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1980 Avon Championships of Houston
1980 Avon Championships of Houston
Date	February 25 – March 2
Edition	10th
Category	Virginia Slims circuit
Draw	64S / 16D
Prize money	$150,000
Surface	Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor
Location	Houston, Texas, U.S.
Venue	The Summit
Champions
Singles
	Billie Jean King
Doubles
	Billie Jean King / Ilana Kloss

The 1980 Avon Championships of Houston was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Summit in Houston, Texas in the United States that was part of the 1980 Avon Championships Circuit. It was the 10th edition of the tournament and was held from February 25 through March 2, 1980.^[1] Third-seeded Billie Jean King won the singles title and earned $30,000 first-prize money.^[2]

Finals

Singles

Billie Jean King defeated Martina Navratilova 6–1, 6–3

It was King's 2nd title of the year and the 125th of her career.

Doubles

Billie Jean King / Ilana Kloss defeated Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull 3–6, 6–1, 6–4

Prize money

Event	W	F	3rd	4th	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32
Singles ^[1]	$30,000	$15,000	$7,500	$7,200	$3,500	$1,750	$700

References

^ ^a ^b John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 355, 360–631.
^ John Barrett, ed. (1981). Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 181, 183. ISBN 9780362020342.

External links

[dolan2011-1] John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 355, 360–631.

[wot1981-2] John Barrett, ed. (1981). Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 181, 183. ISBN 9780362020342.

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