Defending champion Martina Navratilova and her partner Pam Shriver defeated Barbara Potter and Sharon Walsh in the final, 6–0, 7–6 to win the doubles tennis title at the 1981 Avon Championships. It was Navratilova's fourth Tour Finals doubles title, and Shriver's first.[1]
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1981 Avon Championships | |
| Champions |  Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
| Runners-up | Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh |
| Score | 6–0, 7–6 |
Billie Jean King and Navratilova were the reigning champions, but King did not qualify this year.
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
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
 Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura
| 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh
| 0 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh
| 7 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull
| 6 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||
References edit
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 185–187, 189. ISBN 9780356085968.