1981 Borden Classic
Appearance
1981 Borden Classic | |
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Date | 12–18 October |
Edition | 3rd |
Category | Toyota Series (Category 1) |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $50,000 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Kyoto, Japan |
Champions | |
Singles | |
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Doubles | |
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The 1981 Borden Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts in Kyoto, Japan. The event was part of the Category 1[a] of the 1981 Toyota Series. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 12 October through 18 October 1981. Third -seeded Kathy Rinaldi won the singles title.[1][2]
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit] Kathy Rinaldi defeated
Julie Harrington 6–1, 7–5
- It was Rinaldi's only singles title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Doubles
[edit] Marianne van der Torre /
Nanette Schutte defeated
Elizabeth Smylie /
Kim Steinmetz 6–2, 6–4
- It was Van der Torre's only doubles title of her career. It was Schutte's only doubles title of her career.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Tournaments with prize money for the women of at least $50,000.
References
[edit]- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 137–138, 163. ISBN 9780356085968.
- ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 393.