The Avon Futures of Idaho was a USLTA/WTA affiliated indoor hard court tennis tournament founded in 1977 as the Futures of Boise. It was first played at the Boise Racquet and Swim Club, in Boise, Idaho, United States. The event ran annually until 1980 when it was discontinued.
History The Futures of Boise (later known as the Avon Futures of Idaho) served as a critical early-season stop on the women's developmental Avon Futures Circuit from the late 1970s through 1980. Established to provide up-and-coming players a platform to earn qualifying points for the elite Virginia Slims and Avon Championships, the event was held indoors on the hard courts of the Boise Racquet and Swim Club.
The tournament's transition in 1979 to the Avon Futures brand reflected a standardized era of sponsorship that helped professionalize the lower-tier circuit, offering a $25,000 purse that attracted international prospects and top American collegiate talent.
By 1980, the tournament had reached its peak visibility as the Avon Futures of Idaho before the circuit's structural reorganization consolidated many of these regional developmental stops.
Past finals Singles YearEventWinnerRunner-upScore 1977 Futures of Boise Regina Maršíková Katja Ebbinghaus 1–6, 6–4, 7–6 1979 Avon Futures of Boise Sylvia Hanika Sherry Acker 6–3, 6–2 1980 Avon Futures of Idaho Roberta McCallum Rosalyn Fairbank 6–4, 6–1
Doubles YearEventWinnerRunner-upScore 1977 Futures of Boise Mary Carillo / Lele Forood Bunny Bruning / Sharon Walsh 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 1979 Avon Futures of Boise Sherry Acker / Mary Carillo Stephanie Tolleson / Valerie Ziegenfuss 6–3, 6–2 1980 Avon Futures of Idaho Mary Carillo / Florența Mihai Diane Desfor / Barbara Hallquist 6–1, 6–4
References
Sources WTA Tour/Tournaments/Avon Future - Boise