1981 Avon Championships of California

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1981 Avon Championships of California
DateFebruary 9–15
Edition10th
CategoryVirginia Slims circuit
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$125,000
Surface Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor
Location Oakland, USA
Venue Oakland Coliseum
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Jaeger
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Rosemary Casals / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull
  1980  · Stanford Classic ·  1982  

The 1981 Avon Championships of California, also known as the Avon Championships of Oakland, was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet court at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California in the United States that was part of the 1981 Avon Championships Circuit. It was the 10th edition of the tournament and was held from February 9 through February 15, 1981. Second-seeded Andrea Jaeger won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money. [1] [2]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Jaeger defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade 6–3, 6–1

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Rosemary Casals / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wendy Turnbull defeated Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade 6–1, 6–4

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Prel. round
Singles [1] $24,000$12,000$6,000$3,000$1,600$900$500

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References

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