1981 Avon Championships of Detroit – Singles

August 2023 1981 Avon Championships of Detroit USA Leslie Allen TCH Hana Mandlíková 6–4, 6–4 32 8 singles doubles Virginia Slims of Detroit Billie Jean King was the defending champion. Unseeded Leslie Allen won the title, defeating top-seeded Hana Mandlíková in the final 6–4, 6–4.Tommasi Rino 1982 Women's Tennis Book 1982 Ellesse Perugia 14Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation 1982 Queen Anne Press London 9780356085968 187–188 14th John Barrett registration https://archive.org/details/isbn_0356085961/page/187 Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. TCH Hana Mandlíková (final) AUS Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals) USA Pam Shriver (semifinals) ROU 1965 Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals) TCH Regina Maršíková (first round) YUG Mima Jaušovec (quarterfinals) GBR Sue Barker (second round) USA JoAnne Russell (first round) Draw Final Semifinals Final 175 1 TCH Hana Mandlíková 6 6 3 USA Pam Shriver 0 2   USA Leslie Allen 2 7 6   USA Barbara Potter 6 6 4 1 TCH Hana Mandlíková 4 4   USA Leslie Allen 6 6 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 TCH Hana Mandlíková 6 6 TCH Iva Budařová 1 1 SWE Nina Bohm 6 4 USA Lisa Bonder 7 6 USA Julie Harrington 6 1 6 USA Caroline Stoll 2 6 3 FRG Claudia Kohde 6 6 5 TCH Regina Maršíková 1 3 3 USA Pam Shriver 6 6 USA Sherry Acker 1 3 USA Anne Smith 6 6 RSA 1928 Yvonne Vermaak 4 3 FRG Bettina Bunge 6 6 USA Betsy Nagelsen 0 2 7 USA Lea Antonoplis 2 6 4 GBR Sue Barker 6 3 6 1 TCH Hana Mandlíková 6 6 USA Lisa Bonder 1 1 FRG Claudia Kohde 6 7 USA Julie Harrington 3 6 3 USA Pam Shriver 1 6 7 USA Anne Smith 6 1 6 FRG Bettina Bunge 6 6 7 GBR Sue Barker 4 2 1 TCH Hana Mandlíková 6 3 6 FRG C Kohde 3 6 2 3 USA Pam Shriver 6 6 FRG Bettina Bunge 4 2 1 TCH Hana Mandlíková 6 6 3 USA Pam Shriver 0 2 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 YUG Mima Jaušovec SUI Isabelle Villiger 6 1 6 1 USA Marita Redondo 6 1 USA Paula Smith 7 6 RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank 6 6 2 USA Leslie Allen 7 3 6 USA Beth Norton 4 6 4 ROU 1965 Virginia Ruzici 6 7 8 USA JoAnne Russell 1 3 USA Susan Mascarin 6 6 USA Barbara Potter 6 6 USA Kathy Horvath 1 4 ROU 1965 Lucia Romanov 1 0 USA Mary-Lou Piatek 6 6 NED Betty Stöve 2 3 2 AUS Wendy Turnbull 6 6 6 YUG Mima Jaušovec 6 6 USA Paula Smith 1 1 USA Leslie Allen 6 6 4 ROU Virginia Ruzici 1 4 USA Susan Mascarin 3 3 USA Barbara Potter 6 6 USA Mary-Lou Piatek 3 3 2 AUS Wendy Turnbull 6 6 6 YUG Mima Jaušovec 3 2 USA Leslie Allen 6 6 USA Barbara Potter 6 6 6 2 AUS Wendy Turnbull 3 7 3 USA Leslie Allen 2 7 6 USA Barbara Potter 6 6 4 References External links Main draw Category:Virginia Slims of Detroit Category:1981 WTA Tour