1981 U.S. Women's Indoor Championships
DateSeptember 29 – October 4
Edition73rd
CategoryToyota Series (Category 4)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$125,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationBloomington, Minnesota, United States
VenueMet Center
Attendance51,635[1]
Champions
Singles
United States Martina Navratilova
Doubles
United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver

The 1981 U.S. Women's Indoor Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota in the United States that was part of the Category 4 tier of the Toyota Series which was incorporated into the 1981 WTA Tour. It was the 73rd edition of the tournament and was held from September 28 through October 4, 1981. Second-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and collect $22,000 first-prize money. Her victory ended Tracy Austin 28-match win streak.[2][1][3][4]

Finals

Singles

United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Tracy Austin 6–0, 6–2

  • It was Navratilova's 7th singles title of the year and the 52nd of her career.

Doubles

United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver defeated United States Rosie Casals / Australia Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 7–6

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Ralph Thornton (October 5, 1981). "Martina gets sweet revenge". The Minneapolis Star. pp. 1C, 7C – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Howard Sinker (October 5, 1981). "Navratilova whips Austin to capture U.S. Indoor title". Minneapolis Tribune. pp. 1C, 8C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 137–138, 152. ISBN 9780356085968.
  4. ↑ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 393, 408–409.
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