Avon Futures of Puerto Rico

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 men's and women's tournament. This event ran until 1978 when it was discontinued. In 1986 a new successor women's 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
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameBorniquen Classic (1977)
TourWTA Tour (1977)
Founded1977
Abolished1978
SurfaceHard (1977)

Past finals

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Singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1977   Billie Jean King   Janet Newberry 6–1, 6–3
1978   Julie Anthony   Mary Hamm 6–7, 6–4, 7–6

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1977[3]   Rosemary Casals
  Billie Jean King
  Delina Ann Boshoff
  Ilana Kloss
4–6, 6–2, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "Avon Tennis Circuit". womenSports. New York: Women Sports Publishing Company. 1978. p. 68.
  2. ^ "A King-Casals Victory". The New York Times. New York City, United States. 31 October 1977. p. 43.
  3. ^ The New York Times (1977) p.42.
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