1981 Benson and Hedges Open – Singles

Singles
1981 Benson and Hedges Open
Champion Bill Scanlon
Runner-up Tim Wilkison
Score6–7, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6, 6–0
Draw32
Seeds8

First-seeded Bill Scanlon defeated Tim Wilkison 6–7, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6, 6–0 to win the 1981 Benson and Hedges Open singles competition. John Sadri was the champion but did not defend his title.

Seeds

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

  1. Bill Scanlon (champion)
  2. Rod Frawley (first round)
  3. Russell Simpson (quarterfinals)
  4. Ferdi Taygan (quarterfinals)
  5. Tim Wilkison (final)
  6. Onny Parun (semifinals)
  7. Billy Martin (semifinals)
  8. Chris Mayotte (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

  • NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.

Final

Final
1 Bill Scanlon 6 6 3 7 6
5 Tim Wilkison 7 3 6 6 0

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 B Scanlon 5 6 7
  S Docherty 7 3 5 1 B Scanlon 6 6  
  M Estep 6 6     M Estep 0 3  
  G Petrovic 2 3   1 B Scanlon 7 6  
  D Crealy 6 7   8 C Mayotte 6 1  
  C Stansbury 4 6     D Crealy 3 6  
  L Bourne 5 1   8 C Mayotte 6 7  
8 C Mayotte 7 6   1 B Scanlon 6 7  
3 R Simpson 6 6   6 O Parun 4 6  
  D Siegler 4 3   3 R Simpson 5 7 6
Q J Lapidus 4 6 6 Q J Lapidus 7 6 4
  D Carter 6 2 4 3 R Simpson 4 7 8
  T Graham 6 6   6 O Parun 6 6 10
  B Derlin 1 4     T Graham 4 3  
  G Whitecross 2 6 2 6 O Parun 6 6  
6 O Parun 6 3 6

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 T Wilkison 2 6 6
  S McCain 6 1 2 5 T Wilkison 7 6  
  L Stefanki 6 4     L Stefanki 5 3  
  T Cain 2 0 R 5 T Wilkison 3 6 6
  M Lewis 6 6   4 F Taygan 6 4 3
  E Ewert 2 4     M Lewis 0 2  
  P Campbell 2 2   4 F Taygan 6 6  
4 F Taygan 6 6   5 T Wilkison 6 7  
7 B Martin 6 6   7 B Martin 1 5  
  A Gardiner 4 4   7 B Martin 7 6  
  B Maze 6 6     B Maze 5 3  
  B Gilmour 4 4   7 B Martin 3 7 7
Q R Hightower 6 6   Q R Hightower 6 6 5
Q D Mustard 3 1   Q R Hightower 6 2 9
Q J Simpson 6 6   Q J Simpson 4 6 7
2 R Frawley 3 4