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Avon Futures of Puerto Rico

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Avon Futures of Puerto Rico
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameBorniquen Classic (1977)
TourWTA Tour (1977)
Founded1977
Abolished1978
SurfaceHard (1977)

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.

Past finals

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Singles

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

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1977[3] United States Rosemary Casals
United States Billie Jean King
South Africa Delina Ann Boshoff
South Africa 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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