Avon Cup
Appearance
Avon Cup | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | Avon Cup (1983–84) BMW Championships (1985) Tournament of Champions (1986) |
Tour | WTA Tour (1983–86) |
Founded | 1983 |
Abolished | 1986 |
Editions | 4 |
Surface | Clay (1983–84, 1986) Hard (1985) |
The Avon Cup is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1983 to 1986. It was held on Marco Island, Florida and played on outdoor clay courts from 1983 to 1984 and again in 1986 and on outdoor hard courts in 1985. The event was sponsored by Avon Products and BMW during its tenure and was known as the Tournament of Champions in its final year.
The only woman to win the singles event more than once was Bonnie Gadusek.
Past finals
Singles
Year | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1983 | Avon Cup | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
1984 | Avon Cup | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
1985 | BMW Championships | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
1986 | edition was part of the Tournament of Champions |
Doubles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1983 | ![]() ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
1984 | ![]() ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
1985 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
1986 | edition was part of the Tournament of Champions |
External links
Categories:
- Avon Cup
- Clay court tennis tournaments
- Hard court tennis tournaments
- Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States
- WTA Tour
- 1983 establishments in Florida
- 1986 disestablishments in Florida
- Collier County, Florida
- Recurring sporting events established in 1983
- Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1986