1981 Avon Championships – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1981 Avon Championships | |
| Champion |  Martina Navratilova |
| Runner-up | Andrea Jaeger |
| Score | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
Tracy Austin was the defending champion, but did not qualify this year.
Martina Navratilova won the title by defeating Andrea Jaeger 6–3, 7–6(7–3) in the final. It was the 3rd Tour Finals title, 5th title of the year and 50th title overall for Navratilova in her career.
Seeds
2
Draw
Key
- 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
Finals
Round Robin
Group A
| Navratilova
|
Allen
|
 Mandlíková
|
Shriver
|
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Martina Navratilova
|
6–3, 6–0 | Not played | 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 (80.0%) | 27–13 (67.5%) | 1 Q | |
| Leslie Allen
|
3–6, 0–6 | 7–5, 6–1 | Not played | 1–1 | 2–2 (50.0%) | 16–18 (47.1%) | 2 PO | ||
| Hana Mandlíková
|
Not played | 5–7, 1–6 | 6–2, 7–6 | 1–1 | 2–2 (50.0%) | 19–21 (47.5%) | 3 PO | ||
| Pam Shriver
|
6–3, 1–6, 3–6 | Not played | 2–6, 6–7 | 0–2 | 1–4 (20.0%) | 18–28 (39.1%) | 4 |
Q: qualifies to semifinals. PO: advances to play-off round. Allen takes 2nd place after defeating Mandlíková
Group B
| Jaeger
|
 Hanika
|
Bunge
|
Potter
|
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Andrea Jaeger
|
6–2, 6–3 | 6–4, 6–3 | Not played | 2–0 | 4–0 (100%) | 24–12 (66.6%) | 1 Q | |
| Sylvia Hanika
|
2–6, 3–6 | Not played | 6–0, 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 (50.0%) | 17–14 (54.8%) | 2 PO | ||
| Bettina Bunge
|
4–6, 3–6 | Not played | 6–3, 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 (50.0%) | 19–17 (52.7%) | 3 PO | ||
| Barbara Potter
|
Not played | 0–6, 2–6 | 3–6, 2–6 | 0–2 | 0–4 (0.0%) | 7–24 (22.6%) | 4 |
Q: qualifies to semifinals. PO: advances to play-off round.