WTA Tour 1981

◄ WTA Tour 1981 ►
Period:	January 1981 - December 1981
Edition:	11
Number of tournaments:	47
Categories:	Grand Slam (4) Tour Championships (3) Avon Championships Circuit (11) Toyota Series (27) Non-Tour Events (2)
successes
Awards
Player of the year:	Chris Evert-Lloyd
Double team of the year:	Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
Newcomer of the year:	Barbara Potter
Newcomer of the year:	Kathy Rinaldi

The 1981 Grand Slam winners

French Open :
Hana Mandlíková

Wimbledon Championships :
Chris Evert-Lloyd

US Open :
Tracy Austin

Australian Open :
Martina Navrátilová

The 1981 WTA Tour (officially: Avon Championships Circuit and Toyota Series ) was the 11th year of the women 's tennis tournament series hosted by the Women's Tennis Association . It comprised 47 tournaments.

Like the Grand Slam tournaments, the Federation Cup team competition is not organized by the WTA but by the ITF . It is still listed because the top players usually play there too.

Tournament schedule

category Grand Slam Tour Championships Avon Championships Circuit Toyota Series Non-tour events

Others Federation Cup

Explanations

The string from e.g. B. 128E / 96Q / 64D / 32M has the following meaning:
128E = 128 players play in single
96Q = 96 players play the qualification
64D = 64 pairings play in doubles
32M = 32 pairings play in mixed

January

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
05.01.	Colgate Series Championships Landover , United States Masters - $ 250,000 Indoor Carpet	Tracy Austin	Andrea Jaeger	6: 2, 6: 2
		Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Paula Smith Candy Reynolds	6: 3, 4: 6, 7: 6
12.01.	Avon Championships of Kansas City Kansas City , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 150,000 Carpet Hall	Andrea Jaeger	Martina Navrátilová	3: 6, 6: 3, 7: 5
		Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6: 2, 7: 6
19.01.	Avon Championships of Cincinnati Cincinnati , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 150,000 Carpet Hall	Martina Navrátilová	Sylvia Hanika	6: 2, 6: 4
		Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3
25.01.	Avon Championships of Chicago Chicago , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 200,000 Carpet Hall	Martina Navrátilová	Hana Mandlíková	6: 4, 6: 2
		Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	6: 3, 6: 1

February

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
02.02.	Avon Championships of Detroit Detroit , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 150,000 Carpet Hall	Leslie Allen	Hana Mandlíková	6: 4, 6: 4
		Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve	6: 4, 6: 2
02/09	Avon Championships of California Oakland , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 150,000 Carpet (Indoor) - 32E / 15D	Andrea Jaeger	Virginia Wade	6: 3, 6: 1
		Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Martina Navrátilová Virginia Wade	6: 1, 6: 4
16.02.	Avon Championships of Houston Houston , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 100,000 Carpet Hall	Hana Mandlíková	Bettina Bunge	6: 4, 6: 4
		Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	Regina Maršíková Mary-Lou Piatek	5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 3
	Avon Futures of Nashville Nashville , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 30,000 Carpet Hall	Susan Leo	Kim Sands	7: 6, 6: 3
		Marcella Mesker Christiane Jolissaint	Marjorie Blackwood Susan Leo	6: 3, 6: 3
02/23	Avon Championships of Seattle Seattle , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 150,000 Carpet Hall	Sylvia Hanika	Barbara Potter	6: 2, 6: 1
		Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	6: 1, 6: 4

March

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
02.03.	Avon Championships of Los Angeles Los Angeles , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 150,000 Carpet Hall	Martina Navrátilová	Andrea Jaeger	6: 4, 6: 0
		Susan Leo Kim Sands	Peanut Louie Marita Redondo	6: 1, 4: 6, 6: 1
09.03.	Avon Championships of Dallas Dallas , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 200,000 Carpet Hall	Martina Navrátilová	Pam Shriver	6: 2, 6: 4
		Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	7: 5, 6: 4
16.03.	Avon Championships of Boston Boston , United States Avon Championships Circuit - $ 150,000 Carpet Hall	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Mima Jaušovec	6: 4, 6: 4
		Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	JoAnne Russell Virginia Ruzici	6: 7, 6: 4, 6: 3
23.03.	Avon Circuit Championships New York , United States Masters - $ 300,000 Indoor Carpet	Martina Navrátilová	Andrea Jaeger	6: 3, 7: 6
		Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	6-0, 7-6

April

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04/04	Clairol Crown Carlsbad , United States Non-Tour Event - $ 200,000 hard court	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Hana Mandlíková	6: 4, 6: 3
06.04.	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head , United States Toyota Series - $ 150,000 Clay	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Pam Shriver	6: 3, 6: 2
		Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Mima Jaušovec Pam Shriver	7: 5, 7: 5
April 20	Murjani WTA Championships Amelia Island , United States Toyota Series - $ 250,000 Clay Court	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Martina Navrátilová	6-0, 6-0
		Kathy Jordan Paula Smith	JoAnne Russell Virginia Ruzici	6: 3, 5: 7, 7: 6
04/27	United Airlines Tournament Haines City , United States Toyota Series - $ 200,000 Clay	Martina Navrátilová	Andrea Jaeger	7: 5, 6: 3
		Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6: 1, 7: 6

May

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
04.05.	Italian Open Perugia , Italy Toyota Series - $ 100,000 Clay Court	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Virginia Ruzici	6: 1, 6: 2
		Candy Reynolds Paula Smith	Chris Evert-Lloyd Virginia Ruzici	7: 5, 6: 1
	Bridgestone Doubles Tokyo , Japan Toyota Series - $ 150,000 Carpet Hall	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	7: 5, 6: 2
05/11	Toyota Swiss Open Lugano , Switzerland Toyota Series - $ 100,000 Clay Court	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Virginia Ruzici	6: 1, 6: 1
		Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford	Candy Reynolds Paula Smith	2: 6, 6: 1, 6: 4
May 18	German Open Berlin (West) , Federal Republic of Germany Toyota Series - $ 100,000 Clay Court	Regina Maršíková	Ivanna Madruga	6: 2, 6: 1
		Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford	Sue Barker Renáta Tomanová	6: 3, 6: 4
25.05.	French Open Paris , France Grand Slam $ 300,000 - Clay Court	Hana Mandlíková	Sylvia Hanika	6: 2, 6: 4
		Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford	Candy Reynolds Paula Smith	6: 1, 6: 3
		Andrea Jaeger Jimmy Arias	Betty Stöve Fred McNair	7: 6, 6: 4

June

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
09.06.	Surrey Championships Surbiton , Great Britain Toyota Series - $ 50,000 Lawn	Betsy Nagelsen	Barbara Hallquist	6-0, 6-4
		Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss	6: 1, 6: 7, 6: 1
15.06.	BMW Championships Eastbourne , UK Toyota Series - $ 125,000 Lawn	Tracy Austin	Andrea Jaeger	6: 3, 6: 4
		Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6: 7, 6: 2, 6: 1
22.06.	Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon , United Kingdom Grand Slam - $ 300,000 Lawn	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Hana Mandlíková	6: 2, 6: 2
		Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6: 3, 7: 6
		Betty Stöve Frew McMillan	Tracy Austin John Austin	4: 6, 7: 6, 6: 3

July

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
07/13	Austrian Open Kitzbühel , Austria Toyota Series - $ 50,000 Clay Court	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Sylvia Hanika	7: 5, 7: 6
		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff	Elizabeth Little Yvonne Vermaak	6: 4, 6: 3
07/27	Wells Fargo Open San Diego , United States Toyota Series - $ 125,000 hard court	Tracy Austin	Pam Shriver	6: 2, 5: 7, 6: 2
		Kathy Jordan Candy Reynolds	Rosie Casals Pam Shriver	6: 1, 2: 6, 6: 4

August

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
03.08.	US Clay Court Championships Indianapolis , United States Toyota Series - $ 150,000 Clay Court	Andrea Jaeger	Virginia Ruzici	6: 1, 6: 0
		JoAnne Russell Virginia Ruzici	Sue Barker Paula Smith	6: 2, 6: 2
08/10	Central Fidelity Bank International Richmond , United States Toyota Series - $ 100,000 Carpet (hall)	Mary-Lou Piatek	Sue Barker	6: 4, 6: 1
		Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	4: 6, 6: 7, 6: 4
08/17	Player's Canadian Open Toronto , Canada Toyota Series - $ 200,000 hard court	Tracy Austin	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6: 1, 6: 4
		Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Candy Reynolds Anne Smith	7: 6, 7: 6
08/24	Volvo Tennis Cup Mahwah , United States Toyota Series - $ 100,000 hard court	Hana Mandlíková	Pam Casale	6: 2, 6: 2
		Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Candy Reynolds Betty Stöve	6: 2, 6: 1

September

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
01.09.	US Open New York , United States Grand Slam - $ 400,000 hard court	Tracy Austin	Martina Navrátilová	1: 6, 7: 6, 7: 6
		Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6: 3, 6: 3
		Anne Smith Kevin Curren	JoAnne Russell Steve Denton	6: 4, 7: 6
14.09.	Toray Sillook Open Tokyo , Japan Toyota Series - $ 100,000 hard court	Ann Kiyomura	Bettina Bunge	6: 4, 7: 5
09/21	Toyota Tennis Classic Atlanta , United States Toyota Series - $ 75,000 Carpet Hall	Tracy Austin	Mary-Lou Piatek	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3
		Laura duPont Betsy Nagelsen	Rosie Casals Candy Reynolds	6: 4, 7: 5
28.09.	Playtex US Indoors Minneapolis , United States Toyota Series - $ 125,000 Carpet (hall)	Martina Navrátilová	Tracy Austin	6-0, 6.2
		Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6: 3, 7: 6

October

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
05.10.	Florida Federal Open Tampa , United States Toyota Series - $ 125,000 hard court	Martina Navrátilová	Bettina Bunge	5: 7, 6: 2, 6: 0
		Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Martina Navrátilová Renáta Tomanová	6: 3, 6: 4
12.10.	Maybelline Classic Deerfield Beach , United States Toyota Series - $ 125,000 hard court	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Andrea Jaeger	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 0
		Mary-Lou Piatek Wendy White	Pam Shriver Paula Smith	6: 1, 3: 6, 7: 5
	Borden Classic Kyōto , Japan Toyota Series - $ 50,000 hard court	Kathy Rinaldi	Julie Harrington	6: 1, 7: 5
		Marianne van der Torre Nanette Schutte	Elizabeth Sayers Kim Steinmetz	6: 2, 6: 4
19.10.	Daihatsu Challenge Brighton , UK Toyota Series - $ 125,000 Carpet Hall	Sue Barker	Mima Jaušovec	4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 1
		Barbara Potter Anne Smith	Mima Jaušovec Pam Shriver	6: 7, 6: 3, 6: 4
	Japan Open Tokyo , Japan Toyota Series - $ 50,000 Carpet Hall	Marie Pinterova	Pam Casale	2: 6, 6: 4, 6: 1
		Claudia Monteiro Pat Medado	Barbara Jordan Roberta McCallum	6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 2
10/26	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Filderstadt , Federal Republic of Germany Toyota Series - $ 125,000 hard court (indoor)	Tracy Austin	Martina Navrátilová	4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
		Mima Jaušovec Martina Navrátilová	Barbara Potter Anne Smith	6: 4, 6: 1

November

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
11/02	Seiko Classic Hong Kong , Hong Kong Toyota Series - $ 50,000 Clay Court	Wendy Turnbull	Sabina Simmonds	6: 3, 6: 4
		Ann Kiyomura Sharon Walsh	Anne Hobbs Susan Leo	6: 3, 6: 4
09.11.	Federation Cup Final Tokyo , Japan Clay Court	United States	United Kingdom	3-0
11/16	Lion's Cup Tokyo , Japan Non-Tour Event - $ 200,000 Carpet (Hall)	Martina Navrátilová	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6: 3, 6: 2
11/22	National Panasonic Open Perth , Australia Toyota Series - $ 125,000 Lawn	Pam Shriver	Andrea Jaeger	6: 1, 7: 6
		Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	Betsy Nagelsen Candy Reynolds	6: 4, 6: 2
11/23	Building Society NSW Open Sydney , Australia Toyota Series - $ 125,000 Lawn - 56E / 32D	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Martina Navrátilová	6: 4, 2: 6, 6: 1
		Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6: 7, 6: 2, 6: 4
11/30	Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam - $ 200,000 Lawn	Martina Navrátilová	Chris Evert-Lloyd	6: 7, 6: 4, 7: 5
		Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	6: 2, 7: 5

December

Date 1	competition	Winner	Final opponent	Result
14.12.	Toyota Series Championships East Rutherford , United States $ 250,000 Carpet Hall	Tracy Austin	Martina Navrátilová	2: 6, 6: 4, 6: 2
		Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6: 3, 6: 4

¹ The date marks the beginning of the week

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ WTA Finals. (PDF) In: wtatennis.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017 ; accessed on October 12, 2017 (English).