Avon Cup

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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.

The only woman to win the singles event more than once was Bonnie Gadusek.

Past finals

Singles

Year Tournament Champions Runners-up Score
1983 Avon Cup Template:Flagicon Andrea Jaeger Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková 6–1, 6–3
1984 Avon Cup Template:Flagicon Bonnie Gadusek Template:Flagicon Kathleen Horvath 3–6, 6–0, 6–4
1985 BMW Championships Template:Flagicon Bonnie Gadusek Template:Flagicon Pam Casale 6–3, 6–4
1986 edition was part of the Tournament of Champions

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1983 Template:Flagicon Andrea Jaeger
Template:Flagicon Mary-Lou Piatek
Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals
Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull
7–5, 6–4
1984 Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková
Template:Flagicon Helena Suková
Template:Flagicon Andrea Jaeger
Template:Flagicon Anne Hobbs
3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1985 Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan
Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Sayers
Template:Flagicon Camille Benjamin
Template:Flagicon Bonnie Gadusek
6–3, 6–3
1986 edition was part of the Tournament of Champions

External links

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