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1981 Avon Championships – Doubles

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Doubles
1981 Avon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
Runners-upUnited States Barbara Potter
United States Sharon Walsh
Score6–0, 7–6
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1980 · WTA Tour Championships · 1982 →

Defending champion Martina Navratilova and her partner Pam Shriver defeated Barbara Potter and Sharon Walsh in the final, 6–0, 7–6 to win the doubles tennis title at the 1981 Avon Championships. It was Navratilova's fourth Tour Finals doubles title, and Shriver's first.[1]

Billie Jean King and Navratilova were the reigning champions, but King did not qualify this year.

Draw

Key

Semifinals Final
          
United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
6 6
United Kingdom Sue Barker
United States Ann Kiyomura
1 4
United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
6 7
United States Barbara Potter
United States Sharon Walsh
0 6
United States Barbara Potter
United States Sharon Walsh
7 4 6
United States Rosemary Casals
Australia Wendy Turnbull
6 6 3

References

  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. 185–187, 189. ISBN 9780356085968.