Martina Navratilova was the defending champion.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1981 Avon Championships of California | |
| Champion |  Andrea Jaeger |
| Runner-up |  Virginia Wade |
| Score | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Second-seeded Andrea Jaeger won the title, defeating fifth-seeded Virginia Wade in the final 6–3, 6–1.[1][2]
Seeds edit
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Martina Navratilova (second round)- Andrea Jaeger (champion)
Wendy Turnbull (second round)- Barbara Jordan (quarterfinals)
Virginia Wade (final)
Mima Jaušovec (quarterfinals)- Sue Barker (quarterfinals)
- N.A.
Draw edit
Key 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 edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Virginia Wade
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| Beth Norton
| 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Virginia Wade
| 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Andrea Jaeger
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 |  Wendy Turnbull
| 6 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Andrea Jaeger
| 3 | 6 | 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.