1981 Murjani WTA Championships

The 1981 Murjani WTA Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1981 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from April 20 through April 26, 1981. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles title and earned $32,000 first-prize money.[1]

1981 Murjani WTA Championships
DateApril 20–26
Edition2nd
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationAmelia Island, Florida, U.S
VenueAmelia Island Plantation
Champions
Singles
Chris Evert-Lloyd
Doubles
Kathy Jordan
Anne Smith

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1981 Murjani WTA Championships – Singles

Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–0

  • It was Evert-Lloyd's 4th singles title of the year and the 105th of her career.

Doubles
Main article: 1981 Murjani WTA Championships – Doubles

Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith defeated Joanne Russell / Virginia Ruzici 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–2)

  • It was Jordan's 2nd doubles title of the year and the 10th of her career. It was Smith's 2nd doubles title of the year and the 16th of her career.
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See also

References
  1. John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 143–144. ISBN 9780356085968.
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