# Sydney International 1981

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:535/sydney-international?season=1981
Tour: WTA

Chris Evert won the 1981 Sydney International, defeating Martina Navratilova 6-4 2-6 6-1 in the final. The WTA 500 event was played on grass courts in Sydney, Australia, from November 23 to November 29, 1981. The match log contains 55 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Category: WTA 500
- Surface: Grass
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Start date: 1981-11-23
- End date: 1981-11-29

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## Champion
- Winner: Chris Evert
- Runner-up: Martina Navratilova
- Final score: 6-4 2-6 6-1

## Knockout results
### F
- Chris Evert def. Martina Navratilova 6-4 2-6 6-1

### SF
- Martina Navratilova def. Wendy Turnbull 6-1 5-7 6-1
- Chris Evert def. Bettina Bunge 6-7 6-4 6-1

### QF
- Wendy Turnbull def. Andrea Jaeger 7-5 6-3
- Martina Navratilova def. Barbara Potter 6-3 4-6 6-2
- Chris Evert def. Evonne Goolagong 6-2 6-0
- Bettina Bunge def. Anne Smith 6-3 6-4

### R16
- Martina Navratilova def. Sue Saliba 6-0 6-3
- Chris Evert def. Nancy Yeargin 6-4 6-3
- Barbara Potter def. Jane Preyer 6-4 6-4
- Andrea Jaeger def. Kathy Jordan 6-3 1-0 RET
- Evonne Goolagong def. Marie Pinterova 7-6 6-1
- Anne Smith def. Anne Hobbs 3-6 6-4 6-4
- Wendy Turnbull def. Virginia Ruzici 6-3 6-2
- Bettina Bunge def. Pam Shriver 6-4 4-6 7-6

### R32
- Chris Evert def. Ann Kiyomura Hayashi 6-2 6-4
- Martina Navratilova def. Marjorie Blackwood 6-1 6-3
- Andrea Jaeger def. Bonnie Gadusek 7-6 6-0
- Sue Saliba def. Anne Minter 6-3 6-4
- Barbara Potter def. Pam Teeguarden 6-1 7-6
- Virginia Ruzici def. Leslie Allen 6-4 7-6
- Bettina Bunge def. Anne White 5-7 7-5 7-5
- Nancy Yeargin def. Candy Reynolds 6-1 6-0
- Anne Smith def. Betsy Nagelsen 6-7 7-6 6-4
- Kathy Jordan def. Claudia Kohde Kilsch 6-2 7-5
- Wendy Turnbull def. Lea Antonoplis 6-0 6-2
- Pam Shriver def. Corinne Vanier 6-2 6-1
- Anne Hobbs def. Catherine Tanvier 3-6 6-2 6-3
- Marie Pinterova def. Mima Jausovec 6-3 1-6 6-4
- Evonne Goolagong def. Sharon Walsh Pete 6-4 6-0
- Jane Preyer def. Sue Barker 6-4 6-3

### R64
- Lea Antonoplis def. Rosie Casals 3-6 7-5 6-2
- Sue Saliba def. Eva Pfaff 5-7 6-2 6-1
- Bettina Bunge def. Diane Desfor 6-1 6-0
- Anne Minter def. Amanda Tobin 6-4 6-3
- Mima Jausovec def. Rene Blount 7-6 6-2
- Claudia Kohde Kilsch def. Debbie Freeman 6-2 6-3
- Marie Pinterova def. Lucy Gordon 6-1 6-1
- Marjorie Blackwood def. Paula Smith 6-4 7-6
- Bonnie Gadusek def. Dianne Fromholtz 6-2 6-3
- Anne Hobbs def. Kim Steinmetz 6-1 6-3
- Jane Preyer def. Betty Stove 6-2 3-6 6-2
- Ann Kiyomura Hayashi def. Barbara Hallquist 6-2 6-4
- Leslie Allen def. Carol Baily 7-5 4-6 6-2
- Nancy Yeargin def. Sherry Acker 6-2 6-2
- Corinne Vanier def. Renata Tomanova 6-4 6-3
- Betsy Nagelsen def. Brenda Catton 6-4 3-6 6-4
- Virginia Ruzici def. Joanne Russell 6-0 3-6 6-3
- Candy Reynolds def. Nerida Gregory 6-2 6-1
- Pam Teeguarden def. Mary Lou Piatek 6-2 6-3
- Anne White def. Susan Leo 6-3 4-6 6-4
- Sharon Walsh Pete def. Marcella Mesker 4-6 6-3 6-2
- Kathy Jordan def. Jo Durie 6-1 2-6 6-4
- Anne Smith def. Chris Oneil 4-6 6-3 6-3
- Sue Barker def. Isabelle Villiger 6-2 6-4

## Stats
- Total matches: 55
- Players: 56

Other editions available: 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
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