1981 Avon Championships of Dallas

1981 Avon Championships of Dallas
Date March 9–15
Edition 10th
Category Virginia Slims circuit
Draw 33S / 16D
Prize money $175,000
Surface Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor
Location Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Venue Moody Coliseum
Champions
Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver

The 1981 Avon Championships of Dallas was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Texas in the United States that was part of the 1981 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 10th edition of the tournament and was held from March 9 through March 15, 1981.[1] First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $33,000 first-prize money.[2]

Finals

Singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–4

  • It was Navratilova's 4th singles title of the year and the 49th of her career.

Doubles

United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver defeated United States Kathy Jordan / United States Anne Smith 7–5, 6–4

Prize money

Event W F 3rd 4th QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Prel. round
Singles [1] $33,000 $17,000 $8,400 $8,050 $3,900 $2,000 $1,350 $1,100

References

  1. 1 2 John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 393, 398–399.
  2. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 187, 189. ISBN 9780356085968.
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