1981 Avon Championships of Detroit

August 2023 1981 Avon Championships of Detroit February 2–8 10th Virginia Slims circuit $125,000 32S / 16D Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor Detroit, USA Cobo Hall & Arena USA Leslie Allen USA Rosemary Casals / AUS Wendy Turnbull Virginia Slims of Detroit The 1981 Avon Championships of Detroit was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Cobo Hall & Arena in Detroit, Michigan in the United States that was part of the 1981 Avon Championships circuit. It was the tenth edition of the tournament and was held from February 2 through February 8, 1981.Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide 2011 Remous 393, 395–396 John Dolan Unseeded Leslie Allen won the singles titlefirst Allen became the first African American woman to win a significant pro tennis tournament since Althea Gibson in 1958, although Renee Blount is also credited with this feat as she won the Futures of Columbus in 1979.Djata Sundiata A. Blacks at the net: Black achievement in the history of tennis 1 Reed Business Information 2006 9780815608189 https://books.google.com/books?id=euvpZqqEZGEC&q=Columbus+1979+Blount+tennis&pg=PA77 Barry Lorge Designs on Success https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1981/03/29/designs-on-success/757edf80-20ed-479c-97fa-3c8a78ecd085 The Washington Times March 29, 1981 and earned $24,000 first-prize money.Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation 1982 Queen Anne Press London 9780356085968 188–189 14th John Barrett Finals Singles 1981 Avon Championships of Detroit – Singles USA Leslie Allen defeated TCH Hana Mandlíková 6–4, 6–4 It was Allen's only singles title of her career. Doubles USA Rosemary Casals / AUS Wendy Turnbull defeated TCH Hana Mandlíková / NED Betty Stöve 6–4, 6–2 Prize money EventWF3rd4thQFRound of 16Round of 32Singles $24,000$12,000$6,500$6,200$3,000$1,600$900 Notes References External links International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament edition details Avon Championships of Detroit Category:Virginia Slims of Detroit Category:1981 in sports in Michigan Category:February 1981 sports events in the United States Category:1981 in Detroit