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1981 Murjani WTA Championships

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1981 Murjani WTA Championships
DateApril 20–26
Edition2nd
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationAmelia Island, Florida, U.S
VenueAmelia Island Plantation
Champions
Singles
United States Chris Evert-Lloyd
Doubles
United States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith
← 1980 · Amelia Island Championships · 1982 →

The 1981 Murjani WTA Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1981 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from April 20 through April 26, 1981. First-seeded Chris Evert-Lloyd won the singles title and earned $32,000 first-prize money.[1]

Finals

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Singles

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United States Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated United States Martina Navratilova 6–0, 6–0

  • It was Evert-Lloyd's 4th singles title of the year and the 105th of her career.

Doubles

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United States Kathy Jordan / United States Anne Smith defeated United States Joanne Russell / Romania Virginia Ruzici 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–2)

  • It was Jordan's 2nd doubles title of the year and the 10th of her career. It was Smith's 2nd doubles title of the year and the 16th of her career.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 143–144. ISBN 9780356085968.
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