1981 Grand Marnier Tennis Games – Singles

1981 Grand Marnier Tennis Games
Champion   Jimmy Connors
Runner-up   Ivan Lendl
Final score   6–3, 7–6
Events
Singles   Doubles

Jimmy Connors won in the final 6–3, 7–6 against Ivan Lendl.

Contents

Seeds

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

  1. Jimmy Connors (Champion)
  2. Ivan Lendl (Final)
  3. Harold Solomon (Semifinals)
  4. Brian Teacher (First Round)
  5. Roscoe Tanner (Quarterfinals)
  6. Yannick Noah (First Round)
  7. Eliot Teltscher (Semifinals)
  8. Brian Gottfried (Quarterfinals)
  1. Eddie Dibbs (Third Round)
  2. Johan Kriek (Second Round)
  3. Victor Amaya (First Round)
  4. Kim Warwick (First Round)
  5. Robert Lutz (Third Round)
  6. Tomáš Šmíd (Quarterfinals)
  7. José Higueras (Second Round)
  8. Mel Purcell (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  1   Jimmy Connors 6 6 6  
7   Eliot Teltscher 3 7 4  
  1   Jimmy Connors 6 7  
  2   Ivan Lendl 3 6  
3   Harold Solomon 2 1  
  2   Ivan Lendl 6 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
1   J Connors 6 6    
    D Stockton 4 4       1   J Connors 6 6    
Q   C Dunk 6 6     Q   C Dunk 3 1    
    C Mayotte 4 3         1   J Connors 6 6    
    T Moor 6 6             T Moor 0 2    
    T Wilkison 4 2           T Moor 6 6  
    J Hayes 3 1     15   J Higueras 3 1    
15   J Higueras 6 6         1   J Connors 6 6  
11   V Amaya 6 3 r           P Du Pré 1 1  
    C Roger-Vasselin 1 6           C Roger-Vasselin 7 5 4  
    P Du Pré 6 6         P Du Pré 6 7 6  
    G Holroyd 4 1             P Du Pré 6 6  
    P Dent 7 6             P Dent 4 0    
Q   W Redondo 5 3           P Dent 6 6  
Q   R Van't Hof 7 6     Q   R Van't Hof 3 4    
6   Y Noah 5 4    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
4   B Teacher 6 6 4  
    B Walts 4 7 6         B Walts 6 6    
    P Kronk 6 6         P Kronk 7 7    
    S Stewart 1 4             P Kronk 1 3    
    F Buehning 7 6         14   T Šmíd 6 6    
    J López-Maeso 6 1           F Buehning 6 6  
    A Pattison 4 5     14   T Šmíd 7 7    
14   T Šmíd 6 7         14   T Šmíd 6 6  
9   E Dibbs 6 6         7   E Teltscher 7 7  
Q   C Delaney 4 2       9   E Dibbs 6 6    
    R Frawley 3 7 6       R Frawley 1 4    
    B Manson 6 6 1       9   E Dibbs 2 1  
    G Hardie 3 6 6       7   E Teltscher 6 6    
    F Taygan 6 3 2         G Hardie 1 0  
    P Portes 4 2     7   E Teltscher 6 6    
7   E Teltscher 6 6    

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
8   B Gottfried 6 6    
    T Tulasne 4 2       8   B Gottfried 6 6    
    J Austin 6 6         J Austin 3 4    
    E Edwards 2 2         8   B Gottfried 6 6    
    S Mayer 6 6         16   M Purcell 4 3    
    J Alexander 3 2           S Mayer 4 6 0
    P Rennert 7 6 3   16   M Purcell 6 4 6  
16   M Purcell 5 7 6       8   B Gottfried 6 4 6
10   J Kriek 6 7         3   H Solomon 3 6 7
    C Dibley 3 6       10   J Kriek 5 1    
    T Waltke 6 6         T Waltke 7 6    
    M Bauer 0 4             T Waltke 3 2  
    R Simpson 6 4 7       3   H Solomon 6 6    
    C Freyss 4 6 5         R Simpson 7 3 0
    A Cortes 1 3     3   H Solomon 6 6 6  
3   H Solomon 6 6    

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
5   R Tanner 6 6 6  
    T Gullikson 7 2 4     5   R Tanner 6 3 6  
    B Mitton 4 6 6       B Mitton 3 6 3  
    B Martin 6 1 3       5   R Tanner 6 6 6  
    R Gehring 6 4 6           H Pfister 7 4 4  
Q   J Delaney 3 6 4         R Gehring 2 2  
    H Pfister 7 6         H Pfister 6 6    
12   K Warwick 6 3         5   R Tanner 6 1  
13   R Lutz 6 6         2   I Lendl 7 6  
    M Riessen 3 4       13   R Lutz 6 6    
    N Saviano 6 6 7       N Saviano 2 4    
    R Meyer 7 4 5       13   R Lutz 1 6 4
Q   M Davis 6 6         2   I Lendl 6 4 6  
    R Moore 4 1       Q   M Davis 6 7 3
    S Smith 1 5     2   I Lendl 7 6 6  
2   I Lendl 6 7    

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