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1981 Paris Open – Singles

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Singles
1981 Paris Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Mark Vines
Runner-upFrance Pascal Portes
Score6–2, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Brian Gottfried was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Stan Smith.

Mark Vines won in the final 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 against Pascal Portes.

Seeds

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

  1. France Yannick Noah (semifinals)
  2. United States Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals)
  3. South Africa Johan Kriek (second round)
  4. United States Harold Solomon (first round)
  5. Italy Adriano Panatta (first round)
  6. United States Stan Smith (semifinals)
  7. France Pascal Portes (final)
  8. Romania Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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  • NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.

Final

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Final
  United States Mark Vines 6 6 6    
7 France Pascal Portes 2 4 3    

Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 France Y Noah 6 5 6
  United Kingdom M Cox 2 7 2 1 France Y Noah 6 6 6
  United States C Mayotte 1 5     France E Deblicker 7 4 2
  France E Deblicker 6 7   1 France Y Noah 2 7 7
  France J-L Haillet 1 6 4 8 Romania I Năstase 6 6 5
  West Germany C Zipf 6 4 6   West Germany C Zipf 1 2  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Ostoja 5 4   8 Romania I Năstase 6 6  
8 Romania I Năstase 7 6   1 France Y Noah 4 6  
4 United States H Solomon 1 3     United States M Vines 6 7  
  United States M Vines 6 6     United States M Vines 6 3 6
  France J-F Caujolle 1 3     Italy P Bertolucci 4 6 2
  Italy P Bertolucci 6 6     United States M Vines 4 6 6
  France C Freyss 6 4     United Kingdom R Lewis 6 3 2
  United States S Meister 7 6     United States S Meister 6 6 3
  United Kingdom R Lewis 6 6     United Kingdom R Lewis 4 7 6
5 Italy A Panatta 3 3  

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 France P Portes 6 6  
  United Kingdom J Smith 3 4   7 France P Portes 6 6  
  France P Proisy 1 4     France L Courteau 1 1  
  France L Courteau 6 6   7 France P Portes 6 6  
  Belgium J Vanlangendonck 2 2     France J Potier 1 0  
  France J Potier 6 6     France J Potier 7 6  
  Zimbabwe H Ismail 6 2   3 South Africa J Kriek 6 3  
3 South Africa J Kriek 7 6   7 France P Portes 3 7 6
6 United States S Smith 6 6   6 United States S Smith 6 5 3
  France H Leconte 3 4   6 United States S Smith 7 7  
  France P Torre 3 2     United Kingdom J Feaver 6 5  
  United Kingdom J Feaver 6 6   6 United States S Smith 7 2 15
  United States D Siegler 6 6   2 United States B Gottfried 6 6 13
  France B Fritz 3 1     United States D Siegler 2 6 3
  United States E Fromm 6 3   2 United States B Gottfried 6 4 6
2 United States B Gottfried 7 6  
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