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1981 Avon Championships of California
Date	February 9–15
Edition	10th
Category	Virginia Slims circuit
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$125,000
Surface	Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor
Location	Oakland, California, US
Venue	Oakland Coliseum Arena
Champions
Singles
Andrea Jaeger
Doubles
Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull
← 1980 · Stanford Classic · 1982 →

The 1981 Avon Championships of California, also known as the Avon Championships of Oakland, was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet court at the Oakland Coliseum Arena in Oakland, California in the United States that was part of the 1981 Avon Championships Circuit. It was the 10th edition of the tournament and was held from February 9 through February 15, 1981. Second-seeded Andrea Jaeger won the singles title and earned $24,000 first-prize money.

Finals

Singles

Andrea Jaeger defeated Virginia Wade 6–3, 6–1

• It was Jeager's 2nd singles title of the year and the 6th of her career.

Doubles

Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull defeated Martina Navratilova / Virginia Wade 6–1, 6–4

Prize money

References

1. ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 393, 396.
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, 188. ISBN 9780356085968.

External links

• WTA tournament draws
• ITF tournament edition details

• 1981 WTA Tour
• Silicon Valley Classic
• 1981 in sports in California
• 1981 in American tennis
• February 1981 sports events in the United States