1981 Grand Prix (tennis)
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Duration | January 5, 1981 – January 17, 1982 |
Edition | 12th |
Tournaments | 89 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) Grand Prix (74) World Championship Tennis (9) Team Events (2) |
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The 1981 Volvo Grand Prix was the only men's professional tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of the four Grand Slam tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments. The World Championship Tennis (WCT) Tour was incorporated into the Grand Prix circuit. The WCT tour consisted of eight regular tournaments, a season's final, three tournaments categorized as special events and a doubles championship. In total 89 tournaments were held divided over 29 countries. The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC).
Schedule[]
The table below shows the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (precursor to the ATP Tour).
January[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Jan | South Australian Open Adelaide, Australia Grass – $50,000 – 32S/16D |
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Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D |
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Masters Doubles WCT London, Great Britain Carpet (i) – $200,000 – D8 |
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19 Jan | Monterrey WCT Monterrey, Mexico Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D |
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Guaruja, Brazil Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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26 Jan | U.S. Pro Indoor (WCT) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 64S/32D |
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Viña del Mar, Chile Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D |
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February[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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2 Feb | Mar del Plata, Argentina Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D |
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Richmond WCT Richmond, Virginia, U.S. Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D |
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9 Feb | Pepsi Grand Slam Boca Raton, Florida, USA Clay – $300,000 – S4 |
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16 Feb | Grand Marnier Tennis Games La Quinta, California, U.S. Hard – $175,000 – 64S/32D |
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23 Feb | U.S. National Indoor Championships Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 64S/32D |
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Mexico City, Mexico Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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March[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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2 Mar | United Bank Classic Denver, U.S. Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D |
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Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 7S |
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Davis Cup First Round Munich, West Germany – Carpet (i) Timișoara, Romania – Hard (i) Brighton, England – Carpet (i) Seoul, South Korea – Clay Yokohama, Japan – Carpet (i) Lyon, France – Carpet (i) Zürich, Switzerland – Hard (i) Carlsbad, CA, United States – Hard |
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9 Mar | Belgian Indoor Championships WCT Brussels, Belgium Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D |
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Egyptian Open Cairo, Egypt Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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Tampa, Florida, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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16 Mar | Lorraine Open Nancy, France Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D |
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ABN World Tennis Tournament WCT Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles |
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23 Mar | Cuore Cup WCT Milan, Italy Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D |
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Napa, California, U.S. Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D |
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Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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30 Mar | Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D |
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Linz, Austria Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D |
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April[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Apr | Houston, Texas, U.S. Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D |
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Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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Donnay Open Nice, France Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D |
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13 Apr | Jack Kramer Open Los Angeles, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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Monte Carlo Open Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Clay – $250,000 – 32S/16D |
No Winner | ![]() ![]() 5–5 Abandoned |
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20 Apr | Bournemouth, England Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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Alan King Tennis Classic Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Hard – $300,000 – 32S/16D |
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28 Apr | Dallas WCT Finals Dallas, Texas, U.S. Carpet (i) – $250,000 – S8 |
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May[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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4 May | WCT Tournament of Champions Forest Hills, New York, U.S. Clay – $592,000 – 64S/32D |
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Nations Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay – $430,000 – 16S/8D |
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11 May | Alitalia Open Florence, Italy Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D |
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German Open Championships Hamburg, West Germany Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D |
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18 May | Bavarian Tennis Championships Munich, West Germany Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Italian Open Rome, Italy Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D |
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25 May 1 June |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $400,000 – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
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June[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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8 Jun | Belgian International Championships Brussels, Belgium Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D |
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Stella Artois Championships London, England Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles |
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15 Jun | Bristol Open Bristol, England Grass – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Venice, Italy Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D |
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22 Jun 29 Jun |
Wimbledon London, England Grand Slam Grass – $388,008 – 128S/64D/48XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
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July[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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6 Jul | Suisse Open Gstaad, Switzerland Clay – $125,000 – 32S/16D |
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Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. Grass – $100,000 – 32S/16D |
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Davis Cup Quarterfinals Timișoara, Romania – Hard Christchurch, New Zealand – Grass Båstad, Sweden – Clay New York City, NY, U.S. – Hard |
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13 Jul | U.S. Pro Tennis Championships Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D |
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Kitzbühel, Austria Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D |
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Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, Germany Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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20 Jul | Swedish Open Championships Båstad, Sweden Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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Dutch Open Hilversum, Netherlands Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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Washington Star International Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D |
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27 Jul | Volvo International North Conway, NH, U.S. Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles |
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South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D |
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August[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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3 Aug | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles |
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10 Aug | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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Player's International Montreal, Quebec, Canada Hard – $200,000 – 64S/32D |
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Stowe Grand Prix Stowe, Vermont, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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17 Aug | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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ATP Championships Mason, Ohio, U.S. Hard – $200,000 – 64S/32D |
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31 Aug 7 Sep |
US Open Flushing Meadow, New York, U.S. Grand Slam Hard – $440,000 – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles |
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September[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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14 Sep | Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo, Sicily, Italy Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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, Florida, U.S. Clay – $175,000 – D32 |
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21 Sep | Bordeaux, France Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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Geneva Open Geneva, Switzerland Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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Transamerica Open San Francisco, California, U.S. Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 48S/24D |
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28 Sep | Madrid, Spain Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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Maui Pro Tennis Classic Maui, Hawaii, U.S. Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D |
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Davis Cup Semifinals Buenos Aires, Argentina – Clay Portland, OR, United States – Carpet (i) |
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Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Oct | Torneo Godó Barcelona, Spain Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D |
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Nivea Tennis Classic Brisbane, Australia Grass – $50,000 – 32S/16D |
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Tel Aviv Open Tel Aviv, Israel Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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12 Oct | Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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Sydney Indoor Sydney, Australia Hard (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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19 Oct | Miracle Indoor Championships Melbourne, Australia Hard (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D |
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Tokyo Outdoor Tokyo, Japan Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D |
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Vienna Indoor Vienna, Austria Hard (i) – $125,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles |
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26 Oct | Cologne, Germany Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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Bercy Paris, France Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D |
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Seiko World Super Tennis Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles |
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November[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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2 Nov | Seiko Hong Kong Classic Hong Kong Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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Quito, Ecuador Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) – $200,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles |
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9 Nov | Taipei International Championships Taipei, Taiwan Carpet (i)– $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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Benson & Hedges Championships Wembley London, England Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D |
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16 Nov | Bangkok, Thailand Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles |
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Bologna, Italy Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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23 Nov | South African Open Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $300,000 – 32S/16D |
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Manila, Philippines Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D |
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Santiago International Championships Santiago, Chile Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D |
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December[]
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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7 Dec | Davis Cup Final Cincinnati, Ohio, United States – Carpet (i) |
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14 Dec | Sofia Open Sofia, Bulgaria Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D |
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Sydney Outdoor Sydney, Australia Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D |
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Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – $350,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles |
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January 1982[]
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11 Jan | Volvo Masters New York, U.S. Grand Prix Masters Carpet (i) – $400,000 – 8S/4D Singles – Doubles |
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Points system[]
The tournaments listed above were divided into twelve point categories. The highest points were allocated to the Grand Slam tournaments; French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, the US Open and the Australian Open. Points were allocated based on these categories and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. The points table is based on a 32 player draw. No points were awarded to first-round losers and advancements by default were equal to winning a round.[3] The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, is as follows:
Grand Slam | $300,000+ | $275,000+ | $250,000+ | $225,000+ | $200,000+ | $175,000+ | $150,000+ | $125,000+ | $100,000+ | $75,000+ | $50,000+ | |
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Winner | 350 (70) | 300 (60) | 275 (55) | 250 (50) | 225 (45) | 200 (40) | 175 (35) | 150 (30) | 125 (25) | 100 (20) | 75 (15) | 50 (10) |
Runner-up | 245 (49) | 210 (42) | 192 (38) | 175 (35) | 157 (31) | 140 (28) | 122 (24) | 104 (20) | 87 (17) | 70 (14) | 52 (10) | 35 (7) |
Semifinalist | 140 (28) | 120 (24) | 110 (22) | 100 (20) | 90 (18) | 80 (16) | 70 (14) | 60 (12) | 50 (10) | 40 (8) | 30 (6) | 20 (4) |
Quarterfinalist | 70 (14) | 60 (12) | 55 (11) | 50 (10) | 45 (9) | 40 (8) | 35 (7) | 30 (6) | 25 (5) | 20 (4) | 15 (3) | 10 (2) |
Fourth round | 35 (7) | 30 (6) | 27 (6) | 25 (5) | 22 (5) | 20 (4) | 17 (3) | 14 (3) | 12 (2) | 10 (2) | 7 (–) | 5 (–) |
Third round | 17 (3) | 15 (–) | 13 (–) | 12 (–) | 11 (–) | 10 (–) | 9 (–) | 7 (–) | 6 (–) | 5 (–) | – (–) | – (–) |
Second round | 9 (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) | – (–) |
Grand Prix standings[]
1. Ivan Lendl (Cze)
2. John McEnroe (USA)
3. Jimmy Connors (USA)
4. José Luis Clerc (Arg)
5. Guillermo Vilas (Arg)
6. Björn Borg (Sue)
7. Roscoe Tanner (USA)
8. Eliot Teltscher (USA)
9. Vitas Gerulaitis (USA)
10. Yannick Noah (Fra)
ATP rankings[]
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WCT Tour standings[]
Player | Tournaments Played | Tournaments Won | Points |
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3 | 1 | 2785 |
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3 | 2 | 170 |
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5 | 0 | 260 |
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3 | 1 | 235 |
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2 | 2 | 220 |
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8 | 0 | 150 |
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6 | 0 | 140 |
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3 | 0 | 130 |
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7 | 1 | 330 |
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4 | 0 | 13 |
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3 | 0 | 125 |
List of tournament winners[]
The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
Björn Borg (3) French Open, Stuttgart Outdoor, Geneva
José Luis Clerc (6) Florence, Rome, Boston, Washington, D.C., North Conway, Indianapolis
Jimmy Connors (4) La Quinta, Brussels, Rotterdam, Wembley
Kevin Curren (1) Johannesburg
Eddie Dibbs (2) Forest Hills WCT, Quito
Mark Edmondson (3) Adelaide, Bristol, Brisbane
Wojciech Fibak (1) Gstaad
Jaime Fillol (1) Mexico City
John Fitzgerald (1) Kitzbühel
Vitas Gerulaitis (1) Johannesburg
Sammy Giammalva (1) Napa
Hans Gildemeister (1) Santiago
Shlomo Glickstein (1) South Orange
Andrés Gómez (1) Bordeaux
Brian Gottfried (1) Stowe
Johan Kriek (3) Monterrey WCT, Newport, Australian Open
Ramesh Krishnan (1) Manila
Ivan Lendl (8) Stuttgart Indoor, Las Vegas, Montreal, Barcelona, Basel, Vienna, Cologne, Buenos Aires
Chris Lewis (1) Munich
Mario Martínez (1) Venice
Gene Mayer (4) Memphis, Denver, Cleveland, Stockholm
Sandy Mayer (1) Bologna
John McEnroe (10) Boca Raton, Milan, Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Dallas WCT, Queen's Club, Wimbledon, Cincinnati, US Open, Sydney Indoor
Peter McNamara (2) Hamburg, Melbourne Indoor
Richard Meyer (1) Sofia
Yannick Noah (2) Richmond WCT, Nice
Gianni Ocleppo (1) Linz
Manuel Orantes (1) Palermo
Marko Ostoja (1) Brussels
Víctor Pecci (2) Viña del Mar, Bournemouth
Mel Purcell (3) Tampa, Atlanta, Tel Aviv
Bill Scanlon (2) Auckland, Bangkok
Pavel Složil (1) Nancy
Roscoe Tanner (1) Philadelphia
Balázs Taróczy (3) Monte Carlo, Hilversum, Tokyo Outdoor
Brian Teacher (1) Columbus
Eliot Teltscher (2) Puerto Rico, San Francisco
Thierry Tulasne (1) Båstad
Vince Van Patten (1) Tokyo Indoor
Robert Van't Hof (1) Taiwan
Guillermo Vilas (3) Mar del Plata, Cairo, Houston
Mark Vines (1) Bercy
Tim Wilkison (1) Sydney Outdoor
Van Winitsky (1) Hong Kong
The following players won their first title in 1981:
Kevin Curren Johannesburg
John Fitzgerald Kitzbühel
Sammy Giammalva Napa
Andrés Gómez Bordeaux
Ramesh Krishnan Manila
Mel Purcell Tampa
Pavel Složil Nancy
Thierry Tulasne Båstad
See also[]
- World Championship Tennis
- 1981 WTA Tour
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ world of tennis '82. world of tennis 1982. 1982. ISBN 9780356085968. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ world of tennis 1982. Slazenger world of tennis 1982. 1982. ISBN 9780356085968. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780356085968.
- ^ Bienvenido A Tenniscom.Com – Puppo – Set De Lectura
External links[]
- ATP Archive 1981 Volvo Grand Prix Tournaments
Further reading[]
- Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
- 1981 Grand Prix (tennis)
- Grand Prix tennis circuit seasons
- 1981 in tennis