1981 Avon Championships

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1981 Avon Championships
DateMarch 22–28
Edition10th
Category WTA Tour Championships
Draw8S / 4D
Prize money$300,000
Surface Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor
Location New York City, New York
Venue Madison Square Garden
Attendance59,184
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United States.svg 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, New York. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $100,000 first-prize money. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova defeated Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Jaeger, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)

Doubles

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

Prize money

EventWF3rd4th5th/6th7th/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. 1 2 3 John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 526.
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