WTA Eastbourne 1981 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Tracy Austin won the 1981 Eastbourne, defeating Andrea Jaeger 6-3 6-4 in the final. The WTA 250 event was played on grass courts in Eastbourne, United Kingdom, from June 15 to June 21, 1981.

Champion
Tracy Austin
def. Andrea Jaeger , 6-3 6-4
Dates
Jun 15 — Jun 21
Location
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
Category
WTA 250
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jun 21, 1981* F Tracy Austin 6-3 6-4 Andrea Jaeger H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jun 20, 1981* SF Tracy Austin 6-0 6-1 Barbara Potter H2H Match data
Jun 20, 1981* SF Andrea Jaeger 6-2 3-6 6-3 Martina Navratilova H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jun 20, 1981* QF Tracy Austin 6-2 6-0 Anne Smith H2H Match data
Jun 20, 1981* QF Andrea Jaeger 6-1 6-1 Pam Casale H2H Match data
Jun 20, 1981* QF Martina Navratilova 7-6 6-1 Claudia Kohde Kilsch H2H Match data
Jun 20, 1981* QF Barbara Potter 6-4 7-6 Wendy Turnbull H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jun 19, 1981* R16 Anne Smith 7-5 6-2 Ivanna Madruga H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1981* R16 Tracy Austin 6-1 6-4 Jo Durie H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1981* R16 Barbara Potter 6-3 6-3 Kim Sands H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1981* R16 Andrea Jaeger 6-3 6-0 Bettina Bunge H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1981* R16 Claudia Kohde Kilsch 6-4 5-7 8-6 Rene Blount H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1981* R16 Wendy Turnbull 6-3 6-2 Kathy Jordan H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1981* R16 Pam Casale 6-3 6-0 Leslie Allen H2H Match data
Jun 19, 1981* R16 Martina Navratilova 6-7 6-3 6-3 Sue Barker H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Jun 18, 1981* R32 Wendy Turnbull 6-3 6-2 Nina Bohm H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1981* R32 Pam Casale 6-3 6-3 Mary Lou Piatek H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1981* R32 Kim Sands 0-6 6-0 6-3 Hana Mandlikova H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1981* R32 Ivanna Madruga 7-6 1-6 6-2 Andrea Whitmore H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1981* R32 Sue Barker 7-5 6-1 Betty Stove H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1981* R32 Tracy Austin 6-1 6-2 Anne Hobbs H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1981* R32 Kathy Jordan 6-1 6-3 Wendy White H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1981* R32 Claudia Kohde Kilsch 7-6 6-2 Ann Kiyomura Hayashi H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1981* R32 Andrea Jaeger 6-4 6-2 Lesley Charles H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1981* R32 Barbara Potter 4-6 6-3 10-8 Sharon Walsh Pete H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1981* R32 Anne Smith 6-0 6-3 Mareen Louie Harper H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1981* R32 Jo Durie 1-6 6-2 6-1 Sandy Collins H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1981* R32 Leslie Allen 7-5 6-4 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1981* R32 Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-1 Susan Mascarin H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1981* R32 Rene Blount 6-4 6-4 Elisabeth Ekblom H2H Match data
Jun 18, 1981* R32 Bettina Bunge 6-0 6-3 Anne White H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Lesley Charles 7-6 6-4 Liz Smylie H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Pam Casale 6-2 5-7 9-7 Marjorie Blackwood H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Martina Navratilova 6-1 6-0 Kate Brasher H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Barbara Potter 6-4 6-4 Candy Reynolds H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Mareen Louie Harper 6-1 7-5 Deborah Jevans H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Wendy Turnbull 6-1 6-4 Rosalyn Fairbank H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Anne White 6-2 2-6 6-4 Diane Desfor H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Jo Durie 7-6 5-7 6-4 Beth Norton H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Hana Mandlikova 6-2 7-5 Lindsay Morse H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Andrea Whitmore 6-3 3-0 (ret.) Tanya Harford H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Sharon Walsh Pete 1-6 6-3 8-6 Laura Dupont H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Bettina Bunge 6-2 6-2 Susan Leo H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Rene Blount 6-1 5-7 6-3 Anthea Stewart H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Andrea Jaeger 6-3 6-0 Sherry Acker H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Betty Stove 6-0 3-6 6-3 Stacy Margolin H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Nina Bohm 7-5 6-0 Petra Delhees Jauch H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel 6-0 6-2 Terry Holladay H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Wendy White 6-2 6-2 Isabelle Villiger H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Anne Smith 7-6 6-2 Joy Cummings H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Leslie Allen 6-2 6-4 Lele Forood H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Tracy Austin 6-3 6-2 Betsy Nagelsen H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Sue Barker 7-6 6-2 Lea Antonoplis H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Elisabeth Ekblom 6-4 6-1 Marie Pinterova H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Susan Mascarin 0-6 6-2 6-2 Paula Smith H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Kathy Jordan 7-6 6-0 Virginia Wade H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Mary Lou Piatek 7-6 6-4 Eva Pfaff H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Ivanna Madruga 6-4 0-6 6-1 Dianne Fromholtz H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Sandy Collins 1-6 6-1 9-7 Lucia Romanov H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Anne Hobbs 4-6 7-5 6-0 Barbara Hallquist H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Ann Kiyomura Hayashi 6-3 6-0 Debbie Freeman H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Kim Sands 3-6 7-6 6-2 Sue Saliba H2H Match data
Jun 17, 1981* R64 Claudia Kohde Kilsch 6-4 6-4 Mima Jausovec H2H Match data

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