1981 Toyota Series Championships
DateDecember 15–20
Edition5th
CategoryVirginia Slims circuit
Draw8S / 4D
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceCarpet (Sporteze) / indoor
LocationEast Rutherford, NJ, U.S.
VenueByrne Meadowlands Arena
Attendance39,225
Champions
Singles
United States Tracy Austin
Doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver
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The 1981 Toyota Series Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Byrne Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey in the United States that was the season-ending tournament of the 1981 Toyota World Championship Series. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from December 15 through December 20, 1981.[1] Third-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles title and earned $75,000 first-prize money.[2][3]

Finals

Singles

United States Tracy Austin defeated United States Martina Navratilova 2–6, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles

United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver defeated United States Rosemary Casals / Australia Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–4

Prize money

Event W F 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Singles [1] $75,000 $40,000 $19,500 $19,500 $8,250 $8,250 $8,250 $8,250
Doubles [1] $30,000 $16,000 $8,500 $8,500 NA NA NA NA

Doubles prize money is per team.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 504.
  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. 165–167. ISBN 9780356085968.
  3. ^ Frank Deford (December 28, 1981). "She Won, But Is She No. 1?". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 55, no. 27. pp. 28–31.

External links

Colgate / Toyota Series Championships
1981 WTA Tour « 1980 1982 »
1981 in tennis
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