1981 Grand Marnier Tennis Games – Singles

Singles
1981 Grand Marnier Tennis Games
Champion Jimmy Connors
Runner-up Ivan Lendl
Score6–3, 7–6
Draw64
Seeds16

Jimmy Connors won in the final 6–3, 7–6 against Ivan Lendl.

Seeds

  1. Jimmy Connors (champion)
  2. Ivan Lendl (final)
  3. Harold Solomon (semifinals)
  4. Brian Teacher (first round)
  5. Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals)
  6. Yannick Noah (first round)
  7. Eliot Teltscher (semifinals)
  8. Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals)
  9. Eddie Dibbs (third round)
  10. Johan Kriek (second round)
  11. Victor Amaya (first round, retired)
  12. Kim Warwick (first round)
  13. Robert Lutz (third round)
  14. Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals)
  15. José Higueras (second round)
  16. Mel Purcell (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Jimmy Connors 6 6 6
7 Eliot Teltscher 3 7 4
1 Jimmy Connors 6 7  
2 Ivan Lendl 3 6  
3 Harold Solomon 2 1  
2 Ivan Lendl 6 6  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 J Connors 6 6  
  D Stockton 4 4   1 J Connors 6 6  
Q C Dunk 6 6   Q C Dunk 3 1  
  C Mayotte 4 3   1 J Connors 6 6  
  T Moor 6 6     T Moor 0 2  
  T Wilkison 4 2     T Moor 6 6  
  J Hayes 3 1   15 J Higueras 3 1  
15 J Higueras 6 6   1 J Connors 6 6  
11 V Amaya 6 3 r   P Du Pré 1 1  
  C Roger-Vasselin 1 6     C Roger-Vasselin 7 5 4
  P Du Pré 6 6     P Du Pré 6 7 6
  G Holroyd 4 1     P Du Pré 6 6  
  P Dent 7 6     P Dent 4 0  
Q W Redondo 5 3     P Dent 6 6  
Q R Van't Hof 7 6   Q R Van't Hof 3 4  
6 Y Noah 5 4  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 B Teacher 6 6 4
  B Walts 4 7 6   B Walts 6 6  
  P Kronk 6 6     P Kronk 7 7  
  S Stewart 1 4     P Kronk 1 3  
  F Buehning 7 6   14 T Šmíd 6 6  
  J López-Maeso 6 1     F Buehning 6 6  
  A Pattison 4 5   14 T Šmíd 7 7  
14 T Šmíd 6 7   14 T Šmíd 6 6  
9 E Dibbs 6 6   7 E Teltscher 7 7  
Q C Delaney 4 2   9 E Dibbs 6 6  
  R Frawley 3 7 6   R Frawley 1 4  
  B Manson 6 6 1 9 E Dibbs 2 1  
  G Hardie 3 6 6 7 E Teltscher 6 6  
  F Taygan 6 3 2   G Hardie 1 0  
  P Portes 4 2   7 E Teltscher 6 6  
7 E Teltscher 6 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 B Gottfried 6 6  
  T Tulasne 4 2   8 B Gottfried 6 6  
  J Austin 6 6     J Austin 3 4  
  E Edwards 2 2   8 B Gottfried 6 6  
  S Mayer 6 6   16 M Purcell 4 3  
  J Alexander 3 2     S Mayer 4 6 0
  P Rennert 7 6 3 16 M Purcell 6 4 6
16 M Purcell 5 7 6 8 B Gottfried 6 4 6
10 J Kriek 6 7   3 H Solomon 3 6 7
  C Dibley 3 6   10 J Kriek 5 1  
  T Waltke 6 6     T Waltke 7 6  
  M Bauer 0 4     T Waltke 3 2  
  R Simpson 6 4 7 3 H Solomon 6 6  
  C Freyss 4 6 5   R Simpson 7 3 0
  A Cortes 1 3   3 H Solomon 6 6 6
3 H Solomon 6 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 R Tanner 6 6 6
  T Gullikson 7 2 4 5 R Tanner 6 3 6
  B Mitton 4 6 6   B Mitton 3 6 3
  B Martin 6 1 3 5 R Tanner 6 6 6
  R Gehring 6 4 6   H Pfister 7 4 4
Q J Delaney 3 6 4   R Gehring 2 2  
  H Pfister 7 6     H Pfister 6 6  
12 K Warwick 6 3   5 R Tanner 6 1  
13 R Lutz 6 6   2 I Lendl 7 6  
  M Riessen 3 4   13 R Lutz 6 6  
  N Saviano 6 6 7   N Saviano 2 4  
  R Meyer 7 4 5 13 R Lutz 1 6 4
Q M Davis 6 6   2 I Lendl 6 4 6
  R Moore 4 1   Q M Davis 6 7 3
  S Smith 1 5   2 I Lendl 7 6 6
2 I Lendl 6 7