# Charleston Open 1981

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:23/charleston-open?season=1981
Tour: WTA

Chris Evert won the 1981 Family Circle Cup, defeating Pam Shriver 6-3 6-2 in the final. The WTA 500 event was played April 6–12 on clay courts at the Hilton Head in Hilton Head, United States.

The Charleston Open is the WTA's established green-clay tournament at Credit One Stadium in South Carolina.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Credit One Charleston Open, Family Circle Cup, Volvo Car Open, Hilton Head
- Category: WTA 500
- Surface: Clay
- Location: Hilton Head, United States
- Start date: 1981-04-06
- End date: 1981-04-12

Category presentation: Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category.
Details: https://tennis-db.com/glossary#category-equivalence

## Champion
- Winner: Chris Evert
- Runner-up: Pam Shriver
- Final score: 6-3 6-2

## Knockout results
### F
- Chris Evert def. Pam Shriver 6-3 6-2

### SF
- Chris Evert def. Virginia Ruzici 7-5 6-1
- Pam Shriver def. Joanne Russell 6-3 6-2

### QF
- Virginia Ruzici def. Mima Jausovec 6-2 6-3
- Joanne Russell def. Joyce Portman 6-4 4-6 6-0
- Chris Evert def. Regina Marsikova 6-1 6-1
- Pam Shriver def. Pam Casale 6-2 6-4

### R16
- Pam Casale def. Dianne Fromholtz 3-6 6-4 6-3
- Regina Marsikova def. Anne White 6-0 7-5
- Pam Shriver def. Paula Smith 6-3 6-1
- Virginia Ruzici def. Isabelle Villiger 6-4 6-4
- Joanne Russell def. Susan Rollinson 6-3 4-6 6-3
- Joyce Portman def. Mary Lou Piatek 6-1 6-2
- Chris Evert def. Beth Norton 6-1 7-5
- Mima Jausovec def. Yvonne Vermaak 6-1 7-6

### R32
- Beth Norton def. Claudia Kohde Kilsch 1-6 6-1 6-4
- Anne White def. Wendy White 6-4 6-7 6-4
- Joanne Russell def. Iris Riedel Kuhn 6-2 6-1
- Yvonne Vermaak def. Petra Delhees Jauch 6-1 4-6 6-4
- Isabelle Villiger def. Susan Mascarin 6-4 6-4
- Regina Marsikova def. Renata Tomanova 6-0 6-0
- Dianne Fromholtz def. Kim Jones 6-3 6-4
- Pam Shriver def. Kathy Horvath 6-3 6-3
- Chris Evert def. Duk Hee Lee 6-0 6-0
- Joyce Portman def. Ivanna Madruga 6-4 7-5
- Pam Casale def. Lele Forood 7-6 6-4
- Virginia Ruzici def. Hana Strachonova 6-2 6-2
- Mima Jausovec def. Renee Richards 6-3 6-0
- Mary Lou Piatek def. Kim Steinmetz 6-0 6-3
- Susan Rollinson def. Wendy Turnbull 6-2 7-6
- Paula Smith def. Nerida Gregory 6-7 6-4 6-1

### R64
- Lele Forood def. Marjorie Blackwood 6-2 6-1
- Wendy White def. Dana Gilbert 6-4 7-5
- Petra Delhees Jauch def. Kim Sands 6-4 3-6 6-0
- Duk Hee Lee def. Lucia Romanov 6-2 6-0
- Claudia Kohde Kilsch def. Lindsay Morse 6-2 6-1
- Isabelle Villiger def. Terry Holladay 6-1 7-6
- Joyce Portman def. Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel 6-0 6-4
- Kathy Horvath def. Rosie Casals 6-4 3-6 6-2
- Yvonne Vermaak def. Anne Hobbs 1-6 7-5 6-3
- Renee Richards def. Lisa Doherty 6-1 6-0
- Mary Lou Piatek def. Rene Blount 4-6 6-4 6-2
- Pam Casale def. Diane Desfor 6-3 6-2
- Paula Smith def. Nanette Schutte 6-1 6-0
- Joanne Russell def. Yvona Brzakova 6-1 6-2
- Susan Mascarin def. Laura Dupont 6-7 6-4 7-5
- Kim Steinmetz def. Barbara Jordan 6-0 6-1
- Nerida Gregory def. Virginia Wade 0-6 7-6 6-1
- Anne White def. Kay Mcdaniel 6-2 6-2
- Hana Strachonova def. Trey Lewis 6-7 6-4 6-1
- Susan Rollinson def. Andrea Whitmore 6-2 6-1
- Kim Jones def. Marie Pinterova 6-4 6-1
- Renata Tomanova def. Jeanne Duvall 2-6 6-0 6-3
- Iris Riedel Kuhn def. Anna Maria Fernandez 7-6 6-4
- Beth Norton def. Sherry Acker 6-3 5-7 7-6

## Stats
- Total matches: 56
- Players: 56

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