1981 WTA Tour
Evert ended the year at number 1 for the fifth time | |
Details | |
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Duration | 12 January 1981 – 20 December 1981 |
Edition | 11th |
Tournaments | 47 |
Categories |
Grand Slam (4) WTA championships (3) Avon Championships (10) Colgate 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 10th 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 Avon Championships World Championship Series schedule.
- Key
Grand Slam tournaments |
WTA championships |
Avon Championships Circuit |
Toyota Series |
Non-Tour Events |
Team events |
January
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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12 Jan | Avon Championships of Kansas Kansas City, Kansas, United States Avon Championships Circuit $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Andrea Jaeger 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 | Martina Navratilova | Barbara Potter Virginia Ruzici | Kate Latham Sandy Collins Mima Jaušovec Sylvia Hanika |
Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 7–6 | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh | ||||
19 Jan | Avon Championships of Cincinnati Cincinnati, United States Avon Championships Circuit $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4 | Sylvia Hanika | Jennifer Russell Hana Mandlíková | Barbara Potter Pam Shriver Virginia Ruzici Virginia Wade |
Kathy Jordan Anne Smith 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | ||||
26 Jan | Avon Championships of Chicago Chicago, United States Avon Championships Circuit $200,000 – Carpet (i) – 56S/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–2 | Hana Mandlíková | Wendy Turnbull Barbara Potter | Anne Smith Pam Shriver Mareen Louie Harper Sylvia Hanika |
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–1 | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh |
February
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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2 Feb | Avon Championships of Detroit Detroit, United States Avon Championships Circuit $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Leslie Allen 6–4, 6–4 | Hana Mandlíková | Pam Shriver Barbara Potter | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Bettina Bunge Mima Jaušovec Wendy Turnbull |
Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 6–2 | Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve | ||||
9 Feb | Avon Championships of California Oakland, California, United States Avon Championships Circuit $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Andrea Jaeger 6–3, 6–1 | Virginia Wade | Beth Norton Wendy Turnbull | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Pam Teeguarden Mima Jaušovec Sue Barker |
Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–1, 6–4 | Martina Navratilova Virginia Wade | ||||
16 Feb | Avon Championships of Houston Houston, Texas, United States Avon Championships Circuit $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 16S/8D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Hana Mandlíková 6–4, 6–4 | Bettina Bunge | Kathy Jordan Mima Jaušovec | Pam Teeguarden Zina Garrison Jennifer Russell Kate Latham |
Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 | Regina Maršíková Mary-Lou Piatek | ||||
Avon Championships of Nashville Nashville, Tennessee, United States Avon Championships Circuit $30,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Susan Leo 7–6, 6–3 | Kim Sands | Kim Sands Beth Herr | Catherine Tanvier Trey Lewis Renée Richards Yvonne Vermaak | |
Marcella Mesker Christiane Jolissaint 6–3, 6–3 | Marjorie Blackwood Susan Leo | ||||
23 Feb | Avon Championships of Seattle Seattle, United States Avon Championships Circuit $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Sylvia Hanika 6–2, 6–1 | Barbara Potter | Kathy Jordan Bettina Bunge | Anne Smith Pam Shriver Wendy Turnbull Hana Mandlíková |
Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–1, 6–4 | Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura |
March
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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2 Mar | Avon Championships of Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States Avon Championships Circuit $150,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–0 | Andrea Jaeger | Sylvia Hanika Bettina Bunge | Julie Harrington Barbara Potter Bettina Bunge Billie Jean King |
Susan Leo Kim Sands 6–1, 4–6, 6–1 | Mareen Louie Harper Marita Redondo | ||||
9 Mar | Avon Championships of Dallas Dallas, Texas, United States Avon Championships Circuit $200,000 – Carpet (i) – 56S/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4 | Pam Shriver | Virginia Ruzici Bettina Bunge | Mary-Lou Piatek Billie Jean King Kathy Jordan Mima Jaušovec |
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–4 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | ||||
15 Mar | Avon Championships of Boston Boston, United States Avon Championships Circuit $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–4, 6–4 | Mima Jaušovec | Kathy Jordan Sylvia Hanika | Virginia Ruzici Mareen Louie Harper Wendy Turnbull Hana Mandlíková |
Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 | Jennifer Russell Virginia Ruzici | ||||
23 Mar | Avon Championships New York City, United States WTA championships $300,000 – Carpet (i) – 8S/4D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Martina Navratilova 6–3, 7–6 | Andrea Jaeger | Bettina Bunge Sylvia Hanika | |
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–0, 7–6 | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh | ||||
30 Mar | Clairol Crown Carlsbad, California, United States Non-Tour Events $200,000 – Clay – 4S/2D | Chris Evert-Lloyd 6–4, 6–3 | Hana Mandlíková | Pam Shriver Andrea Jaeger |
April
May
June
July
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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13 Jul | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria Toyota Series $50,000 – Clay – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 7–5, 7–6 | Sylvia Hanika | Regina Maršíková Virginia Ruzici | Patricia Medrado Yvonne Vermaak Lena Sandin Marjorie Blackwood |
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff 6–4, 6–3 | Elizabeth Little Yvonne Vermaak | ||||
27 Jul | Wells Fargo Open San Diego, United States Toyota Series $125,000 – HARD- 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Tracy Austin 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 | Pam Shriver | Kathy Jordan Kate Latham | Candy Reynolds Mary-Lou Piatek Bettina Bunge Yvonne Vermaak |
Kathy Jordan Candy Reynolds 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 | Rosie Casals Pam Shriver |
August
September
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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14 Sepr | Toray Sillook Open Tokyo, Japan Toyota Series $100,000 – Carpet (i) – 28S Singles Draw | 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, GA, United States Toyota Series $75,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Tracy Austin 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 | Mary-Lou Daniels | Laura duPont Susan Mascarin | Beth Norton Wendy White-Prausa Rosie Casals Sharon Walsh |
Laura duPont Betsy Nagelsen 6–4, 7–5 | Rosie Casals Candy Reynolds | ||||
28 Sep | US Indoors Hartford, Connecticut, United States Toyota Series $125,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–2 | Tracy Austin | Candy Reynolds Wendy Turnbull | Sharon Walsh Julie Harrington Anne Smith Barbara Potter |
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 7–6 | Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull |
October
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Oct | Florida Federal Open Tampa, Florida, United States Toyota Series $125,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Martina Navratilova 5–7, 6–2, 6–0 | Bettina Bunge | Sylvia Hanika Mary-Lou Piatek | Barbara Hallquist Kathy Rinaldi Wendy Turnbull Sandy Collins |
Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–4 | Martina Navratilova Renáta Tomanová | ||||
12 Oct | Borden Classic Tokyo, Japan Toyota Series $50,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | 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 | ||||
Maybelline Classic Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States Toyota Series $125,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | 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 Daniels Wendy White-Prausa 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 | Pam Shriver Paula Smith | ||||
19 Oct | Daihatsu Challenge Brighton, United Kingdom Toyota Series $150,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | 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, 6–3, 6–4 | Mima Jaušovec Pam Shriver | ||||
Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Toyota Series $50,000 – Hard – S/D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Marie Pinterova 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 | ||||
26 Oct | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, West Germany Toyota Series $150,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | Tracy Austin 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | Martina Navratilova | Virginia Ruzici Sylvia Hanika | Mima Jaušovec JoAnne Russell Jo Durie Anne Smith |
Mima Jaušovec Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–1 | Barbara Potter Anne Smith |
November
December
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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14 Dec | Colgate Series Championships East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA WTA championships $300,000 – Hard (i) – 12S/6D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | 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 |
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–4 | Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull |
Rankings
Below are the 1981 WTA year-end rankings (December 31, 1981) in both singles and doubles competition:
Singles Year-end Ranking[1] | ||||
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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 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Womens International Computer Rankings" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association (WTA). 31 December 1981.