1981 Bristol Open – Singles

Singles
1981 Bristol Open
Champion Mark Edmondson
Runner-up Roscoe Tanner
Score6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Draw32
Seeds8

Mark Edmondson won the title, defeating Roscoe Tanner 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Roscoe Tanner (final)
  2. Johan Kriek (semifinals)
  3. Stan Smith (second round)
  4. Paul McNamee (semifinals)
  5. Bill Scanlon (second round)
  6. Buster Mottram (second round)
  7. Phil Dent (quarterfinals)
  8. Chris Lewis (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Roscoe Tanner 6 6  
4 Paul McNamee 4 4  
1 Roscoe Tanner 3 7 4
  Mark Edmondson 6 5 6
  Mark Edmondson 6 6  
2 Johan Kriek 2 4  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 R Tanner 7 6  
  R Frawley 6 4   1 R Tanner 4 6 6
  R Meyer 6 6     J Fitzgerald 6 4 4
  J Fitzgerald 7 7   1 R Tanner 6 6 13
  H Pfister 5 3   7 P Dent 7 3 11
  O Parun 7 6     O Parun 3 4  
  P Kronk 1 r   7 P Dent 6 6  
7 P Dent 6     1 R Tanner 6 6  
4 P McNamee 7 6   4 P McNamee 4 4  
  I Năstase 6 4   4 P McNamee 6 6  
  R Hightower 2 6 6   R Hightower 3 4  
  J Austin 6 3 2 4 P McNamee 5 6 8
  A Pattison 4 4     T Mayotte 7 0 6
  T Mayotte 6 6     T Mayotte 7 6  
  C Roger-Vasselin 2 2   6 B Mottram 6 4  
6 B Mottram 6 6  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 C Lewis 2 2  
  M Edmondson 6 6     M Edmondson 6 4 6
  I El Shafei 6 6     I El Shafei 3 6 0
  T Giammalva 4 2     M Edmondson 6 6  
  R Simpson 7 6     R Simpson 2 0  
  J DiLouie 6 3     R Simpson 6 4 6
  B Mitton 5 4   3 S Smith 3 6 2
3 S Smith 7 6     M Edmondson 6 6  
5 B Scanlon 6 6   2 J Kriek 2 4  
  R Reininger 3 0   5 B Scanlon 5 1  
  T Gullikson 7 6     T Gullikson 7 6  
  N Saviano 6 1     T Gullikson 5 4  
  B Walts 7 1 1 2 J Kriek 7 6  
  D Carter 5 6 6   D Carter 2 5  
  T Tulasne 4 4   2 J Kriek 6 7  
2 J Kriek 6 6