1982 Avon Championships
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1982 Avon Championships | |
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Date | March 24 — 28 |
Edition | 11th |
Category | WTA Tour Championships |
Draw | 8S / 4D |
Prize money | $300,000 |
Surface | Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor |
Location | New York City, United States |
Venue | Madison Square Garden |
Attendance | 60,988 |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Sylvia Hanika | |
Doubles | |
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver |
The 1982 Avon Championships were the eleventh WTA Tour Championships, the annual women's tennis tournament for the best players of the 11 tournament Avon Championships Circuit on the 1982 WTA Tour. It was the 11th edition of the event and was played from March 24 through March 28, 1982 on indoor carpet courts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States. Fifth-seeded Sylvia Hanika won the singles title, after trailing Navratilova 1–6, 1–3 in the final, and earned $100,000 first-prize money.[1][2][3][4][5]
Champions
Singles
Sylvia Hanika defeated Martina Navratilova, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
- It was Hanika's 1st singles title of the year and the 4th of her career.
Doubles
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver defeated Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith, 6–4, 6–3
See also
References
- ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 427, 528.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1983). Slazengers World of Tennis 1983 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 171, 173. ISBN 0356093832.
- ^ Neil Amdur (March 29, 1982). "Miss Navratilova toppled in final". The New York Times.
- ^ Martin Lader (March 29, 1982). "So stunning was Sylvia Hanika's victory over Martina Navratilova..." UPI.
- ^ Vic Ziegel (March 29, 1982). "Avon Ladies". New York Magazine. Vol. 15, no. 13. pp. 70–71. ISSN 0028-7369.
External links
- Official website
- ITF tournament edition details Archived 2017-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Tournament draws
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