The 1981 Toyota Series Championships was a women's

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s at the Byrne Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey in the United States that was the season-ending tournament of the 1981 Toyota World Championship Series. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from December 15 through December 20, 1981. Third-seeded

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won the singles title and earned $75,000 first-prize money.

Finals

Singles

defeated Martina Navratilova 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 * It was Austin's 8th singles title of the year and the 29th of her career.

Doubles

Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated

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6–3, 6–4

Prize money

Doubles prize money is per team.

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