1981 US Open – Women's Singles


Third-seeded Tracy Austin defeated Martina Navratilova 1–6, 7–6, 7–6 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1981 U.S. Open. First-seeded Chris Evert was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Martina Navratilova. The loss ended Evert's streak of six consecutive US Open finals.

Seeds

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

    Qualifying

Draw

Key

Earlier rounds

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8