Avon Cup
| Avon Cup | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name |
Avon Cup (1983–84) BMW Championships (1985) Tournament of Champions (1986) |
| Tour | WTA Tour (1983–86) |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Abolished | 1986 |
| Surface |
Clay (1983–84, 1986) Hard (1985) |
The Avon Cup is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1983 to 1986. It was held on Marco Island, Florida and played on outdoor clay courts from 1983 to 1984 and again in 1986 and on outdoor hard courts in 1985. The event was sponsored by Avon Products and BMW during its tenure and was known as the Tournament of Champions in its final year.
The only woman to win the singles event more than once was Bonnie Gadusek.
Winners
Singles
| Year | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Avon Cup |  Andrea Jaeger |  Hana Mandlíková | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1984 | Avon Cup | Bonnie Gadusek | Kathleen Horvath | 3–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1985 | BMW Championships | Bonnie Gadusek | Pam Casale | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1986 | Tournament of Champions | Chris Evert-Lloyd |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Andrea Jaeger Mary Lou Piatek | Rosemary Casals  Wendy Turnbull | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1984 | Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková | Andrea Jaeger  Anne Hobbs | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1985 | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Sayers | Camille Benjamin Bonnie Gadusek | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1986 | Martina Navratilova .svg.png){kind=small} Andrea Temesvári | Kathy Jordan Elise Burgin | 7–5, 6–2 |
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