BMW Championships 1981

BMW Championships 1981
date	June 15, 1981 - June 21, 1981
Edition	7th
navigation	1980  ◄  1981  ►  1982
WTA tour
venue	Eastbourne United Kingdom
Tournament number	710
category	Toyota Series
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	race
draw	64E / 32D
Prize money	US $ 125,000
Last year's winner	Tracy Austin
Last year's winner (double)	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
Winner	Tracy Austin
Winner (doubles)	Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
As of August 1, 2018

The 1981 BMW Championships were a women's tennis tournament in Eastbourne . The grass court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1981 and took place from June 15 to 21, 1981.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Tracy Austin victory 02.  Martina Navrátilová Semifinals 03.  Andrea Jaeger final 04th  Hana Mandlíková 2nd round 05.  Wendy Turnbull Quarter finals 06th 07th  Mima Jaušovec 1 round 08th.  Dianne Fromholtz 1 round

No. Player Round reached 09.  Kathy Jordan Round of 16 10.  Bettina Bunge Round of 16 11.  Barbara Potter Semifinals 12. 13.  Anne Smith Quarter finals 14th  Leslie Allen Round of 16 15th  Sandy Collins 2nd round 16.  Sue Barker Round of 16

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	Tracy Austin	6th	6th
	11	Barbara Potter	0	1
								1	Tracy Austin	6th	6th
								3	Andrea Jaeger	3	4th
	3	Andrea Jaeger	6th	3	6th
	2	Martina Navrátilová	2	6th	3

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

T. Austin

6th

6th

B. Nagelsen

3

2

1

T. Austin

6th

6th

B. Hallquist

6th

5

0

A. Hobbs

1

2

A. Hobbs

4th

7th

6th

1

T. Austin

6th

6th

B. Norton

6th

7th

4th

J. Durie

1

4th

J. Durie

7th

5

6th

J. Durie

1

6th

6th

L. Romanov

6th

1

7th

15th

S. Collins

6th

2

1

15th

S. Collins

1

6th

9

1

T. Austin

6th

6th

13

A. Smith

7th

6th

13

A. Smith

2

0

J. Cummings

6th

2

13

A. Smith

6th

6th

P. Louie

6th

7th

P. Louie

0

3

D. Jevans

1

5

13

A. Smith

7th

6th

T. Harford

3

0

r

I. Madruga

5

2

Q

A. Buchanan

6th

3

Q

A. Buchanan

6th

6th

2

I. Madruga

6th

0

6th

I. Madruga

7th

1

6th

8th

D. Fromholtz

4th

6th

1

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

4th

H. Mandlíková

6th

7th

L. Morse

2

5

4th

H. Mandlíková

6th

0

3

S. Saliba

6th

6th

2

Q

K. Sands

0

6th

6th

Q

K. Sands

3

7th

6th

Q

K. Sands

3

3

L. duPont

6th

3

6th

11

B. Potter

6th

6th

S. Walsh

1

6th

8th

S. Walsh

6th

3

8th

C. Reynolds

4th

4th

11

B. Potter

4th

6th

10

11

B. Potter

6th

6th

11

B. Potter

6th

7th

9

K. Jordan

7th

6th

5

W. Turnbull

4th

6th

V. Wade

6th

0

9

K. Jordan

6th

6th

I. Villiger

2

2

W. White

1

3

W. White

6th

6th

9

K. Jordan

3

2

N. Bohm

7th

6th

5

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

Q

P. Delhees

5

0

N. Bohm

3

2

R. Fairbank

1

4th

5

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

5

W. Turnbull

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Q

M. Blackwood

2

7th

7th

P. Casale

6th

5

9

P. Casale

6th

6th

M.-L. Piatek

7th

6th

M.-L. Piatek

3

3

Q

E. Pfaff

6th

4th

P. Casale

6th

6th

T. Holladay

0

2

14th

L. Allen

3

0

K. Rinaldi

6th

6th

K. Rinaldi

5

4th

L. Forood

2

4th

14th

L. Allen

7th

6th

14th

L. Allen

6th

6th

P. Casale

1

1

10

B. Bunge

6th

6th

3

A. Jaeger

6th

6th

S. Leo

2

2

10

B. Bunge

6th

6th

A. White

6th

2

6th

A. White

0

3

D. Desfor

2

6th

4th

10

B. Bunge

3

0

L. Charles

7th

6th

3

A. Jaeger

6th

6th

Q

E. Sayers

6th

4th

L. Charles

4th

2

S. Acker

3

0

3

A. Jaeger

6th

6th

3

A. Jaeger

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

7th

M. Jaušovec

4th

4th

C. Kohde-Kilsch

6th

6th

C. Kohde-Kilsch

7th

6th

Q

D. Freeman

3

0

A. Kiyomura

6th

2

A. Kiyomura

6th

6th

C. Kohde-Kilsch

6th

5

8th

Q

R. Blount

6th

5

6th

Q

R. Blount

4th

7th

6th

A. Stewart

1

7th

3

Q

R. Blount

6th

6th

M. Pinterova

4th

1

LL

E. Ekblom

4th

4th

LL

E. Ekblom

6th

6th

C. Kohde-Kilsch

6th

1

16

S. Barker

7th

6th

2

M. Navrátilová

7th

6th

L. Antonoplis

6th

2

16

S. Barker

7th

6th

S. Margolin

0

6th

3

B. Stöve

5

1

B. Stöve

6th

3

6th

16

S. Barker

7th

3

3

P. Smith

6th

2

2

2

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

6th

S. Mascarin

0

6th

6th

S. Mascarin

1

1

K. Brasher

1

0

2

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

2

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver   victory 02.  Kathy Jordan Anne Smith   final 03.  Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull   Semifinals 04th  Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura   1 round

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Candy Reynolds Paula Smith   Round of 16 06th  Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh   Round of 16 07th  Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford   Quarter finals 08th.  Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve   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

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

6th

6th

L. Forood T. Holladay

2

1

1

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

6th

6th

D. Desfor B. Hallquist

3

2

M.-L. Piatek W. White

1

2

M.-L. Piatek W. White

6th

6th

1

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

6th

6th

A. Hobbs M. Jaušovec

6th

6th

A. Hobbs M. Jaušovec

1

1

P. Casale P. Delhees

1

2

A. Hobbs M. Jaušovec

6th

6th

P. Louie I. Madruga

2

1

5

C. Reynolds P. Smith

3

2

5

C. Reynolds P. Smith

6th

6th

1

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

6th

6th

3

R. Casals W. Turnbull

6th

6th

3

R. Casals W. Turnbull

2

3

S. Mascarin K. Rinaldi

2

0

3

R. Casals W. Turnbull

7th

4th

8th

B. Bunge C. Kohde-Kilsch

3

7th

6th

B. Bunge C. Kohde-Kilsch

6th

6th

6th

S. Acker, N. Bohm

6th

6th

4th

3

R. Casals W. Turnbull

6th

6th

C. Newton P. Whytcross

6th

6th

7th

R. Fairbank T. Harford

1

2

E. Ekblom C. Vanier

2

3

C. Newton P. Whytcross

3

6th

3

G. Coles D. Freeman

1

2

7th

R. Fairbank T. Harford

6th

3

6th

7th

R. Fairbank T. Harford

6th

6th

1

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

6th

6th

6th

8th

H. Mandlíková B. Stöve

6th

6th

2

K. Jordan A. Smith

7th

2

1

L. Antonoplis B. Norton

4th

3

8th

H. Mandlíková B. Stöve

6th

6th

N. Gregory M. Pinterova

6th

6th

N. Gregory M. Pinterova

2

3

S. Margolin A. White

1

1

8th

H. Mandlíková B. Stöve

A. Buchanan K. Sands

6th

4th

S. Collins A. Jaeger

w.

O.

S. Collins A. Jaeger

7th

6th

S. Collins A. Jaeger

6th

7th

I. Kloss P. Teeguarden

7th

1

6th

I. Kloss P. Teeguarden

4th

6th

4th

S. Barker A. Kiyomura

6th

6th

4th

S. Collins A. Jaeger

6th

4th

1

6th

B. Potter S. Walsh

6th

6th

2

K. Jordan A. Smith

4th

6th

6th

J. Durie D. Jevans

3

3

6th

B. Potter S. Walsh

3

4th

M. Blackwood S. Leo

4th

6th

6th

M. Blackwood S. Leo

6th

6th

L. Allen B. Nagelsen

6th

3

4th

M. Blackwood S. Leo

3

2

R. Blount I. Villiger

6th

7th

2

K. Jordan A. Smith

6th

6th

L. Charles A. Stewart

4th

5

R. Blount I. Villiger

1

1

E. Pfaff L. Romanov

2

1

2

K. Jordan A. Smith

6th

6th

2

K. Jordan A. Smith

6th

6th

Web links

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