1981 Avon Championships of Houston – Singles

August 2023 1981 Avon Championships of Houston TCH Hana Mandlíková FRG Bettina Bunge 6–4, 6–4 16 4 singles doubles Virginia Slims of Houston Billie Jean King was the defending champion. Second-seeded Hana Mandlíková won the title, defeating unseeded Bettina Bunge 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/187Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide 2011 Remous 393, 397 John Dolan Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. USA Tracy Austin (withdrew) TCH Hana Mandlíková (champion) USA Barbara Jordan (semifinals) YUG Mima Jaušovec (semifinals) Draw Final First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final USA Pam Teeguarden 6 6 FRG Heidi Eisterlehner 1 3 NED Betty Stöve 6 3 FRG Bettina Bunge 7 6 3 USA Kathy Jordan USA Betsy Nagelsen 6 4 3 6 6 1 USA Zina Garrison 6 1 6 NED Marianne van der Torre 4 6 1 GBR Virginia Wade 7 4 0r USA Joanne Russell 5 6 2 GBR Sue Barker 7 0 4 4 YUG Mima Jaušovec 6 6 6 USA Kate Latham 6 6 USA Renee Blount 4 0 USA Mary Lou Daniels 6 5 2 2 TCH Hana Mandlíková 3 7 6 USA Pam Teeguarden 6 3 1 FRG Bettina Bunge 4 6 6 3 USA Kathy Jordan 6 6 USA Zina Garrison 2 3 USA Joanne Russell 3 4 4 YUG Mima Jaušovec 6 6 USA Kate Latham 3 4 2 TCH Hana Mandlíková 6 6 FRG Bettina Bunge 6 6 3 USA Kathy Jordan 3 3 4 YUG Mima Jaušovec 3 6 1 2 TCH Hana Mandlíková 6 3 6 FRG Bettina Bunge 4 4 2 TCH Hana Mandlíková 6 6 References External links Main draw Category:Virginia Slims of Houston Category:1981 WTA Tour