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1981 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

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1981 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Date26 October – 1 November
Edition4th
CategoryToyota Series (Category 4)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$125,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationFilderstadt, West Germany
VenueTennis Sporthalle Filderstadt
Champions
Singles
United States Tracy Austin
Doubles
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec
United States Martina Navratilova
← 1980 · Women's Stuttgart Open · 1982 →

The 1981 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's singles tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Tennis Sporthalle Filderstadt in Filderstadt in West Germany. The event was part of the Category 4[a] tier of the 1981 Toyota Series. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 26 October through 1 November 1981.[2] First-seeded Tracy Austin won the singles event, her fourth successive singles title at the event, and the accompanying $22,000 first-prize money.[2][1]

Finals

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Singles

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United States Tracy Austin defeated United States Martina Navratilova 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

  • It was Austin's 6th title of the year and the 25th of her career.

Doubles

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Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec / United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Barbara Potter / United States Anne Smith 6–4, 6–1

Prize money

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32
Singles [2] $22,000 $11,000 $5,500 $2,800 $1,500 $750

Notes

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  1. ^ Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $125,000.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. p. 137–138, 158. ISBN 9780356085968.
  2. ^ a b c John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 393, 411.
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