1981 Avon Championships – Singles
Martina Navratilova defeated Andrea Jaeger in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) to win the singles tennis title at the 1981 Avon Championships. It was her third Tour Finals title, fifth singles title of the season, and 50th career singles title.[1][2]
Tracy Austin was the defending champion, but did not qualify this year.
Seeds
Martina Navratilova (champion)- Andrea Jaeger (final)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
| Play-off round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Martina Navratilova
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leslie Allen
| 1 | 3 |  Bettina Bunge
| 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Bettina Bunge
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Martina Navratilova
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Andrea Jaeger
| 3 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Andrea Jaeger
| 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Hana Mandlíková
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Sylvia Hanika
| 4 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Sylvia Hanika
| 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Round robin
Group A
| Navratilova
|
Allen
|
Mandlíková
|
Shriver
|
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Martina Navratilova
|
6–3, 6–0 | Not played | 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 (80.0%) | 27–13 (67.5%) | 1 Q | |
| Leslie Allen
|
3–6, 0–6 | 7–5, 6–1 | Not played | 1–1 | 2–2 (50.0%) | 16–18 (47.1%) | 2 PO | ||
| Hana Mandlíková
|
Not played | 5–7, 1–6 | 6–2, 7–6 | 1–1 | 2–2 (50.0%) | 19–21 (47.5%) | 3 PO | ||
| Pam Shriver
|
6–3, 1–6, 3–6 | Not played | 2–6, 6–7 | 0–2 | 1–4 (20.0%) | 18–28 (39.1%) | 4 |
Q: qualifies to semifinals. PO: advances to play-off round. Allen takes 2nd place after defeating Mandlíková
Group B
| Jaeger
|
Hanika
|
Bunge
|
Potter
|
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Andrea Jaeger
|
6–2, 6–3 | 6–4, 6–3 | Not played | 2–0 | 4–0 (100%) | 24–12 (66.6%) | 1 Q | |
| Sylvia Hanika
|
2–6, 3–6 | Not played | 6–0, 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 (50.0%) | 17–14 (54.8%) | 2 PO | ||
| Bettina Bunge
|
4–6, 3–6 | Not played | 6–3, 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 (50.0%) | 19–17 (52.7%) | 3 PO | ||
| Barbara Potter
|
Not played | 0–6, 2–6 | 3–6, 2–6 | 0–2 | 0–4 (0.0%) | 7–24 (22.6%) | 4 |
Q: qualifies to semifinals. PO: advances to play-off round.
References
- ^ "Martina Navratilova, with special cause to celebrate, will be..." UPI. March 22, 1981.
- ^ 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.