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1981 U.S. Women's Indoor Championships
Date	September 29 – October 4
Edition	73rd
Category	Toyota Series (Category 4)
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$125,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Venue	Met Center
Attendance	51,635
Champions
Singles
Martina Navratilova
Doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
← 1980 · U.S. Women's Indoor Championships · 1982 →

The 1981 U.S. Women's Indoor Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota in the United States that was part of the Category 4 tier of the Toyota Series which was incorporated into the 1981 WTA Tour. It was the 73rd edition of the tournament and was held from September 28 through October 4, 1981. Second-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and collect $22,000 first-prize money. Her victory ended Tracy Austin 28-match win streak.

Finals

Singles

Martina Navratilova defeated Tracy Austin 6–0, 6–2

• It was Navratilova's 7th singles title of the year and the 52nd of her career.

Doubles

Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Rosie Casals / Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 7–6

See also

• 1981 U.S. National Indoor Championships – men's tournament

References

1. ^ Ralph Thornton (October 5, 1981). "Martina gets sweet revenge". The Minneapolis Star. pp. 1C, 7C – via Newspapers.com.
2. Howard Sinker (October 5, 1981). "Navratilova whips Austin to capture U.S. Indoor title". Minneapolis Tribune. pp. 1C, 8C – via Newspapers.com.
3. John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 137–138, 152. ISBN 9780356085968.
4. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 393, 408–409.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details

• 1981 WTA Tour
• US Indoor Championships
• 1981 in American tennis
• Bloomington, Minnesota