1982 Avon Championships of Washington

1982 Avon Championships of Washington
Date	January 4–11
Edition	9th
Category	Virginia Slims circuit
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$200,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Washington D.C., U.S. Landover, Maryland, U.S.
Venue	GWU Charles Smith Center Capital Centre
Champions
Singles
Martina Navratilova
Doubles
Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith

The 1982 Avon Championships of Washington was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts (Sporteze) at the GWU Charles Smith Center and the Capital Centre in Washington D.C., District of Columbia in the United States that was part of the 1982 Avon Championships Circuit. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from January 4 through January 11, 1982.^[1] Second-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $40,000 first-prize money.^[1][2][3]

Finals

Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Anne Smith 6–2, 6–3

• It was Navratilova's first singles title of the year and the 56th of her career.

Doubles

Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith defeated Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver 6–2, 3–6, 6–1

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32
Singles [1]	$40,000	$20,000	$9,900	$4,800	$2,500	$1,350

References

1. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 427–428.
2. John Barrett, ed. (1983). Slazengers World of Tennis 1983  : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 171. ISBN 0356093832.
3. Thomas Boswell (January 11, 1982). "Navratilova, Smith await a friendly final". The Washington Post.

External links

• IT) tournament edition details