1981 Grand Prix (tennis)

1981 Grand Prix circuit

Ivan Lendl at 1984.
Details
Duration	January 5, 1981 – January 17, 1982
Edition	12th
Tournaments	89
Categories	Grand Slam (4) Grand Prix (74) World Championship Tennis (9) Team Events (2)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	John McEnroe (9)
Most tournament finals	John McEnroe (15)
Prize money leader	John McEnroe ($991,000)
Points leader	Ivan Lendl (1571)
Awards
Player of the year	John McEnroe
Most improved player of the year	Peter McNamara
Newcomer of the year	Tim Mayotte
Comeback player of the year	Jeff Borowiak
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The 1981 Volvo Grand Prix was the only men's professional tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of the four Grand Slam tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments. The World Championship Tennis (WCT) Tour was incorporated into the Grand Prix circuit. The WCT tour consisted of eight regular tournaments, a season's final, three tournaments categorized as special events and a doubles championship. In total 89 tournaments were held divided over 29 countries. The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC).

Schedule

The table below shows the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (precursor to the ATP Tour).

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Jan	South Australian Open Adelaide, Australia Grass – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Mark Edmondson 7–5, 6–2	Brad Drewett	Eddie Edwards Syd Ball	Chris Johnstone Wayne Pascoe Tom Gullikson John Fitzgerald
		Colin Dibley John James 6–3, 6–4	Craig Edwards Eddie Edwards
	Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Bill Scanlon 6–7, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6, 6–0	Tim Wilkison	Onny Parun Billy Martin	Chris Mayotte Russell Simpson Ferdi Taygan Ron Hightower
		Ferdi Taygan Tim Wilkison 7–5, 6–1	Tony Graham Bill Scanlon
	Masters Doubles WCT London, Great Britain Carpet (i) – $200,000 – D8	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2	Victor Amaya Hank Pfister	Heinz Günthardt / Sandy Mayer Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
19 Jan	Monterrey WCT Monterrey, Mexico Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D	Johan Kriek 7–6, 3–6, 7–6	Vitas Gerulaitis	Vijay Amritraj Wojciech Fibak	Bruce Manson Pascal Portes Raúl Ramírez John Sadri
		Steve Denton Kevin Curren 7–6, 6–3	Johan Kriek Russell Simpson
	Guaruja, Brazil Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Carlos Kirmayr 6–4, 6–2	Ricardo Cano	Ilie Năstase Kjell Johansson	Eddie Dibbs Ángel Giménez Eric Deblicker Bill Scanlon
		David Carter Paul Kronk 6–1, 7–6	Ángel Giménez Jairo Velasco, Sr.
	San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Eliot Teltscher 6–4, 6–2	Tim Gullikson	Sandy Mayer Francisco González	Sashi Menon Freddy de Jesús Tim Mayotte George Hardie
		Chris Mayotte Tim Mayotte 6–4, 7–6	Tim Gullikson Eliot Teltscher
26 Jan	U.S. Pro Indoor (WCT) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 64S/32D	Roscoe Tanner 6–2, 7–6, 7–5	Wojciech Fibak	Yannick Noah Thierry Tulasne	Jimmy Connors Vitas Gerulaitis John Sadri Pascal Portes
		Sherwood Stewart Marty Riessen 6–2, 6–2	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
	Viña del Mar, Chile Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Víctor Pecci 6–4, 6–0	José Higueras	Eddie Dibbs Kjell Johansson	Pedro Rebolledo Alejandro Cortes Jaime Fillol Andrés Gómez
		Paul Kronk David Carter 6–1, 6–2	Andrés Gómez Belus Prajoux

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Feb	Mar del Plata, Argentina Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 6–3, 2–1, ret.	Víctor Pecci	José Higueras José López-Maeso	Carlos Castellan Kjell Johansson Dominique Bedel Eddie Dibbs
		Paul Kronk David Carter 6–7, 6–4, 6–0	Andrés Gómez Jairo Velasco, Sr.
	Richmond WCT Richmond, Virginia, U.S. Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Yannick Noah 6–1, 3–1, ret.	Ivan Lendl	Roscoe Tanner Terry Moor	Gene Mayer Butch Walts Raúl Ramírez Vijay Amritraj
		Bernard Mitton Tim Gullikson 3–6, 6–2, 6–3	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
9 Feb	Pepsi Grand Slam Boca Raton, Florida, USA Clay – $300,000 – S4	John McEnroe 6–7, 6–4, 6–0	Guillermo Vilas	Brian Teacher Vitas Gerulaitis
16 Feb	Grand Marnier Tennis Games La Quinta, California, U.S. Hard – $175,000 – 64S/32D	Jimmy Connors 6–3, 7–6	Ivan Lendl	Eliot Teltscher Harold Solomon	Pat Du Pré Tomáš Šmíd Brian Gottfried Roscoe Tanner
		Brian Teacher Bruce Manson 7–6, 6–2	Terry Moor Eliot Teltscher
23 Feb	U.S. National Indoor Championships Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 64S/32D	Gene Mayer 6–2, 6–4	Roscoe Tanner	Tom Gullikson Yannick Noah	Terry Moor Harold Solomon Fritz Buehning Peter Fleming
		Sandy Mayer Gene Mayer 7–6, 6–7, 7–6	Mike Cahill Tom Gullikson
	Mexico City, Mexico Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Jaime Fillol 6–2, 6–3	David Carter	Steve Krulevitz Adolfo González	Tom Cain John Hayes Klaus Eberhard Ross Case
		Chris Dunk Marty Davis 6–3, 6–4	John Alexander Ross Case

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Mar	United Bank Classic Denver, U.S. Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D	Gene Mayer 6–4, 6–4	John Sadri	Mel Purcell Fritz Buehning	Bruce Manson Terry Moor Tony Giammalva Ilie Năstase
		Butch Walts Andrew Pattison 6–3, 6–4	Mel Purcell Dick Stockton
	Salisbury WCT Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 7S	Bill Scanlon 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Vijay Amritraj
	Davis Cup First Round Munich, West Germany – Carpet (i) Timișoara, Romania – Hard (i) Brighton, England – Carpet (i) Seoul, South Korea – Clay Yokohama, Japan – Carpet (i) Lyon, France – Carpet (i) Zürich, Switzerland – Hard (i) Carlsbad, CA, United States – Hard	First Round Winners Argentina 3–2 Romania 3–2 Great Britain 3–2 New Zealand 5–0 Sweden 5–0 Australia 3–2 Czechoslovakia 3–2 United States 3–2	First Round Losers West Germany Brazil Italy South Korea Japan France Switzerland Mexico
9 Mar	Belgian Indoor Championships WCT Brussels, Belgium Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–4, 6–3	Brian Gottfried	Rolf Gehring Sandy Mayer	Vijay Amritraj Peter Rennert Kim Warwick Fritz Buehning
		Frew McMillan Sandy Mayer 4–6, 6–3, 6–3	Kevin Curren Steve Denton
	Cairo, Egypt Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 6–3	Peter Elter	Ricardo Cano Balázs Taróczy	Christophe Freyss Ismail El Shafei Corrado Barazzutti Ángel Giménez
		Balázs Taróczy Ismail El Shafei 6–7, 6–3, 6–1	Paolo Bertolucci Gianni Ocleppo
	Tampa, Florida, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Mel Purcell 4–6, 6–4, 6–3	Jeff Borowiak	Butch Walts Tom Gullikson	Robert Van't Hof Sammy Giammalva Jaime Fillol Chris Mayotte
		Butch Walts Bernard Mitton 6–3, 3–6, 6–1	David Carter Paul Kronk
16 Mar	Lorraine Open Nancy, France Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Pavel Složil 6–2, 7–5	Ilie Năstase	Mario Martínez José López-Maeso	Shlomo Glickstein Patrice Dominguez Thierry Tulasne Mark Edmondson
		Adriano Panatta Ilie Năstase 6–4, 2–6, 6–4	John Feaver Jiří Hřebec
	ABN World Tennis Tournament WCT Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles	Jimmy Connors 6–1, 2–6, 6–2	Gene Mayer	Brian Gottfried Wojciech Fibak	Sandy Mayer Yannick Noah Raúl Ramírez Buster Mottram
		Fritz Buehning Ferdi Taygan 7–6, 1–6, 6–4	Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer
23 Mar	Cuore Cup WCT Milan, Italy Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe 7–6, 6–4	Björn Borg	Gianni Ocleppo Sandy Mayer	Stan Smith Gene Mayer Butch Walts Vijay Amritraj
		Raúl Ramírez Brian Gottfried 7–6, 6–3	John McEnroe Peter Rennert
	Napa, California, U.S. Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Sammy Giammalva 6–3, 5–7, 6–1	Scott Davis	Hank Pfister Bruce Manson	Roscoe Tanner John Hayes Bernard Mitton Tim Mayotte
		Chris Mayotte Richard Meyer 6–3, 3–6, 7–6	Tracy Delatte John Hayes
	Stuttgart Indoor Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–0, 6–7, 6–3	Chris Lewis	Wojciech Fibak Shlomo Glickstein	John Fitzgerald Paul Torre Pat Du Pré Jan Norback
		Nick Saviano Buster Mottram 3–6, 6–1, 6–2	Eddie Edwards Craig Edwards
30 Mar	Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe 6–2, 6–3	Tomáš Šmíd	Stan Smith Heinz Günthardt	Brian Teacher Raúl Ramírez Ilie Năstase Robert Lutz
	Butch Walts Brian Teacher 7–5, 6–7, 7–5	Vitas Gerulaitis John McEnroe
	Linz, Austria Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Gianni Ocleppo 7–5, 6–1	Mark Edmondson	Nick Saviano Russell Simpson	Louk Sanders Chris Lewis Bernard Boileau Robert Reininger
		Hans Simonsson Anders Järryd 6–4, 7–6	Brad Drewett Pavel Složil

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Apr	Houston, Texas, U.S. Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 6–4	Sammy Giammalva	Víctor Pecci Bruce Manson	José Higueras Harold Solomon Eddie Dibbs Mel Purcell
		Sherwood Stewart Mark Edmondson 6–4, 6–3	Anand Amritraj Fred McNair
	Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Kevin Curren 6–4, 6–4	Bernard Mitton	Peter Feigl Shlomo Glickstein	Tian Viljoen Deon Joubert Tony Graham Raymond Moore
		Raymond Moore Bernard Mitton 7–5, 3–6, 6–1	Shlomo Glickstein David Schneider
	Donnay Open Nice, France Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Yannick Noah 6–4, 6–2	Mario Martínez	Manuel Orantes Balázs Taróczy	Paul Torre Željko Franulović Ricardo Cano Ángel Giménez
		Pascal Portes Yannick Noah 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Chris Lewis Pavel Složil
13 Apr	Jack Kramer Open Los Angeles, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe 6–7, 6–3, 6–3	Sandy Mayer	Bill Scanlon Nick Saviano	Stan Smith Walter Redondo Brian Teacher John Lloyd
		John McEnroe Ferdi Taygan 6–4, 6–4	Butch Walts Tom Gullikson
	Monte Carlo Open Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Clay – $250,000 – 32S/16D	No Winner	Jimmy Connors Guillermo Vilas 5–5 Abandoned	Adriano Panatta Balázs Taróczy	José Higueras Tomáš Šmíd Ricardo Cano Yannick Noah
		Balázs Taróczy Heinz Günthardt 6–3, 6–3	Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd
20 Apr	Bournemouth, England Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Víctor Pecci 6–3, 6–4	Balázs Taróczy	Manuel Orantes Tomáš Šmíd	Buster Mottram Guillermo Aubone Thierry Tulasne Dominique Bedel
		Víctor Pecci Ricardo Cano 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Buster Mottram Tomáš Šmíd
	Alan King Tennis Classic Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Hard – $300,000 – 32S/16D	Ivan Lendl 6–4, 6–2	Harold Solomon	Brian Teacher Roscoe Tanner	Stan Smith Vitas Gerulaitis Brian Gottfried John Austin
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–3, 7–6	Tracy Delatte Trey Waltke
28 Apr	Dallas WCT Finals Dallas, Texas, U.S. Carpet (i) – $250,000 – S8	John McEnroe 6–1, 6–2, 6–4	Johan Kriek	Brian Gottfried Roscoe Tanner	Sandy Mayer Sammy Giammalva Wojciech Fibak Vijay Amritraj

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 May	WCT Tournament of Champions Forest Hills, New York, U.S. Clay – $592,000 – 64S/32D	Eddie Dibbs 6–3, 6–2	Carlos Kirmayr	Wojciech Fibak Víctor Pecci	Balázs Taróczy Eliot Teltscher Mel Purcell José Luis Clerc
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–4, 6–4	John Fitzgerald Andy Kohlberg
	Nations Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay – $430,000 – 16S/8D	Czechoslovakia 2–1	Australia	United States Argentina	West Germany Spain Italy Sweden
11 May	Alitalia Open Florence, Italy Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	José Luis Clerc 6–1, 6–2	Raúl Ramírez	Pavel Složil Gilles Moretton	Fernando Dalla-Fontana Diego Pérez Paolo Bertolucci Patrick Proisy
		Pavel Složil Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta
	German Open Championships Hamburg, West Germany Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D	Peter McNamara 7–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4	Jimmy Connors	Balázs Taróczy Harold Solomon	Tomáš Šmíd Tony Giammalva Ángel Giménez Corrado Barazzutti
		Andrés Gómez Hans Gildemeister 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee
18 May	Bavarian Tennis Championships Munich, West Germany Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Chris Lewis 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1, 6–1	Christophe Roger-Vasselin	Ulrich Pinner Rolf Gehring	Fernando Luna Pavel Složil Shlomo Glickstein Butch Walts
		Paul Kronk David Carter 6–3, 6–4	Eric Fromm Shlomo Glickstein
	Italian Open Rome, Italy Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D	José Luis Clerc 6–3, 6–4, 6–0	Víctor Pecci	Guillermo Vilas Ivan Lendl	Balázs Taróczy Peter McNamara Adriano Panatta Eddie Dibbs
		Andrés Gómez Hans Gildemeister 7–5, 6–2	Bruce Manson Tomáš Šmíd
25 May 1 June	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $400,000 – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed Doubles	Björn Borg 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1	Ivan Lendl	Víctor Pecci José Luis Clerc	Balázs Taróczy Yannick Noah John McEnroe Jimmy Connors
		Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy 6–2, 7–6, 6–3	Terry Moor Eliot Teltscher
		Andrea Jaeger Jimmy Arias 7–6, 6–4	Betty Stöve Frederick McNair

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 Jun	Belgian International Championships Brussels, Belgium Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Marko Ostoja 4–6, 6–4, 7–5	Ricardo Ycaza	Steve Krulevitz Diego Pérez	Adriano Panatta Per Hjertquist Mario Martínez Andrés Gómez
		Andrés Gómez Ricardo Cano 6–2, 6–2	Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta
	Stella Artois Championships London, England Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	John McEnroe 7–6, 7–5	Brian Gottfried	Brian Teacher John Sadri	Hank Pfister Peter Rennert Eddie Edwards Kevin Curren
		Brian Teacher Pat Du Pré 3–6, 7–6, 11–9	Kevin Curren Steve Denton
15 Jun	Bristol Open Bristol, England Grass – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mark Edmondson 6–3, 5–7, 6–4	Roscoe Tanner	Paul McNamee Johan Kriek	Phil Dent Tim Mayotte Russell Simpson Tim Gullikson
		Russell Simpson Billy Martin 6–3, 4–6, 6–4	John Austin Johan Kriek
	Venice, Italy Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Mario Martínez 6–4, 6–4	Paolo Bertolucci	Pedro Rebolledo Marcos Hocevar	Adriano Panatta Diego Pérez Ulrich Pinner José Higueras
22 Jun 29 Jun	Wimbledon London, England Grand Slam Grass – $388,008 – 128S/64D/48XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed Doubles	John McEnroe 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–4), 6–4	Björn Borg	Jimmy Connors Rod Frawley	Peter McNamara Vijay Amritraj Tim Mayotte Johan Kriek
		Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6–4, 6–4, 6–4	Bob Lutz Stan Smith
		Betty Stöve Frew McMillan 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3	Tracy Austin John Austin

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Jul	Suisse Open Gstaad, Switzerland Clay – $125,000 – 32S/16D	Wojciech Fibak 6–1, 7–6	Yannick Noah	Carlos Kirmayr Heinz Günthardt	José Luis Damiani Marcos Hocevar Fernando Dalla-Fontana Víctor Pecci
		Markus Günthardt Heinz Günthardt 6–4, 6–1	David Carter Paul Kronk
	Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. Grass – $100,000 – 32S/16D	Johan Kriek 3–6, 6–3, 7–5	Hank Pfister	Craig Wittus Erik van Dillen	Anand Amritraj Brad Drewett Tim Wilkison Jim Delaney
		Erik van Dillen Brad Drewett 6–2, 6–4	Kevin Curren Billy Martin
	Davis Cup Quarterfinals Timișoara, Romania – Hard Christchurch, New Zealand – Grass Båstad, Sweden – Clay New York City, NY, U.S. – Hard	Quarterfinal Winners Argentina 3–2 Great Britain 4–1 Australia 3–1 United States 4–1	Quarterfinal Losers Romania New Zealand Sweden Czechoslovakia
13 Jul	U.S. Pro Tennis Championships Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D	José Luis Clerc 0–6, 6–2, 6–2	Hans Gildemeister	Eliot Teltscher Bernard Fritz	Manuel Orantes Ricardo Cano José Luis Damiani Ángel Giménez
		Pavel Složil Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 7–6	Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez
	Kitzbühel, Austria Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D	John Fitzgerald 3–6, 6–3, 7–5	Guillermo Vilas	Vitas Gerulaitis Klaus Eberhard	Per Hjertquist Fernando Luna Wojciech Fibak Víctor Pecci
		Paul Kronk David Carter 7–6, 6–1	Marko Ostoja Louk Sanders
	Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, Germany Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Björn Borg 1–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–4	Ivan Lendl	Andreas Maurer Peter McNamara	Paul McNamee Haroon Ismail Tomáš Šmíd Mark Edmondson
		Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 2–6, 6–4 7–6	Mark Edmondson Mike Estep
20 Jul	Swedish Open Championships Båstad, Sweden Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Thierry Tulasne 6–2, 6–3	Anders Järryd	Joakim Nyström Fernando Luna	Peter McNamara Mark Edmondson John Fitzgerald Paul McNamee
		John Fitzgerald Mark Edmondson 2–6, 7–5, 6–0	Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson
	Dutch Open Hilversum, Netherlands Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Balázs Taróczy 6–3, 6–7, 6–4	Heinz Günthardt	Wojciech Fibak Roland Stadler	Erick Iskersky Tomáš Šmíd Shlomo Glickstein Jeff Borowiak
		Balázs Taróczy Heinz Günthardt 6–0, 6–2	Raymond Moore Andrew Pattison
	Washington Star International Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D	José Luis Clerc 7–5, 6–2	Guillermo Vilas	Andrés Gómez Stanislav Birner	Ivan Lendl Mario Martínez Raúl Ramírez Mel Purcell
		Van Winitsky Raúl Ramírez 5–7, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(8–6)	Pavel Složil Ferdi Taygan
27 Jul	Volvo International North Conway, NH, U.S. Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	José Luis Clerc 6–3, 6–2	Guillermo Vilas	Eliot Teltscher Ivan Lendl	José Higueras Pavel Složil Eddie Dibbs Harold Solomon
		Peter McNamara Heinz Günthardt 6–7, 7–5, 6–4	Pavel Složil Ferdi Taygan
	South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D	Shlomo Glickstein 6–3, 5–7, 6–4	Dick Stockton	Manuel Orantes Nick Saviano	Gene Mayer Brad Drewett Jimmy Arias Grégoire Rafaitin
		Andrew Pattison Fritz Buehning 6–1, 6–4	Shlomo Glickstein David Schneider

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Aug	Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Brian Teacher 6–3, 6–2	John Austin	Nick Saviano Hank Pfister	Stan Smith Peter Fleming Tim Gullikson Phil Dent
		Brian Teacher Bruce Manson 6–1, 6–1	Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj
	U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	José Luis Clerc 4–6, 6–4, 6–2	Ivan Lendl	Guillermo Vilas John Alexander	José Luis Damiani Ricardo Cano Gilles Moretton Mel Purcell
		Steve Denton Kevin Curren 6–3, 5–7, 7–5	Raúl Ramírez Van Winitsky
10 Aug	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Gene Mayer 6–1, 6–4	Dave Siegler	Rodney Harmon Hank Pfister	Ben Testerman Ernie Fernandez Chris Dunk Colin Dibley
		Van Winitsky Erik van Dillen 6–4, 5–7, 7–5	Syd Ball Ross Case
	Player's International Montreal, Quebec, Canada Hard – $200,000 – 64S/32D	Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–2	Eliot Teltscher	Vijay Amritraj Shlomo Glickstein	Steve Denton Heinz Günthardt Brian Teacher Ramesh Krishnan
		Ferdi Taygan Raúl Ramírez 2–6, 7–6, 6–4	Peter Fleming John McEnroe
	Stowe Grand Prix Stowe, Vermont, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Brian Gottfried 6–3, 6–3	Tony Graham	Jimmy Arias Marko Ostoja	Johan Kriek Fritz Buehning Larry Stefanki Gilles Moretton
		Larry Stefanki Johan Kriek 2–6, 6–1, 6–2	Brian Gottfried Robert Lutz
17 Aug	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Mel Purcell 6–4, 6–2	Gilles Moretton	Eliot Teltscher Fritz Buehning	Terry Moor Tim Mayotte Phil Dent Tony Giammalva
		Peter Fleming Fritz Buehning 6–4, 4–6, 6–3	Tony Giammalva Sammy Giammalva
	ATP Championships Mason, Ohio, U.S. Hard – $200,000 – 64S/32D	John McEnroe 6–3, 6–4	Chris Lewis	Raúl Ramírez Stan Smith	Robert Lutz Thierry Tulasne Bill Scanlon Vitas Gerulaitis
		Ferdi Taygan John McEnroe 7–6, 6–3	Robert Lutz Stan Smith
31 Aug 7 Sep	US Open Flushing Meadow, New York, U.S. Grand Slam Hard – $440,000 – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed Doubles	John McEnroe 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3	Björn Borg	Vitas Gerulaitis Jimmy Connors	Ramesh Krishnan Bruce Manson Eliot Teltscher Roscoe Tanner
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming Walkover	Heinz Günthardt Peter McNamara
		Anne Smith Kevin Curren 6–4, 7–6(7–4)	JoAnne Russell Steve Denton

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
14 Sep	Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo, Sicily, Italy Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–0, 6–0	Pedro Rebolledo	José Higueras Corrado Barazzutti	Alejandro Pierola Mario Martínez Jaime Fillol Wojciech Fibak
		Diego Pérez José Luis Damiani 6–1, 6–4	Jaime Fillol Belus Prajoux
	Sawgrass Doubles, Florida, U.S. Clay – $175,000 – D32	Peter McNamara Heinz Günthardt 7–6, 3–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–4	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	Alexander / Dent Cahill / Gullikson	Buehning / Taygan Amritraj / McNair Stewart / Riessen Gómez / Gildemeister
21 Sep	Bordeaux, France Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Andrés Gómez 7–6, 7–6, 6–1	Thierry Tulasne	Pascal Portes Fernando Luna	Yannick Noah Jim Gurfein Gabriel Urpí Erick Iskersky
		Belus Prajoux Andrés Gómez 7–5, 6–3	Jim Gurfein Anders Järryd
	Geneva Open Geneva, Switzerland Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Björn Borg 6–4, 6–3	Tomáš Šmíd	Manuel Orantes Joakim Nyström	Heinz Günthardt José Luis Damiani Ricardo Ycaza Ricardo Cano
		Balázs Taróczy Heinz Günthardt 6–4, 3–6, 6–2	Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd
	Transamerica Open San Francisco, California, U.S. Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 48S/24D	Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 7–6	Brian Teacher	Bill Scanlon Vijay Amritraj	John McEnroe Tim Mayotte Pat Du Pré Jimmy Connors
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 7–6, 6–4	Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart
28 Sep	Madrid, Spain Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–2, 6–2	Pablo Arraya	Andrés Gómez José López-Maeso	Joakim Nyström Jaime Fillol Tomáš Šmíd Pedro Rebolledo
		Andrés Gómez Hans Gildemeister 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Heinz Günthardt Tomáš Šmíd
	Maui Pro Tennis Classic Maui, Hawaii, U.S. Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Hank Pfister 6–4, 6–4	Tim Mayotte	Bill Scanlon John Alexander	Brad Gilbert Nick Saviano Tom Gullikson Tom Leonard
		Matt Mitchell Tony Graham 6–3, 3–6, 7–6	John Alexander James Delaney
	Davis Cup Semifinals Buenos Aires, Argentina – Clay Portland, OR, United States – Carpet (i)	Semifinal Winners Argentina 5–0 United States 5–0	Semifinal Losers Great Britain Australia

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Oct	Torneo Godó Barcelona, Spain Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D	Ivan Lendl 6–0, 6–3, 6–0	Guillermo Vilas	Yannick Noah Eddie Dibbs	Adriano Panatta Tomáš Šmíd Pedro Rebolledo Balázs Taróczy
		Hans Simonsson Anders Järryd 6–1, 6–4	Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez
	Nivea Tennis Classic Brisbane, Australia Grass – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Mark Edmondson 7–6, 3–6, 6–4	Chris Lewis	Phil Dent Rod Frawley	Syd Ball John Alexander Charlie Fancutt Brad Guan
		Chris Lewis Rod Frawley 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)	Mark Edmondson Mike Estep
	Tel Aviv Open Tel Aviv, Israel Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mel Purcell 6–1, 6–1	Per Hjertquist	Steve Krulevitz Klaus Eberhard	Eric Wilborts Vince Van Patten Dick Stockton Shlomo Glickstein
		Van Winitsky Steve Meister 3–6, 6–3, 6–3	John Feaver Steve Krulevitz
12 Oct	Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Ivan Lendl 6–2, 6–3, 6–0	José Luis Clerc	Heinz Günthardt Trey Waltke	Eddie Dibbs Andrés Gómez Sammy Giammalva Steve Krulevitz
		Ilie Năstase José Luis Clerc 7–6, 6–7, 7–6	Markus Günthardt Pavel Složil
	Sydney Indoor Sydney, Australia Hard (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	John McEnroe 6–4, 7–5, 6–2	Roscoe Tanner	Eliot Teltscher John Fitzgerald	Tom Gullikson Vitas Gerulaitis Peter McNamara Víctor Pecci
		Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6–7, 7–6, 6–1	Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan
19 Oct	Miracle Indoor Championships Melbourne, Australia Hard (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D	Peter McNamara 6–4, 1–6, 5–5, def.	Vitas Gerulaitis	Chris Johnstone Chris Lewis	Phil Dent Víctor Pecci John Fitzgerald Mark Edmondson
		Peter McNamara Paul Kronk 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan
	Tokyo Outdoor Tokyo, Japan Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D	Balázs Taróczy 6–3, 1–6, 7–6	Eliot Teltscher	Van Winitsky Pat Du Pré	Terry Moor Mel Purcell Wojciech Fibak Ricardo Cano
		Balázs Taróczy Heinz Günthardt 3–6, 6–2, 6–1	Larry Stefanki Robert Van't Hof
	Vienna Indoor Vienna, Austria Hard (i) – $125,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Ivan Lendl 1–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–2	Brian Gottfried	Tomáš Šmíd Stan Smith	Sandy Mayer Jérôme Potier Rolf Gehring Carlos Kirmayr
		Tim Wilkison Steve Denton 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Sammy Giammalva Fred McNair
26 Oct	Cologne, Germany Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–3	Sandy Mayer	Sammy Giammalva Tomáš Šmíd	Andrew Pattison Eddie Edwards Tim Wilkison Kevin Curren
		Sandy Mayer Frew McMillan 6–0, 6–4	Jan Kodeš Karl Meiler
	Bercy Paris, France Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Mark Vines 6–2, 6–4, 6–3	Pascal Portes	Yannick Noah Stan Smith	Ilie Năstase Richard Lewis Jérôme Potier Brian Gottfried
		Yannick Noah Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–4	Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith
	Seiko World Super Tennis Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Vincent Van Patten 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Mark Edmondson	John McEnroe Heinz Günthardt	Bill Scanlon Vitas Gerulaitis Wojciech Fibak Tim Gullikson
		Hank Pfister Victor Amaya 6–4, 6–2	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Nov	Hong Kong Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Van Winitsky 6–4, 6–7, 6–4	Mark Edmondson	Marty Davis Tim Gullikson	Lloyd Bourne Bruce Manson Chris Lewis John Sadri
		Chris Mayotte Chris Dunk 6–4, 7–6	Marty Davis Brad Drewett
	Quito, Ecuador Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Eddie Dibbs 3–6, 6–0, 7–5	David Carter	Andrés Gómez Hans Gildemeister	José Luis Clerc Manuel Orantes Ricardo Ycaza Víctor Pecci
		Andrés Gómez Hans Gildemeister 7–5, 6–3	David Carter Ricardo Ycaza
	Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) – $200,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Gene Mayer 6–4, 6–2	Sandy Mayer	Jimmy Connors Hank Pfister	Nick Saviano Peter Elter Mats Wilander Matt Doyle
		Steve Denton Kevin Curren 6–7, 6–4, 6–0	Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan
9 Nov	Taipei, Taiwan Carpet (i)– $75,000 – 32S/16D	Robert Van't Hof 7–5, 6–2	Pat Du Pré	Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee	Ivan Dupasquier Tim Gullikson Mike Estep Rod Frawley
		John Benson Mike Bauer 6–4, 6–3	John Austin Mike Cahill
	Benson & Hedges Championships Wembley London, England Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D	Jimmy Connors 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2	John McEnroe	Sandy Mayer Yannick Noah	Brian Gottfried Roscoe Tanner Richard Lewis Shlomo Glickstein
		Ferdi Taygan Sherwood Stewart 7–5, 6–7, 6–4	John McEnroe Peter Fleming
16 Nov	Bangkok, Thailand Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Bill Scanlon 6–2, 6–3	Mats Wilander	Anders Järryd Ramesh Krishnan	Vijay Amritraj John Austin Chris Dunk Van Winitsky
		Mike Cahill John Austin 6–3, 7–6	Lloyd Bourne Van Winitsky
	South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles	Ivan Lendl 6–1, 6–2	Guillermo Vilas	Pedro Rebolledo Andreas Maurer	Diego Pérez Andrés Gómez Juan Aguilera Rolf Gehring
		João Soares Marcos Hocevar 7–6, 6–7, 6–4	Jaime Fillol Álvaro Fillol
	Bologna, Italy Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Sandy Mayer 7–5, 6–3	Ilie Năstase	Corrado Barazzutti Tomáš Šmíd	Yannick Noah Tim Mayotte Jiří Granát Balázs Taróczy
		Henri Leconte Sammy Giammalva 7–6, 6–4	Tomáš Šmíd Balázs Taróczy
23 Nov	South African Open Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $300,000 – 32S/16D	Vitas Gerulaitis 6–4, 7–6, 6–1	Jeff Borowiak	Steve Denton Shlomo Glickstein	Andrew Pattison Freddie Sauer Tom Gullikson Buster Mottram
		John Yuill Terry Moor 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–7, 12–10	Fritz Buehning Russell Simpson
	Manila, Philippines Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Ramesh Krishnan 6–4, 6–4	Ivan Dupasquier	Hans Kary Drew Gitlin	Mike Bauer Jim Gurfein Charlie Fancutt Brad Gilbert
		John Benson Mike Bauer 6–4, 6–4	Drew Gitlin Jim Gurfein
	Santiago International Championships Santiago, Chile Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Hans Gildemeister 6–4, 7–5	Andrés Gómez	José López-Maeso José Higueras	Carlos Castellan Pedro Rebolledo Sergio Casal Ricardo Cano
		Andrés Gómez Hans Gildemeister 6–2, 7–6	Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux

December

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Dec	Davis Cup Final Cincinnati, Ohio, United States – Carpet (i)	United States 3–1	Argentina
14 Dec	Sofia Open Sofia, Bulgaria Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Richard Meyer 6–4, 7–6, 7–6	Leo Palin	Hans-Dieter Beutel Florin Segărceanu	Christoph Zipf Paul Torre Bozhidar Pampoulov Karl Meiler
		Jiří Granát Thomas Emmrich 7–6, 2–6, 6–4	Ismail El Shafei Richard Meyer
	Sydney Outdoor Sydney, Australia Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D	Tim Wilkison 6–4, 7–6, 6–3	Chris Lewis	Steve Denton Mark Edmondson	Phil Dent Hank Pfister John Alexander Chris Johnstone
		Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 6–7, 7–6, 7–6	Hank Pfister John Sadri
21 Dec 28 Dec	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – $350,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Johan Kriek 6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), 6–4	Steve Denton	Hank Pfister Mark Edmondson	Kim Warwick Shlomo Glickstein Tim Mayotte Peter McNamara
		Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick 6–3, 6–7, 6–3	Hank Pfister John Sadri

January 1982

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
11 Jan	Volvo Masters New York, U.S. Grand Prix Masters Carpet (i) – $400,000 – 8S/4D Singles – Doubles	Ivan Lendl 6–7(5–7), 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2, 6–4.	Vitas Gerulaitis	Eliot Teltscher John McEnroe	Round Robin Roscoe Tanner Jimmy Connors Guillermo Vilas José Luis Clerc
		Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6–3, 6–3	Kevin Curren Steve Denton

Points system

The tournaments listed above were divided into twelve point categories. The highest points were allocated to the Grand Slam tournaments; French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, the US Open and the Australian Open. Points were allocated based on these categories and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. The points table is based on a 32 player draw. No points were awarded to first-round losers and advancements by default were equal to winning a round. The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, is as follows:

	Grand Slam	$300,000+	$275,000+	$250,000+	$225,000+	$200,000+	$175,000+	$150,000+	$125,000+	$100,000+	$75,000+	$50,000+
Winner	350 (70)	300 (60)	275 (55)	250 (50)	225 (45)	200 (40)	175 (35)	150 (30)	125 (25)	100 (20)	75 (15)	50 (10)
Runner-up	245 (49)	210 (42)	192 (38)	175 (35)	157 (31)	140 (28)	122 (24)	104 (20)	87 (17)	70 (14)	52 (10)	35 (7)
Semifinalist	140 (28)	120 (24)	110 (22)	100 (20)	90 (18)	80 (16)	70 (14)	60 (12)	50 (10)	40 (8)	30 (6)	20 (4)
Quarterfinalist	70 (14)	60 (12)	55 (11)	50 (10)	45 (9)	40 (8)	35 (7)	30 (6)	25 (5)	20 (4)	15 (3)	10 (2)
Fourth round	35 (7)	30 (6)	27 (6)	25 (5)	22 (5)	20 (4)	17 (3)	14 (3)	12 (2)	10 (2)	7 (–)	5 (–)
Third round	17 (3)	15 (–)	13 (–)	12 (–)	11 (–)	10 (–)	9 (–)	7 (–)	6 (–)	5 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
Second round	9 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Grand Prix standings

1. Ivan Lendl (Cze)

2. John McEnroe (USA)

3. Jimmy Connors (USA)

4. José Luis Clerc (Arg)

5. Guillermo Vilas (Arg)

6. Björn Borg (Sue)

7. Roscoe Tanner (USA)

8. Eliot Teltscher (USA)

9. Vitas Gerulaitis (USA)

10. Yannick Noah (Fra)

ATP rankings

As of January 1981 Rk Name Nation 1 Björn Borg 2 John McEnroe 3 Jimmy Connors 4 Gene Mayer 5 Guillermo Vilas 6 Ivan Lendl 7 Harold Solomon 8 José Luis Clerc 9 Vitas Gerulaitis 10 Eliot Teltscher 11 Brian Gottfried 12 Brian Teacher 13 Eddie Dibbs 14 Roscoe Tanner 15 Wojciech Fibak 16 John Sadri 17 Victor Amaya 18 Johan Kriek 19 Balázs Taróczy 20 Vijay Amritraj

Year-end rankings 1981 (January 1982) Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change 1 John McEnroe +1 2 Ivan Lendl +4 3 Jimmy Connors = 4 Björn Borg –3 5 José Luis Clerc +3 6 Guillermo Vilas –1 7 Gene Mayer –3 8 Eliot Teltscher +2 9 Vitas Gerulaitis = 10 Peter McNamara +10 11 Roscoe Tanner +3 12 Yannick Noah +11 13 Johan Kriek +5 14 Sandy Mayer +38 15 Balázs Taróczy +4 16 Brian Teacher -4 17 Víctor Pecci +18 18 Wojciech Fibak –3 19 Brian Gottfried –8 20 Mark Edmondson +82

*Due to the date of the Australian Open, the official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 4th, 1982 rather than the last rankings released in 1981.

WCT Tour standings

Player	Tournaments Played	Tournaments Won	Points
Roscoe Tanner	3	1	2785
Jimmy Connors	3	2	170
Wojciech Fibak	5	0	260
Yannick Noah	3	1	235
John McEnroe	2	2	220
Vijay Amritraj	8	0	150
Brian Gottfried	6	0	140
Vitas Gerulaitis	3	0	130
Corrado Barazzutti	7	1	330
Sandy Mayer	4	0	13
Gene Mayer	3	0	125

List of tournament winners

The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:

• Björn Borg (3) French Open, Stuttgart Outdoor, Geneva
• José Luis Clerc (6) Florence, Rome, Boston, Washington, D.C., North Conway, Indianapolis
• Jimmy Connors (4) La Quinta, Brussels, Rotterdam, Wembley
• Kevin Curren (1) Johannesburg
• Eddie Dibbs (2) Forest Hills WCT, Quito
• Mark Edmondson (3) Adelaide, Bristol, Brisbane
• Wojciech Fibak (1) Gstaad
• Jaime Fillol (1) Mexico City
• John Fitzgerald (1) Kitzbühel
• Vitas Gerulaitis (1) Johannesburg
• Sammy Giammalva (1) Napa
• Hans Gildemeister (1) Santiago
• Shlomo Glickstein (1) South Orange
• Andrés Gómez (1) Bordeaux
• Brian Gottfried (1) Stowe
• Johan Kriek (3) Monterrey WCT, Newport, Australian Open
• Ramesh Krishnan (1) Manila
• Ivan Lendl (8) Stuttgart Indoor, Las Vegas, Montreal, Barcelona, Basel, Vienna, Cologne, Buenos Aires
• Chris Lewis (1) Munich
• Mario Martínez (1) Venice
• Gene Mayer (4) Memphis, Denver, Cleveland, Stockholm
• Sandy Mayer (1) Bologna
• John McEnroe (9) Boca Raton, Milan, Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Dallas WCT, Wimbledon, Cincinnati, US Open, Sydney Indoor
• Peter McNamara (2) Hamburg, Melbourne Indoor
• Richard Meyer (1) Sofia
• Yannick Noah (2) Richmond WCT, Nice
• Gianni Ocleppo (1) Linz
• Manuel Orantes (1) Palermo
• Marko Ostoja (1) Brussels
• Víctor Pecci (2) Viña del Mar, Bournemouth
• Mel Purcell (3) Tampa, Atlanta, Tel Aviv
• Bill Scanlon (2) Auckland, Bangkok
• Pavel Složil (1) Nancy
• Roscoe Tanner (1) Philadelphia
• Balázs Taróczy (3) Monte Carlo, Hilversum, Tokyo Outdoor
• Brian Teacher (1) Columbus
• Eliot Teltscher (2) Puerto Rico, San Francisco
• Thierry Tulasne (1) Båstad
• Vince Van Patten (1) Tokyo Indoor
• Robert Van't Hof (1) Taiwan
• Guillermo Vilas (3) Mar del Plata, Cairo, Houston
• Mark Vines (1) Bercy
• Tim Wilkison (1) Sydney Outdoor
• Van Winitsky (1) Hong Kong

The following players won their first title in 1981:

• Kevin Curren Johannesburg
• John Fitzgerald Kitzbühel
• Sammy Giammalva Napa
• Andrés Gómez Bordeaux
• Ramesh Krishnan Manila
• Mel Purcell Tampa
• Pavel Složil Nancy
• Thierry Tulasne Båstad

See also

• World Championship Tennis
• 1981 WTA Tour

External links

• ATP Archive 1981 Volvo Grand Prix Tournaments

Further reading

• Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.