Avon Championships of Chicago 1981

Avon Championships of Chicago 1981
date	January 26, 1981 - January 1, 1981
Edition	10
navigation	1980  ◄  1981  ►  1982
WTA tour
venue	Chicago United States
Tournament number	716
category	Avon Championships Circuit
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	carpet
draw	56E / 28D
Prize money	US $ 200,000
Last year's winner	Martina Navrátilová
Last year's winner (double)	Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová
Winner	Martina Navrátilová
Winner (doubles)	Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
As of August 1, 2018

The 1981 Avon Championships of Chicago was a women's tennis tournament in Chicago . The carpet court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1981 and took place from January 26th to February 1st, 1981.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Martina Navrátilová victory 02.  Hana Mandlíková final 03.  Wendy Turnbull Semifinals 04th  Andrea Jaeger Round of 16

No. Player Round reached 05.  Pam Shriver Quarter finals 06th  Virginia Ruzici Round of 16 07th  Kathy Jordan Round of 16 08th.  Sylvia Hanika Quarter finals

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

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

1

Martina Navrátilová

6th

7th

3

Wendy Turnbull

3

5

1

Martina Navrátilová

6th

6th

2

Hana Mandlíková

4th

2

Barbara Potter

4th

2

2

Hana Mandlíková

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

M. Navrátilová

5

6th

6th

I. Budařová

6th

1

C. Kohde-Kilsch

7th

0

0

C. Kohde-Kilsch

7th

6th

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

W. White

6th

6th

W. White

1

4th

L. Morse

1

2

W. White

6th

7th

E. Vessies

6th

3

J. Russell

1

6th

J. Russell

7th

6th

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

B. Stöve

4th

4th

A. Smith

2

1

R. Fairbank

6th

6th

R. Fairbank

2

1

D. Desfor

4th

2

A. Smith

6th

6th

A. Smith

6th

6th

A. Smith

7th

6th

M.-L. Piatek

6th

5

6th

7th

K. Jordan

6th

4th

I. Villiger

0

7th

2

M.-L. Piatek

4th

6th

2

7th

K. Jordan

6th

0

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

3

W. Turnbull

6th

2

7th

L. Romanov

7th

7th

L. Romanov

4th

6th

5

P. Medrado

6th

5

3

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

L. duPont

4th

3

L. Allen

2

3

H. Eisterlehner

6th

6th

H. Eisterlehner

1

6th

4th

L. Allen

6th

7th

L. Allen

6th

4th

6th

D. Jevans

3

5

3

W. Turnbull

5

6th

6th

S. Walsh

3

3

5

P. Shriver

7th

3

3

S. Collins

6th

6th

S. Collins

7th

6th

6th

B. Gadusek

3

2

Y. Brzáková

6th

7th

3

Y. Brzáková

6th

6th

S. Collins

1

2

B. Nagelsen

6th

5

6th

5

P. Shriver

6th

6th

B. Jordan

4th

7th

1

B. Nagelsen

2

2

5

P. Shriver

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

6th

V. Ruzici

6th

6th

T. Lewis

6th

6th

6th

K. Horvath

4th

3

K. Horvath

4th

7th

7th

6th

V. Ruzici

6th

3

3

C. Vanier

1

2

B. Potter

2

6th

6th

B. Potter

6th

6th

B. Potter

6th

6th

J. Harrington

6th

4th

M. Jaušovec

4th

4th

M. Jaušovec

7th

6th

B. Potter

6th

6th

J. Duvall

6th

6th

P. Louie

2

2

L. Antonoplis

2

1

J. Duvall

1

3

S. Saliba

3

3

P. Louie

6th

6th

P. Louie

6th

6th

P. Louie

2

6th

7th

A. White

6th

6th

4th

A. Jaeger

6th

3

6th

Y. Vermaak

4th

1

A. White

2

2

4th

A. Jaeger

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

8th

S. Hanika

1

6th

6th

C. Baily

1

4th

P. Smith

6th

1

4th

P. Smith

6th

6th

8th

S. Hanika

6th

6th

S. Acker

4th

6th

V. Wade

4th

1

V. Wade

6th

7th

V. Wade

6th

6th

I.e. lee

0

1

B. Norton

3

3

B. Norton

6th

6th

8th

S. Hanika

2

6th

R. Maršíková

6th

7th

2

H. Mandlíková

6th

7th

S. Mascarin

1

6th

R. Maršíková

1

1

T. Holladay

1

2

B. Bunge

6th

6th

B. Bunge

6th

6th

B. Bunge

4th

4th

N. Bohm

6th

6th

2

H. Mandlíková

6th

6th

B. Hallquist

4th

1

N. Bohm

2

3

2

H. Mandlíková

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Kathy Jordan Anne Smith   Round of 16 02.  Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull   Quarter finals 03.  Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver   victory 04th  Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve   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

K. Jordan A. Smith

4th

4th

B. Potter S. Walsh

6th

6th

B. Potter S. Walsh

6th

6th

L. duPont B. Jordan

1

3

B. Potter S. Walsh

6th

7th

K. Ruddell S. Saliba

2

5

B. Nagelsen V. Wade

2

6th

B. Nagelsen V. Wade

6th

7th

B. Nagelsen V. Wade

6th

6th

J. Harrington D.h. lee

2

2

Y. Brzáková P. Medrado

0

3

Y. Brzáková P. Medrado

6th

6th

B. Potter S. Walsh

6th

7th

4th

H. Mandlíková B. Stöve

2

5

4th

H. Mandlíková B. Stöve

2

6th

6th

L. Antonoplis H. Eisterlehner

2

3

B. Bunge C. Kohde-Kilsch

6th

4th

4th

B. Bunge C. Kohde-Kilsch

6th

6th

4th

H. Mandlíková B. Stöve

6th

6th

N. Bohm I. Budařová

2

4th

J. Russell V. Ruzici

1

2

J. Russell V. Ruzici

6th

6th

J. Russell V. Ruzici

6th

7th

D. Jevans E. Vessies

2

2

M. Jaušovec A. Kiyomura

1

5

M. Jaušovec A. Kiyomura

6th

6th

B. Potter S. Walsh

3

1

R. Fairbank Y. Vermaak

6th

3

6th

3

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

6th

6th

C. Baily L. Morse

2

6th

3

R. Fairbank Y. Vermaak

4th

2

M.-L. Piatek W. White

3

6th

6th

M.-L. Piatek W. White

6th

6th

P. Louie L. Romanov

6th

4th

2

M.-L. Piatek W. White

4th

2

R. Blount D. Morrison

6th

3

6th

3

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

6th

6th

S. Collins B. Lviv

3

6th

1

R. Blount D. Morrison

2

0

3

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

6th

6th

3

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

6th

7th

L. Allen P. Smith

6th

6th

L. Allen P. Smith

2

6th

S. Acker S. Mascarin

4th

0

L. Allen P. Smith

w.

O.

A. Jaeger R. Maršíková

6th

6th

A. Jaeger R. Maršíková

D. Desfor B. Hallquist

1

4th

L. Allen P. Smith

6th

7th

J. Duvall T. Lewis

7th

6th

2

R. Casals W. Turnbull

3

6th

K. Jones B. Norton

6th

3

J. Duvall T. Lewis

4th

2

2

R. Casals W. Turnbull

6th

6th

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 Chicago 1981 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Avon Championships of Chicago 1981 (English) on the ITF website