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1980 Avon Championships of Kansas

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Date
  
14–20 January

Draw
  
32S/16D

Edition
  
2nd

Prize money
  
$125,000

Category
  
Avon Championships circuit

Surface
  
Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor

The 1980 Avon Championships of Kansas 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 1980 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from January 14 through January 20, 1980. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money.

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Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Greer Stevens 6–0, 6–2

  • It was Navratilova's 2nd title of the year and the 36th of her career.

    • Doubles

    Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova defeated Laura duPont / Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–1

    References

    1980 Avon Championships of Kansas Wikipedia
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