1981 Australian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
1981 Australian Open
Champion Johan Kriek
Runner-up Steve Denton
Score6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), 6–4
Draw64
Seeds16
Main article: 1981 Australian Open

Johan Kriek defeated Steve Denton in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1981 Australian Open. It was his first major title, becoming the first South African to win a singles major. Kriek was making his tournament debut.

Brian Teacher was the reigning champion, but did not compete this year.

Seeds

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

  1. Guillermo Vilas (third round)
  2. Peter McNamara (quarterfinals)
  3. Roscoe Tanner (second round)
  4. Johan Kriek (champion)
  5. Kim Warwick (quarterfinals)
  6. Mark Edmondson (semifinals)
  7. Fritz Buehning (first round)
  8. Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals)
  9. Shlomo Glickstein (quarterfinals)
  10. John Sadri (first round)
  11. Chris Lewis (third round)
  12. Hank Pfister (semifinals)
  13. Pat DuPré (third round)
  14. Kevin Curren (second round)
  15. Peter Rennert (second round)
  16. John Fitzgerald (first round)

Qualifying

Main article: 1981 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

Final eight

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
12 Hank Pfister 6 4 6 6
5 Kim Warwick 1 6 4 3
12 Hank Pfister 6 7 1 6 3
Steve Denton 7 6 6 3 6
9 Shlomo Glickstein 4 6 6 0
Steve Denton 6 3 7 6
Steve Denton 2 6 7 4
4 Johan Kriek 6 7 6 6
8 Tim Mayotte 6 3 5
4 Johan Kriek 7 6 7
4 Johan Kriek 6 7 7
6 Mark Edmondson 0 6 5
6 Mark Edmondson 7 7 6
2 Peter McNamara 5 6 3

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 G Vilas 6 6 7
J Nyström 4 2 6 1 G Vilas 6 6 6 6
Q W Masur 6 4 6 2 6 L Stefanki 7 3 4 4
L Stefanki 4 6 2 6 7 1 G Vilas 3 4 4
H Simonsson 6 7 6 6 12 H Pfister 6 6 6
R Hightower 4 6 7 3 H Simonsson 2 0 2
L Bourne 6 6 3 6 1 12 H Pfister 6 6 6
12 H Pfister 3 7 6 2 6 12 H Pfister 6 4 6 6
16 J Fitzgerald 7 6 6 3 4 5 K Warwick 1 6 4 3
P Dent 5 3 7 6 6 P Dent 7 6 7
C Fancutt 3 6 6 6 C Fancutt 6 4 6
C Johnstone 6 4 3 0 P Dent 3 3 0
J Gurfein 6 7 6 5 K Warwick 6 6 6
Q W Pascoe 3 6 3 J Gurfein 5 2 5
B Drewett 4 1 2 5 K Warwick 7 6 7
5 K Warwick 6 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 R Tanner 6 6 6
G Whitecross 3 3 3 3 R Tanner 3 6 4 3
R Frawley 2 6 6 3 6 R Frawley 6 4 6 6
A Järryd 6 2 1 6 3 R Frawley 2 3 2
D Siegler 6 6 3 3 3 9 S Glickstein 6 6 6
J Potier 3 1 6 6 6 J Potier 3 4 2
C Dunk 4 6 5 9 S Glickstein 6 6 6
9 S Glickstein 6 7 7 9 S Glickstein 4 6 6 0
14 K Curren 6 6 6 S Denton 6 3 7 6
S Krulevitz 2 2 1 14 K Curren 7 6 3 2 2
E Edwards 6 7 3 6 3 S Denton 6 3 6 6 6
S Denton 7 6 6 4 6 S Denton 6 4 7 7 7
T Tulasne 6 6 7 J Alexander 7 6 6 5 6
O Parun 3 4 5 T Tulasne 4 1 3
J Alexander 2 6 3 6 7 J Alexander 6 6 6
7 F Buehning 6 4 6 1 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 T Mayotte 6 6 6
Q E Sherbeck 2 3 1 8 T Mayotte 7 6 6
R Van't Hof 6 6 1 4 6 R Van't Hof 6 3 3
T Wilkison 3 3 6 6 3 8 T Mayotte 7 7 6
R Simpson 6 7 6 6 6 13 P DuPré 6 5 4
Q D Collings 7 5 7 4 4 R Simpson 4 4 2
B Guan 4 7 6 3 3 13 P DuPré 6 6 6
13 P DuPré 6 6 4 6 6 8 T Mayotte 6 3 5
11 C Lewis 6 6 6 4 J Kriek 7 6 7
I Năstase 4 3 2 11 C Lewis 6 6 6
J Smith 2 6 7 4 1 M Davis 4 3 3
M Davis 6 7 6 6 6 11 C Lewis 5 5 6 6 4
Q T Högstedt 7 6 6 4 J Kriek 7 7 3 2 6
S McCain 5 4 2 Q T Högstedt 2 4 6
Q D Gitlin 2 5 1 4 J Kriek 6 6 7
4 J Kriek 6 7 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 M Edmondson 6 6 6
P Cash 1 2 3 6 M Edmondson 5 1 7 7 6
S Ball 6 6 4 7 S Ball 7 6 5 5 4
Q S Meister 2 4 6 6 6 M Edmondson 6 6 6
J Delaney 6 3 6 7 Q C Letcher 2 0 3
Q M Mitchell 4 6 3 6 J Delaney 6 6 6 6 4
Q C Letcher 3 6 6 6 Q C Letcher 7 7 4 3 6
10 J Sadri 6 3 4 4 6 M Edmondson 7 7 6
15 P Rennert 6 6 3 6 2 P McNamara 5 6 3
CA Miller 2 2 6 3 15 P Rennert 6 1 3
P Kronk 3 6 6 7 P Kronk 7 6 6
M Wilander 6 3 4 5 P Kronk 6 2 2 6 3
R Lewis 7 6 6 2 P McNamara 1 6 6 4 6
C Wittus 6 4 0 R Lewis 6 6 5 4 2
D Carter 0 2 2 2 P McNamara 3 4 7 6 6
2 P McNamara 6 6 6
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