WTA Australian Open 1981 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Martina Navratilova won the 1981 Australian Open, defeating Chris Evert 6-7(4) 6-4 7-5 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in Melbourne, Australia, from November 30 to December 14, 1981.

Champion
Martina Navratilova
def. Chris Evert , 6-7(4) 6-4 7-5
Dates
Nov 30 — Dec 14
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Dec 14, 1981* F Martina Navratilova 6-7(4) 6-4 7-5 Chris Evert H2H Match data
SF (2)
Dec 13, 1981* SF Martina Navratilova 6-3 7-5 Pam Shriver H2H Match data
Dec 13, 1981* SF Chris Evert 6-4 7-6(1) Wendy Turnbull H2H Match data
QF (4)
Dec 11, 1981* QF Chris Evert 6-4 7-5 Hana Mandlikova H2H Match data
Dec 11, 1981* QF Martina Navratilova 6-3 6-1 Evonne Goolagong H2H Match data
Dec 11, 1981* QF Wendy Turnbull 6-3 7-6(10) Andrea Jaeger H2H Match data
Dec 11, 1981* QF Pam Shriver 7-5 7-6(4) Tracy Austin H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Dec 9, 1981* R16 Chris Evert 6-4 6-2 Candy Reynolds H2H Match data
Dec 9, 1981* R16 Wendy Turnbull 3-6 6-2 6-1 Bettina Bunge H2H Match data
Dec 9, 1981* R16 Pam Shriver 6-3 6-2 Jo Durie H2H Match data
Dec 9, 1981* R16 Evonne Goolagong 6-3 6-1 Mima Jausovec H2H Match data
Dec 9, 1981* R16 Tracy Austin 6-3 7-5 Marjorie Blackwood H2H Match data
Dec 9, 1981* R16 Andrea Jaeger 6-4 7-5 Sue Barker H2H Match data
Dec 9, 1981* R16 Hana Mandlikova 6-2 6-1 Helena Sukova H2H Match data
Dec 9, 1981* R16 Martina Navratilova 7-5 3-6 6-2 Kathy Jordan H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Dec 6, 1981* R32 Chris Evert 6-2 6-1 Bonnie Gadusek H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1981* R32 Candy Reynolds 7-5 6-3 Betty Stove H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1981* R32 Martina Navratilova 6-0 6-1 Amanda Tobin H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1981* R32 Helena Sukova 6-4 6-3 Barbara Potter H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1981* R32 Wendy Turnbull 6-2 4-6 6-3 Anne White H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1981* R32 Marjorie Blackwood 4-6 6-3 6-2 Sue Saliba H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1981* R32 Evonne Goolagong 5-7 6-3 6-4 Leslie Allen H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1981* R32 Andrea Jaeger 6-3 6-1 Anne Hobbs H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1981* R32 Hana Mandlikova 6-2 6-3 Nancy Yeargin H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1981* R32 Mima Jausovec 4-6 6-2 6-3 Sharon Walsh Pete H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1981* R32 Kathy Jordan 6-4 7-5 Betsy Nagelsen H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1981* R32 Bettina Bunge 6-0 6-4 Ann Kiyomura Hayashi H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1981* R32 Sue Barker 6-3 1-6 6-2 Eva Pfaff H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1981* R32 Tracy Austin 6-1 6-1 Susan Leo H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1981* R32 Jo Durie 6-0 7-6 Lea Antonoplis H2H Match data
Dec 6, 1981* R32 Pam Shriver 6-1 6-2 Diane Desfor H2H Match data
R64 (24)
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Sue Saliba 6-2 3-6 7-6 Catherine Tanvier H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Susan Leo 7-6 6-4 Kim Steinmetz H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Bettina Bunge 6-0 6-0 Brenda Remilton H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Marjorie Blackwood 6-4 6-3 Renata Tomanova H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Ann Kiyomura Hayashi 6-2 7-5 Rosalyn Fairbank H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Bonnie Gadusek 6-3 6-1 Dianne Fromholtz H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Sue Barker 6-1 6-3 Anne Minter H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Mima Jausovec 6-3 6-3 Nerida Gregory H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Amanda Tobin 6-4 7-5 Sherry Acker H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Lea Antonoplis 6-3 6-4 Virginia Ruzici H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Candy Reynolds 6-1 6-2 Claudia Kohde Kilsch H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Nancy Yeargin 7-6 6-3 Paula Smith H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Eva Pfaff 3-6 6-4 6-4 Rosie Casals H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Kathy Jordan 4-6 6-3 6-3 Pam Teeguarden H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Betty Stove 6-2 6-4 Helga Lutten H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Anne Hobbs 6-1 2-6 6-2 Isabelle Villiger H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Jo Durie 6-4 6-1 Barbara Hallquist H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Leslie Allen 6-1 6-2 Karen Gulley H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Helena Sukova 6-4 6-1 Anne Smith H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Anne White 6-3 6-3 Corinne Vanier H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Betsy Nagelsen 7-5 6-1 Mary Lou Piatek H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Diane Desfor 4-6 6-1 6-1 Rene Blount H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Sharon Walsh Pete 6-1 7-5 Marie Pinterova H2H Match data
Dec 4, 1981* R64 Barbara Potter 6-4 6-2 Katerina Bohmova H2H Match data

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