1980 Daihatsu Challenge

1980 Daihatsu Challenge
Date20–26 October
Edition3rd
CategoryColgate Series (AAA)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$125,000
SurfaceCarpet (Supreme) / indoor
LocationBrighton, England
VenueBrighton Centre
Champions
Singles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
Doubles
United States Kathy Jordan / United States Anne Smith
← 1979 · Brighton International · 1981 →

The 1980 Daihatsu Challenge was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Brighton Centre in Brighton in England. The event was part of the AAA[a] category of the 1980 Colgate Series. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 20 October through 25 October 1980. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money.[2][1]

Finals

Singles

United States Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated United States Martina Navratilova 6–4, 5–7, 6–3

  • It was Evert-Lloyd's 8th singles title of the year and the 101st of her career.

Doubles

United States Kathy Jordan / United States Anne Smith defeated United States Martina Navratilova / Netherlands Betty Stöve 6–3, 7–5

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32
Singles [2] $22,000 $11,000 $5,875 $2,800 $1,400 $700

Notes

  1. ^ Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $125,000.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b John Barrett, ed. (1981). Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 135–136, 152–153. ISBN 9780362020342.
  2. ^ a b John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 355, 374.