| 1981 New South Wales Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 23–29 November 1981 (W) 14–20 December 1981 (M) | |||
| Edition | 89th | |||
| Category | Grand Prix (M) Colgate Series (W) | |||
| Draw | 64S / 32D | |||
| Prize money | $125,000 | |||
| Surface | Grass / outdoor | |||
| Location | Sydney, Australia | |||
| Venue | White City Stadium | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Tim Wilkison[1] | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
| Chris Evert-Lloyd | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
 Peter McNamara /Paul McNamee[2] | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
| Martina Navratilova /Pam Shriver | ||||
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The1981 New South Wales Open was a combined men's and women'stennis tournament played on outdoorgrass courts at theWhite City Stadium inSydney, Australia. The men's event, also known by its sponsored nameNabisco NSW Championship, was part of the1981 Volvo Grand Prix circuitand was held from 14 December through 20 December 1981. The women's event, also known by its sponsored nameNSW Building Society Open, was part of the1981 Colgate Series and was held from 23 November through 29 November 1981.[3] It was the 89th edition of the event. The singles titles were won by unseededTim Wilkison and first-seededChris Evert-Lloyd.
Tim Wilkison defeatedChris Lewis 6–4, 7–6, 6–3
Chris Evert-Lloyd defeatedMartina Navratilova 6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Peter McNamara /Paul McNamee defeatedHank Pfister /John Sadri 6–7, 7–6, 7–6
Martina Navratilova /Pam Shriver defeatedKathy Jordan /Anne Smith 6–7, 6–2, 6–4