1980 Avon Championships – Singles

Singles
Singles
1980 Avon Championships
Champion	Tracy Austin
Runner-up	Martina Navratilova
Score	6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Draw	8 (round robin + elimination)

Tracy Austin defeated the two-time defending champion Martina Navratilova in the final, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 1980 Avon Championships.

Seeds

Martina Navratilova (final)
Tracy Austin (champion)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Play-off round				Semifinals					Final

				1	Martina Navratilova	6	3	6
	Evonne Goolagong	6	6		Evonne Goolagong	2	6	0
	Kathy Jordan	2	4						1	Martina Navratilova	2	6	2
									2	Tracy Austin	6	2	6
				2	Tracy Austin	6	6
	Wendy Turnbull	2	2		Billie Jean King	3	1
	Billie Jean King	6	6

Round robin

Group A

		Navratilova	Jordan	King	Wade	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Martina Navratilova		6–2, 6–1	6–2, 6–1	Not played	2–0	4–0	24–6 (80.0%)	1 Q
	Kathy Jordan	2–6, 1–6		Not played	1–6, 6–3, 6–0	1–1	2–3	16–21 (43.2%)	3 PO
	Billie Jean King	2–6, 1–6	Not played		6–1, 6–3	1–1	2–2	15–16 (48.4%)	2 PO
	Virginia Wade	Not played	6–1, 3–6, 0–6	1–6, 3–6		0–2	1–4	13–25 (34.2%)	4

Q: qualifies to semifinals. PO: advances to play-off round.

Group B

		Austin	Goolagong	Stevens	Turnbull	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	Tracy Austin		6–1, 4–6, 7–6	6–3, 5–3, retired	Not played	2–0	4–1	28–19 (59.6%)	1 Q
	Evonne Goolagong	1–6, 6–4, 6–7		Not played	7–6, 6–4	1–1	3–2	26–27 (49.1%)	2 PO
	Greer Stevens	3–6, 3–5, retired	Not played		Withdrew	0–2	0–2	6–11 (35.3%)	4
	Wendy Turnbull	Not played	6–7, 4–6	Walkover		1–1	0–2	10–13 (43.5%)	3 PO