1981 Toyota Series Championships
| 1981 Toyota Series Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 15–20 |
| Edition | 5th |
| Category | Virginia Slims circuit |
| Draw | 8S / 4D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor |
| Location | East Rutherford, NJ, U.S. |
| Venue | Byrne Meadowlands Arena |
| Attendance | 39,225 |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Tracy Austin | |
| Doubles | |
| Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver | |
The 1981 Toyota Series Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Byrne Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey in the United States that was the season-ending tournament of the 1981 Toyota World Championship Series. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from December 15 through December 20, 1981.[1] Third-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles title and earned $75,000 first-prize money.[2][3]
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit] Tracy Austin defeated Martina Navratilova 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
- It was Austin's 8th singles title of the year and the 29th of her career.
Doubles
[edit] Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Rosemary Casals / 
Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–4
Prize money
[edit]| Event | W | F | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| Singles [1] | $75,000 | $40,000 | $19,500 | $19,500 | $8,250 | $8,250 | $8,250 | $8,250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles [1] | $30,000 | $16,000 | $8,500 | $8,500 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Doubles prize money is per team.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 504.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 165–167. ISBN 9780356085968.
- ^ Frank Deford (December 28, 1981). "She Won, But Is She No. 1?". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 55, no. 27. pp. 28–31.