1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships Explained

The 1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships was a men's Grand Prix and women's Toyota Series tennis tournament held in Indianapolis in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from August 3 through August 9, 1981. Second-seeded José Luis Clerc and top-seeded Andrea Jaeger won the singles titles.^[1]

Finals

Men's singles

See main article: 1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's singles. José Luis Clerc defeated Ivan Lendl 4–6, 6–4, 6–2

• It was Clerc's 6th title of the year and the 16th of his career.

Women's singles

See main article: 1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's singles. Andrea Jaeger defeated Virginia Ruzici 6–1, 6–0

• It was Jaeger's 3rd title of the year and the 7th of her career.

Men's doubles

See main article: 1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's doubles. Kevin Curren / Steve Denton defeated Raúl Ramírez / Van Winitsky 6–3, 5–7, 7–5

• It was Curren's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of his career. It was Denton's 2nd title of the year and the 6th of his career.

Women's doubles

See main article: 1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's doubles. JoAnne Russell / Virginia Ruzici defeated Sue Barker / Paula Smith 6–2, 6–2

• It was Russell's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was Ruzici's 1st title of the year and the 12th of her career.

External links

• Web site: itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd.. USCC-Indianapolis 1981. 2016-05-16.
• Web site: itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd.. U.S. Clay Courts 1981. 2016-05-16.

Notes and References

1. News: Clerc stakes claim as clay king . United Press . The Deseret News . Salt Lake City, UT. . 1981-08-10.