1980 Avon Championships – Singles
# 1980 Avon Championships – Singles

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
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Play-off round | Play-off round | Play-off round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | 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 |

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

