1982 Avon Championships of Kansas City

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1982 Avon Championships of Kansas City
Date8–14 February
Edition4th
CategoryAvon Championships circuit
Draw16S / 8D
Prize money$100,000
Surface Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor
Location Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Venue Municipal Auditorium
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter / Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Walsh
  1981  · Virginia Slims of Kansas ·  1983  

The 1982 Avon Championships of Kansas City was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri in the United States that was part of the 1982 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from February 8 through February 14, 1982. [1] First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money. [2] [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova defeated Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter 6–2, 6–2

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter / Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Walsh defeated Flag of the United States.svg Mary Lou Piatek / Flag of the United States.svg Anne Smith 4–6, 6–2, 6–2

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Prel. round
Singles [1] $22,000$11,000$6,050$3,000$1,650$900

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References

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  2. "Navratilova flawless in indoor win over Potter" . The Stuart News. February 15, 1982. p. B3 via Newspapers.com.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1983). Slazengers World of Tennis 1983  : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 171–172. ISBN   0356093832.