1981 United Airlines Tournament of Champions
Tennis tournament
1981 United Airlines Tournament of Champions | |||
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Date | April 28 – May 3 | ||
Edition | 2nd | ||
Category | Category 7 | ||
Draw | 27S / 4D | ||
Prize money | $200,000 | ||
Surface | Hard / outdoor | ||
Location | Haines City, Florida , U.S. | ||
Venue | Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort | ||
Champions | |||
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The 1981 United Airlines Tournament of Champions was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Grenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort in Haines City , Florida in the United States. It was part of the Toyota International Series circuit of the 1981 WTA Tour and classified as a Category 7 [lower-alpha 1] event. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from April 28 through May 3, 1981. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won her second consecutive singles title at the event and earned $50,000 first-prize money. [1] [2]
Finals
Singles
Martina Navratilova
defeated
Pam Casale
6–2, 6–2
- It was Navratilova's 6th singles title of the year and the 51st of her career .
Doubles
Martina Navratilova
/
Pam Shriver
defeated
Rosie Casals
/
Wendy Turnbull
6–2, 6–1
Prize money
Event | W | F | 3rd | 4th | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 |
Singles [1] | $50,000 | $26,000 | $15,000 | $11,000 | $6,400 | $3,200 | $1,800 |
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Notes
- ↑ Tournaments with prize money of $200,000 or higher
References
- 1 2 John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide . Remous. pp. 393, 401.
- ↑ John Barrett , ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press . p. 137–138, 145 . ISBN 9780356085968 .
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