1981 French Open

1981 French Open
Date 25 May - 7 June
Edition 80th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw 128S/64D/32X
Prize money $450,000
Surface Clay / Outdoor
Location Paris (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's Singles
Sweden Björn Borg [1]
Women's Singles
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková [2]
Men's Doubles
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt / Hungary Balázs Taróczy [3]
Women's Doubles
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / South Africa Tayna Harford [2]
Mixed Doubles
United States Andrea Jaeger / United States James Arias [2]

The 1981 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 25 May until 7 June. It was the 80th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1981.[4][5]

Champions

Men's Singles

Sweden Björn Borg defeated Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 [1]

Women's Singles

Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková defeated West Germany Sylvia Hanika, 6–2, 6–4 [2]

Men's Doubles

Switzerland Heinz Günthardt / Hungary Balázs Taróczy defeated United States Terry Moor / United States Eliot Teltscher, 6–2, 7–6, 6–3 [3]

Women's Doubles

South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank / South Africa Tanya Harford defeated United States Candy Reynolds / United States Paula Smith, 6–1, 6–3 [2]

Mixed Doubles

United States Andrea Jaeger / United States James Arias defeated Netherlands Betty Stöve / United States Frederick McNair, 7–6, 6–4 [2]

Prize money

Event W F SF QF 4R 3R 2R 1R
Singles [6] Men FF271,100 FF135,600 FF67,800 FF34,400 FF19,900 FF10,900 FF6,300 FF3,600
Women FF208,000 FF108,000 FF54,000 FF28,000 FF14,500 FF7,300 FF3,650 FF1,950

Total prize money for the event was FF3,365,445.

References

  1. 1 2 "ATP – 1981 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "WTA Tournament Archive – 1981 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
  3. 1 2 "ATP – 1981 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
  4. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 390, 397, 400, 402–3. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  5. Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.
  6. John Barrett, ed. (1983). World of Tennis 1982. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0356085968.

External links

Preceded by
1980 Australian Open
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1981 Wimbledon Championships
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