1981_Avon_Championships_of_Houston_–_Singles

1981 Avon Championships of Houston – Singles

1981 Avon Championships of Houston – Singles

1981 tennis event results

Billie Jean King was the defending champion.

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Second-seeded Hana Mandlíková won the title, defeating unseeded Bettina Bunge in the final 6–4, 6–4.[1][2][3]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. United States Tracy Austin (withdrew)
  2. Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková (champion)
  3. United States Barbara Jordan (semifinals)
  4. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Final

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
United States Pam Teeguarden 6 6
West Germany Heidi Eisterlehner 1 3 United States Pam Teeguarden 6 3 1
Netherlands Betty Stöve 6 3 West Germany Bettina Bunge 4 6 6
West Germany Bettina Bunge 7 6 West Germany Bettina Bunge 6 6
3 United States Kathy Jordan 6 3 6 3 United States Kathy Jordan 3 3
United States Betsy Nagelsen 4 6 1 3 United States Kathy Jordan 6 6
United States Zina Garrison 6 1 6 United States Zina Garrison 2 3
Netherlands Marianne van der Torre 4 6 1 West Germany Bettina Bunge 4 4
United Kingdom Virginia Wade 7 4 0r 2 Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková 6 6
United States Joanne Russell 5 6 2 United States Joanne Russell 3 4
United Kingdom Sue Barker 7 0 4 4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec 6 6
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec 6 6 6 4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec 3 6 1
United States Kate Latham 6 6 2 Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková 6 3 6
United States Renee Blount 4 0 United States Kate Latham 3 4
United States Mary Lou Daniels 6 5 2 2 Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková 6 6
2 Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková 3 7 6

References

  1. [1]
    Tommasi, Rino (1982). 1982 Women's Tennis Book. Perugia: Ellesse. p. 14.
  2. [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.
  3. [3]
    John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 393, 397.
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