Murjani WTA Championships 1981

Murjani WTA Championships 1981
date	April 20, 1981 - April 26, 1981
Edition	4th
navigation	1980  ◄  1981  ►  1982
WTA tour
venue	Amelia Island United States
Tournament number	803
category	Toyota Series
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	56E / 28D
Prize money	US $ 250,000
Last year's winner	Martina Navrátilová
Last year's winner (double)	Rosie Casals Ilana Kloss
Winner	Chris Evert-Lloyd
Winner (doubles)	Kathy Jordan Paula Smith
As of August 1, 2018

The 1981 Murjani WTA Championships were a women's tennis tournament on Amelia Island . The clay court tournament was part of the WTA Tour 1981 and took place from April 20 to 26, 1981.

singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Chris Evert-Lloyd victory 02.  Martina Navrátilová final 03.  Andrea Jaeger Quarter finals 04th  Sylvia Hanika Quarter finals 05.  Pam Shriver Quarter finals 06th  Hana Mandlíková Round of 16 07th  Virginia Ruzici Semifinals

No. Player Round reached 08th.  Dianne Fromholtz 2nd round 09.  Kathy Jordan 2nd round 10.  Mima Jaušovec Semifinals 11.  Regina Maršíková Round of 16 12.  Anne Smith 1 round 13.  Ivanna Madruga Quarter finals 14th  JoAnne Russell 2nd 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

Semi-finals, finals

	Semifinals							final
	1	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6th	6th
	7th	Virginia Ruzici	0	2
								1	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6th	6th
								2	Martina Navrátilová	0	0
	10	Mima Jaušovec	3	2
	2	Martina Navrátilová	6th	6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

C. Evert-Lloyd

6th

6th

I. Villiger

7th

1

6th

I. Villiger

1

1

K. Cummings

6th

6th

1

1

C. Evert-Lloyd

6th

6th

R. Richards

4th

6th

6th

11

R. Maršíková

3

1

J. Duvall

6th

0

7th

J. Duvall

2

2

C. Kohde-Kilsch

2

6th

4th

11

R. Maršíková

6th

6th

11

R. Maršíková

6th

2

6th

1

C. Evert-Lloyd

6th

6th

9

K. Jordan

3

6th

6th

5

P. Shriver

3

1

Q

P. Delhees

6th

2

1

9

K. Jordan

6th

1

5

M. Pinterova

6th

6th

M. Pinterova

4th

6th

7th

L. duPont

1

2

M. Pinterova

4th

6th

M. Blackwood

4th

6th

3

5

P. Shriver

6th

7th

R. Tomanová

6th

3

6th

R. Tomanová

2

1

5

P. Shriver

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

3

A. Jaeger

1

6th

7th

C. Reynolds

5

4th

K. Horvath

6th

3

5

K. Horvath

7th

6th

3

A. Jaeger

6th

6th

P. Louie

6th

3

6th

A. Hobbs

0

1

Q

T. Lewis

2

6th

4th

P. Louie

1

2

P. Smith

2

1

A. Hobbs

6th

6th

A. Hobbs

6th

6th

3

A. Jaeger

2

4th

14th

J. Russell

6th

5

6th

7th

V. Ruzici

6th

6th

L. Allen

0

7th

1

14th

J. Russell

3

1

S. Mascarin

4th

6th

2

Q

B. Gadusek

6th

6th

Q

B. Gadusek

6th

4th

6th

Q

B. Gadusek

6th

0

3

Y. Vermaak

6th

7th

7th

V. Ruzici

4th

6th

6th

L. Forood

4th

5

Y. Vermaak

5

4th

7th

V. Ruzici

7th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

8th

D. Fromholtz

4th

6th

Q

J. Portman

6th

6th

3

H. Strachonova

6th

7th

H. Strachonova

7th

3

6th

H. Strachonova

5

4th

A. White

7th

6th

13

I. Madruga

7th

6th

S. Leo

5

1

A. White

5

3

S. Margolin

4th

0

13

I. Madruga

7th

6th

13

I. Madruga

6th

6th

13

I. Madruga

1

3

10

M. Jaušovec

6th

6th

10

M. Jaušovec

6th

6th

B. Norton

1

2

10

M. Jaušovec

6th

6th

Q

K. Jones

6th

3

6th

Q

K. Jones

3

0

K. Sands

3

6th

3

10

M. Jaušovec

6th

6th

M.-L. Piatek

6th

6th

6th

H. Mandlíková

4th

2

T. Holladay

4th

0

M.-L. Piatek

0

1

6th

H. Mandlíková

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

4th

S. Hanika

6th

6th

LL

L. Romanov

6th

6th

LL

L. Romanov

2

2

B. Jordan

3

2

4th

S. Hanika

4th

6th

6th

D. Desfor

6th

0

1

V. Wade

6th

2

1

V. Wade

2

6th

6th

V. Wade

6th

6th

S. Acker

6th

6th

S. Acker

4th

1

B. Stöve

3

2

4th

S. Hanika

6th

1

1

12

A. Smith

1

6th

6th

2

M. Navrátilová

4th

6th

6th

Q

K. Rinaldi

6th

3

7th

Q

K. Rinaldi

6th

6th

W. White

6th

6th

W. White

2

3

S. Collins

2

0

Q

K. Rinaldi

6th

1

Q

I. Riedel-Kühn

2

5

2

M. Navrátilová

7th

6th

LL

I.e. lee

6th

7th

LL

I.e. lee

0

1

2

M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull   Semifinals 02.  Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver   Quarter finals 03.  Kathy Jordan Paula Smith   victory 04th  Candy Reynolds Paula Smith   Quarter finals 05.  Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve   Quarter finals 06th  Andrea Jaeger Regina Maršíková   Semifinals 07th  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

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

R. Casals W. Turnbull

7th

6th

S. Margolin P. Louie

1

6th

6th

S. Margolin P. Louie

5

2

S. Mascarin K. Rinaldi

6th

3

2

1

R. Casals W. Turnbull

6th

7th

M. Blackwood S. Leo

4th

1

W. White M.-L. Piatek

4th

5

W. White M.-L. Piatek

6th

6th

W. White M.-L. Piatek

4th

6th

7th

V. Wade L. Allen

6th

4th

6th

V. Wade L. Allen

6th

3

6th

M. Jaušovec L. Forood

4th

6th

4th

1

R. Casals W. Turnbull

2

1

3

K. Jordan P. Smith

6th

6th

3

K. Jordan P. Smith

7th

1

6th

J. Davis B. Hallquist

3

2

S. Acker, T. Holladay

5

6th

4th

S. Acker, T. Holladay

6th

6th

3

K. Jordan P. Smith

4th

6th

6th

C. Kohde-Kilsch A. White

6th

6th

6th

5

H. Mandlíková B. Stöve

6th

4th

3

B. Jordan L. duPont

7th

2

3

C. Kohde-Kilsch A. White

6th

6th

6th

P. Delhees N. Schutte

4th

2

5

H. Mandlíková B. Stöve

7th

4th

7th

5

H. Mandlíková B. Stöve

6th

6th

3

K. Jordan P. Smith

6th

5

7th

6th

A. Jaeger R. Maršíková

7th

6th

7th

J. Russell V. Ruzici

3

7th

6th

A. Hobbs Y. Vermaak

6th

3

6th

A. Jaeger R. Maršíková

6th

6th

H. Strachonova J. Duvall

2

2

D. Fromholtz S. Hanika

4th

0

D. Fromholtz S. Hanika

6th

6th

6th

A. Jaeger R. Maršíková

1

6th

6th

J. Portman R. Richards

6th

6th

4th

C. Reynolds P. Smith

6th

1

4th

S. Collins D.-h. lee

2

3

J. Portman R. Richards

1

0

4th

C. Reynolds P. Smith

6th

6th

6th

A. Jaeger R. Maršíková

6th

2

5

7th

J. Russell V. Ruzici

6th

6th

7th

J. Russell V. Ruzici

2

6th

7th

R. Blount L. Romanov

4th

4th

7th

J. Russell V. Ruzici

7th

3

7th

N. Yeargin R. Tomanová

7th

6th

N. Yeargin R. Tomanová

5

6th

6th

D. Desfor A. Buchanan

6th

2

7th

J. Russell V. Ruzici

6th

3

6th

N. Gregory M. Pinterova

6th

4th

3

2

M. Navrátilová P. Shriver

4th

6th

2

K. Jones B. Norton

1

6th

6th

K. Jones B. Norton

2

2

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). 
• Murjani WTA Championships 1981 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Murjani WTA Championships 1981 (English) on the ITF homepage