WTA
1981 season
131 tour-level events.
Leaders
Wins
- 1Martina Navratilova89-15
- 2Chris Evert71-6
- 3Andrea Jaeger66-18
- 4Virginia Ruzici62-31
- 5Hana Mandlikova59-22
Win % (20+ matches)
- 1Chris Evert92%
- 2Tracy Austin89%
- 3Martina Navratilova86%
- 4Lea Plchova80%
- 5Andrea Jaeger79%
Biggest titles
All 131 events| Date | Tournament | Final | Draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1981 | Roland Garros Grand Slam · Clay · 96 draw | Hana Mandlikova d. Sylvia Hanika 6-2 6-4 | |
| Jun 22, 1981 | Wimbledon Grand Slam · Grass · 96 draw | Chris Evert d. Hana Mandlikova 6-2 6-2 | |
| Sep 1, 1981 | US Open Grand Slam · Hard · 128 draw | Tracy Austin d. Martina Navratilova 1-6 7-6 7-6 | |
| Nov 30, 1981 | Australian Open Grand Slam · Grass · 56 draw | Martina Navratilova d. Chris Evert 6-7(4) 6-4 7-5 |
Leaderboard
111 players with 20+ matches. Tap a column to sort. Percentages use raw serve and return counts; TB = tiebreaks, Decider = deciding sets.
| # | Player | M | W-L | Win % | Titles | Ace % | 1st won | 2nd won | Hold % | Ret pts | Break % | TB | Decider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betty StoveNED | 25 | 5-20 | 20.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| 2 | Nerida GregoryAUS | 24 | 5-19 | 20.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-2 |
| 3 | Chris NewtonNZL | 20 | 6-14 | 30.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| 4 | Debbie FreemanAUS | 20 | 7-13 | 35.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| 5 | Corinne VanierFRA | 21 | 7-14 | 33.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| 6 | Laura DupontUSA | 23 | 7-16 | 30.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| 7 | Catherine TanvierFRA | 22 | 7-15 | 31.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 8 | Diane DesforUSA | 26 | 8-18 | 30.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| 9 | Sherry AckerUSA | 27 | 8-19 | 29.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| 10 | Maree BoothAUS | 20 | 8-12 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 11 | Marianne Van Der TorreNED | 20 | 8-12 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| 12 | Petra Delhees JauchSUI | 20 | 9-11 | 45.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| 13 | Pam WhytcrossAUS | 21 | 9-12 | 42.9% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| 14 | Rene BlountUSA | 28 | 9-19 | 32.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| 15 | Judy ChalonerNZL | 20 | 9-11 | 45.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-3 |
| 16 | Susan RollinsonRSA | 26 | 9-17 | 34.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-6 |
| 17 | Paula SmithUSA | 27 | 9-18 | 33.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| 18 | Kim SandsUSA | 30 | 9-21 | 30.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| 19 | Tanya HarfordRSA | 21 | 9-12 | 42.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 2-8 |
| 20 | Joyce PortmanUSA | 27 | 10-17 | 37.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-6 |
| 21 | Isabelle VilligerSUI | 28 | 10-18 | 35.7% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| 22 | Susan LeoAUS | 31 | 10-21 | 32.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-3 | 4-9 |
| 23 | Stacy MargolinUSA | 31 | 11-20 | 35.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| 24 | Linda StewartNZL | 20 | 11-9 | 55.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 25 | Rosie CasalsUSA | 25 | 11-14 | 44.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| 26 | Lea AntonoplisUSA | 23 | 11-12 | 47.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| 27 | Hana StrachonovaSUI | 24 | 11-13 | 45.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-4 |
| 28 | Barbara JordanUSA | 27 | 11-16 | 40.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 29 | Lindsay MorseUSA | 22 | 11-11 | 50.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| 30 | Deborah JevansGBR | 26 | 11-15 | 42.3% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 31 | Jane PreyerUSA | 20 | 11-9 | 55.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-2 |
| 32 | Lena SandinSWE | 21 | 12-9 | 57.1% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 6-3 |
| 33 | Bonnie GadusekUSA | 26 | 12-14 | 46.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| 34 | Lisa BublitzUSA | 22 | 12-10 | 54.5% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| 35 | Cathy DruryGBR | 21 | 12-9 | 57.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| 36 | Lucia RomanovROU | 29 | 13-16 | 44.8% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-3 |
| 37 | Natasha PiskackovaTCH | 21 | 13-8 | 61.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-3 |
| 38 | Tina MochizukiUSA | 20 | 13-7 | 65.0% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-4 |
| 39 | Eva PfaffGER | 32 | 13-19 | 40.6% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| 40 | Sue SalibaAUS | 30 | 14-16 | 46.7% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| 41 | Anne WhiteUSA | 30 | 14-16 | 46.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-4 |
| 42 | Jane PlackettGBR | 21 | 14-7 | 66.7% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-0 |
| 43 | Marie PinterovaHUN | 32 | 14-18 | 43.8% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| 44 | Rene UysRSA | 23 | 14-9 | 60.9% | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| 45 | Claudia MonteiroBRA | 30 | 14-16 | 46.7% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| 46 | Elizabeth JonesGBR | 23 | 15-8 | 65.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| 47 | Anthea StewartGBR | 27 | 15-12 | 55.6% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-8 |
| 48 | Belinda ThompsonGBR | 25 | 15-10 | 60.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| 49 | Michaela PazderovaTCH | 23 | 15-8 | 65.2% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| 50 | Marjorie BlackwoodCAN | 32 | 15-17 | 46.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| 51 | Gabriela DinuFRG | 25 | 15-10 | 60.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 52 | Wendy WhiteUSA | 32 | 16-16 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-3 |
| 53 | Brenda RemiltonAUS | 30 | 16-14 | 53.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-2 |
| 54 | Helga LuttenGER | 25 | 16-9 | 64.0% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-3 |
| 55 | Barbara HallquistUSA | 34 | 16-18 | 47.1% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-4 |
| 56 | Mareen Louie HarperUSA | 36 | 16-20 | 44.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-5 |
| 57 | Renata SasakYUG | 28 | 16-12 | 57.1% | 0 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-2 |
| 58 | Rosalyn FairbankUSA | 39 | 16-23 | 41.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-5 |
| 59 | Jennifer MundelRSA | 27 | 16-11 | 59.3% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-1 |
| 60 | Ivanna MadrugaARG | 31 | 17-14 | 54.8% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| 61 | Barbara RossiITA | 32 | 17-15 | 53.1% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-10 |
| 62 | Dianne FromholtzAUS | 36 | 17-19 | 47.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| 63 | Iris Riedel KuhnFRG | 31 | 17-14 | 54.8% | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-2 |
| 64 | Beth NortonUSA | 39 | 18-21 | 46.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 5-8 |
| 65 | Julie HarringtonUSA | 33 | 18-15 | 54.5% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-3 |
| 66 | Candy ReynoldsUSA | 36 | 19-17 | 52.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-4 |
| 67 | Nina BohmSWE | 39 | 19-20 | 48.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-6 |
| 68 | Renata TomanovaGER | 36 | 19-17 | 52.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-6 |
| 69 | Yvonne VermaakRSA | 47 | 19-28 | 40.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 4-6 |
| 70 | Laura ArrayaPER | 27 | 19-8 | 70.4% | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-2 |
| 71 | Susan MascarinUSA | 43 | 20-23 | 46.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 7-7 |
| 72 | Pam TeeguardenUSA | 39 | 20-19 | 51.3% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| 73 | Betsy NagelsenUSA | 40 | 20-20 | 50.0% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-7 |
| 74 | Lesley CharlesGBR | 30 | 21-9 | 70.0% | 1 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-4 |
| 75 | Kate LathamUSA | 41 | 21-20 | 51.2% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| 76 | Duk Hee LeeKOR | 40 | 21-19 | 52.5% | 1 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-7 |
| 77 | Pilar VasquezPER | 33 | 22-11 | 66.7% | 1 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| 78 | Anne HobbsGBR | 41 | 22-19 | 53.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-5 |
| 79 | Ann Kiyomura HayashiUSA | 42 | 23-19 | 54.8% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 6-5 |
| 80 | Sabina SimmondsITA | 35 | 24-11 | 68.6% | 3 / 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-5 |
| 81 | Sandy CollinsUSA | 45 | 25-20 | 55.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-3 |
| 82 | Sharon Walsh PeteUSA | 42 | 25-17 | 59.5% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-6 |
| 83 | Joanne RussellUSA | 50 | 27-23 | 54.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 13-8 |
| 84 | Kate BrasherGBR | 44 | 27-17 | 61.4% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| 85 | Leslie AllenUSA | 50 | 27-23 | 54.0% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-8 |
| 86 | Kathy JordanUSA | 48 | 28-20 | 58.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 8-7 |
| 87 | Lea PlchovaTCH | 35 | 28-7 | 80.0% | 7 / 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-4 |
| 88 | Mary Lou PiatekUSA | 51 | 29-22 | 56.9% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| 89 | Kathy Rinaldi StunkelUSA | 44 | 29-15 | 65.9% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 10-6 |
| 90 | Virginia WadeGBR | 56 | 29-27 | 51.8% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 12-9 |
| 91 | Florenta MihaiROU | 42 | 30-12 | 71.4% | 2 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-5 |
| 92 | Sue BarkerGBR | 52 | 31-21 | 59.6% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 17-8 |
| 93 | Jo DurieGBR | 45 | 31-14 | 68.9% | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 13-2 |
| 94 | Regina MarsikovaCZE | 48 | 33-15 | 68.8% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-3 |
| 95 | Kathy HorvathUSA | 58 | 35-23 | 60.3% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5-0 | 13-7 |
| 96 | Anne SmithUSA | 61 | 36-25 | 59.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-9 |
| 97 | Pam CasaleUSA | 56 | 37-19 | 66.1% | 0 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| 98 | Claudia Kohde KilschGER | 62 | 40-22 | 64.5% | 4 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 9-6 |
| 99 | Patricia MedradoBRA | 64 | 42-22 | 65.6% | 4 / 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-7 |
| 100 | Barbara PotterUSA | 69 | 46-23 | 66.7% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-7 |
| 101 | Wendy TurnbullAUS | 70 | 47-23 | 67.1% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-1 | 11-6 |
| 102 | Bettina BungeGER | 76 | 53-23 | 69.7% | 0 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 12-7 |
| 103 | Pam ShriverUSA | 81 | 58-23 | 71.6% | 2 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-3 | 4-10 |
| 104 | Tracy AustinUSA | 65 | 58-7 | 89.2% | 8 / 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-2 | 7-3 |
| 105 | Mima JausovecSLO | 86 | 58-28 | 67.4% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 16-11 |
| 106 | Sylvia HanikaGER | 82 | 59-23 | 72.0% | 2 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-7 |
| 107 | Hana MandlikovaAUS | 81 | 59-22 | 72.8% | 3 / 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 8-4 |
| 108 | Virginia RuziciROU | 93 | 62-31 | 66.7% | 2 / 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-1 | 13-7 |
| 109 | Andrea JaegerUSA | 84 | 66-18 | 78.6% | 3 / 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1-2 | 15-5 |
| 110 | Chris EvertUSA | 77 | 71-6 | 92.2% | 8 / 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4-0 | 9-2 |
| 111 | Martina NavratilovaUSA | 104 | 89-15 | 85.6% | 10 / 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2-1 | 16-11 |