# 1981 Murjani WTA Championships – Singles

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. Evert lost no sets and just twelve games en route to the title.

## Seeds

The first eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Chris Evert Lloyd (champion)
* Martina Navratilova (final)
* Andrea Jaeger (quarterfinals)
* Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals)
* Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)
* Hana Mandlíková (third round)
* Virginia Ruzici (semifinals)
* Dianne Fromholtz (second round)
* Kathy Jordan (second round)
* Mima Jaušovec (semifinals)
* Regina Maršíková (third round)
* Anne Smith (first round)
* Ivanna Madruga (quarterfinals)
* JoAnne Russell (second round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Pam Shriver | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Pam Shriver | 3 | 1 | | 1 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Virginia Ruzici | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Andrea Jaeger | 2 | 4 | | 7 | Virginia Ruzici | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| 7 | Virginia Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Virginia Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Martina Navratilova | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ivanna Madruga | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Martina Navratilova | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mima Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Mima Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | 10 | Mima Jaušovec | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Sylvia Hanika | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Martina Navratilova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

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

#### Section 2

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

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | D Fromholtz | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Portman | 6 | 6 | 3 | | H Strachoňová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Strachoňová | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | H Strachoňová | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | A White | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | I Madruga | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Leo | 5 | 1 | | | A White | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Margolin | 4 | 0 | | 13 | I Madruga | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | I Madruga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | I Madruga | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 |
| | E Norton | 1 | 2 | | 10 | M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Jones | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | K Jones | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Sands | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 10 | M Jaušovec | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | ML Piatek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | H Mandlíková | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | T Holladay | 4 | 0 | | | ML Piatek | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | H Mandlíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

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