Billie Jean King was the defending champion.
Singles | |
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1981 Avon Championships of Houston | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 6–4, 6–4 |
Draw | 16 |
Seeds | 4 |
Second-seeded Hana Mandlíková won the title, defeating unseeded Bettina Bunge in the final 6–4, 6–4.[1][2][3]
Seeds
editA champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
- Tracy Austin (withdrew)
- Hana Mandlíková (champion)
- Barbara Jordan (semifinals)
- Mima Jaušovec (semifinals)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Final
editFirst round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pam Teeguarden | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Heidi Eisterlehner | 1 | 3 | Pam Teeguarden | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Betty Stöve | 6 | 3 | Bettina Bunge | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bettina Bunge | 7 | 6 | Bettina Bunge | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Kathy Jordan | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | Kathy Jordan | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Betsy Nagelsen | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | Kathy Jordan | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Zina Garrison | 6 | 1 | 6 | Zina Garrison | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Marianne van der Torre | 4 | 6 | 1 | Bettina Bunge | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Wade | 7 | 4 | 0r | 2 | Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Joanne Russell | 5 | 6 | 2 | Joanne Russell | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sue Barker | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | Mima Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Mima Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Mima Jaušovec | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kate Latham | 6 | 6 | 2 | Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Renee Blount | 4 | 0 | Kate Latham | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mary Lou Daniels | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Hana Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Hana Mandlíková | 3 | 7 | 6 |
References
edit- ^ Tommasi, Rino (1982). 1982 Women's Tennis Book. Perugia: Ellesse. p. 14.
- ^ 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.
- ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 393, 397.