![]() Chris Evert-Lloyd finished the year as world No. 1 for the fourth time in her career. She won eight singles tournaments during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the US Open. She also finished runner-up at another major, the Wimbledon Championships. | |
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Duration | 7 January 1980 – 12 January 1981 |
Edition | 8th |
Tournaments | 53 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA championships (3) Avon Championship Circuit (10) Colgate Series (32) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most titles | ![]() |
Most finals | ![]() |
Prize money leader | ![]() |
Points leader | ![]() |
Awards | |
Player of the year | ![]() |
Doubles team of the year | ![]() ![]() |
Most improved player of the year | ![]() |
Newcomer of the year | ![]() |
← 1979 1981 → |
The 1980 WTA Tour was the 8th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 7, 1980, and concluded on December 24, 1980, after 53 events. It was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The year is divided into two sponsored tours, with the first three months in the United States on the Avon Championships Circuit and the remaining nine months on the world wide Colgate Series Circuit. It included the four Grand Slam tournaments and a series of other events. ITF World Circuit tournaments were not part of the tour, although they awarded points for the WTA World Ranking.
The table below shows the 1980 WTA Tour schedule.
Grand Slam tournaments |
WTA championships |
Avon Championships Circuit |
Colgate Series |
Non-tour events |
Team events |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 Apr | Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Colgate Series (AAA) Clay – $150,000 – 56S/32D | ![]() 3–6, 6–1, 6–0 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–1, 6–1 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
14 Apr | Murjani WTA Championships Amelia Island, United States Colgate Series (AA) Clay – $100,000 – 56S/32D | ![]() 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3) | ![]() ![]() | ||||
28 Apr | United Airlines Sunbird Cup Orlando, United States Colgate Series (AAAA) Clay – $200,000 – 20S | ![]() 6–2, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 May | Italian Open Perugia, Italy Colgate Series Clay – $100,000 – 56S/32D | ![]() 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–4, 6–1 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
19 May | Federation Cup West Berlin, West Germany Team event Clay | ![]() 3-0 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
26 May 2 June | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $300,000 – 112S/64Q/48D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles | ![]() 6–0, 6–3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–1, 6–0 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() 2–6, 6–4, 8–6 | ![]() ![]() |
Below are the 1980 WTA year-end rankings (December 31, 1980) in singles competition:
Singles Year-end Ranking [1] | ||||
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No | Player Name | Points | 1979 | Change |
1 | ![]() | 16.829 | 2 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() | 15.633 | 3 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() | 14.786 | 1 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() | 10.801 | 17 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() | 10.747 | 4 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() | 9.737 | 5 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() | 9.611 | NR | NR |
8 | ![]() | 9.556 | 7 | ![]() |
9 | ![]() | 8.227 | 33 | ![]() |
10 | ![]() | 8.032 | 12 | ![]() |
11 | ![]() | 7.598 | 13 | ![]() |
12 | ![]() | 7.571 | 6 | ![]() |
13 | ![]() | 7.281 | 11 | ![]() |
14 | ![]() | 6.248 | 16 | ![]() |
15 | ![]() | 5.766 | 8 | ![]() |
16 | ![]() | 5.460 | 10 | ![]() |
17 | ![]() | 5.284 | 20 | ![]() |
18 | ![]() | 5.127 | 14 | ![]() |
19 | ![]() | 4.960 | 32 | ![]() |
20 | ![]() | 4.551 | 26 | ![]() |