1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Final
Champion	Andrea Jaeger
Runner-up	Virginia Ruzici
Score	6–1, 6–0
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	14
Events

Top-seed Andrea Jaeger won the final and $27,500 first prize money by defeating second-seeded Virginia Ruzici in the final.^[1]

Seeds edit

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Andrea Jaeger (champion)
Virginia Ruzici (final)
Mima Jaušovec (semifinals)
Regina Maršíková (semifinals)
Dianne Fromholtz (second round)
Sue Barker (quarterfinals)
JoAnne Russell (third round)
Anne Smith (quarterfinals)
Mary Lou Piatek (second round)
Sandy Collins (first round)
Anne White (second round)
Kathleen Horvath (second round)
Pam Casale (third round)
Kathy Rinaldi (third round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Andrea Jaeger	6	6	6

6	Sue Barker	1	7	2
					1	Andrea Jaeger	6	6

					3	Mima Jaušovec	3	1
3	Mima Jaušovec	4	6	7

8	Anne Smith	6	1	5
									1	Andrea Jaeger	6	6

									2	Virginia Ruzici	1	0
	Hana Strachoňová	3	1

4	Regina Maršíková	6	6
					4	Regina Maršíková	6	0

					2	Virginia Ruzici	7	6
	Susan Mascarin	3	6	5

2	Virginia Ruzici	6	0	7

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	A Jaeger	6	6
	K Sands	4	2		Q	D Rubin	0	1
Q	D Rubin	6	6							1	A Jaeger	6	6
	R Richards	6	6								R Richards	3	0
	M Pinterová	2	2			R Richards	4	6	6
	D Jevans	1	2		11	A White	6	2	1
11	A White	6	6												1	A Jaeger	6	6	6
Q	L Doherty	2	5												6	S Barker	1	7	2
	R Tomanová	6	7			R Tomanová	6	4	6
	K Skronská	6	4	6		K Skronská	2	6	3
	A Henricksson	3	6	2							R Tomanová	4	7	4
	K Jones	6	5	2						6	S Barker	6	6	6
	Y Brzáková	2	7	6		Y Brzáková	4	1
					6	S Barker	6	6

Section 2 edit

First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

				3	M Jaušovec	6	6
	S Jaeger	2	1		J DuVall	2	4
	J DuVall	6	6					3	M Jaušovec	6	6
Q	F Raschiatore	2	0						P Vásquez	3	3
	P Vásquez	6	6		P Vásquez	6	6
	A-M Fernandez	6	6		A-M Fernandez	4	1
10	S Collins	1	2									3	M Jaušovec	4	6	7
14	K Rinaldi	6	6									8	A Smith	6	1	5
Q	Cissie Donigan	1	3	14	K Rinaldi	6	6
Q	E Burgin	6	6	Q	E Burgin	2	2
	R Fairbank	2	3					14	K Rinaldi	4	4
Q	K Steinmetz	6	6					8	A Smith	6	6
	G Coles	1	3	Q	K Steinmetz	1	3
				8	A Smith	6	6

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					5	D Fromholtz	5	1
	B Norton	6	6			B Norton	7	6
	L duPont	3	3							B Norton	6	6	1
	H Strachoňová	4	6	6						H Strachoňová	2	7	6
	D Gilbert	6	0	2		H Strachoňová	6	6
LL	B Remilton	5	0		12	K Horvath	2	1
12	K Horvath	7	6												H Strachoňová	3	1
	D Freeman	3	6	7										4	R Maršíková	6	6
	A Moulton	6	2	5		D Freeman	2	4
	P Smith	5	2			V Nelson	6	6
	V Nelson	7	6							V Nelson	2	1
	K Cummings	6	6						4	R Maršíková	6	6
	N Gregory	2	3			K Cummings	2	1
					4	R Maršíková	6	6

Section 4 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					7	J Russell	4	6	6
	K Keil	5	7	6		K Keil	6	2	1
	I Budařová	7	6	2						7	J Russell	5	5
	L Duk-hee	4	6	1							S Mascarin	7	7
	S Mascarin	6	3	6		S Mascarin	6	5	6
	Y Vermaak	6	6	2	9	M L Piatek	4	7	1
9	M L Piatek	1	7	6											S Mascarin	3	6	5
13	P Casale	6	6											2	V Ruzici	6	0	7
	S Saliba	2	1		13	P Casale	6	6
	B Jordan	6	6			B Jordan	0	2
Q	H Ludloff	3	2							13	P Casale	5	1
	J Portman	1	1							2	V Ruzici	7	6
	P Medrado	6	6			P Medrado	3	4
					2	V Ruzici	6	6

References edit

^ "Jaeger takes crown in Clay Court finals". Rome News-Tribune. Rome, GA. Associated Press. August 9, 1981.

External links edit

"U.S. Clay Courts 1981". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved May 17, 2016.

[1] "Jaeger takes crown in Clay Court finals". Rome News-Tribune. Rome, GA. Associated Press. August 9, 1981.

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