1981 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles

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1981 Women's singles
  1979
1983  

The 1981 World Table Tennis Championships women's singles was the 36th edition of the women's singles championship. [1] [2] Tong Ling defeated Cao Yanhua in the final by three sets to two, to win the title. [3]

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Results

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Deying 21 21 21
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bettine Vriesekoop 16 18 15 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Deying 21 21 21
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pu Qijuan 21 21 21 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pu Qijuan 11 9 13
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ilona Uhlíková 12 12 19 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Deying 15 14 13
Flag of North Korea.svg Pak Yung-sun 22 21 8 21 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tong Ling 21 21 21
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Geng Lijuan 20 11 21 15 Flag of North Korea.svg Pak Yung Sun 21 22 12 12
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tong Ling 21 21 21 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tong Ling 19 24 21 21
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Fliura Bulatova 19 16 11 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tong Ling 21 16 21 18 21
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qi Baoxiang 21 21 21 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cao Yanhua 19 21 17 21 15
Flag of Japan.svg Kayoko Kawahigashi 6 7 8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qi Baoxiang 18 9 21 21 17
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Soo-ja 23 21 21 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Soo-ja 21 21 10 19 21
Flag of North Korea.svg Li Song Suk 21 17 10 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Soo Ja 13 11 10
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Junqun 21 21 21 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cao Yanhua 21 21 21
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Kyung Ja 11 11 8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Junqun 13 11 10
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cao Yanhua 21 21 21 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Cao Yanhua 21 21 21
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valentina Popova 15 15 16

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References

  1. "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
  2. "1981 results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
  3. Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN   0-316-72645-1.