The Avon Futures of Puerto Rico [1] was a defunct tennis tournament founded in 1977 as the Borniquen Tennis Classic.[2] It was held in San Juan in Puerto Rico and was played on outdoor hard courts. It was the successor event to the early Caribe Hilton Invitational that was a combined mens and womens tournament. This event ran until 1978 when it was discontinued. In 1986 a new successor womens event was established called the Puerto Rico Open initially played in San Juan, it moved to Dorado, Puerto Rico in 1990 until that event ended in 1995.
Avon Futures of Puerto Rico | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | Borniquen Classic (1977) |
Tour | WTA Tour (1977) |
Founded | 1977 |
Abolished | 1978 |
Surface | Hard (1977) |
Past finals
editSingles
editYear | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1977 | Billie Jean King | Janet Newberry | 6–1, 6–3 |
1978 | Julie Anthony | Mary Hamm | 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
Doubles
editYear | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1977[3] | Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King |
Delina Ann Boshoff Ilana Kloss |
4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
References
edit- ^ "Avon Tennis Circuit". womenSports. New York: Women Sports Publishing Company. 1978. p. 68.
- ^ "A King-Casals Victory". The New York Times. New York City, United States. 31 October 1977. p. 43.
- ^ The New York Times (1977) p.42.
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