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1981 Murjani WTA Championships – Singles

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Singles
1981 Murjani WTA Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Chris Evert Lloyd
Runner-upUnited States Martina Navratilova
Score6–0, 6–0
Details
Draw56 (7 Q / 2 LL )
Seeds14
Events
Singles Doubles
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Chris Evert Lloyd defeated the defending champion Martina Navratilova in the final, 6–0, 6–0 to win the singles tennis title at the 1981 Murjani WTA Championships.[1][2][3] Evert lost no sets and just twelve games en route to the title.

Seeds

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The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. United States Chris Evert Lloyd (champion)
  2. United States Martina Navratilova (final)
  3. United States Andrea Jaeger (quarterfinals)
  4. West Germany Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals)
  5. United States Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)
  6. Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková (third round)
  7. Romania Virginia Ruzici (semifinals)
  8. Australia Dianne Fromholtz (second round)
  9. United States Kathy Jordan (second round)
  10. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec (semifinals)
  11. Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková (third round)
  12. United States Anne Smith (first round)
  13. Argentina Ivanna Madruga (quarterfinals)
  14. United States JoAnne Russell (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Chris Evert-Lloyd 6 6
5 United States Pam Shriver 3 1
1 United States Chris Evert-Lloyd 6 6
7 Romania Virginia Ruzici 0 2
3 United States Andrea Jaeger 2 4
7 Romania Virginia Ruzici 6 6
1 United States Chris Evert-Lloyd 6 6
2 United States Martina Navratilova 0 0
13 Argentina Ivanna Madruga 1 3
10 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec 6 6
10 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec 3 2
2 United States Martina Navratilova 6 6
4 West Germany Sylvia Hanika 6 1 1
2 United States Martina Navratilova 4 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States C Evert Lloyd 6 6
Switzerland I Villiger 7 1 6 Switzerland I Villiger 1 1
United States K Cummings 6 6 1 1 United States C Evert Lloyd 6 6
United States R Richards 4 6 6 11 Czechoslovakia R Maršíková 3 1
United States J Duvall 6 0 7 United States J Duvall 2 2
West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch 2 6 4 11 Czechoslovakia R Maršíková 6 6
11 Czechoslovakia R Maršíková 6 2 6 1 United States C Evert Lloyd 6 6
9 United States K Jordan 3 6 6 5 United States P Shriver 3 1
Q Switzerland P Delhees 6 2 1 9 United States K Jordan 6 1 5
Hungary M Pinterová 6 6 Hungary M Pinterová 4 6 7
United States L duPont 1 2 Hungary M Pinterová 4 6
Canada M Blackwood 4 6 3 5 United States P Shriver 6 7
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová 6 3 6 Czechoslovakia R Tomanová 2 1
5 United States P Shriver 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 United States A Jaeger 1 6 7
United States C Reynolds 5 4 United States K Horvath 6 3 5
United States K Horvath 7 6 3 United States A Jaeger 6 6
United States M Louie 6 3 6 United Kingdom A Hobbs 0 1
Q United States T Lewis 2 6 4 United States M Louie 1 2
United States P Smith 2 1 United Kingdom A Hobbs 6 6
United Kingdom A Hobbs 6 6 3 United States A Jaeger 2 4
14 United States J Russell 6 5 6 7 Romania V Ruzici 6 6
United States L Allen 0 7 1 14 United States J Russell 3 1
United States S Mascarin 4 6 2 Q United States B Gadusek 6 6
Q United States B Gadusek 6 4 6 Q United States B Gadusek 6 0 3
South Africa Y Vermaak 6 7 7 Romania V Ruzici 4 6 6
United States L Forood 4 5 South Africa Y Vermaak 5 4
7 Romania V Ruzici 7 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Australia D Fromholtz 4 6
Q United States J Portman 6 6 3 Switzerland H Strachoňová 6 7
Switzerland H Strachoňová 7 3 6 Switzerland H Strachoňová 5 4
United States A White 7 6 13 Argentina I Madruga 7 6
Australia S Leo 5 1 United States A White 5 3
United States S Margolin 4 0 13 Argentina I Madruga 7 6
13 Argentina I Madruga 6 6 13 Argentina I Madruga 1 3
10 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec 6 6 10 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec 6 6
United States E Norton 1 2 10 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec 6 6
Q United States K Jones 6 3 6 Q United States K Jones 3 0
United States K Sands 3 6 3 10 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec 6 6
United States ML Piatek 6 6 6 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková 4 2
United States T Holladay 4 0 United States ML Piatek 0 1
6 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 West Germany S Hanika 6 6
LL Romania L Romanov 6 6 LL Romania L Romanov 2 2
United States B Jordan 3 2 4 West Germany S Hanika 4 6 6
United States D Desfor 6 0 1 United Kingdom V Wade 6 2 1
United Kingdom V Wade 2 6 6 United Kingdom V Wade 6 6
United States S Acker 6 6 United States S Acker 4 1
Netherlands B Stöve 3 2 4 West Germany S Hanika 6 1 1
12 United States A Smith 1 6 6 2 United States M Navratilova 4 6 6
Q United States K Rinaldi 6 3 7 Q United States K Rinaldi 6 6
United States W White 6 6 United States W White 2 3
United States S Collins 2 0 Q United States K Rinaldi 6 1
Q West Germany I Riedel-Kühn 2 5 2 United States M Navratilova 7 6
LL South Korea D-h Lee 6 7 LL South Korea D-h Lee 0 1
2 United States M Navratilova 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Mrs. Lloyd Routs Miss Navratilova By 6-0, 6-0 in Final". The New York Times. Associated Press. 27 April 1981. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ^ Sokolowski, Alexandre (26 April 2022). "April 26, 1981: The day Chris Evert handed Martina Navratilova a brutal double-bagel". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ Evert, Chris. "Results by Opponent - N". CHRISSIE: The Official Chris Evert Webosphere. Retrieved 24 April 2018. MARTINA NAVRATILOVA (Czechoslovakia-USA) 37:43, 1981 Amelia Island, FL F W 6-0, 6-0
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