Singles
1981 Avon Championships of Houston
Champion	Hana Mandlíková
Runner-up	Bettina Bunge
Score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	16
Seeds	4

Billie Jean King was the defending champion.

Second-seeded Hana Mandlíková won the title, defeating unseeded Bettina Bunge in the final 6–4, 6–4.^[1][2][3]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Draw

Final

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Pam Teeguarden	6	6
		Heidi Eisterlehner	1	3					Pam Teeguarden	6	3	1
		Betty Stöve	6	3					Bettina Bunge	4	6	6
		Bettina Bunge	7	6												Bettina Bunge	6	6
	3	Kathy Jordan	6	3	6										3	Kathy Jordan	3	3
		Betsy Nagelsen	4	6	1			3	Kathy Jordan	6	6
		Zina Garrison	6	1	6				Zina Garrison	2	3
		Marianne van der Torre	4	6	1																		Bettina Bunge	4	4
		Virginia Wade	7	4	0r																	2	Hana Mandlíková	6	6
		Joanne Russell	5	6	2				Joanne Russell	3	4
		Sue Barker	7	0	4			4	Mima Jaušovec	6	6
	4	Mima Jaušovec	6	6	6										4	Mima Jaušovec	3	6	1
		Kate Latham	6	6											2	Hana Mandlíková	6	3	6
		Renee Blount	4	0					Kate Latham	3	4
		Mary Lou Daniels	6	5	2			2	Hana Mandlíková	6	6
	2	Hana Mandlíková	3	7	6

References

External links

• Main draw