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Tennis tournament
1981 Avon Championships of Dallas
DateMarch 9–15
Edition10th
CategoryVirginia Slims circuit
Draw33S / 16D
Prize money$175,000
SurfaceCarpet (Sporteze) / indoor
LocationDallas, Texas, U.S.
VenueMoody Coliseum
Champions
Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver
← 1980 · Virginia Slims of Dallas · 1982 →

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

Finals

Singles

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

  • It was Navratilova's fourth 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 $33,000 $17,000 $8,400 $8,050 $3,900 $2,000 $1,350 $1,100

References

  1. ^ 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.

External links

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