| 1981 Avon Championships | ||||
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| Date | March 22—28 | |||
| Edition | 10th | |||
| Category | WTA Tour Championships | |||
| Draw | 8S / 4D | |||
| Prize money | $300,000 | |||
| Surface | Carpet (Sporteze) / indoor | |||
| Location | New York City, United States | |||
| Venue | Madison Square Garden | |||
| Attendance | 59,184 | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Martina Navratilova | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
| Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver | ||||
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The 1981 Avon Championships were the tenth WTA Tour Championships, the annual tennis tournament for the best female tennis players in singles and doubles on the 10-tournament Avon Championship winter circuit of the 1981 WTA Tour. It was held from March 22 through March 28, 1981 and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Madison Square GardeninNew York City, United States. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $100,000 first-prize money.[1][2][3]
Martina Navratilova defeated Andrea Jaeger, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Barbara Potter / Sharon Walsh, 6–0, 7–6(8–6)
| Event | W | F | 3rd | 4th | 5th/6th | 7th/8th |
| Singles [3] | $100,000 | $52,000 | $30,000 | $22,000 | $13,750 | $9,250 |
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| Doubles [3] | $25,000 | $13,500 | $5,750 | $5,750 | – | – |
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