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The 1980 WTA Tour was the 8th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 7, 1980, and concluded on December 24, 1980, after 36 events. The Avon Championships World Championship Series was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The year is divided into two sponsored tours, with the first three months sponsored by Avon Championships World Championship Series and the latter part by Colgate Series. It included the four Grand Slam tournaments and a series of other events. ITF tournaments were not part of the tour, although they awarded points for the WTA World Ranking.

1980 WTA Tour
Chris Evert-Lloyd finished the year as world No. 1 for the fourth time in her career. She won eight singles tournaments during the season, including two majors at the French Open and the US Open. She also finished runner-up at another major, the Wimbledon Championships.
Details
Duration7 January 1980 – 12 January 1981
Edition8th
Tournaments53
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
WTA championships (3)
Avon Championships (10)
Colgate Series (32)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesUnited States Tracy Austin (12)
Most tournament finalsUnited States Tracy Austin (16)
Prize money leaderUnited States Martina Navratilova ($749,250)
Points leaderUnited States Chris Evert (16.829)
Awards
Player of the yearUnited States Tracy Austin
Doubles team of the yearUnited States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith
Most improved
player of the year
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Newcomer of the yearUnited States Andrea Jaeger
1979
1981

Schedule

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The table below shows the 1980 WTA Tour schedule.

Key
Grand Slam tournaments
WTA championships
Avon Championships Circuit
Colgate Series
Non-tour events
Team events

January

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Jan Avon Championships of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, United States
Avon Championships Circuit
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Tracy Austin
6–2, 6–1
United States  Chris Evert-Lloyd Australia  Dianne Fromholtz
United States  Billie Jean King
South Africa  Greer Stevens
United States  Caroline Stoll
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Laura duPont
United States  Pam Shriver
6–3, 6–3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Mima Jaušovec
United States  Ann Kiyomura
14 Jan Avon Championships of Kansas
Kansas City, United States
Avon Championships Circuit
Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Martina Navratilova
6–0, 6–2
South Africa  Greer Stevens United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
United Kingdom  Sue Barker
United States  Pam Shriver
Australia  Dianne Fromholtz
West Germany  Bettina Bunge
Australia  Evonne Goolagong Cawley
United States  Billie Jean King
United States  Martina Navratilova
6–3, 6–1
United States  Laura duPont
United States  Pam Shriver
21 Jan Avon Championships of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Avon Championships Circuit
Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 56S/28D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Martina Navratilova
6–4, 6–4
United States  Chris Evert-Lloyd United States  Billie Jean King
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
South Africa  Greer Stevens
Australia  Dianne Fromholtz
West Germany  Sylvia Hanika
United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Billie Jean King
United States  Martina Navratilova
6–3, 6–4
West Germany  Sylvia Hanika
United States  Kathy Jordan
28 Jan Avon Championships of Seattle
Seattle, United States
Avon Championships Circuit
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Tracy Austin
6–2, 7–6(7–1)
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade United States  Chris Evert-Lloyd
United States  Andrea Jaeger
West Germany  Sylvia Hanika
South Africa  Greer Stevens
United Kingdom  Sue Barker
Romania  Virginia Ruzici
United States  Rosie Casals
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
6–4, 2–6, 7–5
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
South Africa  Greer Stevens

February

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Feb Avon Championships of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Avon Championships Circuit
Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–0
United States  Tracy Austin Australia  Wendy Turnbull
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
Romania  Virginia Ruzici
United States  Roberta McCallum
United Kingdom  Sue Barker
United States  Caroline Stoll
United States  Rosie Casals
United States  Martina Navratilova
7–6, 6–2
United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Anne Smith
11 Feb Avon Championships of California
Oakland, United States
Avon Championships Circuit
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Martina Navratilova
6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Australia  Evonne Goolagong Cawley United States  Terry Holladay
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Billie Jean King
United States  Rosie Casals
South Africa  Greer Stevens
United Kingdom  Sue Barker
United States  Ann Kiyomura
6–0, 6–4
South Africa  Greer Stevens
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
18 Feb Avon Championships of Detroit
Detroit, United States
Avon Championships Circuit
Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Billie Jean King
6–3, 6–0
Australia  Evonne Goolagong Cawley Australia  Dianne Fromholtz
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Terry Holladay
United States  Andrea Jaeger
Romania  Virginia Ruzici
United States  Billie Jean King
South Africa  Ilana Kloss
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Anne Smith
25 Feb Avon Championships of Houston
Houston, United States
Avon Championships Circuit
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 33S/15D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Billie Jean King
6–1, 6–3
United States  Martina Navratilova Australia  Wendy Turnbull
South Africa  Greer Stevens
Romania  Virginia Ruzici
Australia  Dianne Fromholtz
United Kingdom  Sue Barker
United States  Tracy Austin
United States  Billie Jean King
South Africa  Ilana Kloss
3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
Australia  Wendy Turnbull

March

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Mar Avon Championships of Dallas
Dallas, United States
Avon Championships Circuit
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Martina Navratilova
6–3, 6–2
Australia  Evonne Goolagong Cawley United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
Australia  Dianne Fromholtz
United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Pam Shriver
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
West Germany  Bettina Bunge
United States  Billie Jean King
United States  Martina Navratilova
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
United States  Rosie Casals
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
10 Mar Avon Championships of Boston
Boston, United States
Avon Championships Circuit
Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Tracy Austin
6–2, 6–1
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade United States  Billie Jean King
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Mima Jaušovec
Romania  Virginia Ruzici
United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Stacy Margolin
United States  JoAnne Russell
United States  Rosie Casals
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
United States  Billie Jean King
South Africa  Ilana Kloss
17 Mar Avon Championships
New York City, United States
WTA Championships
Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 8S/4D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Tracy Austin
6–2, 2–6, 6–2
United States  Martina Navratilova Australia  Evonne Goolagong Cawley
United States  Billie Jean King
United States  Billie Jean King
United States  Martina Navratilova
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
United States  Rosie Casals
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
24 Mar Honda Civic Classic
Carlsbad, California, United States
Colgate Series (A)
Carpet (i) – $30,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Pam Shriver
6–1, 6–2
United States  Kate Latham United States  Stacy Margolin
United States  Pam Teeguarden
Czechoslovakia  Renáta Tomanová
United States  Terry Holladay
United States  Renée Richards
United States  Jeanne DuVall
United States  Laura duPont
United States  Pam Shriver
6–7, 6–4, 6–1
United States  Rosie Casals
United States  JoAnne Russell
31 Mar Bridgestone Doubles Championships
Tokyo, Japan
Colgate Series
Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 8D
Doubles
United States  Billie Jean King
United States  Martina Navratilova
7–5, 6–3
United Kingdom  Sue Barker
United States  Ann Kiyomura

April

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
7 Apr Family Circle Cup
Hilton Head Island, United States
Colgate Series (AAA)
Clay – $150,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Tracy Austin
3–6, 6–1, 6–0
Czechoslovakia  Regina Maršíková Argentina  Ivanna Madruga
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková
South Africa  Yvonne Vermaak
Romania  Virginia Ruzici
United States  Kathy Jordan
Australia  Evonne Goolagong Cawley
United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Anne Smith
6–1, 6–1
United States  Candy Reynolds
United States  Paula Smith
14 Apr Murjani WTA Championships
Amelia Island, United States
Colgate Series (AA)
Clay – $100,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Martina Navratilova
5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková Romania  Virginia Ruzici
South Africa  Yvonne Vermaak
United States  Pam Shriver
Argentina  Ivanna Madruga
United States  Jeanne DuVall
United States  Leslie Allen
United States  Rosie Casals
South Africa  Ilana Kloss
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3)
United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Pam Shriver
28 Apr United Airlines Sunbird Cup
Orlando, United States
Colgate Series (AAAA)
Clay – $200,000 – 20S
SinglesDoubles
United States  Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–4
United States  Tracy Austin United States  Barbara Jordan
United States  Andrea Jaeger
United States  Pam Shriver
United States  Paula Smith
United Kingdom  Sue Barker
Argentina  Ivanna Madruga
Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 May Italian Open
Perugia, Italy
Colgate Series
Clay – $100,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Chris Evert-Lloyd
5–7, 6–2, 6–2
Romania  Virginia Ruzici Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková
Argentina  Ivanna Madruga
United States  Laura duPont
Czechoslovakia  Renáta Tomanová
West Germany  Bettina Bunge
United Kingdom  Virginia Wade
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková
Czechoslovakia  Renáta Tomanová
6–4, 6–1
Argentina  Ivanna Madruga
Argentina  Adriana Villagrán
19 May Federation Cup
West Berlin, West Germany
Team event
Clay
  United States
3-0
  Australia
  Czechoslovakia
  West Germany
  Soviet Union
  Romania
  Great Britain
  Sweden
26 May
2 June
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay – $300,000 – 112S/64Q/48D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
United States  Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–0, 6–3
Romania  Virginia Ruzici Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková
Australia  Dianne Fromholtz
United States  Kathy Jordan
Argentina  Ivanna Madruga
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
United States  Billie Jean King
United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Anne Smith
6–1, 6–0
Argentina  Ivanna Madruga
Argentina  Adriana Villagrán
United States  Anne Smith
United States  Billy Martin
2–6, 6–4, 8–6
Czechoslovakia  Renáta Tomanová
Czechoslovakia  Stanislav Birner

June

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 Jun Crossley Carpets Tournament
Chichester, Great Britain
Colgate Series
Grass – $100,000 – 56S/28D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–5
Australia  Evonne Goolagong Cawley United States  Pam Shriver
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
United States  Andrea Jaeger
United States  Betsy Nagelsen
United States  Sharon Walsh
West Germany  Bettina Bunge
United States  Pam Shriver
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
6–4, 7–5
United States  Rosie Casals
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
16 Jun BMW Challenge
Eastbourne, Great Britain
Colgate Series
Grass – $150,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Tracy Austin
7–6, 6–2
Australia  Wendy Turnbull South Africa  Greer Stevens
United States  Mareen Louie Harper
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
Australia  Dianne Fromholtz
United States  Diane Desfor
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková
United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Anne Smith
6–4, 6–1
United States  Pam Shriver
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
23 Jun
30 Jun
Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass – $300,000 – 112S/64Q/48D/48X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Australia  Evonne Goolagong Cawley
6–1, 7–6(7–4)
United States  Chris Evert-Lloyd United States  Martina Navratilova
United States  Tracy Austin
United States  Billie Jean King
United States  Andrea Jaeger
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
South Africa  Greer Stevens
United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Anne Smith
4–6, 7–5, 6–1
United States  Rosie Casals
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
United States  Tracy Austin
United States  John Austin
4–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Australia  Dianne Fromholtz
Australia  Mark Edmondson

July

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
14 Jul Player's Classic
Montreal, Canada
Colgate Series (AA)
Hard – $100,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–1
South Africa  Greer Stevens United States  JoAnne Russell
United States  Pam Shriver
United States  Anne Smith
United States  Laura duPont
United States  Ann Kiyomura
United States  JoAnne Russell
United States  Anne Smith
United States  Pam Shriver
3–6, 6–6(6–3) ret.
United States  Ann Kiyomura
South Africa  Greer Stevens
21 Jul Central Fidelity Banks International
Richmond, United States
Colgate Series (AA)
Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Martina Navratilova
6–3, 6–0
United States  Mary Lou Piatek United States  Pam Shriver
United States  Betsy Nagelsen
United States  Barbara Potter
United States  Stacy Margolin
South Africa  Rosalyn Fairbank
United States  Wendy White
United States  Billie Jean King
United States  Martina Navratilova
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
United States  Pam Shriver
United States  Anne Smith
Austrian Open
Kitzbühel, Austria
Colgate Series (A)
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Romania  Virginia Ruzici
3–6, 1-1 Ret
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková West Germany  Sylvia Hanika
Czechoslovakia  Regina Maršíková
Switzerland  Hana Strachoňová
Czechoslovakia  Renáta Tomanová
West Germany  Heidi Eisterlehner
Czechoslovakia  Iva Budařová
West Germany  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
West Germany  Eva Pfaff
Walkover
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková
Czechoslovakia  Renáta Tomanová
28 Jul Wells Fargo Open
San Diego, United States
Colgate Series (AA)
$125,000 – hard- 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Tracy Austin
6–1, 6–3
Australia  Wendy Turnbull United States  Stacy Margolin
United States  Ann Kiyomura
South Africa  Rosalyn Fairbank
United States  Terry Holladay
United States  Laura duPont
United States  Diane Desfor
United States  Tracy Austin
United States  Ann Kiyomura
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
United States  Rosie Casals
Australia  Wendy Turnbull

August

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
4 Aug U.S. Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, United States
Colgate Series
Clay – $200,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–4, 6–3
United States  Andrea Jaeger Argentina  Ivanna Madruga
Australia  Evonne Goolagong Cawley
United States  Anne White
Switzerland  Hana Strachoňová
United States  Mary Lou Piatek
Czechoslovakia  Regina Maršíková
United States  Anne Smith
United States  Paula Smith
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Romania  Virginia Ruzici
Czechoslovakia  Renáta Tomanová
11 Aug Player's Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
Colgate Series
Hard – $150,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–3, 6–1
Romania  Virginia Ruzici United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Pam Shriver
United States  Anne Smith
Australia  Evonne Goolagong Cawley
United States  Andrea Jaeger
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková
United States  Andrea Jaeger
Czechoslovakia  Regina Maršíková
6–1, 6–3
United States  Ann Kiyomura
United States  Betsy Nagelsen
18 Aug Volvo Women's Cup
Mahwah, United States
Colgate Series
Hard – $100,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková
6–7(0–7), 6–2, 6–2
United States  Andrea Jaeger West Germany  Sylvia Hanika
United States  Martina Navratilova
United States  Tracy Austin
United States  Trey Lewis
Australia  Dianne Fromholtz
United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Martina Navratilova
United States  Candy Reynolds
4–6, 6–3, 6–1
United States  Pam Shriver
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
25 Aug
1 Sep
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard – $350,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
United States  Chris Evert-Lloyd
5–7, 6–1, 6–1
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková United States  Tracy Austin
United States  Andrea Jaeger
United States  Pam Shriver
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Mima Jaušovec
Argentina  Ivanna Madruga
United States  Barbara Hallquist
United States  Billie Jean King
United States  Martina Navratilova
7–6(7–2), 7–5
United States  Pam Shriver
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
United States  Marty Riessen
7–5, 6–2
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
South Africa  Frew McMillan

September

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
8 Sep Toray Sillook Open
Tokyo, Japan
Colgate Series
Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 28S
Singles
United States  Billie Jean King
7–5, 6–4
United States  Terry Holladay Australia  Dianne Fromholtz
United States  Leslie Allen
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Mima Jaušovec
Czechoslovakia  Regina Maršíková
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
Women‟s Games
Atlanta, Salt Lake City, United States
Colgate Series
Hard – $50,000 – 16S/8D
SinglesDoubles
Romania  Virginia Ruzici
6–1, 6–3
Argentina  Ivanna Madruga United States  Barbara Potter
South Africa  Tanya Harford
United States  Pam Teeguarden
United States  JoAnne Russell
United States  Barbara Jordan
Romania  Lucia Romanov
Romania  Virginia Ruzici
United States  Pam Teeguarden
6–4, 7–5
United States  Barbara Jordan
United States  JoAnne Russell
15 Sep Buick Riviera Classic
Atlanta, Las Vegas, United States
Colgate Series
Hard – $200,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Andrea Jaeger
7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková United States  Martina Navratilova
West Germany  Sylvia Hanika
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Anne Smith
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Mima Jaušovec
United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Anne Smith
2–6, 6–4, 6–3
United States  Martina Navratilova
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
22 Sep Davison‟s Classic
Atlanta, United States
Colgate Series (AA)
Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková
6–3, 7–5
Australia  Wendy Turnbull United States  Chris Evert-Lloyd
Australia  Dianne Fromholtz
United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Pam Teeguarden
Romania  Lucia Romanov
United States  JoAnne Russell
United States  Barbara Potter
United States  Sharon Walsh
6–3, 6–1
United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Anne Smith
29 Sep US Indoors
Hartford, United States CN
Colgate Series
Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Tracy Austin
6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Australia  Dianne Fromholtz Australia  Wendy Turnbull
United States  Billie Jean King
United States  Anne Smith
United Kingdom  Anne Hobbs
United States  Renée Richards
United States  Roberta McCallum
United States  Ann Kiyomura
United States  Candy Reynolds
6–3, 4–6, 6–1
United States  Anne Smith
United States  Paula Smith

October

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 Oct Thunderbird Classic
Phoenix, United States
Colgate Series
Hard – $100,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia  Regina Maršíková
7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–3)
Australia  Wendy Turnbull United States  Caroline Stoll
United States  Pam Shriver
United States  Tracy Austin
United States  Trey Lewis
United States  Dana Gilbert
South Korea  Lee Duk-hee
United States  Pam Shriver
United States  Paula Smith
6–0, 6–4
United States  Ann Kiyomura
United States  Candy Reynolds
13 Oct Borden Classic
Nagoya, Japan
Colgate Series
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Dana Gilbert
5-1 ret
United States  Barbara Jordan West Germany  Heidi Eisterlehner
United States  Mareen Louie Harper
Argentina  Ivanna Madruga
United States  Lindsay Morse
Czechoslovakia  Renáta Tomanová
United States  Marcie Louie
United States  Lindsay Morse
United States  Jean Nachand
6–3, 6–1
Australia  Nerida Gregory
Hungary  Marie Pinterová
Lynda Carter Classic
Deerfield Beach, United States
Colgate Series
Hard – $125,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–4, 6–1
United States  Andrea Jaeger Czechoslovakia  Regina Maršíková
United States  Martina Navratilova
Romania  Virginia Ruzici
United States  Sherry Acker
United States  Pam Shriver
United Kingdom  Sue Barker
United States  Andrea Jaeger
Czechoslovakia  Regina Maršíková
1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Czechoslovakia  Martina Navratilova
United States  Candy Reynolds
20 Oct Daihatsu Challenge
Brighton, Great Britain
Colgate Series
Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Chris Evert-Lloyd
6–4, 5–7, 6–3
United States  Martina Navratilova West Germany  Sylvia Hanika
South Africa  Greer Stevens
Romania  Virginia Ruzici
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková
Australia  Dianne Fromholtz
United States  Barbara Potter
United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Anne Smith
6–3, 7–5
United States  Martina Navratilova
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
Hit-Union Japan Open
Tokyo, Japan
Colgate Series
Hard – $50,000 – S/D
SinglesDoubles
Romania  Mariana Simionescu
6–4, 6–4
Australia  Nerida Gregory Hungary  Marie Pinterová
United States  Dana Gilbert
Argentina  Ivanna Madruga
China  Yu Li-Qiao
West Germany  Heidi Eisterlehner
United States  Julie Harrington
United States  Dana Gilbert
United States  Mareen Louie Harper
7–5, 7–6
Australia  Nerida Gregory
Hungary  Marie Pinterová
27 Oct Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
Colgate Series
Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková
6–2, 6–2
West Germany  Bettina Bunge Romania  Virginia Ruzici
West Germany  Sylvia Hanika
United States  JoAnne Russell
Sweden  Lena Sandin
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Mima Jaušovec
West Germany  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Romania  Virginia Ruzici
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Mima Jaušovec
6–2, 6–1
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková
Netherlands  Betty Stöve

November

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Nov Seiko Classic
Hong Kong
Colgate Series
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
6–2, 6–0
United States  Mareen Louie Harper United States  Sharon Walsh
Australia  Susan Leo
United States  Julie Harrington
Australia  Nerida Gregory
United Kingdom  Jane Plackett
Australia  Leanne Harrison
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
United States  Sharon Walsh
6–1, 6–2
United States  Penny Johnson
Chile  Silvana Urroz
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Stuttgart, West Germany
Colgate Series
Hard (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Tracy Austin
6–2, 7–5
United States  Sherry Acker United States  Andrea Jaeger
Romania  Virginia Ruzici
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Mima Jaušovec
West Germany  Sylvia Hanika
United States  Pam Teeguarden
Switzerland  Isabelle Villiger
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
6–4, 7–5
United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Anne Smith
10 Nov Florida Federal Open
Tampa, USA
Colgate Series
Clay – $125,000 – 56S/28D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Andrea Jaeger
Walkover
United States  Tracy Austin United States  Kathrin Keil
United States  Mary Lou Daniels
United States  Susan Mascarin
United States  Anne White
United States  Beth Norton
United States  Wendy White
United States  Rosie Casals
United States  Candy Reynolds
7–6, 7–5
United States  Anne Smith
United States  Paula Smith
Dutch International Indoors
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Colgate Series
Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková
6–2, 6–1
Romania  Virginia Ruzici United States  Barbara Potter
United States  JoAnne Russell
United States  Renee Blount
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Mima Jaušovec
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
Switzerland  Hana Strachoňová
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
7–6, 7–6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Mima Jaušovec
United States  JoAnne Russell
17 Nov Wightman Cup
London, Great Britain
Hard (i)
Team event
  United States 5–2
  Great Britain

24 Nov
7 Dec
Toyota Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Grass – $200,000 – 64S/32Q/32D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková
6–0, 7–5
Australia  Wendy Turnbull United States  Martina Navratilova
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Mima Jaušovec
South Africa  Greer Stevens
United States  Pam Shriver
Romania  Virginia Ruzici
United States  Candy Reynolds
United States  Betsy Nagelsen
United States  Martina Navratilova
6–4, 6–4
United States  Ann Kiyomura
United States  Candy Reynolds

December

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Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Dec NSW Building Society Open
Sydney, Australia
Colgate Series
Grass – $125,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(10–8)
United States  Pam Shriver West Germany  Sylvia Hanika
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková
United States  Martina Navratilova
South Africa  Greer Stevens
United Kingdom  Sue Barker
Romania  Virginia Ruzici
United States  Pam Shriver
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
6–1, 4–6, 6–4
United States  Rosie Casals
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
8 Dec National Panasonic South Australian Open
Adelaide, Australia
Colgate Series
Grass – $125,000 – 56S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková
6–2, 6–4
United Kingdom  Sue Barker Netherlands  Betty Stöve
Hungary  Marie Pinterová
West Germany  Bettina Bunge
West Germany  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
West Germany  Bettina Bunge
Australia  Amanda Tobin
United States  Pam Shriver
Netherlands  Betty Stöve
6–4, 6–3
United Kingdom  Sue Barker
United States  Sharon Walsh
15 Dec Tucson Open
Tucson, United States
Colgate Series (AA)
Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Tracy Austin
6–2, 6–0
United States  Mareen Louie Harper United States  Barbara Potter
United States  Sandy Collins
United States  Sherry Acker
United States  JoAnne Russell
United States  Wendy White
United States  Mona Guerrant
United States  Leslie Allen
United States  Barbara Potter
7–6, 6–0
United States  Mary Lou Daniels
United States  Wendy White
6 Jan 1981 Colgate Series Championships
Landover, United States
WTA Championships
Hard (i) – $250,000 – 12S/6D
SinglesDoubles
United States  Tracy Austin
6–2, 6–2
United States  Andrea Jaeger Australia  Wendy Turnbull
United States  Martina Navratilova
Round robin
Czechoslovakia  Hana Mandlíková
Romania  Virginia Ruzici
United States  Chris Evert-Lloyd
United States  Pam Shriver
United States  Rosie Casals
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
6–3, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
United States  Paula Smith
United States  Candy Reynolds

Rankings

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Below are the 1980 WTA year-end rankings (December 31, 1980) in singles competition:

Singles Year-end Ranking[1]
No Player Name Points 1979 Change
1   Chris Evert (USA) 16.829 2 Increase  1
2   Tracy Austin (USA) 15.633 3 Increase  1
3   Martina Navratilova (USA) 14.786 1 Decrease  2
4   Hana Mandlíková (TCH) 10.801 17 Increase  13
5   Evonne Goolagong Cawley (AUS) 10.747 4 Decrease  1
6   Billie Jean King (USA) 9.737 5 Decrease  1
7   Andrea Jaeger (USA) 9.611 NR NR
8   Wendy Turnbull (AUS) 9.556 7 Decrease  1
9   Pam Shriver (USA) 8.227 33 Increase  24
10   Greer Stevens (RSA) 8.032 12 Increase  2
11   Virginia Ruzici (ROU) 7.598 13 Increase  2
12   Dianne Fromholtz (AUS) 7.571 6 Decrease  6
13   Kathy Jordan (USA) 7.281 11 Decrease  2
14   Sylvia Hanika (FRG) 6.248 16 Increase  2
15   Virginia Wade (GBR) 5.766 8 Decrease  7
16   Sue Barker (GBR) 5.460 10 Decrease  6
17   Mima Jaušovec (YUG) 5.284 20 Increase  3
18   Regina Maršíková (TCH) 5.127 14 Decrease  4
19   Bettina Bunge (FRG) 4.960 32 Increase  13
20   Terry Holladay (USA) 4.551 26 Increase  6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's International Computer Rankings" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 31 December 1980.
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