The Avon Cup is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's 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.
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 |
Founded | 1983 |
Abolished | 1986 |
Editions | 4 |
Surface | Clay (1983–84, 1986) Hard (1985) |
The only woman to win the singles event more than once was Bonnie Gadusek.
Past finals
editSingles
editYear | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1983 | Avon Cup | Andrea Jaeger | Hana Mandlíková | 6–1, 6–3 |
1984 | Avon Cup | Bonnie Gadusek | Kathleen Horvath | 3–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
1985 | BMW Championships | Bonnie Gadusek | Pam Casale | 6–3, 6–4 |
1986 | edition was part of the Tournament of Champions |
Doubles
editYear | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1983 | Andrea Jaeger Mary-Lou Piatek |
Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull |
7–5, 6–4 |
1984 | Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková |
Andrea Jaeger Anne Hobbs |
3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
1985 | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Sayers |
Camille Benjamin Bonnie Gadusek |
6–3, 6–3 |
1986 | edition was part of the Tournament of Champions |