Avon Championships of Boston 1981

Avon Championships of Boston 1981
date	16.3.1981 - 22.3.1981
Edition	7th
navigation	1980  ◄  1981  ►  1982
WTA tour
venue	Boston United States
Tournament number	807
category	Avon Championships Circuit
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	carpet
draw	32E / 13D
Prize money	US $ 150,000
Last year's winner	Tracy Austin
Last year's winner (double)	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
Winner	Chris Evert-Lloyd
Winner (doubles)	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh
As of August 1, 2018

The 1981 Avon Championships of Boston were a women's tennis tournament in Boston . The carpet court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1981 and took place from March 16-22, 1981.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Chris Evert-Lloyd victory 02.  Hana Mandlíková Quarter finals 03.  Wendy Turnbull Quarter finals 04th

No. Player Round reached 05.  Virginia Ruzici Quarter finals 06th  Sylvia Hanika Semifinals 07th  Billie Jean King 1 round 08th.  Kathy Jordan Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

C. Evert-Lloyd

6th

6th

I. Budařová

0

1

1

C. Evert-Lloyd

6th

4th

6th

J. Russell

1

7th

7th

J. Russell

1

6th

4th

P. Teeguarden

6th

5

5

1

C. Evert-Lloyd

6th

6th

K. Horvath

6th

4th

6th

5

V. Ruzici

2

1

S. Margolin

2

6th

1

K. Horvath

3

4th

G. Coles

2

1

5

V. Ruzici

6th

6th

5

V. Ruzici

6th

6th

1

C. Evert-Lloyd

7th

6th

OLD

M. Blackwood

2

6th

3

8th

K. Jordan

6th

2

B. Potter

6th

4th

6th

B. Potter

4th

6th

4th

P. Louie

3

6th

6th

P. Louie

6th

3

6th

P. Casale

6th

4th

2

P. Louie

2

2

B. Bunge

7th

3

3

8th

K. Jordan

6th

6th

V. Wade

5

6th

6th

V. Wade

6th

3

2

B. Hallquist

2

2

8th

K. Jordan

4th

6th

6th

8th

K. Jordan

6th

6th

1

C. Evert-Lloyd

6th

6th

7th

BJ King

3

0

M. Jaušovec

4th

4th

K. Latham

6th

6th

K. Latham

6th

1

Y. Vermaak

6th

3

6th

M. Jaušovec

7th

6th

M. Jaušovec

4th

6th

7th

M. Jaušovec

6th

7th

B. Stöve

3

1

3

W. Turnbull

3

6th

A. Smith

6th

6th

A. Smith

4th

2

R. Blount

7th

2

3

3

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

3

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

6th

M. Jaušovec

2

6th

7th

6th

S. Hanika

6th

6th

6th

S. Hanika

6th

3

5

R. McCallum

1

1

6th

S. Hanika

6th

6th

L. Allen

6th

3

6th

L. Allen

4th

1

K. Gompert

4th

6th

0

6th

S. Hanika

7th

6th

K. Skronská

3

1

2

H. Mandlíková

6th

1

S. Mascarin

6th

6th

S. Mascarin

4th

1

B. Norton

3

4th

2

H. Mandlíková

6th

6th

2

H. Mandlíková

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Kathy Jordan Anne Smith   Semifinals 02.  Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve   Quarter finals 03.  Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh   victory 04th  JoAnne Russell Virginia Ruzici   final

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

K. Jordan A. Smith

6th

6th

L. Allen I. Kloss

2

2

1

K. Jordan A. Smith

6th

4th

2

3

B. Potter S. Walsh

6th

6th

3

B. Potter S. Walsh

3

6th

6th

B. Hallquist R. McCallum

4th

0

3

B. Potter S. Walsh

6th

6th

I. Budařová K. Skronská

2

2

R. Blount K. Latham

2

1

R. Blount K. Latham

6th

6th

3

B. Potter S. Walsh

6th

6th

6th

G. Coles K. Gompert

3

2

4th

J. Russell V. Ruzici

7th

4th

3

P. Louie S. Margolin

6th

6th

P. Louie S. Margolin

1

6th

B. Norton Y. Vermaak

3

2

4th

J. Russell V. Ruzici

6th

7th

4th

J. Russell V. Ruzici

6th

6th

4th

J. Russell V. Ruzici

6th

6th

6th

M. Jaušovec P. Teeguarden

6th

7th

M. Jaušovec P. Teeguarden

3

7th

2

M. Blackwood S. Leo

4th

6th

M. Jaušovec P. Teeguarden

6th

6th

2

H. Mandlíková B. Stöve

3

4th

Web links

• WTA finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English). 
• Avon Championships of Boston 1981 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Avon Championships of Boston 1981 on the ITF website