top players usually play there too.

Tournament schedule

category Grand Slam Tour Championships Avon Championships Circuit Colgate Series Non-tour events

Others Federation Cup

December

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
December 31	Colgate Series Championships Landover , United States $ 250,000 Carpet Hall	Martina Navrátilová	Tracy Austin	6: 2, 6: 1
		Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová	Rosie Casals Chris Evert-Lloyd	6: 4, 6: 3

January

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07.01.	Avon Championships of Cincinnati Cincinnati , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 150,000 Carpet Hall	Tracy Austin	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6: 2, 6: 1
		Laura duPont Pam Shriver	Mima Jaušovec Ann Kiyomura	6: 3, 6: 3
14.01.	Avon Championships of Kansas City Kansas City , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 125,000 Carpet Indoor	Martina Navrátilová	Greer Stevens	6-0, 6-2
		Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová	Laura duPont Pam Shriver	6: 3, 6: 4
01/21	Avon Championships of Chicago Chicago , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 200,000 Carpet Hall	Martina Navrátilová	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6.4, 6: 4
		Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová	Sylvia Hanika Kathy Jordan	6: 3, 6: 4
28.01.	Avon Championships of Seattle Seattle , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 150,000 Carpet Hall	Tracy Austin	Virginia Wade	6: 2, 7: 6
		Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Greer Stevens Virginia Wade	6: 4, 2: 6, 7: 5

February

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04.02.	Avon Championships of Los Angeles Los Angeles , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 125,000 Hard Court	Martina Navrátilová	Tracy Austin	6: 2, 6: 0
		Rosie Casals Martina Navrátilová	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	7: 6, 6: 2
02/11	Avon Championships of California Oakland , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 150,000 Carpet Hall	Martina Navrátilová	Evonne Cawley	6: 1, 7: 6
		Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	Greer Stevens Virginia Wade	6-0, 6-4
02/18	Avon Championships of Detroit Detroit , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 200,000 Carpet Hall	Billie Jean King	Evonne Cawley	6: 3, 6: 0
		Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2
25.02.	Avon Championships of Houston Houston , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 150,000 Carpet Hall	Billie Jean King	Martina Navrátilová	6: 1, 6: 3
		Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	3: 6, 6: 1, 6: 4

March

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
03.03.	Avon Championships of Dallas Dallas , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 150,000 Carpet Hall	Martina Navrátilová	Evonne Cawley	6: 3, 6: 2
		Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová	Stanislav_Birner Wendy Turnbull	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3
10.03.	Avon Championships of Boston Boston , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 125,000 Carpet Hall	Tracy Austin	Virginia Wade	6: 2, 6: 1
		Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss	6: 4, 7: 6
17.03.	Avon Circuit Championships New York City , United States Masters - $ 300,000 Carpet Hall	Tracy Austin	Martina Navrátilová	6: 2, 2: 6, 6: 2
		Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 3
	Honda Civic Classic Carlsbad , United States Colgate Series - $ 50,000 hard court	Pam Shriver	Kate Latham	6: 1, 6: 2
		Laura duPont Pam Shriver	Rosie Casals JoAnne Russell	6: 7, 6: 4, 6: 1
24.03.	Clairol Crown Carlsbad , United States Non-Tour Event - $ 200,000 hard court	Tracy Austin	Martina Navrátilová	7: 5, 6: 2
March 31	Bridgestone Doubles Tokyo , Japan Colgate Series - $ 150,000 Carpet (Hall)	Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	7: 5, 6: 3

April

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04/07	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head , United States Colgate Series - $ 150,000 Clay	Tracy Austin	Regina Maršíková	3: 6, 6: 1, 6: 0
		Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Candy Reynolds Paula Smith	6: 2, 6: 1
04/14	Murjani WTA Championships Amelia Island , United States Colgate Series - $ 100,000 Clay	Martina Navrátilová	Hana Mandlíková	5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 2
		Rosie Casals Ilana Kloss	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	7: 6, 7: 6
04/28	United Airlines Tournament of Champions Orlando , United States Colgate Series - $ 200,000 Clay	Martina Navrátilová	Tracy Austin	6: 2, 6: 4

May

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
05.05.	Italian Open Perugia , Italy Colgate Series - $ 100,000 Clay	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Virginia Ruzici	5: 7, 6: 2, 6: 2
		Hana Mandlíková Renáta Tomanová	Ivanna Madruga Ariana Villagrán	6: 4, 6: 4
19.05.	Federation Cup Final Berlin , Federal Republic of Germany , clay court	United States	Australia	3-0
May 26th	French Open Paris , France Grand Slam $ 250,000 - Clay Court (Red)	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Virginia Ruzici	6: 0, 6: 3
		Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Ivanna Madruga Ariana Villagrán	6: 1, 6: 0
		Anne Smith Billy Martin	Renáta Tomanová Stanislav Birner	2: 6, 6: 4, 8: 6

June

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
09.06.	Crossley Carpets Trophy Chichester , UK Colgate Series - $ 100,000 Lawn	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Evonne Cawley	6: 3, 6: 7, 7: 5
		Pam Shriver Betty Stöve	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6: 4, 7: 5
16.06.	BMW Championships Eastbourne , Great Britain Colgate Series - $ 125,000 Lawn	Tracy Austin	Wendy Turnbull	7: 6, 6: 2
		Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Pam Shriver Betty Stöve	6: 4, 6: 1
June 23	The Championships Wimbledon , UK Grand Slam - $ 259,000 Lawn	Evonne Cawley	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6: 1, 7: 6
		Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	4: 6, 7: 5, 6: 1
		Tracy Austin John Austin	Dianne Fromholtz Mark Edmondson	4: 6, 7: 6, 6: 3

July

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
14.07.	Player's Classic Montreal , Canada Colgate Series - $ 100,000 hard court	Martina Navrátilová	Greer Stevens	6: 2, 6: 1
		Pam Shriver Anne Smith	Ann Kiyomura Greer Stevens	3: 6, 6: 6 problem
07/21	Central Fidelity International Richmond , United States Colgate Series - $ 100,000 Carpet (hall)	Martina Navrátilová	Mary-Lou Piatek	6: 3, 6: 0
		Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová	Pam Shriver Anne Smith	6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 3
	Sparkassen Cup Kitzbühel , Austria Colgate Series - $ 50,000 Clay Court	Virginia Ruzici	Hana Mandlíková	3: 6, 6: 1, task
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff	Hana Mandlíková Renáta Tomanová	walk-over
07/28	Wells Fargo Open San Diego , United States Colgate Series - $ 100,000 hard court	Tracy Austin	Wendy Turnbull	6: 1, 6: 3
		Tracy Austin Ann Kiyomura	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	3.6, 6: 4, 6: 3

August

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04.08.	US Clay Court Championships Indianapolis , United States Colgate Series - $ 150,000 Clay Court	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Andrea Jaeger	6: 4, 6: 3
		Anne Smith Paula Smith	Virginia Ruzici Renáta Tomanová	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
08/11	Player's Canadian Open Toronto , Canada Colgate Series - $ 150,000 hard court	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Virginia Ruzici	6: 3, 6: 1
		Andrea Jaeger Regina Maršíková	Ann Kiyomura Betsy Nagelsen	6: 1, 6: 3
08/18	Volvo Tennis Cup Mahwah , United States Colgate Series - $ 150,000 hard court	Hana Mandlíková	Andrea Jaeger	6: 7, 6: 2, 6: 2
		Martina Navrátilová Candy Reynolds	Pam Shriver Betty Stöve	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 1
08/25	US Open New York , United States Grand Slam - $ 350,000 hard court	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Hana Mandlíková	5: 7, 6: 1, 6: 1
		Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová	Pam Shriver Betty Stöve	7: 6, 7: 5
		Wendy Turnbull Marty Riessen	Betty Stöve Frew McMillan	7: 5, 6: 2

September

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
08.09.	Toray Sillook Open Tokyo , Japan Colgate Series - $ 150,000 hard court	Billie Jean King	Terry Holladay	7: 5, 6: 4
	Women's Games Salt Lake City , United States Colgate Series - $ 50,000 hard court	Virginia Ruzici	Ivanna Madruga	6: 1, 6: 3
		Virginia Ruzici Pam Teeguarden	Barbara Jordan JoAnne Russell	6: 4, 7: 5
15.09.	Buick Riviera Classic Las Vegas , United States Colgate Series - $ 200,000 hard court	Andrea Jaeger	Hana Mandlíková	7: 5, 4: 6, 6: 3
		Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Martina Navrátilová Betty Stöve	2: 6, 6: 4, 6: 3
22.09.	Davison's Classic Atlanta , United States Colgate Series - $ 100,000 Carpet Hall	Hana Mandlíková	Wendy Turnbull	6: 3, 7: 5
		Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6: 3, 6: 1
29.09.	US Indoors Minneapolis , United States Colgate Series - $ 100,000 Carpet Hall	Tracy Austin	Dianne Fromholtz	6: 1, 2: 6, 6: 2
		Ann Kiyomura Candy Reynolds	Anne Smith Paula Smith	6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 1

October

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
06.10.	Thunderbird Classic Phoenix , United States Colgate Series - $ 100,000 hard court	Regina Maršíková	Wendy Turnbull	7: 6, 7: 6
		Pam Shriver Paula Smith	Ann Kiyomura Candy Reynolds	6-0, 6-4
13.10.	Borden Classic Nagoya , Japan Colgate Series - $ 50,000 Clay Court	Dana Gilbert	Barbara Jordan	5: 1 task
		Lindsay Morse Jean Nachand	Nerida Gregory Marie Pinterova	6: 3, 6: 1
	Maybelline Classic Deerfield Beach , United States Colgate Series - $ 100,000 hard court	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Andrea Jaeger	6: 4, 6: 1
		Andrea Jaeger Regina Maršíková	Martina Navrátilová Candy Reynolds	1: 6, 6: 1, 6: 2
20.10.	Hit-Union Japan Open Tokyo , United States Colgate Series - $ 50,000 hard court	Mariana Simionescu	Nerida Gregory	6.4, 6: 4
		Dana Gilbert Peanut Louie	Nerida Gregory Marie Pinterova	7: 5, 7: 6
	Daihatsu Challenge Brighton , UK Colgate Series - $ 125,000 Carpet (Hall)	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Martina Navrátilová	6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 3
		Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Martina Navrátilová Betty Stöve	6: 3, 7: 5
10/27	Stockholm Open Stockholm , Sweden Colgate Series - $ 75,000 Carpet (Hall)	Hana Mandlíková	Bettina Bunge	6: 2, 6: 2
		Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici	Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve	6: 2, 6: 1

November

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
03.11.	Porsche Grand Prix Filderstadt , Federal Republic of Germany Colgate Series - $ 125,000 Carpet (hall)	Tracy Austin	Sherry Acker	6: 2, 7: 5
		Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6: 4, 7: 5
	Seiko Classic Hong Kong , Hong Kong Colgate Series - $ 50,000 Clay Court	Wendy Turnbull	Marcie Harper	6-0, 6-2
		Wendy Turnbull Sharon Walsh	Penny Johnson Silvana Urroz	6: 1, 6: 2
11/10	Dutch International Open Amsterdam , Netherlands Colgate Series - $ 75,000 Carpet (hall)	Hana Mandlíková	Virginia Ruzici	5: 7, 6: 2, 7: 5
		Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve	Mima Jaušovec JoAnne Russell	7: 6, 7: 6
	Florida Federal Open Tampa , United States Colgate Series - $ 125,000 hard court	Andrea Jaeger	Tracy Austin	walk-over
		Rosie Casals Candy Reynolds	Anne Smith Paula Smith	7: 6, 7: 5
11/17	Lion's Cup Tokyo , Japan Non-Tour Event - $ 200,000 Carpet (Hall)	Martina Navrátilová	Tracy Austin	6: 4, 6: 3
11/24	Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam - $ 200,000 Lawn	Hana Mandlíková	Wendy Turnbull	6-0, 7-5
		Betsy Nagelsen Martina Navrátilová	Ann Kiyomura Candy Reynolds	6: 4, 6: 4

December

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
01.12.	Building Society NSW Open Sydney , Australia Colgate Series - $ 125,000 Lawn	Wendy Turnbull	Pam Shriver	3: 6, 6: 4, 7: 6
		Pam Shriver Betty Stöve	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6: 1, 4: 6, 6: 4
December 8th	National Panasonic Open Adelaide , Australia Colgate Series - $ 125,000 Lawn	Hana Mandlíková	Sue Barker	6: 2, 6: 4
		Pam Shriver Betty Stöve	Sue Barker Sharon Walsh	6: 4, 6: 3
15.12.	Tucson Open Tucson , United States Colgate Series - $ 75,000 Carpet (hall)	Tracy Austin	Peanut Louie	6: 2, 6: 0
		Leslie Allen Barbara Potter	Mary-Lou Piatek Wendy White	7: 6, 6: 0

¹ The date marks the beginning of the week

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ WTA Finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English).