title: 1982 Avon Championships
text: # 1982 Avon Championships
  
  The 1982 Avon Championships were the eleventh WTA Tour Championships, the annual women's tennis tournament for the best players of the 11 tournament Avon Championships Circuit on the 1982 WTA Tour. It was the 11th edition of the event and was played from March 24 through March 28, 1982 on indoor carpet courts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States. Fifth-seeded Sylvia Hanika won the singles title, after trailing Navratilova 1–6, 1–3 in the final, and earned $100,000 first-prize money.
  
  ## Champions
  
  ### Singles
  
  Sylvia Hanika defeated Martina Navratilova, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
  
  * It was Hanika's 1st singles title of the year and the 4th of her career.
  
  ### Doubles
  
  Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver defeated Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith, 6–4, 6–3
  
  