1981 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles
1981 World Championship Tennis Finals | ||||||||||
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Champion | John McEnroe | |||||||||
Runner-up | Johan Kriek | |||||||||
Final score | 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 | |||||||||
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Singles | Doubles |
Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
John McEnroe won in the final 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 against Johan Kriek.
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
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Draw
Key
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Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | John McEnroe | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sandy Mayer | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Brian Gottfried | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Brian Gottfried | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sammy Giammalva Jr. | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Johan Kriek | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wojciech Fibak | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Johan Kriek | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Johan Kriek | 77 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Roscoe Tanner | 62 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Vijay Amritraj | 2 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 6 |