1980 BMW Challenge
{{TennisEventInfo|1980|BMW Challenge|
| date= 16–21 June
| edition=7th
| category=Colgate Series (AAA){{efn|name=aaa|Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $125,000.}}
| prize_money=$125,000
| draw=64S / 32D
| surface = Grass
| location= Eastbourne, United Kingdom
| venue=Devonshire Park
| champs={{flagicon|USA}} Tracy Austin
| champd={{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Jordan / {{flagicon|USA}} Anne Smith
| before_name=Colgate International
| after_name=BMW Championships
| main_name=Eastbourne International
}}
The 1980 BMW Challenge was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne in the United Kingdom that was part of the Colgate Series category of the 1980 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 16 June through 21 June 1980.{{cite book|title=Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide|year=2011|publisher=Remous|pages=355, 366|author=John Dolan}} Second-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money.{{cite book|title=Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation|year=1981|publisher=Queen Anne Press|location=London|isbn=9780362020342|pages=136, 142–143|editor=John Barrett}}
Finals
=Singles=
{{flagicon|USA}} Tracy Austin defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull 7–6(7–3), 6–2
- It was Austin's 7th singles title of the year and the 17th of her career.
=Doubles=
{{flagicon|USA}} Kathy Jordan / {{flagicon|USA}} Anne Smith defeated {{flagicon|USA}} Pam Shriver / {{flagicon|NED}} Betty Stöve 6–4, 6–1
Prize money
| class=wikitable style=font-size:95%;text-align:center
|style="width:130px" |Event |style="width:85px; background:lime"|W |style="width:85px; background:thistle"|F |style="width:85px; background:#ffff00"|SF |style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd"|QF |style="width:85px; background:#afeeee"|Round of 16 |style="width:85px; background:#afeeee"|Round of 32 |style="width:85px; background:#afeeee"|Round of 64 |
| style=background:#efefef|Singles
|$22,000 |$11,000 |$5,000 |$2,700 |$1,350 |$700 |$325 |
|---|
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/eastbourne/gbr/1980/w-wt-gbr-02a-1980/draws-and-results/ ITF – tournament edition details]
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