1980 United Airlines Sunbird Cup

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1980 United Airlines Sunbird Cup
DateApril 29 – May 4
Edition1st
CategoryColgate Series (AAAA)
Draw21S
Prize money$200,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Haines City, Florida, U.S.
VenueGrenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort
Attendance12,500
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg 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 [lower-alpha 1] 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]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova defeated Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin 6–2, 6–2

Prize money

EventWF3rd4thQFRound of 16Round of 32
Singles [1] $50,000$25,000$16,000$13,000$8,000$5,000$3,000

Notes

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

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