1981 Avon Championships
DateMarch 22—28
Edition10th
CategoryWTA Tour Championships
Draw8S / 4D
Prize money$300,000
SurfaceCarpet (Sporteze) / indoor
LocationNew York City, United States
VenueMadison Square Garden
Attendance59,184
Champions
Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver
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The 1981 Avon Championships were the tenth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles and doubles on the 10-tournament Avon Championship winter circuit of the 1981 WTA Tour. It was held from March 22 through March 28, 1981 and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $100,000 first-prize money.[1][2][3]

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1981 Avon Championships – Singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Andrea Jaeger, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)

Doubles

Main article: 1981 Avon Championships – Doubles

United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver defeated United States Barbara Potter / United States Sharon Walsh, 6–0, 7–6(8–6)

Prize money

Event W F 3rd 4th 5th/6th 7th/8th
Singles [3] $100,000 $52,000 $30,000 $22,000 $13,750 $9,250
Doubles [3] $25,000 $13,500 $5,750 $5,750 – –

See also

References

  1. ^ "Martina Navratilova, with special cause to celebrate, will be..." UPI. March 22, 1981.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 185–187, 189. ISBN 9780356085968.
  3. ^ a b c John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 526.

External links

WTA Finals
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