WTA Roland Garros 1981 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Hana Mandlikova won the 1981 Roland Garros, defeating Sylvia Hanika 6-2 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on clay courts in Paris, France, from May 25 to June 7, 1981.

Champion
Hana Mandlikova
def. Sylvia Hanika , 6-2 6-4
Dates
May 25 — Jun 7
Location
Paris, France
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jun 7, 1981* F Hana Mandlikova 6-2 6-4 Sylvia Hanika H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jun 6, 1981* SF Hana Mandlikova 7-5 6-4 Chris Evert H2H Match data
Jun 6, 1981* SF Sylvia Hanika 4-6 6-1 6-4 Andrea Jaeger H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jun 4, 1981* QF Hana Mandlikova 6-1 6-3 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel H2H Match data
Jun 4, 1981* QF Chris Evert 6-4 6-4 Virginia Ruzici H2H Match data
Jun 4, 1981* QF Andrea Jaeger 4-6 6-2 6-0 Mima Jausovec H2H Match data
Jun 4, 1981* QF Sylvia Hanika 6-2 6-4 Martina Navratilova H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jun 2, 1981* R16 Andrea Jaeger 6-2 6-4 Nina Bohm H2H Match data
Jun 2, 1981* R16 Chris Evert 6-3 6-0 Virginia Wade H2H Match data
Jun 2, 1981* R16 Hana Mandlikova 6-3 6-1 Bettina Bunge H2H Match data
Jun 2, 1981* R16 Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-2 Leslie Allen H2H Match data
Jun 2, 1981* R16 Mima Jausovec 6-3 6-2 Candy Reynolds H2H Match data
Jun 2, 1981* R16 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel 6-1 4-6 6-3 Anne Smith H2H Match data
Jun 2, 1981* R16 Virginia Ruzici 6-3 6-3 Pam Teeguarden H2H Match data
Jun 2, 1981* R16 Sylvia Hanika 6-1 6-3 Regina Marsikova H2H Match data
R32 (16)
May 31, 1981* R32 Anne Smith 6-4 6-4 Sandy Collins H2H Match data
May 31, 1981* R32 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel 6-3 7-5 Dianne Fromholtz H2H Match data
May 31, 1981* R32 Pam Teeguarden 4-6 6-2 6-2 Pam Casale H2H Match data
May 31, 1981* R32 Regina Marsikova 2-6 7-5 7-5 Mary Lou Piatek H2H Match data
May 31, 1981* R32 Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-1 Anne White H2H Match data
May 31, 1981* R32 Mima Jausovec 6-0 6-3 Liliana Giussani H2H Match data
May 31, 1981* R32 Nina Bohm 2-6 6-4 6-3 Ivanna Madruga H2H Match data
May 31, 1981* R32 Virginia Wade 6-1 6-3 Iwona Kuczynska H2H Match data
May 31, 1981* R32 Virginia Ruzici 6-1 6-7 6-0 Julie Harrington H2H Match data
May 31, 1981* R32 Candy Reynolds 2-6 7-5 6-2 Kathy Jordan H2H Match data
May 31, 1981* R32 Chris Evert 6-3 6-1 Eva Pfaff H2H Match data
May 31, 1981* R32 Sylvia Hanika 6-3 6-2 Barbara Rossi H2H Match data
May 31, 1981* R32 Hana Mandlikova 4-6 6-0 6-4 Pilar Vasquez H2H Match data
May 31, 1981* R32 Andrea Jaeger 6-1 6-2 Yvonne Vermaak H2H Match data
May 31, 1981* R32 Bettina Bunge 6-3 5-7 6-2 Kathy Horvath H2H Match data
May 31, 1981* R32 Leslie Allen 6-1 7-6 Brenda Remilton H2H Match data
R64 (32)
May 28, 1981* R64 Nina Bohm 6-3 6-3 Renata Tomanova H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Candy Reynolds 6-2 6-1 Kim Sands H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Liliana Giussani 6-7 7-5 6-1 Naoko Sato H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Hana Mandlikova 6-2 6-1 Rosie Casals H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Kathy Horvath 5-7 6-4 6-0 Chris Oneil H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Sylvia Hanika 6-2 4-6 6-3 Deborah Jevans H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Barbara Rossi 4-6 7-6 6-1 Patricia Medrado H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Martina Navratilova 6-4 6-0 Iris Riedel Kuhn H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Brenda Remilton 7-6 4-6 8-6 Anne Hobbs H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Virginia Wade 7-5 6-2 Rosalyn Fairbank H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Chris Evert 6-4 6-0 Claudia Casabianca H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Pam Casale 6-3 6-2 Petra Delhees Jauch H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Virginia Ruzici 6-3 6-3 Nanette Schutte H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Mima Jausovec 6-0 6-2 Andrea Whitmore H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Ivanna Madruga 6-1 6-1 Marianne Van Der Torre H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Yvonne Vermaak 6-2 6-1 Rene Blount H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Pilar Vasquez 6-1 7-5 Kim Jones H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Bettina Bunge 6-1 6-2 Diane Desfor H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel 4-6 6-1 6-0 Jeanne Duvall H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Andrea Jaeger 6-1 6-0 Glynis Coles H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Anne Smith 4-6 6-3 6-1 Marie Pinterova H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Anne White 1-6 6-3 6-2 Amanda Tobin H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Regina Marsikova 6-1 6-1 Claudia Monteiro H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Kathy Jordan 4-6 7-6 6-4 Hana Strachonova H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Iwona Kuczynska 6-3 6-3 Barbara Jordan H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Pam Teeguarden 7-6 7-5 Wendy White H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Mary Lou Piatek 3-6 6-2 6-2 Elly Appel H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Leslie Allen 6-4 6-2 Anne Minter H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Dianne Fromholtz 6-2 7-5 Lena Sandin H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Eva Pfaff 6-4 6-0 Stacy Margolin H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Julie Harrington 6-4 5-7 6-3 Paula Smith H2H Match data
May 28, 1981* R64 Sandy Collins 7-6 6-2 Joyce Portman H2H Match data
R128 (32)
May 27, 1981* R128 Chris Evert 6-3 6-2 Claudia Kohde Kilsch H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Anne Minter 4-6 7-5 6-3 Brigitte Simon Glinel H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Marianne Van Der Torre 7-5 6-1 Tanya Harford H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Mima Jausovec 6-2 4-6 6-0 Isabelle Villiger H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Candy Reynolds 7-5 6-2 Susan Rollinson H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel 6-0 6-3 Carmen Perea Alcala H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Andrea Jaeger 4-6 7-6 6-3 Andrea Temesvari H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Yvonne Vermaak 7-5 6-1 Iva Budarova H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Mary Lou Piatek 6-4 6-2 Katerina Bohmova H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Renata Tomanova 6-3 6-1 Laura Dupont H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Iris Riedel Kuhn 6-0 4-6 6-1 Michele Gurdal H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Rosalyn Fairbank 6-4 6-4 Elisabeth Ekblom H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Nanette Schutte 7-5 1-6 10-8 Frederique Thibault H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Lena Sandin 6-1 6-2 Debbie Freeman H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Naoko Sato 6-7 7-5 7-5 Kate Latham H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Kathy Horvath 6-3 3-6 6-2 Bonnie Gadusek H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Petra Delhees Jauch 6-0 6-0 Christiane Jolissaint H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Kim Jones 7-5 6-3 Nerida Gregory H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Stacy Margolin 7-5 4-6 6-4 Karen Gulley H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Anne White 6-4 6-2 Caroline Franch H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Brenda Remilton 6-4 6-2 Heidi Eisterlehner H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Bettina Bunge 6-2 6-3 Jo Durie H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Barbara Jordan 6-3 6-0 Sue Barker H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Sandy Collins 6-3 6-2 Sophie Amiach H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Hana Strachonova 7-5 6-4 Dana Gilbert H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Deborah Jevans 6-4 7-5 Gail Sherriff H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Barbara Rossi 6-3 6-2 Trey Lewis H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Paula Smith 4-6 6-4 7-5 Betty Stove H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Hana Mandlikova 6-2 6-1 Lucia Romanov H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Marie Pinterova 6-1 0-6 6-1 Duk Hee Lee H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Claudia Monteiro 6-2 7-6 Yvona Brzakova H2H Match data
May 27, 1981* R128 Wendy White 7-6 6-4 Betsy Nagelsen H2H Match data

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Roland Garros held?
Roland Garros is held in Paris, France.
Who won the most recent Roland Garros?
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Who has won the most Roland Garros titles?
Chris Evert has won 7 Roland Garros titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Roland Garros played?
The first edition of Roland Garros was held in 1891. The first women's singles edition was held in 1897.
What surface is Roland Garros played on?
Roland Garros is played on clay courts.