Avon Championships of Seattle 1981

Avon Championships of Seattle 1981
date	February 23, 1981 - March 1, 1981
Edition	5
navigation	1980  ◄  1981  ►  1982
WTA tour
venue	Seattle United States
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)	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
Winner	Sylvia Hanika
Winner (doubles)	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
As of August 1, 2018

The 1981 Avon Championships of Seattle was a women's tennis tournament in Seattle . The carpet court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1981 and took place from February 23 to March 1, 1981.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01. 02.  Hana Mandlíková Quarter finals 03.  Wendy Turnbull Quarter finals 04th  Pam Shriver Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 05.  Kathy Jordan Semifinals 06th  Sylvia Hanika victory 07th  Barbara Potter final 08th.  Bettina Bunge 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

OLD

M. Redondo

4th

1

P. Louie

6th

6th

P. Louie

5

4th

K. Latham

7th

2

1

A. Smith

7th

6th

A. Smith

5

6th

6th

A. Smith

6th

2

N. Bohm

4th

4th

7th

B. Potter

7th

6th

S. Collins

6th

6th

S. Collins

4th

1

C. Tanvier

3

3

7th

B. Potter

6th

6th

7th

B. Potter

6th

6th

7th

B. Potter

6th

7th

4th

P. Shriver

6th

6th

5

K. Jordan

4th

6th

B. Mr.

4th

2

4th

P. Shriver

6th

6th

K. Cummings

0

7th

6th

K. Cummings

4th

1

V. Wade

6th

6th

3

4th

P. Shriver

5

3

P. Teeguarden

6th

6th

5

K. Jordan

7th

6th

R. Fairbank

4th

3

P. Teeguarden

3

2

G. Coles

1

5

5

K. Jordan

6th

6th

5

K. Jordan

6th

7th

7th

B. Potter

2

1

8th

B. Bunge

6th

6th

6th

S. Hanika

6th

6th

M. van der Torre

2

1

8th

B. Bunge

6th

6th

S. Margolin

6th

6th

S. Margolin

0

3

K. Sands

1

4th

8th

B. Bunge

7th

4th

6th

S. Leo

5

6th

4th

3

W. Turnbull

5

6th

2

A. Kiyomura

7th

4th

6th

A. Kiyomura

4th

4th

I. Budařová

6th

1

1

3

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

3

W. Turnbull

1

6th

6th

8th

B. Bunge

1

3

6th

S. Hanika

6th

6th

6th

6th

S. Hanika

6th

6th

B. Stöve

7th

4th

4th

6th

S. Hanika

6th

6th

L. Allen

2

6th

1

J. Harrington

1

0

J. Harrington

6th

3

6th

6th

S. Hanika

w.

O.

P. Smith

3

6th

2

H. Mandlíková

R. Blount

6th

7th

R. Blount

3

2

S. Barker

0

5

2

H. Mandlíková

6th

6th

2

H. Mandlíková

6th

7th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Kathy Jordan Anne Smith   Semifinals 02.  Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull   victory 03.  Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve   Semifinals 04th  Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh   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

First round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

K. Jordan A. Smith

6th

6th

I. Budařová R. Fairbank

1

4th

1

K. Jordan A. Smith

3

6th

7th

K. Cummings B. Mr.

1

0

L. Allen P. Smith

6th

3

6th

L. Allen P. Smith

6th

6th

1

K. Jordan A. Smith

2

3

4th

B. Potter S. Walsh

7th

6th

S. Barker A. Kiyomura

6th

6th

N. Bohm S. Margolin

6th

3

4th

B. Potter S. Walsh

3

6th

2

S. Barker A. Kiyomura

6th

6th

S. Barker A. Kiyomura

6th

4th

6th

R. Blount K. Latham

2

4th

S. Barker A. Kiyomura

1

4th

G. Coles C. Tanvier

6th

3

6th

2

R. Casals W. Turnbull

6th

6th

J. Harrington M. van der Torre

4th

6th

3

G. Coles C. Tanvier

3

5

P. Louie M. Redondo

4th

2

3

H. Mandlíková B. Stöve

6th

7th

3

H. Mandlíková B. Stöve

6th

6th

3

H. Mandlíková B. Stöve

6th

3

4th

S. Collins B. Lviv

6th

6th

2

R. Casals W. Turnbull

3

6th

6th

S. Leo K. Sands

4th

2

S. Collins B. Lviv

0

4th

P. Shriver V. Wade

4th

4th

2

R. Casals W. Turnbull

6th

6th

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 Seattle 1981 on the ITF website