1980 Murjani WTA Championships

1980 Murjani WTA Championships
Date April 15–20
Edition 1st
Category Colgate Series (AA)
Draw 32S / 28D
Prize money $250,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Amelia Island, Florida, U.S
Venue Amelia Island Plantation
Champions
Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Doubles
United States Kathy Jordan
South Africa Ilana Kloss

The 1980 Murjani WTA Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1980 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from April 15 through April 20, 1980. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title.[1]

Finals

Singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková 5–7, 6–3, 6–2

Doubles

United States Rosemary Casals / South Africa Ilana Kloss defeated United States Kathy Jordan / United States Pam Shriver 7–6, 7–6

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1981). Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 160. ISBN 9780362020342.
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