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Singles
1981 Avon Championships
Final
Champion	Martina Navratilova
Runner-up	Andrea Jaeger
Score	6–3, 7–6
Details
Draw	8 (RR + elimination)
Events
Singles Doubles
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Martina Navratilova defeated Andrea Jaeger in the final, 6–3, 7–6 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.

Tracy Austin was the defending champion, but did not qualify this year.

Seeds

1. Martina Navratilova (champion)
2. Andrea Jaeger (final)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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	7
															2	Andrea Jaeger	3	6
								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

1. "Martina Navratilova, with special cause to celebrate, will be..." UPI. March 22, 1981.
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. 185–187, 189. ISBN 9780356085968.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details
• Main draw (WTA)

• 1981 WTA Tour
• WTA Tour Championships