Avon Futures of Puerto Rico explained

Avon Futures of Puerto Rico
Type:defunct
Founded:1977
Ended:1978
Event Name:Borniquen Classic (1977)
Tour:WTA Tour (1977)
Surface:Hard (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 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.

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1977 6–1, 6–3
1978 6–7, 6–4, 7–6

Doubles

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Notes and References

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