1981 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

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1981 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Date26 October – 1 November
Edition4th
Category Toyota Series (Category 4)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$125,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Filderstadt, West Germany
VenueTennis Sporthalle Filderstadt
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin
Doubles
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Mima Jaušovec
Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
  1980  · Women's Stuttgart Open ·  1982  

The 1981 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Tennis Sporthalle Filderstadt in Filderstadt in West Germany. The event was part of the Category 4 [lower-alpha 1] tier of the 1981 Toyota Series. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 26 October through 1 November 1981. [2] First-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles event, her fourth successive singles title at the event, and the accompanying $22,000 first-prize money. [2] [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Austin defeated Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Mima Jaušovec / Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova defeated Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Potter / Flag of the United States.svg Anne Smith 6–4, 6–1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32
Singles [2] $22,000$11,000$5,500$2,800$1,500$750

Notes

  1. Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $125,000. [1]

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