1980 United Airlines Sunbird Cup
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| 1980 United Airlines Sunbird Cup | |
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| Date | April 29 – May 4 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | Colgate Series (AAAA) |
| Draw | 21S |
| Prize money | $200,000 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Haines City, Florida, U.S. |
| Venue | Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort |
| Attendance | 12,500 |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Martina Navratilova | |
The 1980 United Airlines Sunbird Cup, also known as the United Airlines Tournament of Champions, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort in Haines City, Florida in the United States. It was part of the Colgate Series circuit of the 1980 WTA Tour and classified as a category AAAA[a] event. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from April 29 through May 4, 1980. Only a singles competition was held for which players qualified who had won a WTA tournament with more than $20,000 prize money during the previous year. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the title at the event and earned $50,000 first-prize money.[1][2][3]
Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Tracy Austin 6–2, 6–2
- It was Navratilova's 8th singles title of the year and the 42nd of her career.
Prize money
| Event | W | F | 3rd | 4th | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 |
| Singles [1] | $50,000 | $25,000 | $16,000 | $13,000 | $8,000 | $5,000 | $3,000 |
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