Avon Futures Championships

Avon Futures Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	Avon Futures Circuit
Founded	1976;49 years ago (1976)
Abolished	1992;33 years ago (1992)
Location	Hilton Head, South Carolina (1976- )
Venue	Various
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Draw	32 S
Prize money	s50,000 (1982)

The Avon Futures Championships ^[1] was a Women's Tennis Association/USTA affiliated tournament founded in 1976 as the Futures Championship. ^[2] They were the seasonal finales of the Avon Futures Circuit that were held in Hilton Head, South Carolina from 1976 to 1977, then Atlanta, Georgia from 1978 to 1979, then Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from 1980 to 1981, then Austin, Texas in 1982 when they were discontinued. ^[3]

Event Names

• Futures Championship (1976–1977)
• Avon Futures Championships (1978–1982)

References

1. Bakersfield Californian NewspaperArchive January 21, 1980 Page 22.
2. Mcallen Monitor NewspaperArchive January 4, 1976 Page 24.
3. 'Avon' tennis tour going up in smoke. Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph, NewspaperArchive March 29, 1982. Page 14.