1981 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles

Singles
1981 Fischer-Grand Prix
Champion Ivan Lendl
Runner-up Brian Gottfried
Score1–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–2
Draw48
Seeds16

Brian Gottfried was the defending champion but lost in the final 1–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–2 to Ivan Lendl.

Seeds

The draw allocated unseeded players at random; as a result seven seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Ivan Lendl (champion)
  2. Brian Gottfried (final)
  3. Stan Smith (semifinals)
  4. Tomáš Šmíd (semifinals)
  5. Sandy Mayer (quarterfinals)
  6. Rolf Gehring (quarterfinals)
  7. Carlos Kirmayr (quarterfinals)
  8. Shlomo Glickstein (second round)
  9. John Austin (third round)
  10. Sammy Giammalva Jr. (second round)
  11. Stanislav Birner (third round)
  12. Pavel Složil (third round)
  13. Ulrich Pinner (first round)
  14. Trey Waltke (first round)
  15. Ángel Giménez (first round)
  16. Nick Saviano (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
1 Ivan Lendl 6 6  
4 Tomáš Šmíd 2 2  
1 Ivan Lendl 1 6 6 6  
2 Brian Gottfried 6 0 1 2  
3 Stan Smith 3 4  
2 Brian Gottfried 6 6  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 I Lendl 6 6  
  E Fromm 6 6     E Fromm 2 1  
  I Wimmer 2 2   1 I Lendl 6 6  
  R Stadler 1 3  
  R Stadler 6 7  
Q K Meiler 6 4 6 Q K Meiler 4 6  
14 T Waltke 4 6 2 1 I Lendl 7 6  
5 S Mayer 5 4  
10 S Giammalva Jr. 2 6  
  M Doyle 6 6     M Doyle 6 7  
  B Pils 4 1     M Doyle 7 5 4
5 S Mayer 6 7 6
  T Wilkison 2 6 0
  J Hřebec 4 1   5 S Mayer 6 2 6
5 S Mayer 6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 T Šmíd 7 6  
  B Mitton 7 6     B Mitton 6 3  
  K Eberhard 6 4   4 T Šmíd 6 6  
  J Smith 1 4  
  M Ostoja 2 6 3
  J Smith 6 2 6   J Smith 6 2 6
15 Á Giménez 1 6 4 4 T Šmíd 6 6  
13 U Pinner 4 5     J Potier 1 1  
Q R Lewis 6 7   Q R Lewis 6 4  
Q C Zipf 7 6  
Q C Zipf 6 5 5
  J Potier 2 7 7
  J Potier w/o    
  S Denton 5 6   8 S Glickstein      
8 S Glickstein 7 7  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 R Gehring 6 4 7
  H Kary 6 6     H Kary 3 6 6
  P Hutka 4 1   6 R Gehring 6 6  
11 S Birner 2 3  
  H-P Kandler 1 3  
Q M Lacek 1 2   11 S Birner 6 6  
11 S Birner 6 6   6 R Gehring 3 3  
9 J Austin 6 6   3 S Smith 6 6  
Q S Meister 2 4   9 J Austin 6 2 7
  D Siegler 2 6 6
9 J Austin 2 4  
  P Feigl 6 6   3 S Smith 6 6  
  C Mayotte 3 3     P Feigl 3 1  
3 S Smith 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 C Kirmayr 6 7  
  J Lapidus 2 5   7 C Kirmayr 7 7  
  L Sanders 6 6  
7 C Kirmayr 2 6 6
  J Granát 6 7   12 P Složil 6 4 3
  J Soares 2 5     J Granát 6 6 4
12 P Složil 4 7 6
7 C Kirmayr 2 6 4
2 B Gottfried 6 4 6
16 N Saviano 7 6  
  A Pattison 7 6     A Pattison 6 1  
  J Hayes 6 2   16 N Saviano 5 2  
2 B Gottfried 7 6  
  M Vines 2 2  
  B Martin 2 1   2 B Gottfried 6 6  
2 B Gottfried 6 6