1981 Florida Federal Open
DateOctober 5–11
Edition9th
CategoryCategory 4
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$125,000
SurfaceHard / outdoors
LocationTampa, Florida, U.S.
VenueEast Lake Woodlands Racquet Club
Champions
Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Doubles
United States Rosie Casals / Australia Wendy Turnbull
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The 1981 Florida Federal Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the East Lake Woodlands Racquet Club in Tampa, Florida in the United States that was part of the Toyota Series circuit of the 1981 WTA Tour and classified as category 4. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held from October 5 through October 11, 1981. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $22,000 first-prize money.[1][2]

Finals

Singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated West Germany Bettina Bunge 5–7, 6–2, 6–0

Doubles

United States Rosie Casals / Australia Wendy Turnbull defeated United States Martina Navratilova / Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová 6–3, 6–4

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32
Singles [1] $22,000 $11,000 $5,500 $2,800 $1,500 $750

References

  1. ^ a b John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 393, 409.
  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. 137–138, 153. ISBN 9780356085968.

External links

Tampa Bay Area tournaments
1981 WTA Tour « 1980 1982 »
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