1981 Avon Championships of Kansas – Singles

August 2023 1981 Avon Championships of Kansas USA Andrea Jaeger USA Martina Navratilova 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 32 8 singles doubles Virginia Slims of Kansas Martina Navratilova was the defending champion. Second-seeded Andrea Jaeger won the title, defeating top-seeded Martina Navratilova in the final 6–3, 3–6, 7–5.Tommasi Rino 1982 Women's Tennis Book 1982 Ellesse Perugia 13Slazengers 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. USA Martina Navratilova (final) USA Andrea Jaeger (champion) AUS Wendy Turnbull (second round) ROU 1965 Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals) FRG Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals) GBR Virginia Wade (second round) YUG Mima Jaušovec (quarterfinals) USA Terry Holladay (first round) Draw Final Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Martina Navratilova 6 6 USA Barbara Potter 3 2 4 ROU 1965 Virginia Ruzici 2 3 2 USA Andrea Jaeger 6 6 1 USA Martina Navratilova 3 6 5 2 USA Andrea Jaeger 6 3 7 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 USA Martina Navratilova 6 6     USA Anne Smith 3 1   USA Wendy White 4 6 2   USA Sherry Acker 6 3 6   USA Kate Latham 6 4 7   USA Ann Kiyomura 4 6 4 USA Pam Teeguarden 6 1 6 8 USA Terry Holladay 4 6 1 3 AUS Wendy Turnbull 6 6     RSA 1928 Yvonne Vermaak 3 3   USA Barbara Potter 6 6     USA Barbara Hallquist 4 1   USA Sandy Collins 6 6   RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank 4 3     USA Sharon Walsh 1 4   6 GBR Virginia Wade 6 6   1 USA M Navratilova 6 6     USA S Acker 4 2     USA K Latham 6 6     USA P Teeguarden 4 4   3 AUS W Turnbull 6 0   USA B Potter 7 6   USA S Collins 6 6   6 GBR Virginia Wade 4 0   1 USA M Navratilova 6 6   USA Kate Latham 3 2   USA B Potter 6 6 USA S Collins 3 3 1 USA M Navratilova 6 6   USA B Potter 3 2   Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 7 YUG Mima Jaušovec 6 6     ROU 1965 Lucia Romanov 4 3     USA Susan Mascarin 6 6     USA Caroline Stoll 3 0     USA Kathleen Cummings 6 6     USA Laura duPont 1 3     USA Barbara Jordan 1 1   4 ROU 1965 Virginia Ruzici 6 6   5 FRG Sylvia Hanika 6 6   USA Mary-Lou Piatek 0 3     USA Peanut Louie 7 6     USA Betsy Nagelsen 6 0     USA JoAnne Russell 6 6     USA Stacy Margolin 4 0     USA Candy Reynolds 3 1   2 USA Andrea Jaeger 6 6   7 YUG M Jaušovec 6 3 6   USA S Mascarin 1 6 2   USA K Cummings 2 4   4 ROU 1965 V Ruzici 6 6   5 FRG S Hanika 6 6     USA P Louie 3 0     USA J Russell 1 1   2 USA A Jaeger 6 6   7 YUG M Jaušovec 3 4   4 ROU 1965 V Ruzici 6 6 5 FRG S Hanika 2 5   2 USA A Jaeger 6 7   4 ROU 1965 V Ruzici 2 3   2 USA A Jaeger 6 6   References External links Main draw Category:Virginia Slims of Kansas Category:1981 WTA Tour Category:Sports competitions in Kansas City, Missouri Category:1981 in sports in Missouri Category:Tennis in Kansas City, Missouri