1981 WTA Tour
Details
Chris Evert-Lloyd finished the year as world No. 1 for the fifth time in her career. She won eight singles tournaments during the season, including a major at the Wimbledon Championships. She also finished runner-up at another major, the Australian Open.
Duration	12 January – 20 December 1981
Edition	9th
Tournaments	47
Categories	Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships (3) Avon Championships (10) Toyota Series (26) Non-Tour Events (2)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Martina Navratilova (10)
Most tournament finals	Martina Navratilova (16)
Prize money leader	Martina Navratilova ($865,437)
Points leader	Chris Evert (17.542)
Awards
Player of the year	Chris Evert-Lloyd
Doubles team of the year	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Most improved player of the year	Barbara Potter
Newcomer of the year	Kathy Rinaldi
← 1980 1982 →

The 1981 Avon Championships World Championship Series was the 9th season since the foundation of the Women's Tennis Association. It commenced on January 4, 1981, and concluded on December 19, 1981, after 36 events. The Avon Championships World Championship Series was the elite tour for professional women's tennis organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). The year is divided into two sponsors with the first three months sponsored by Avon Series and the latter part by Toyota Series. It included the four Grand Slam tournaments and a series of other events. ITF tournaments were not part of the tour, although they awarded points for the WTA World Ranking.

Schedule

The table below shows the 1981 WTA Tour schedule.

Key

Grand Slam tournaments
WTA championships
Avon Championships Circuit
Toyota Series
Team events

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
12 Jan	Avon Championships of Kansas Kansas City, United States Avon Championships Circuit Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Andrea Jaeger 3–6, 6–3, 7–5	Martina Navratilova	Barbara Potter Virginia Ruzici	Kate Latham Sandy Collins Mima Jaušovec Sylvia Hanika
12 Jan		Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 6–2, 7–6^(7–4)	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Barbara Potter Virginia Ruzici	Kate Latham Sandy Collins Mima Jaušovec Sylvia Hanika
19 Jan	Avon Championships of Cincinnati Cincinnati, United States Avon Championships Circuit Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4	Sylvia Hanika	Jennifer Russell Hana Mandlíková	Barbara Potter Pam Shriver Virginia Ruzici Virginia Wade
19 Jan		Kathy Jordan Anne Smith 1–6, 6–3, 6–3	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	Jennifer Russell Hana Mandlíková	Barbara Potter Pam Shriver Virginia Ruzici Virginia Wade
26 Jan	Avon Championships of Chicago Chicago, United States Avon Championships Circuit Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–2	Hana Mandlíková	Wendy Turnbull Barbara Potter	Anne Smith Pam Shriver Peanut Louie Sylvia Hanika
26 Jan		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–1	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	Wendy Turnbull Barbara Potter	Anne Smith Pam Shriver Peanut Louie Sylvia Hanika

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Feb	Avon Championships of Detroit Detroit, United States Avon Championships Circuit Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Leslie Allen 6–4, 6–4	Hana Mandlíková	Pam Shriver Barbara Potter	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Bettina Bunge Mima Jaušovec Wendy Turnbull
2 Feb		Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–2	Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve	Pam Shriver Barbara Potter
9 Feb	Avon Championships of California Oakland, United States Avon Championships Circuit Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Andrea Jaeger 6–3, 6–1	Virginia Wade	Beth Norton Wendy Turnbull	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Pam Teeguarden Mima Jaušovec Sue Barker
9 Feb		Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–1, 6–4	Martina Navratilova Virginia Wade	Beth Norton Wendy Turnbull
16 Feb	Avon Championships of Houston Houston, United States Avon Championships Circuit Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 16S/8D Singles – Doubles	Hana Mandlíková 6–4, 6–4	Bettina Bunge	Kathy Jordan Mima Jaušovec	Pam Teeguarden Zina Garrison Jennifer Russell Kate Latham
16 Feb		Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura 5–7, 6–4, 6–3	Regina Maršíková Mary Lou Piatek	Kathy Jordan Mima Jaušovec	Pam Teeguarden Zina Garrison Jennifer Russell Kate Latham
23 Feb	Avon Championships of Seattle Seattle, United States Avon Championships Circuit Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Sylvia Hanika 6–2, 6–1	Barbara Potter	Kathy Jordan Bettina Bunge	Anne Smith Pam Shriver Wendy Turnbull Hana Mandlíková
23 Feb		Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–1, 6–4	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	Kathy Jordan Bettina Bunge	Anne Smith Pam Shriver Wendy Turnbull Hana Mandlíková

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Mar	Avon Championships of Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States Avon Championships Circuit Hard – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–0	Andrea Jaeger	Sylvia Hanika Bettina Bunge	Julie Harrington Barbara Potter JoAnne Russell Billie Jean King
2 Mar		Susan Leo Kim Sands 6–1, 4–6, 6–1	Peanut Louie Marita Redondo	Sylvia Hanika Bettina Bunge
9 Mar	Avon Championships of Dallas Dallas, United States Avon Championships Circuit Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 33S/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4	Pam Shriver	Virginia Ruzici Bettina Bunge	Mary Lou Piatek Billie Jean King Kathy Jordan Mima Jaušovec
9 Mar		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–4	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Virginia Ruzici Bettina Bunge	Mary Lou Piatek Billie Jean King Kathy Jordan Mima Jaušovec
15 Mar	Avon Championships of Boston Boston, United States Avon Championships Circuit Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–4, 6–4	Mima Jaušovec	Kathy Jordan Sylvia Hanika	Virginia Ruzici Peanut Louie Wendy Turnbull Hana Mandlíková
15 Mar		Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 5–7, 6–4, 6–3	Jennifer Russell Virginia Ruzici	Kathy Jordan Sylvia Hanika	Virginia Ruzici Peanut Louie Wendy Turnbull Hana Mandlíková
23 Mar	Avon Championships New York City, United States WTA Championships Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 8S/4D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)	Andrea Jaeger	Bettina Bunge Sylvia Hanika
23 Mar		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–0, 7–6^(8–6)	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	Bettina Bunge Sylvia Hanika

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Apr	Family Circle Cup Hilton Head Island, United States Toyota Series (Category 5) Clay – $150,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–3, 6–2	Pam Shriver	Virginia Ruzici JoAnne Russell	Regina Maršíková Mima Jaušovec Pam Casale Joyce Portman
6 Apr		Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 7–5, 7–5	Mima Jaušovec Pam Shriver	Virginia Ruzici JoAnne Russell	Regina Maršíková Mima Jaušovec Pam Casale Joyce Portman
13 Apr	Wightman Cup Williamsburg, United States Team event Hard (i)	United States 7–0	Great Britain
20 Apr	Murjani WTA Championships Amelia Island, United States Toyota Series (Category 7) Clay – $250,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–0, 6–0	Martina Navratilova	Virginia Ruzici Mima Jaušovec	Pam Shriver Andrea Jaeger Ivanna Madruga Sylvia Hanika
20 Apr		Kathy Jordan Paula Smith 6–3, 5–7, 7–6^(7–2)	Virginia Ruzici JoAnne Russell	Virginia Ruzici Mima Jaušovec	Pam Shriver Andrea Jaeger Ivanna Madruga Sylvia Hanika
27 Apr	United Airlines Tournament of Champions Orlando, United States Toyota Series (Category 7) Clay – $200,000 – 22S/8D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 7–5, 6–3	Andrea Jaeger	Regina Maršíková Hana Mandlíková	Yvonne Vermaak Wendy Turnbull Kathleen Horvath Sylvia Hanika
27 Apr		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–1, 7–6^(12–10)	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Regina Maršíková Hana Mandlíková

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 May	Italian Open Perugia, Italy Toyota Series (Category 3) Clay – $100,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–1, 6–2	Virginia Ruzici	Sandy Collins Joyce Portman	Lucia Romanov Rosalyn Fairbank Ivanna Madruga Elly Appel-Vessies
		Candy Reynolds Paula Smith 7–5, 6–1	Chris Evert-Lloyd Virginia Ruzici	Sandy Collins Joyce Portman
	Bridgestone Doubles Championships Tokyo, Japan Toyota Series (Category 5) Carpet (i) – $150,000 – 8D Doubles	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura 7–5, 6–2	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	Casals / Turnbull Jordan / Smith	Peanut Louie/ Redondo Blackwood / Leo duPont / Jordan Jaeger / King
11 May	Toyota Swiss Open Lugano, Switzerland Toyota Series (Category 3) Clay – $100,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–1, 6–1	Virginia Ruzici	Regina Maršíková Sylvia Hanika	Sandy Collins Dianne Balestrat Hana Strachoňová Candy Reynolds
11 May		Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford 2–6, 6–1, 6–4	Candy Reynolds Paula Smith	Regina Maršíková Sylvia Hanika
18 May	German Open West Berlin, West Germany Toyota Series (Category 3) Clay – $150,000 – 56S/28D Singles – Doubles	Regina Maršíková 6–2, 6–1	Ivanna Madruga	Sandy Collins Dianne Fromholtz	Tracy Austin Deborah Jevans Mima Jaušovec Hana Mandlíková
18 May		Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford 6–3, 6–4	Sue Barker Renáta Tomanová	Sandy Collins Dianne Fromholtz	Tracy Austin Deborah Jevans Mima Jaušovec Hana Mandlíková
25 May 1 June	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $300,000 – 112S/64Q/48D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Hana Mandlíková 6–2, 6–4	Sylvia Hanika	Chris Evert-Lloyd Andrea Jaeger	Virginia Ruzici Kathy Rinaldi Mima Jaušovec Martina Navratilova
		Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford 6–1, 6–3	Candy Reynolds Paula Smith
		Andrea Jaeger James Arias 7–6, 6–4	Betty Stöve Frederick McNair

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 Jun	Surrey Championships Surbiton, Great Britain Toyota Series (Category 1) Grass – $50,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Betsy Nagelsen 6–0, 6–4	Barbara Hallquist	Diane Desfor Martina Navratilova	Marjorie Blackwood Laura duPont JoAnne Russell Sue Barker
8 Jun		Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura 6–1, 6–7, 6–1	Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss	Diane Desfor Martina Navratilova	Marjorie Blackwood Laura duPont JoAnne Russell Sue Barker
15 Jun	BMW Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Toyota Series (Category 4) Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Tracy Austin 6–3, 6–4	Andrea Jaeger	Barbara Potter Martina Navratilova	Anne Smith Wendy Turnbull Pam Casale Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
15 Jun		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–7^(5–7), 6–2, 6–1	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Barbara Potter Martina Navratilova	Anne Smith Wendy Turnbull Pam Casale Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
22 Jun 29 Jun	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam Grass – $300,000 – 112S/64Q/48D/48X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–2, 6–2	Hana Mandlíková	Pam Shriver Martina Navratilova	Mima Jaušovec Tracy Austin Virginia Ruzici Wendy Turnbull
		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 7–6^(8–6)	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
		Betty Stöve Frew McMillan 4–6, 7–6^(7–2), 6–3	Tracy Austin John Austin

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
13 Jul	Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria Toyota Series (Category 1) Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 7–5, 7–6	Sylvia Hanika	Regina Maršíková Virginia Ruzici	Patricia Medrado Yvonne Vermaak Lena Sandin Marjorie Blackwood
13 Jul		Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff 6–4, 6–3	Elizabeth Little Yvonne Vermaak	Regina Maršíková Virginia Ruzici
27 Jul	Wells Fargo Open San Diego, United States Toyota Series (Category 4) Hard – $125,000- 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Tracy Austin 6–2, 5–7, 6–2	Pam Shriver	Kathy Jordan Kate Latham	Candy Reynolds Mary Lou Piatek Bettina Bunge Yvonne Vermaak
27 Jul		Kathy Jordan Candy Reynolds 6–1, 2–6, 6–4	Rosie Casals Pam Shriver	Kathy Jordan Kate Latham	Candy Reynolds Mary Lou Piatek Bettina Bunge Yvonne Vermaak

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Aug	U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, United States Toyota Series (Category 5) Clay – $150,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Andrea Jaeger 6–1, 6–0	Virginia Ruzici	Mima Jaušovec Regina Maršíková	Sue Barker Anne Smith Hana Strachoňová Susan Mascarin
3 Aug		JoAnne Russell Virginia Ruzici 6–2, 6–2	Sue Barker Paula Smith	Mima Jaušovec Regina Maršíková	Sue Barker Anne Smith Hana Strachoňová Susan Mascarin
10 Aug	Central Fidelity Banks International Richmond, United States Toyota Series (Category 3) Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mary Lou Piatek 6–4, 6–1	Sue Barker	Betsy Nagelsen Pam Shriver	Sylvia Hanika Regina Maršíková Wendy Turnbull Sandy Collins
10 Aug		Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura 4–6, 7–6, 6–4	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Betsy Nagelsen Pam Shriver	Sylvia Hanika Regina Maršíková Wendy Turnbull Sandy Collins
17 Aug	Player's Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Toyota Series (Category 7) Hard – $200,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Tracy Austin 6–1, 6–4	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Andrea Jaeger Martina Navratilova	Hana Mandlíková Rosalyn Fairbank Sylvia Hanika Pam Shriver
17 Aug		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 7–6, 7–6	Candy Reynolds Anne Smith	Andrea Jaeger Martina Navratilova	Hana Mandlíková Rosalyn Fairbank Sylvia Hanika Pam Shriver
24 Aug	Volvo Women's Cup Mahwah, United States Toyota Series (Category 3) Hard – $100,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Hana Mandlíková 6–2, 6–2	Pam Casale	Bettina Bunge Regina Maršíková	Trey Lewis Virginia Ruzici Wendy White Stacy Margolin
24 Aug		Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 6–1	Candy Reynolds Betty Stöve	Bettina Bunge Regina Maršíková	Trey Lewis Virginia Ruzici Wendy White Stacy Margolin
31 Aug 7 Sep	US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $400,000 – 128S/64Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Tracy Austin 1–6, 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–1)	Martina Navratilova	Chris Evert-Lloyd Barbara Potter	Hana Mandlíková Anne Smith Sylvia Hanika Barbara Gerken
		Kathy Jordan Anne Smith 6–3, 6–3	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
		Anne Smith Kevin Curren 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)	JoAnne Russell Steve Denton

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
14 Sep	Toray Sillook Open Tokyo, Japan Toyota Series (Category 3) Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 32S Singles	Ann Kiyomura 6–4, 7–5	Bettina Bunge	Mima Jaušovec Kathleen Horvath	Sharon Walsh Candy Reynolds Anne Hobbs Leslie Allen
21 Sep	Toyota Tennis Classic Atlanta, United States Toyota Series (Category 2) Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Tracy Austin 4–6, 6–3, 6–3	Mary Lou Piatek	Laura duPont Susan Mascarin	Beth Norton Wendy White Rosie Casals Sharon Walsh
21 Sep		Laura duPont Betsy Nagelsen 6–4, 7–5	Rosie Casals Candy Reynolds	Laura duPont Susan Mascarin	Beth Norton Wendy White Rosie Casals Sharon Walsh
28 Sep	U.S. Women's Indoor Championships Bloomington, United States Toyota Series (Category 4) Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–2	Tracy Austin	Candy Reynolds Wendy Turnbull	Sharon Walsh Julie Harrington Anne Smith Barbara Potter
28 Sep		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 7–6	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Candy Reynolds Wendy Turnbull	Sharon Walsh Julie Harrington Anne Smith Barbara Potter

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Oct	Florida Federal Open Tampa, United States Toyota Series (Category 4) Hard – $125,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 5–7, 6–2, 6–0	Bettina Bunge	Sylvia Hanika Mary Lou Piatek	Barbara Hallquist Kathy Rinaldi Wendy Turnbull Sandy Collins
5 Oct		Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–4	Martina Navratilova Renáta Tomanová	Sylvia Hanika Mary Lou Piatek
12 Oct	Borden Classic Kyoto, Japan Toyota Series (Category 1) Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Kathy Rinaldi 6–1, 7–5	Julie Harrington	Pam Casale Patricia Medrado	Dana Gilbert Barbara Jordan Susan Mascarin Beth Norton
		Marianne van der Torre Nanette Schutte 6–2, 6–4	Elizabeth Smylie Kim Steinmetz	Pam Casale Patricia Medrado	Dana Gilbert Barbara Jordan Susan Mascarin Beth Norton
	Lynda Carter Maybelline Classic Deerfield Beach, United States Toyota Series (Category 4) Hard – $125,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert-Lloyd 4–6, 6–3, 6–0	Andrea Jaeger	Pam Shriver Sylvia Hanika	Bobbie Gadusek Anne White Rosie Casals Anne Smith
		Mary Lou Piatek Wendy White 6–1, 3–6, 7–5	Pam Shriver Paula Smith	Pam Shriver Sylvia Hanika	Bobbie Gadusek Anne White Rosie Casals Anne Smith
19 Oct	Daihatsu Challenge Brighton, Great Britain Toyota Series (Category 4) Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Sue Barker 4–6, 6–1, 6–1	Mima Jaušovec	Barbara Potter Anne Smith	Tracy Austin Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Pam Shriver Sylvia Hanika
		Barbara Potter Anne Smith 6–7^(1–7), 6–3, 6–4	Mima Jaušovec Pam Shriver	Barbara Potter Anne Smith	Tracy Austin Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Pam Shriver Sylvia Hanika
	Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Toyota Series (Category 1) Hard – $50,000 – S/D Singles – Doubles	Marie Pinterová 2–6, 6–4, 6–1	Pam Casale	Barbara Potter Patricia Medrado	Julie Harrington Barbara Rossi Marianne van der Torre Lee Duk-hee
		Patricia Medrado Cláudia Monteiro 6–3, 3–6, 6–2	Barbara Jordan Roberta McCallum	Barbara Potter Patricia Medrado
26 Oct	Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, West Germany Toyota Series (Category 4) Hard (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Tracy Austin 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Martina Navratilova	Virginia Ruzici Sylvia Hanika	Mima Jaušovec JoAnne Russell Jo Durie Anne Smith
26 Oct		Mima Jaušovec Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–1	Barbara Potter Anne Smith	Virginia Ruzici Sylvia Hanika	Mima Jaušovec JoAnne Russell Jo Durie Anne Smith

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Nov	Seiko Classic Hong Kong Toyota Series (Category 1) Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–4	Sabina Simmonds	Marianne van der Torre Marcella Mesker	Anne Hobbs Patricia Medrado Leigh-Anne Thompson Lee Duk-hee
2 Nov		Ann Kiyomura Sharon Walsh 6–3, 6–4	Anne Hobbs Susan Leo	Marianne van der Torre Marcella Mesker	Anne Hobbs Patricia Medrado Leigh-Anne Thompson Lee Duk-hee
9 Nov	Federation Cup Tokyo, Japan Team event Clay	United States 3–0	Great Britain	Switzerland Australia	Romania West Germany Soviet Union Netherlands
16 Nov	National Panasonic Classic Perth, Australia Toyota Series (Category 4) Grass – $125,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Pam Shriver 6–1, 7–6^(7–4)	Andrea Jaeger	Mima Jaušovec Ann Kiyomura	Leslie Allen Barbara Potter Jane Preyer Anne Smith
16 Nov		Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 6–4, 6–2	Betsy Nagelsen Candy Reynolds	Mima Jaušovec Ann Kiyomura	Leslie Allen Barbara Potter Jane Preyer Anne Smith
23 Nov	NSW Building Society Open Sydney, Australia Toyota Series (Category 4) Grass – $125,000 – 56S/32D Singles – Doubles	Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–4, 2–6, 6–1	Martina Navratilova	Bettina Bunge Wendy Turnbull	Evonne Goolagong Cawley Anne Smith Andrea Jaeger Barbara Potter
23 Nov		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–7, 6–2, 6–4	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Bettina Bunge Wendy Turnbull
30 Nov 7 Dec	Toyota Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – $200,000 – 64S/32Q/32D Singles – Doubles	Martina Navratilova 6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 7–5	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Wendy Turnbull Pam Shriver	Hana Mandlíková Andrea Jaeger Evonne Goolagong Cawley Tracy Austin
30 Nov 7 Dec		Kathy Jordan Anne Smith 6–2, 7–5	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	Wendy Turnbull Pam Shriver

December

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
14 Dec	Toyota Series Championships East Rutherford, United States WTA championships Hard (i) – $300,000 – 12S/6D Singles – Doubles	Tracy Austin 2–6, 6–4, 6–2	Martina Navratilova	Pam Shriver Chris Evert-Lloyd	Round robin Mima Jaušovec Andrea Jaeger Hana Mandlíková Tracy Austin
14 Dec		Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–4	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	Pam Shriver Chris Evert-Lloyd

Toyota Series

Points system

The 31 Toyota Series tournaments were divided into eight point categories. The highest points were allocated to the Grand Slam tournaments; French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, the US Open and the Australian Open. Points were allocated based on these categories and the finishing position of a player in a tournament.^[1] The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, is as follows:

Category	Grand Slam $300,000+	7 $200,000+	6 $175,000+	5 $150,000+	4 $125,000+	3 $100,000+	2 $75,000+	1 $50,000+
Winner	250 (125)	200 (105)	175 (88)	150 (75)	125 (62)	100 (50)	75 (38)	50 (25)
Runner-up	200 (100)	160 (90)	140 (73)	120 (60)	95 (47)	70 (35)	50 (25)	30 (15)
Semifinalist	160 (80)	130 (70)	110 (57)	90 (45)	70 (35)	50 (25)	35 (17)	20 (10)
Quarterfinalist	120 (60)	100 (50)	80 (40)	60 (30)	40 (20)	25 (12)	20 (8)	10 (5)
Fourth round	80 (40)	65 (35)	50 (25)	35 (17)	25 (12)	15 (8)	10 (5)	5 (3)
Third round	40 (30)	30 (22)	25 (15)	20 (9)	15 (5)	5 (3)	3 (1)	– (–)
Second round	15 (10)	10 (8)	10 (5)	7 (2)	5 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Rankings

Below are the 1981 WTA year-end rankings (December 31, 1981) in both singles and doubles competition:

Singles Year-end Ranking^[2]
No	Player Name	Points	1980	Change
1	Chris Evert (USA)	17.542	1
2	Tracy Austin (USA)	16.486	2
3	Martina Navratilova (USA)	15.710	3
4	Andrea Jaeger (USA)	13.107	7	3
5	Hana Mandlíková (TCH)	11.234	4	1
6	Sylvia Hanika (FRG)	9.620	14	8
7	Pam Shriver (USA)	9.594	9	2
8	Wendy Turnbull (AUS)	8.262	8
9	Bettina Bunge (FRG)	7.932	19	10
10	Barbara Potter (USA)	7.921	25	15
11	Mima Jaušovec (YUG)	7.823	17	6
12	Virginia Ruzici (ROU)	7.399	11	1
13	Regina Maršíková (TCH)	6.567	18	5
14	Sue Barker (GBR)	6.405	16	2
15	Kathy Jordan (USA)	5.957	13	2
16	Anne Smith (USA)	5.728	24	8
17	Mary Lou Piatek (USA)	5.199	23	6
18	Sandy Collins (USA)	5.050	36	18
19	Leslie Allen (USA)	5.034	54	35
20	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (FRG)	4.846	78	58

References

External links

1981 WTA Tour « 1980 1982 »

1981 WTA Tour « 1980 1982 »
Grand Slam events	French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) Australian Open (S, D)
Avon Championships Circuit	Kansas (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Detroit (S, D) California (S, D) Houston (S, D) Seattle (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Boston (S, D)
Toyota Series	Charleston (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Orlando (S, D) Perugia (S, D) Lugano (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Surbiton (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Richmond (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Mahwah (S, D) Tokyo 1 (S) Atlanta (S, D) Bloomington (S, D) Tampa (S, D) Tokyo 2 (S, D) Deerfield Beach (S, D) Brighton (S, D) Tokyo 3 (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Hong Kong (S, D) Perth (S, D) Sydney (S, D)
Non-Tour Events	Carlsbad (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup Wightman Cup
Avon Championships (S, D) Bridgestone Doubles Championships (D) Toyota Series Championships (S, D)

WTA Tour seasons

WTA Tennis Association

Women's tennis seasons

Women's tennis seasons
Seasons (1881-1912) ILTF World Circuit (1913-72)	1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
ILTF Independent Circuit	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
ILTF Grand Prix Circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Virginia Slims Circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Virginia Slims/Colgate Series	1976 1977 1978
Avon/Colgate Series	1979 1980
Avon/Toyota Series	1981 1982
Virginia Slims World Championship Series	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
WTA Tour	1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

1981 in tennis

Grand Slam

Tours

Men	Volvo Grand Prix Volvo Masters
Women	WTA Tour Avon Championships Toyota Series Championships

National teams

Men	Davis Cup (World Group) World Team Cup
Women	Federation Cup Wightman Cup