1981 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

1981 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Date 26 October – 1 November
Edition 4th
Category Toyota Series (Category 4)
Draw 32S / 16D
Prize money $125,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Filderstadt, West Germany
Venue Tennis Sporthalle Filderstadt
Champions
Singles
United States Tracy Austin
Doubles
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec
United States Martina Navratilova

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]

Finals

Singles

United States Tracy Austin defeated United States Martina Navratilova 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Austin's 6th title of the year and the 25th of her career.

Doubles

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec / United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Barbara Potter / United States Anne Smith 6–4, 6–1

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round 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]

References

  1. 1 2 John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. p. 137–138, 158. ISBN 9780356085968.
  2. 1 2 3 John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 393, 411.
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