1981 Australian Open – Women's Singles


Third-seeded Martina Navratilova defeated Chris Evert 6–7, 6–4, 7–5 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1981 Australian Open.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Martina Navratilova is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  1. Chris Evert '
  2. Tracy Austin '
  3. Martina Navratilova '
  4. Andrea Jaeger '
  5. Hana Mandlíková '
  6. Pam Shriver '
  7. Wendy Turnbull '
  8. Evonne Goolagong '
  9. Barbara Potter '
  10. Mima Jaušovec '
  11. Virginia Ruzici '
  12. Bettina Bunge '
  13. Sue Barker '
  14. Kathy Jordan '

    Qualifying

Draw

Key

Earlier rounds

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4