# WTA Finals 1981

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:99/wta-finals?season=1981
Tour: WTA

Martina Navratilova won the 1981 WTA Finals, defeating Andrea Jaeger 6-3 7-6(3) in the final. The WTA Finals was played on hard courts in New York, United States. The match log contains 14 recorded singles results for this edition.

The WTA Finals are the women's season-ending championship, contested by the year's eight leading qualified singles players.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Tour Finals, WTA Tour Finals, WTA Championships
- Category: WTA Finals
- Surface: Hard
- Location: New York, United States
- Draw size: 8

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## Champion
- Winner: Martina Navratilova
- Runner-up: Andrea Jaeger
- Final score: 6-3 7-6(3)

## Knockout results
### F
- Martina Navratilova def. Andrea Jaeger 6-3 7-6(3)

### SF
- Martina Navratilova def. Bettina Bunge 6-2 7-5
- Andrea Jaeger def. Sylvia Hanika 6-4 5-7 6-4

### QF
- Bettina Bunge def. Leslie Allen 6-1 6-3
- Sylvia Hanika def. Hana Mandlikova 1-6 6-1 6-0

### R16
- Andrea Jaeger def. Sylvia Hanika 6-2 6-3
- Martina Navratilova def. Leslie Allen 6-3 6-0

### R32
- Andrea Jaeger def. Bettina Bunge 6-4 6-3
- Martina Navratilova def. Pam Shriver 3-6 6-1 6-3
- Sylvia Hanika def. Barbara Potter 6-0 6-2
- Leslie Allen def. Hana Mandlikova 7-5 6-1

## Stats
- Total matches: 14
- Players: 8

Other editions available: 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017
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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/balldontlie_wta:99/wta-finals?season=1981
Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)