1981 Avon Championships of Kansas – Singles

Martina Navratilova was the defending champion.

Second-seeded Andrea Jaeger won the title, defeating top-seeded Martina Navratilova in the final 6–3, 3–6, 7–5.

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


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova (final)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Andrea Jaeger (champion)
 * 3) 🇦🇺 Wendy Turnbull (second round)
 * 4) 🇷🇴 Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals)
 * 5)  Sylvia Hanika (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇬🇧 Virginia Wade (second round)
 * 7)  Mima Jaušovec (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇺🇸 Terry Holladay (first round)