1981 Bridgestone Doubles Championships

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1981 Bridgestone Doubles Championships
DateMay 4–10
Edition6th
Draw8D
Prize money$150,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
LocationTokyo, Japan
Venue Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Champions
Doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sue Barker / Flag of the United States.svg Ann Kiyomura
  1980  · WTA Doubles Championships ·  1982  

The 1981 Bridgestone Doubles Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the Toyota Series of the 1981 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from May 4 through May 10, 1981. [1]

Contents

Final

Doubles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sue Barker / Flag of the United States.svg Ann Kiyomura defeated Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter / Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Walsh 7–5, 6–2

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References

  1. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 530.