1981 Avon Championships of Kansas – Singles

Singles
1981 Avon Championships of Kansas
Champion	Andrea Jaeger
Runner-up	Martina Navratilova
Score	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion.

Second-seeded Andrea Jaeger won the title, defeating top-seeded Martina Navratilova in the final 6–3, 3–6, 7–5.

Seeds

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

1. Martina Navratilova (final)
2. Andrea Jaeger (champion)
3. Wendy Turnbull (second round)
4. Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals)
5. Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals)
6. Virginia Wade (second round)
7. Mima Jaušovec (quarterfinals)
8. Terry Holladay (first round)

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

Final

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova	6	6
		Barbara Potter	3	2
								1	Martina Navratilova	3	6	5
								2	Andrea Jaeger	6	3	7
	4	Virginia Ruzici	2	3
	2	Andrea Jaeger	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Martina Navratilova	6	6
		Anne Smith	3	1				1	M Navratilova	6	6
		Wendy White	4	6	2				S Acker	4	2
		Sherry Acker	6	3	6										1	M Navratilova	6	6
		Kate Latham	6	4	7											Kate Latham	3	2
		Ann Kiyomura	4	6	4				K Latham	6	6
		Pam Teeguarden	6	1	6				P Teeguarden	4	4
	8	Terry Holladay	4	6	1																	1	M Navratilova	6	6
	3	Wendy Turnbull	6	6																			B Potter	3	2
		Yvonne Vermaak	3	3				3	W Turnbull	6	0
		Barbara Potter	6	6					B Potter	7	6
		Barbara Hallquist	4	1												B Potter	6	6
		Sandy Collins	6	6												S Collins	3	3
		Rosalyn Fairbank	4	3					S Collins	6	6
		Sharon Walsh	1	4				6	Virginia Wade	4	0
	6	Virginia Wade	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	Mima Jaušovec	6	6
		Lucia Romanov	4	3				7	M Jaušovec	6	3	6
		Susan Mascarin	6	6					S Mascarin	1	6	2
		Caroline Stoll	3	0											7	M Jaušovec	3	4
		Kathleen Cummings	6	6											4	V Ruzici	6	6
		Laura duPont	1	3					K Cummings	2	4
		Barbara Jordan	1	1				4	V Ruzici	6	6
	4	Virginia Ruzici	6	6																		4	V Ruzici	2	3
	5	Sylvia Hanika	6	6																		2	A Jaeger	6	6
		Mary-Lou Piatek	0	3				5	S Hanika	6	6
		Peanut Louie	7	6					P Louie	3	0
		Betsy Nagelsen	6	0											5	S Hanika	2	5
		JoAnne Russell	6	6											2	A Jaeger	6	7
		Stacy Margolin	4	0					J Russell	1	1
		Candy Reynolds	3	1				2	A Jaeger	6	6
	2	Andrea Jaeger	6	6

External links

• Main draw