Avon Championships of Cincinnati 1981

Avon Championships of Cincinnati 1981
date	January 19, 1981 - January 25, 1981
Edition	70
navigation	1980  ◄  1981  ►  1982
WTA tour
venue	Cincinnati United States
Tournament number	715
category	Avon Championships Circuit
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	carpet
draw	32E / 16D
Prize money	US $ 150,000
Last year's winner	Tracy Austin
Last year's winner (double)	Laura duPont Pam Shriver
Winner	Martina Navrátilová
Winner (doubles)	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
As of August 1, 2018

The 1981 Avon Championships of Cincinnati was a women's tennis tournament in Cincinnati . The carpet court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1981 and took place from January 19-25, 1981.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Martina Navrátilová victory 02.  Hana Mandlíková Semifinals 03.  Pam Shriver Quarter finals 04th  Virginia Ruzici Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 05.  Kathy Jordan 1 round 06th  Sylvia Hanika final 07th  Virginia Wade Quarter finals 08th.  Mima Jaušovec 1 round

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

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

B. Mr.

1

3

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

3

6th

D. Desfor

3

4th

I. Budařová

3

6th

1

I. Budařová

6th

6th

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

B. Hallquist

0

1

B. Potter

3

1

B. Potter

6th

6th

B. Potter

7th

6th

R. Fairbank

7th

3

6th

R. Fairbank

5

4th

8th

M. Jaušovec

5

6th

3

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

3

P. Shriver

6th

6th

J. Russell

1

3

M. Redondo

2

1

3

P. Shriver

7th

6th

A. Kiyomura

6th

6th

A. Kiyomura

5

2

P. Teeguarden

3

2

3

P. Shriver

1

7th

6th

B. Bunge

5

4th

J. Russell

6th

5

7th

J. Russell

7th

6th

J. Russell

1

7th

6th

A. Smith

6th

7th

A. Smith

6th

5

1

5

K. Jordan

4th

5

1

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

6th

S. Hanika

6th

6th

6th

S. Hanika

2

4th

T. Holladay

1

0

6th

S. Hanika

3

6th

6th

N. Bohm

2

6th

7th

N. Bohm

6th

2

3

C. Kohde-Kilsch

6th

3

5

6th

S. Hanika

6th

6th

Y. Vermaak

1

3

4th

V. Ruzici

2

4th

M.-L. Piatek

6th

6th

M.-L. Piatek

6th

4th

1

B. Nagelsen

6th

3

1

4th

V. Ruzici

3

6th

6th

4th

V. Ruzici

4th

6th

6th

6th

S. Hanika

6th

6th

7th

V. Wade

6th

3

6th

2

H. Mandlíková

0

1

P. Louie

4th

6th

3

7th

V. Wade

6th

4th

6th

S. Acker

6th

3

K. Latham

2

6th

3

K. Latham

7th

6th

7th

V. Wade

1

6th

W. White

4th

4th

2

H. Mandlíková

6th

7th

S. Margolin

6th

6th

S. Margolin

0

4th

B. Stöve

1

4th

2

H. Mandlíková

6th

6th

2

H. Mandlíková

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Kathy Jordan Anne Smith   victory 02.  Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver   final 03.  Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve   Semifinals 04th  Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh   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

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

K. Jordan A. Smith

6th

6th

V. Ruzici P. Teeguarden

4th

2

1

K. Jordan A. Smith

6th

6th

7th

B. Nagelsen V. Wade

7th

6th

B. Nagelsen V. Wade

4th

7th

6th

R. Fairbank Y. Vermaak

6th

3

1

K. Jordan A. Smith

6th

6th

4th

B. Potter S. Walsh

6th

6th

4th

B. Potter S. Walsh

4th

3

K. Latham S. Margolin

2

0

4th

B. Potter S. Walsh

6th

6th

D. Desfor B. Hallquist

1

2

S. Acker, T. Holladay

3

2

S. Acker, T. Holladay

6th

6th

1

K. Jordan A. Smith

1

6th

6th

M. Jaušovec A. Kiyomura

6th

6th

2

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

6th

3

3

P. Louie L. Romanov

2

4th

M. Jaušovec A. Kiyomura

1

6th

N. Bohm I. Budařová

1

6th

3

H. Mandlíková B. Stöve

6th

7th

3

H. Mandlíková B. Stöve

6th

7th

3

H. Mandlíková B. Stöve

2

6th

B. Bunge J. Russell

2

5

2

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

6th

7th

M.-L. Piatek W. White

6th

7th

M.-L. Piatek W. White

3

3

S. Collins B. Lviv

2

1

2

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

6th

6th

2

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

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