1981 U.S. Open - Men's Singles

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John McEnroe defeated Björn Borg 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-3 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1981 US Open.

See also:

1981 US Open - Women's Singles
1981 US Open - Men's Doubles
1981 US Open - Women's Doubles
1981 US Open - Mixed Doubles

Contents

[edit] Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. John McEnroe is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Flag of the United States John McEnroe (Champion)
  2. Flag of Sweden Björn Borg (Finalist)
  3. Flag of Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (Fourth round)
  4. Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors (Semifinalist)
  5. Flag of Argentina Jose-Luis Clerc (Fourth round)
  6. Flag of Argentina Guillermo Vilas (Fourth round)
  7. Flag of the United States Gene Mayer (Fourth round)
  8. Flag of the United States Eliot Teltscher (Quarterfinalist)
  1. Flag of the United States Roscoe Tanner (Quarterfinalist)
  2. Flag of the United States Brian Teacher (Second round)
  3. Flag of Australia Peter McNamara (Third round)
  4. Flag of South Africa Johan Kriek (Third round)
  5. Flag of France Yannick Noah (Fourth round)
  6. Flag of Poland Wojtek Fibak (First round)
  7. Flag of the United States Vitas Gerulaitis (Semifinalist)
  8. Flag of the United States Brian Gottfried (Fourth round)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

[edit] Final Eight

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                   
  1  Flag of the United States John McEnroe 6 7 6 6    
 Flag of India Ramesh Krishnan 7 6 4 2    
  1  Flag of the United States John McEnroe 5 6 6 4 6  
  15  Flag of the United States Vitas Gerulaitis 7 3 2 6 3  
15  Flag of the United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6 4 6  
   Flag of the United States Bruce Manson 4 2 6 1    
    1  Flag of the United States John McEnroe 4 6 6 6  
  2  Flag of Sweden Björn Borg 6 2 4 3  
  8  Flag of the United States Eliot Teltscher 3 1 2      
4  Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 6 6 6      
4  Flag of the United States Jimmy Connors 2 5 4    
  2  Flag of Sweden Björn Borg 6 7 6      
9  Flag of the United States Roscoe Tanner 6 3 7 6  
  2  Flag of Sweden Björn Borg 7 6 6 7    

[edit] Section 1

1st round   2nd round   3rd round   4th round
1  Flag of the United States McEnroe 6 6 6 6    
 Flag of Chile Nunez 7 1 3 2       1  McEnroe 6 6 6      
 Flag of France Bedel 1 4 4        Gullikson 3 1 3      
 Flag of the United States Gullikson 6 6 6           1  McEnroe 6 6 6      
 Flag of the United States Dupre 6 6 4 6          Dupre 3 2 3      
 Flag of the United States Delaney 3 3 6 2        Dupre 6 6 6    
 Flag of the United States Gullikson 6 6 3 6 1    Hooper 4 2 4      
 Flag of the United States Hooper 7 2 6 3 6       1  McEnroe 7 6 6    
 Flag of Switzerland Dupasquier 3 2 1            Curren 5 0 1    
 Flag of Australia Edmondson 6 6 6          Edmondson 4 3 6 6    
 Flag of the United States Kohlberg 5 4 4        Roger-Vasselin 6 6 1 4    
 Flag of France Roger-Vasselin 7 6 6            Edmondson 3 5 2    
 Flag of Bolivia Martinez 6 6 4 4 2        Curren 6 7 6      
 Flag of the United States Lapidus 4 4 6 6 6      Lapidus 6 3 7 1 3
 Flag of South Africa Curren 7 6 7        Curren 4 6 6 6 6  
14  Flag of Poland Fibak 6 4 6      

[edit] Section 2

1st round   2nd round   3rd round   4th round
10  Flag of the United States Teacher 6 6 7      
 Flag of the United States Scanlon 3 2 5         10  Teacher 6 6 2 4    
 Flag of the United States Davis 6 7 3 6      Davis 2 7 6 6    
 Flag of the United States Bourne 3 5 6 1          Davis 2 6 7 4    
 Flag of the United States Sadri 7 7 5 4 6        Krishnan 6 7 6 6    
 Flag of the United States Smith 5 6 7 6 7      Smith 4 3 3    
 Flag of India Krishnan 6 6 6        Krishnan 6 6 6      
 Flag of Sweden Hjertquist 1 1 3            Krishnan 4 1 7 7  
 Flag of Paraguay Gonzalez 3 2 6 5         7  Mayer 6 6 6 5  
 Flag of the United States Krulevitz 6 6 2 7        Krulevitz 4 4 2      
 Flag of France Tulasne 6 3 4 4      Stockton 6 6 6      
 Flag of the United States Stockton 4 6 6 6          Stockton 4 4 1    
 Flag of the United States Wittus 5 6 6 1 3       7  Mayer 6 6 6      
 Flag of the United States Buehning 7 3 4 6 6      Buehning 4 2 3    
 Flag of the United States Hayes 4 2 2       7  Mayer 6 6 6      
7  Flag of the United States Mayer 6 6 6      

[edit] Section 3

1st round   2nd round   3rd round   4th round
3  Flag of Czechoslovakia Lendl 6 6 6      
 Flag of Sweden Simonsson 2 2 2         3  Lendl 7 6 7      
 Flag of France Portes 2 3 1        Borowiak 6 1 6      
 Flag of the United States Borowiak 6 6 6           3  Lendl 6 3 6 6    
 Flag of South Africa Edwards 6 7 6 6          Vines 4 6 2 3    
 Flag of the United States Fromm 3 6 7 4        Edwards 1 7 1 4  
 Flag of the United States Vines 6 2 6 4      Vines 6 5 6 6    
 Flag of New Zealand Simpson 3 6 2 3 r       3  Lendl 3 4 6 6 4
 Flag of Australia Ball 1 6 2           15  Gerulaitis 6 6 3 3 6
 Flag of the United States Arias 6 7 6          Arias 6 6 3 r    
 Flag of the United States Tarr 0 1 7 1      Solomon 7 7 3      
 Flag of the United States Solomon 6 6 6 6          Solomon 3 2 3    
 Flag of the United States Brown 3 6 6 6 5       15  Gerulaitis 6 6 6      
 Flag of Colombia Cortes 6 4 4 7 7      Cortes 6 0 1    
 Flag of the United States Moor 6 3 0 6 2   15  Gerulaitis 7 6 6      
15  Flag of the United States Gerulaitis 4 6 6 3 6  

[edit] Section 4

1st round   2nd round   3rd round   4th round
11  Flag of Australia McNamara 7 2 6 6    
 Flag of Australia Fitzgerald 6 6 3 3       11  McNamara 6 6 5 6    
 Flag of the United States Fishbach 2 4 2        Fleming 4 2 7 3    
 Flag of the United States Fleming 6 6 6           11  McNamara 6 3 4 2    
 Flag of the United States Meyer 6 6 7            Manson 4 6 6 6    
 Flag of South Africa Mitton 3 4 6          Meyer 0 2 6 6 2
 Flag of the United States Manson 6 6 6        Manson 6 6 3 4 6  
 Flag of the United States Saltz 0 0 2            Manson 6 7 6    
 Flag of Romania Nastase 6 3 4 6 3       5  Clerc 3 6 3    
 Flag of the United States Purcell 3 6 6 3 6      Purcell 6 6 7      
 Flag of the United Kingdom Smith 4 4 2        Glickstein 4 4 5      
 Flag of Israel Glickstein 6 6 6            Purcell 3 6 6 4 3
 Flag of Australia Alexander 4 6 6 4         5  Clerc 6 0 0 6 6  
 Flag of the United States Wilkison 6 2 7 6        Wilkison 4 7 4 7 6
 Flag of Australia Drewett 4 3 3       5  Clerc 6 5 6 5 7  
5  Flag of Argentina Clerc 6 6 6      

[edit] Section 5

1st round   2nd round   3rd round   4th round
8  Flag of the United States Teltscher 6 6 6      
 Flag of the United States Amaya 2 2 4         8  Teltscher 6 6 6      
 Flag of the United States Saviano 2 7 1 4      Austin 2 2 2      
 Flag of the United States Austin 6 6 6 6         8  Teltscher 6 6 6      
 Flag of France Moretton 6 3 4 7 6        Amritraj 2 4 0      
 Flag of Puerto Rico Fernandez 3 6 6 6 3      Moretton 5 3 4    
 Flag of India Amritraj 6 6 6        Amritraj 7 6 6      
 Flag of the United States Davis 3 4 2           8  Teltscher 6 6 5 1 6
 Flag of the United Kingdom Cowan 5 4 2           16  Gottfried 4 0 7 6 3
 Flag of the United States McCain 7 6 6          McCain 3 6 6 1 2  
 Flag of the United States Mayotte 6 6 6 6      Mayotte 6 3 4 6 6  
 Flag of the United States Denton 3 4 7 3          Mayotte 2 3 7 6  
 Flag of the United States Walts 7 6 6 2 6       16  Gottfried 6 6 6 7    
 Flag of the United States Fagel 6 4 7 6 1      Walts 6 4 2    
 Flag of the United States Van Patten 4 4 1       16  Gottfried 7 6 6      
16  Flag of the United States Gottfried 6 6 6      

[edit] Section 6

1st round   2nd round   3rd round   4th round
12  Flag of South Africa Kriek 6 6 7      
 Flag of the United States De Palmer 2 3 5         12  Kriek 4 6 6 6    
 Flag of the United States Gurfein 2 2 7 2      Doyle 6 4 3 0    
 Flag of the United States Doyle 6 6 5 6         12  Kriek 6 2 1 4    
 Flag of the United States Freeman 6 5 6            Cahill 4 6 6 6    
 Flag of Zimbabwe Pattison 7 7 7          Pattison 4 1 6    
 Flag of the United States Cahill 6 6 6        Cahill 6 6 7      
 Flag of the United States Meister 3 3 4            Cahill 3 3 1    
 Flag of the United States Winitsky 6 3 2           4  Connors 6 6 6    
 Flag of Ecuador Gomez 7 6 6          Gomez 6 6 6      
 Flag of New Zealand Lewis 7 7 6        Lewis 4 3 3      
 Flag of the United States Pfister 5 6 2            Gomez 7 3 1 6 6
 Flag of Chile Rebolledo 1 2 2           4  Connors 6 6 6 4 7  
 Flag of Yugoslavia Ostoja 6 6 6          Ostoja 6 4 3    
 Flag of the United Kingdom Lloyd 0 0 2       4  Connors 7 6 6      
4  Flag of the United States Connors 6 6 6      

[edit] Section 7

1st round   2nd round   3rd round   4th round
6  Flag of Argentina Vilas 6 6 6 6    
 Flag of the United States Gitlin 3 7 0 4       6  Vilas 6 6 6      
 Flag of Mexico Ramirez 6 6 6        Ramirez 1 3 2      
 Flag of Zimbabwe Ismail 3 2 4           6  Vilas 6 4 7 6    
 Flag of Switzerland Stadler 6 7 5 6          Panatta 4 6 5 4    
 Flag of Australia Docherty 4 5 7 2        Stadler 5 3 1    
 Flag of Italy Panatta 7 4 6 6      Panatta 7 6 6      
 Flag of the United States Taygan 6 6 3 2         6  Vilas 4 2 6    
 Flag of the United States Nichols 4 4 7 4         9  Tanner 6 6 7    
 Flag of Australia James 6 6 5 6        James 4 7 5 6 0  
 Flag of South Africa Segal 1 4 4        Mayotte 6 5 7 4 6  
 Flag of the United States Mayotte 6 6 6            Mayotte 6 1 2    
 Flag of Australia Case 2 6 2           9  Tanner 7 6 6      
 Flag of the United States Delaney 6 7 6          Delaney 6 1 4 1  
 Flag of the United States Edwards 3 3 4       9  Tanner 4 6 6 6    
9  Flag of the United States Tanner 6 6 6      

[edit] Section 8

1st round   2nd round   3rd round   4th round
13  Flag of France Noah 6 6 5 4 6  
 Flag of the United States Andrews 3 4 7 6 2     13  Noah 6 6 4 7    
 Flag of the United States Benson 6 0 6 1 4    Van Dillen 4 2 6 5    
 Flag of the United States Van Dillen 4 6 4 6 6       13  Noah 6 6 6      
 Flag of the United States Waltke 7 6 1 4 7        Waltke 3 4 4      
 Flag of the United States Stewart 6 4 6 6 5      Waltke 6 6 7    
 Flag of the United States Giammalva 2 6 1 5      Fritz 3 3 6      
 Flag of France Fritz 6 2 6 7         13  Noah 7 4 3 3  
 Flag of Australia Carter 7 2 7 6         2  Borg 6 6 6 6  
 Flag of Chile Fillol Sr. 6 6 6 2        Carter 4 6 1 6 6  
 Flag of the United States Giammalva Jr. 6 4 6 1 6    Giammalva Jr. 6 2 6 4 0  
 Flag of Switzerland Gunthardt 4 6 3 6 1        Carter 2 2 2    
 Flag of Australia Dent 7 5 4 6 3       2  Borg 6 6 6      
 Flag of the United States Stefanki 6 7 6 3 6      Stefanki 4 4 4    
 Flag of Switzerland Gunthardt 2 2 0       2  Borg 6 6 6      
2  Flag of Sweden Borg 6 6 6      

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