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Tennis tournament
1981 Avon Championships of Los Angeles
DateMarch 2–8
Edition8th
CategoryVirginia Slims circuit
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$150,000
SurfaceCarpet (Sporteze) / indoor
LocationLos Angeles, California, U.S.
VenueThe Forum
Champions
Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Doubles
United Kingdom Sue Barker / United States Ann Kiyomura
← 1980 · Virginia Slims of Los Angeles · 1982 →

The 1981 Avon Championships of Los Angeles was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Forum in Los Angeles, California in the United States that was part of the 1981 Avon Championships circuit. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and was held from March 2 through March 8, 1981. Second-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title, her second consecutive and third in total at the event, and earned $30,000 first-prize money.

Finals

Singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Andrea Jaeger 6–4, 6–0

  • It was Navratilova's 3rd singles title of the year and the 48th of her career.

Doubles

United Kingdom Sue Barker / United States Ann Kiyomura defeated United States Marita Redondo / United States Peanut Louie 6–1, 4–6, 6–1

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Prel. round
Singles $30,000 $15,000 $7,350 $3,600 $1,900 $1,100 $700

References

  1. ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 393, 398.
  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.

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