1981 Avon Championships – Singles

Singles
1981 Avon Championships
Champion	Martina Navratilova
Runner-up	Andrea Jaeger
Final score	6–3, 7–6^(7–3)

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

Martina Navratilova won the title by defeating Andrea Jaeger 6–3, 7–6^(7–3) in the final. It was the 3rd Tour Finals title, 5th title of the year and 50th title overall for Navratilova in her career.

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
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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	7^7
															2	Andrea Jaeger	3	6^3
								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

• Tournament Profile (ITF)
• Main Draw (WTA)