1980 WTA Tour

1980 WTA Tour
	Austin had her best year in 1980 winning 12 titles
Details
Duration	7 January 1980 – 12 January 1981
Edition	10th
Tournaments	53
Categories	Grand Slam (4); WTA championships (3); Avon Championships (10); Colgate Series (32); Non-tour events (2)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Tracy Austin (12)
Most tournament finals	Tracy Austin (16)
Prize money leader	Martina Navratilova ($749,250)
Points leader	Chris Evert (16.829)
Awards
Player of the year	Tracy Austin
Doubles team of the year	Kathy Jordan ; Anne Smith
Most improved ; player of the year	Hana Mandlíková
Newcomer of the year	Andrea Jaeger
	← 1979 1981 →

Last updated July 28, 2023

The 1980 WTA Tour was the 10th 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.

Schedule

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

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 Singles – Doubles	Tracy Austin 6–2, 6–1	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Dianne Fromholtz Billie Jean King	Greer Stevens Caroline Stoll Wendy Turnbull Kathy Jordan
7 Jan		Laura duPont Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–3	Mima Jaušovec Ann Kiyomura	Dianne Fromholtz Billie Jean King	Greer Stevens Caroline Stoll Wendy Turnbull Kathy Jordan
14 Jan	Avon Championships of Kansas Kansas City, United States Avon Championships Circuit Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–2	Greer Stevens	Virginia Wade Sue Barker	Pam Shriver Dianne Fromholtz Bettina Bunge Evonne Goolagong Cawley
14 Jan		Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–1	Laura duPont Pam Shriver	Virginia Wade Sue Barker
21 Jan	Avon Championships of Chicago Chicago, United States Avon Championships Circuit Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–4	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Billie Jean King Wendy Turnbull	Greer Stevens Dianne Fromholtz Sylvia Hanika Kathy Jordan
21 Jan		Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–4	Sylvia Hanika Kathy Jordan	Billie Jean King Wendy Turnbull	Greer Stevens Dianne Fromholtz Sylvia Hanika Kathy Jordan
28 Jan	Avon Championships of Seattle Seattle, United States Avon Championships Circuit Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Tracy Austin 6–2, 7–6^(7–1)	Virginia Wade	Chris Evert-Lloyd Andrea Jaeger	Sylvia Hanika Greer Stevens Sue Barker Virginia Ruzici
28 Jan		Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 2–6, 7–5	Virginia Wade Greer Stevens	Chris Evert-Lloyd Andrea Jaeger	Sylvia Hanika Greer Stevens Sue Barker Virginia Ruzici

February

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 Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–0	Tracy Austin	Wendy Turnbull Virginia Wade	Virginia Ruzici Roberta McCallum Sue Barker Caroline Stoll
4 Feb		Rosie Casals Martina Navratilova 7–6, 6–2	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Wendy Turnbull Virginia Wade	Virginia Ruzici Roberta McCallum Sue Barker Caroline Stoll
11 Feb	Avon Championships of California Oakland, United States Avon Championships Circuit Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–1, 7–6^(7–4)	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Terry Holladay Virginia Wade	Kathy Jordan Billie Jean King Rosie Casals Greer Stevens
11 Feb		Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura 6–0, 6–4	Greer Stevens Virginia Wade	Terry Holladay Virginia Wade	Kathy Jordan Billie Jean King Rosie Casals Greer Stevens
18 Feb	Avon Championships of Detroit Detroit, United States Avon Championships Circuit Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Billie Jean King 6–3, 6–0	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Dianne Fromholtz Wendy Turnbull	Kathy Jordan Terry Holladay Andrea Jaeger Virginia Ruzici
18 Feb		Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss 3–6, 6–3, 6–2	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Dianne Fromholtz Wendy Turnbull	Kathy Jordan Terry Holladay Andrea Jaeger Virginia Ruzici
25 Feb	Avon Championships of Houston Houston, United States Avon Championships Circuit Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 33S/15D Singles – Doubles	Billie Jean King 6–1, 6–3	Martina Navratilova	Wendy Turnbull Greer Stevens	Virginia Ruzici Dianne Fromholtz Sue Barker Tracy Austin
25 Feb		Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss 3–6, 6–1, 6–4	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	Wendy Turnbull Greer Stevens	Virginia Ruzici Dianne Fromholtz Sue Barker Tracy Austin

March

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 Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Virginia Wade Dianne Fromholtz	Kathy Jordan Pam Shriver Wendy Turnbull Bettina Bunge
3 Mar		Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 4–6, 6–3, 6–3	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Virginia Wade Dianne Fromholtz	Kathy Jordan Pam Shriver Wendy Turnbull Bettina Bunge
10 Mar	Avon Championships of Boston Boston, United States Avon Championships Circuit Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Tracy Austin 6–2, 6–1	Virginia Wade	Billie Jean King Mima Jaušovec	Virginia Ruzici Kathy Jordan Stacy Margolin JoAnne Russell
10 Mar		Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)	Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss	Billie Jean King Mima Jaušovec	Virginia Ruzici Kathy Jordan Stacy Margolin JoAnne Russell
17 Mar	Avon Championships New York City, United States WTA Championships Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 8S/4D Singles – Doubles	Tracy Austin 6–2, 2–6, 6–2	Martina Navratilova	Evonne Goolagong Cawley Billie Jean King
17 Mar		Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 6–3, 4–6, 6–3	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Evonne Goolagong Cawley Billie Jean King
24 Mar	Clairol Crown Carlsbad, United States Non-tour event Clay – $200,000 – 4S/2D	Tracy Austin 6–4, 6–3	Martina Navratilova	Evonne Goolagong Cawley Billie Jean King
	Honda Civic Classic Carlsbad, California, United States Colgate Series (A) Carpet (i) – $30,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Pam Shriver 6–1, 6–2	Kate Latham	Stacy Margolin Pam Teeguarden	Renáta Tomanová Terry Holladay Renée Richards Jeanne DuVall
		Laura duPont Pam Shriver 6–7, 6–4, 6–1	Rosie Casals JoAnne Russell	Stacy Margolin Pam Teeguarden	Renáta Tomanová Terry Holladay Renée Richards Jeanne DuVall
31 Mar	Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan Colgate Series Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 8D Doubles	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova 7–5, 6–3	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura

April

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 Singles – Doubles	Tracy Austin 3–6, 6–1, 6–0	Regina Maršíková	Ivanna Madruga Hana Mandlíková	Yvonne Vermaak Virginia Ruzici Kathy Jordan Evonne Goolagong Cawley
7 Apr		Kathy Jordan Anne Smith 6–1, 6–1	Candy Reynolds Paula Smith	Ivanna Madruga Hana Mandlíková
14 Apr	Murjani WTA Championships Amelia Island, United States Colgate Series (AA) Clay – $100,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 5–7, 6–3, 6–2	Hana Mandlíková	Virginia Ruzici Yvonne Vermaak	Pam Shriver Ivanna Madruga Jeanne DuVall Leslie Allen
14 Apr		Rosie Casals Ilana Kloss 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–3)	Kathy Jordan Pam Shriver	Virginia Ruzici Yvonne Vermaak	Pam Shriver Ivanna Madruga Jeanne DuVall Leslie Allen
28 Apr	United Airlines Sunbird Cup Orlando, United States Colgate Series (AAAA) Clay – $200,000 – 20S Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4	Tracy Austin	Barbara Jordan Andrea Jaeger	Pam Shriver Paula Smith Sue Barker Ivanna Madruga

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 May	Italian Open Perugia, Italy Colgate Series Clay – $100,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert-Lloyd 5–7, 6–2, 6–2	Virginia Ruzici	Hana Mandlíková Ivanna Madruga	Laura duPont Renáta Tomanová Bettina Bunge Virginia Wade
5 May		Hana Mandlíková Renáta Tomanová 6–4, 6–1	Ivanna Madruga Adriana Villagrán	Hana Mandlíková Ivanna Madruga	Laura duPont Renáta Tomanová Bettina Bunge Virginia Wade
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 Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–0, 6–3	Virginia Ruzici	Hana Mandlíková Dianne Fromholtz	Kathy Jordan Ivanna Madruga Wendy Turnbull Billie Jean King
		Kathy Jordan Anne Smith 6–1, 6–0	Ivanna Madruga Adriana Villagrán
		Anne Smith Billy Martin 2–6, 6–4, 8–6	Renáta Tomanová Stanislav Birner

June

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

July

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

August

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

September

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

October

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

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Nov	Seiko Classic Hong Kong Colgate Series Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 6–0	Mareen Louie Harper	Sharon Walsh Susan Leo	Julie Harrington Nerida Gregory Jane Plackett Leanne Harrison
		Wendy Turnbull Sharon Walsh 6–1, 6–2	Penny Johnson Silvana Urroz	Sharon Walsh Susan Leo
	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, West Germany Colgate Series Hard (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Tracy Austin 6–2, 7–5	Sherry Acker	Andrea Jaeger Virginia Ruzici	Mima Jaušovec Sylvia Hanika Pam Teeguarden Isabelle Villiger
		Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve 6–4, 7–5	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Andrea Jaeger Virginia Ruzici
10 Nov	Florida Federal Open Tampa, USA Colgate Series Clay – $125,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Andrea Jaeger Walkover	Tracy Austin	Kathrin Keil Mary Lou Daniels	Susan Mascarin Anne White Beth Norton Wendy White
		Rosie Casals Candy Reynolds 7–6, 7–5	Anne Smith Paula Smith	Kathrin Keil Mary Lou Daniels	Susan Mascarin Anne White Beth Norton Wendy White
	Dutch International Indoors Amsterdam, Netherlands Colgate Series Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Hana Mandlíková 6–2, 6–1	Virginia Ruzici	Barbara Potter JoAnne Russell	Renee Blount Mima Jaušovec Betty Stöve Hana Strachoňová
		Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve 7–6, 7–6	Mima Jaušovec JoAnne Russell	Barbara Potter JoAnne Russell	Renee Blount Mima Jaušovec Betty Stöve Hana Strachoňová
17 Nov	Lion's Cup Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event Carpet (i) – $200,000 – S Singles	Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–3	Tracy Austin	Evonne Goolagong Cawley Chris Evert-Lloyd
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 Singles – Doubles	Hana Mandlíková 6–0, 7–5	Wendy Turnbull	Martina Navratilova Mima Jaušovec	Greer Stevens Pam Shriver Virginia Ruzici Candy Reynolds
24 Nov 7 Dec		Betsy Nagelsen Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–4	Ann Kiyomura Candy Reynolds	Martina Navratilova Mima Jaušovec	Greer Stevens Pam Shriver Virginia Ruzici Candy Reynolds

December

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

Rankings

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	1
2	Tracy Austin (USA)	15.633	3	1
3	Martina Navratilova (USA)	14.786	1	2
4	Hana Mandlíková (TCH)	10.801	17	13
5	Evonne Goolagong Cawley (AUS)	10.747	4	1
6	Billie Jean King (USA)	9.737	5	1
7	Andrea Jaeger (USA)	9.611	NR	NR
8	Wendy Turnbull (AUS)	9.556	7	1
9	Pam Shriver (USA)	8.227	33	24
10	Greer Stevens (RSA)	8.032	12	2
11	Virginia Ruzici (ROU)	7.598	13	2
12	Dianne Fromholtz (AUS)	7.571	6	6
13	Kathy Jordan (USA)	7.281	11	2
14	Sylvia Hanika (FRG)	6.248	16	2
15	Virginia Wade (GBR)	5.766	8	7
16	Sue Barker (GBR)	5.460	10	6
17	Mima Jaušovec (YUG)	5.284	20	3
18	Regina Maršíková (TCH)	5.127	14	4
19	Bettina Bunge (FRG)	4.960	32	13
20	Terry Holladay (USA)	4.551	26	6

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References

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

External links

Official WTA Tour website

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

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v t e 1980 WTA Tour « 1979 1981 »
Grand Slam events	French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) Australian Open (S, D)
Avon Championships Circuit	Kansas (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Seattle (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) California (S, D) Detroit (S, D) Houston (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Boston (S, D)
Colgate Series	Carlsbad (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Orlando (S) Rome (S, D) Chichester (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Richmond (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Mahwah (S, D) Tokyo 1 (S) Salt Lake City (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Hartford (S, D) Phoenix (S, D) Nagoya (S, D) Deerfield Beach (S, D) Brighton (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Stockholm (S, D) Hong Kong (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Tampa (S, D) Amsterdam (S, D) Sydney (S, D) Adelaide (S, D) Tucson (S, D)
Non-Tour Events	Carlsbad (S, D) Tokyo 2 (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup Wightman Cup
Avon Championships (S, D) Bridgestone Doubles Championships (D) Colgate Series Championships (S, D)

v t e Women's tennis seasons
National circuits (1881-1912) ILTF circuit (1913-67)	1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
ILTF Women's Tour	1968 1969
ILTF Women's Independent Tour	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
ILTF Women's International Grand Prix circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Virginia Slims Circuit	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Virginia Slims Series / Colgate Series	1976 1977 1978
Avon Series / Colgate Series	1979 1980
Avon Series / Toyota Series	1981 1982
Virginia Slims World Championship Series	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
WTA Tour	1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023