1981 Avon Championships of Houston – Doubles

1981 Avon Championships of Houston s GBR Sue BarkerUSA Ann Kiyomura TCH Regina MaršíkováUSA Mary Lou Piatek 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 8 (1Alt Alternates) 2 singles doubles Virginia Slims of Houston 1981 Avon Championships of Houston Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Sue Barker and Ann Kiyomura won the title by defeating Regina Maršíková and Mary Lou Piatek 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 in the final.The Golden Album of WTA Tour: Finals 1971–2010 http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/tournamentfinals.pdf 4 June 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20120820015207/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/tournamentfinals.pdf 20 August 2012 41 PDF Feb 16 $100,000 Avon Champs of Houston, TX, USA Mandlikova d. Bunge 64 64 Barker/Kiyomura d. Piatek-Daniels/Marsikova 57 63 64 Seeds 30em (n/a) TCH Hana Mandlíková / NED Betty Stöve (first round) Draw Draw First round Semifinals Final 175 Alt FRG Heidi EisterlehnerNED Marianne van der Torre 1 3 YUG Mima JaušovecUSA JoAnne Russell 6 6 USA Betsy NagelsenGBR Virginia Wade 1 7 6 TCH Regina MaršíkováUSA Mary Lou Piatek 6 5 7 FRG Bettina BungeUSA Pam Teeguarden 6 6 USA Renee BlountUSA Kate Latham 4 3 GBR Sue BarkerUSA Ann Kiyomura 6 6 2 TCH Hana MandlíkováNED Betty Stöve 3 1 YUG Mima JaušovecUSA JoAnne Russell 0 4 TCH Regina MaršíkováUSA Mary Lou Piatek 6 6 FRG Bettina BungeUSA Pam Teeguarden 3 1 GBR Sue BarkerUSA Ann Kiyomura 6 6 TCH Regina MaršíkováUSA Mary Lou Piatek 7 4 3 GBR Sue BarkerUSA Ann Kiyomura 5 6 6 References External links Official results archive (ITF) Official results archive (WTA) Category:Virginia Slims of Houston Category:1981 WTA Tour