1981 Avon Championships of Houston – Singles

Billie Jean King was the defending champion.

Singles
1981 Avon Championships of Houston
Champion Hana Mandlíková
Runner-up Bettina Bunge
Final score6–4, 6–4
Draw16
Seeds4

Second-seeded Hana Mandlíková won the title, defeating unseeded Bettina Bunge in the final 6–4, 6–4.[1][2][3]

Seeds

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

  1. Tracy Austin (withdrew)
  2. Hana Mandlíková (champion)
  3. Barbara Jordan (semifinals)
  4. Mima Jaušovec (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Final
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Pam Teeguarden 6 6
Heidi Eisterlehner 1 3 Pam Teeguarden 6 3 1
Betty Stöve 6 3 Bettina Bunge 4 6 6
Bettina Bunge 7 6 Bettina Bunge 6 6
3 Kathy Jordan 6 3 6 3 Kathy Jordan 3 3
Betsy Nagelsen 4 6 1 3 Kathy Jordan 6 6
Zina Garrison 6 1 6 Zina Garrison 2 3
Marianne van der Torre 4 6 1 Bettina Bunge 4 4
Virginia Wade 7 4 0r 2 Hana Mandlíková 6 6
Joanne Russell 5 6 2 Joanne Russell 3 4
Sue Barker 7 0 4 4 Mima Jaušovec 6 6
4 Mima Jaušovec 6 6 6 4 Mima Jaušovec 3 6 1
Kate Latham 6 6 2 Hana Mandlíková 6 3 6
Renee Blount 4 0 Kate Latham 3 4
Mary Lou Daniels 6 5 2 2 Hana Mandlíková 6 6
2 Hana Mandlíková 3 7 6

References
  1. Tommasi, Rino (1982). 1982 Women's Tennis Book. Perugia: Ellesse. p. 14.
  2. 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.
  3. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 393, 397.
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