WTA US Open 1981 Draw, Results & Schedule
Full tournament history →Tracy Austin won the 1981 US Open, defeating Martina Navratilova 1-6 7-6 7-6 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from September 1 to September 14, 1981.
Dates
Sep 1 — Sep 14
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 128
Tracy Austin
6-1 6-2
Betsy Nagelsen
7-5 6-3
Pam Casale
6-2 6-1
Kate Gompert
7-5 6-3
Rosie Casals
6-2 6-2
Jodi Appelbaum
4-6 6-3 6-2
Sherry Acker
7-6 6-4
Diane Morrison
0-6 6-3 6-3
Sylvia Hanika
6-2 6-2
Rene Blount
6-2 6-0
Marcella Mesker
6-3 6-2
Elly Appel
6-4 6-4
Sharon Walsh Pete
6-1 6-3
Sue Barker
6-4 4-6 6-3
Virginia Wade
6-3 6-7 6-2
Jennifer Mundel
7-5 6-1
Barbara Potter
6-7 6-1 6-2
Susan Rollinson
6-4 6-2
Lindsay Morse
6-3 6-2
Paula Smith
6-4 6-4
Andrea Leand
6-4 2-6 7-5
Andrea Jaeger
6-1 6-0
Julie Harrington
6-0 6-3
Yvonne Vermaak
2-6 6-1 6-2
Barbara Gerken
6-3 6-4
Andrea Whitmore
6-3 6-2
Wendy Turnbull
3-6 6-3 6-2
Lucia Romanov
2-6 6-1 6-0
Jo Durie
6-3 6-3
Barbara Hallquist
6-4 3-6 6-2
Kathy Horvath
7-5 3-6 7-5
Mima Jausovec
6-2 6-2
Martina Navratilova
6-0 6-1
Anne White
4-6 6-1 6-2
Joanne Russell
1-6 6-3 6-3
Marjorie Blackwood
6-4 6-4
Kathy Jordan
6-0 6-1
Catherine Tanvier
6-2 5-7 6-1
Corinne Vanier
1-6 6-2 6-3
Tanya Harford
6-4 6-2
Anne Smith
6-3 6-3
Roberta Mccallum
6-2 6-3
Joyce Portman
6-2 7-5
Lisa Doherty
7-5 6-1
Pam Shriver
6-1 6-0
Jeanne Duvall
3-6 6-4 6-0
Renata Tomanova
6-3 6-3
Vicki Nelson
6-2 1-6 7-6
Chris Evert
6-1 6-1
Kate Latham
6-1 6-2
Alycia Moulton
6-2 6-0
Mareen Louie Harper
6-3 6-0
Bettina Bunge
6-2 6-1
Leigh Anne Thompson
6-4 6-3
Kim Jones
6-3 6-4
Hana Mandlikova
6-7 7-6 6-3
Candy Reynolds
6-3 6-0
Glynis Coles
6-3 6-0
Barbara Jordan
7-5 6-1
Duk Hee Lee
6-3 6-4
Susan Mascarin
3-6 6-2 6-4
Virginia Ruzici
6-2 6-1
Elise Burgin
6-3 6-3
Round of 64
Tracy Austin
6-3 6-0
Pam Casale
6-4 6-0
Rosie Casals
6-0 6-2
Sherry Acker
6-4 6-6
Sylvia Hanika
7-5 6-2
Marcella Mesker
6-2 6-2
Sharon Walsh Pete
5-7 6-3 (ret.)
Virginia Wade
6-1 6-3
Barbara Potter
6-3 6-2
Lindsay Morse
6-2 6-4
Andrea Leand
1-6 7-5 6-3
Julie Harrington
6-4 1-6 6-6 (ret.)
Barbara Gerken
6-4 7-5
Wendy Turnbull
6-1 6-3
Jo Durie
6-3 6-3
Kathy Horvath
6-3 6-7 6-3
Martina Navratilova
6-2 6-3
Joanne Russell
6-2 6-4
Kathy Jordan
6-1 6-1
Corinne Vanier
6-2 2-6 7-6
Anne Smith
6-0 6-0
Joyce Portman
7-5 6-6
Pam Shriver
6-0 6-3
Renata Tomanova
6-4 6-2
Chris Evert
6-0 6-1
Alycia Moulton
6-3 7-5
Bettina Bunge
6-3 3-6 6-3
Leigh Anne Thompson
6-1 6-1
Hana Mandlikova
6-4 6-4
Glynis Coles
6-3 7-6
Duk Hee Lee
6-7 6-4 7-6
Virginia Ruzici
5-7 7-5 6-2
Round of 32
Tracy Austin
6-3 6-0
Rosie Casals
3-6 6-1 6-4
Sylvia Hanika
4-6 6-1 6-2
Sharon Walsh Pete
7-5 4-6 6-3
Barbara Potter
4-6 6-2 7-5
Andrea Leand
6-4 6-3
Barbara Gerken
7-5 6-3
Jo Durie
6-4 3-6 6-4
Martina Navratilova
6-2 6-1
Kathy Jordan
6-2 6-1
Anne Smith
6-1 6-0
Pam Shriver
6-3 6-2
Chris Evert
6-3 6-0
Bettina Bunge
2-6 7-6 6-3
Hana Mandlikova
6-2 6-1
Duk Hee Lee
6-1 4-6 7-5
Round of 16
Tracy Austin
6-1 6-3
Sylvia Hanika
6-2 7-5
Barbara Potter
6-7 7-6 6-3
Barbara Gerken
7-6 6-1
Martina Navratilova
6-0 6-1
Anne Smith
6-4 1-6 7-5
Chris Evert
6-2 6-0
Hana Mandlikova
6-1 6-0
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Tracy Austin
6-1 6-3
Martina Navratilova
7-5 4-6 6-4
Final
Tracy Austin
1-6 7-6 7-6
Most Titles
| Player | Titles |
|---|---|
| Chris Evert | 6 |
| Serena Williams | 6 |
| Steffi Graf | 5 |
| Martina Navratilova | 4 |
| Billie Jean King | 3 |
Recent Finals
| Season | Surface | Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 7-6(3) | Amanda Anisimova | H2H | Match data |
| 2024 | Hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 7-5 7-5 | Jessica Pegula | H2H | Match data |
| 2023 | Hard | Coco Gauff | 2-6 6-3 6-2 | Aryna Sabalenka | H2H | Match data |
| 2022 | Hard | Iga Swiatek | 6-2 7-6(5) | Ons Jabeur | H2H | Match data |
| 2021 | Hard | Emma Raducanu | 6-4 6-3 | Leylah Fernandez | H2H | Match data |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is US Open held?
- US Open is held in New York, United States.
- Who won the most recent US Open?
- The 2025 US Open was won by Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 7-6(3).
- Who has won the most US Open titles?
- Chris Evert has won 6 US Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
- When was the first US Open played?
- The first edition of US Open was held in 1881. The first women's singles edition was held in 1887.
- What surface is US Open played on?
- US Open is played on hard courts.