Australian Open 1981 / men's singles

Australian Open 1981
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Australian Open men's singles
1980 ◄ 1981 ► 1982
Grand Slams 1981 men's singles
Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open

Men's singles at the Australian Open 1981

The defending champion was Brian Teacher .

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Guillermo Vilas Round of 16 02.  Peter McNamara Quarter finals 03.  Roscoe Tanner 2nd round 04th  Johan Kriek victory 05.  Kim Warwick Quarter finals 06th  Mark Edmondson Semifinals 07th  Fritz Buehning 1 round 08th.  Tim Mayotte Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  Shlomo Glickstein Quarter finals 10.  John Sadri 1 round 11.  Chris Lewis Round of 16 12.  Hank Pfister Semifinals 13.  Pat Du Pré Round of 16 14th  Kevin Curren 2nd round 15th  Peter Rennert 2nd round 16.  John Fitzgerald 1 round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

12

Hank Pfister

6th

7th

1

6th

3

Steve Denton

7th

6th

6th

3

6th

Steve Denton

2

6th

7th

4th

4th

Johan Kriek

6th

7th

6th

6th

4th

Johan Kriek

6th

7th

7th

6th

Mark Edmondson

0

6th

5

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

G. Vilas

6th

6th

7th

J. Nyström

4th

2

6th

1

G. Vilas

6th

6th

6th

6th

WC

W. Masur

6th

4th

6th

2

6th

L. Stefanki

7th

3

4th

4th

L. Stefanki

4th

6th

2

6th

7th

1

G. Vilas

3

4th

4th

H. Simonsson

6th

7th

6th

6th

12

H. Pfister

6th

6th

6th

R. Hightower

4th

6th

7th

3

H. Simonsson

2

0

2

L. Bourne

6th

6th

3

6th

1

12

H. Pfister

6th

6th

6th

12

H. Pfister

3

7th

6th

2

6th

12

H. Pfister

6th

4th

6th

6th

16

J. Fitzgerald

7th

6th

6th

3

4th

5

K. Warwick

1

6th

4th

3

P. Dent

5

3

7th

6th

6th

P. Dent

7th

6th

7th

C. Fancutt

3

6th

6th

6th

C. Fancutt

6th

4th

6th

WC

C. Johnstone

6th

4th

3

0

P. Dent

3

3

0

J. Gurfein

6th

7th

6th

5

K. Warwick

6th

6th

6th

Q

W. Pascoe

3

6th

3

J. Gurfein

5

2

5

B. Drewett

4th

1

2

5

K. Warwick

7th

6th

7th

5

K. Warwick

6th

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

3

R. Tanner

6th

6th

6th

G. Whitecross

3

3

3

3

R. Tanner

6th

6th

4th

3

3

R. Frawley

2

6th

6th

3

6th

R. Frawley

3

4th

6th

6th

6th

A. Jarryd

6th

2

1

6th

3

R. Frawley

2

3

2

D. Siegler

6th

6th

3

3

3

9

S. Glickstein

6th

6th

6th

J. Potier

3

1

6th

6th

6th

J. Potier

3

4th

2

C. Dunk

4th

6th

5

9

S. Glickstein

6th

6th

6th

9

S. Glickstein

6th

7th

7th

9

S. Glickstein

4th

6th

6th

0

14th

K. Curren

6th

6th

6th

S. Denton

6th

3

7th

6th

S. Krulevitz

2

2

1

14th

K. Curren

7th

6th

3

2

2

E. Edwards

6th

7th

3

6th

3

S. Denton

6th

3

6th

6th

6th

S. Denton

7th

6th

6th

4th

6th

S. Denton

6th

4th

7th

7th

7th

T. Tulasne

6th

6th

7th

J. Alexander

7th

6th

6th

5

6th

O. Parun

3

4th

5

T. Tulasne

4th

1

3

J. Alexander

2

6th

3

6th

7th

J. Alexander

6th

6th

6th

7th

F. Buehning

6th

4th

6th

1

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

8th

T. Mayotte

6th

6th

6th

Q

E. Sherbeck

2

3

1

8th

T. Mayotte

7th

6th

6th

R. Van't Hof

6th

6th

1

4th

6th

R. Van't Hof

6th

3

3

T. Wilkison

3

3

6th

6th

3

8th

T. Mayotte

7th

7th

6th

R. Simpson

6th

7th

6th

6th

6th

13

P. Du Pré

6th

5

4th

Q

D. Collings

7th

5

7th

4th

4th

R. Simpson

4th

4th

2

B. Guan

4th

7th

6th

3

3

13

P. Du Pré

6th

6th

6th

13

P. Du Pré

6th

6th

4th

6th

6th

8th

T. Mayotte

6th

3

5

11

C. Lewis

6th

6th

6th

4th

J. Kriek

7th

6th

7th

I. Nastasis

4th

3

2

11

C. Lewis

6th

6th

6th

J. Smith

2

6th

7th

6th

1

M. Davis

4th

3

3

M. Davis

6th

7th

6th

4th

6th

11

C. Lewis

5

5

6th

6th

4th

Q

T. Högstedt

7th

6th

6th

4th

J. Kriek

7th

7th

3

2

6th

S. McCain

5

4th

2

Q

T. Högstedt

2

4th

6th

Q

D. Gitlin

2

5

1

4th

J. Kriek

6th

6th

7th

4th

J. Kriek

6th

7th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

6th

M. Edmondson

6th

6th

6th

WC

P. Cash

1

2

3

6th

M. Edmondson

5

6th

7th

6th

S. Ball

6th

6th

4th

7th

S. Ball

7th

1

5

4th

Q

S. Master

2

4th

6th

6th

6th

M. Edmondson

6th

6th

6th

J. Delaney

6th

3

6th

7th

Q

C. Letcher

1

0

3

Q

M. Mitchell

4th

6th

3

6th

J. Delaney

6th

6th

6th

6th

4th

Q

C. Letcher

3

6th

6th

6th

Q

C. Letcher

7th

7th

4th

3

6th

10

J. Sadri

6th

3

4th

4th

6th

M. Edmondson

7th

7th

6th

15th

P. Rennert

6th

6th

3

6th

2

P. McNamara

5

6th

2

WC

C. Miller

2

2

6th

3

15th

P. Rennert

6th

1

3

P. Kronk

3

6th

6th

7th

P. Kronk

7th

6th

6th

M. Wilander

6th

3

4th

5

P. Kronk

6th

2

2

6th

3

R. Lewis

7th

6th

6th

2

P. McNamara

1

6th

6th

4th

6th

C. Wittus

6th

4th

0

R. Lewis

6th

6th

5

4th

2

D. Carter

0

2

2

2

P. McNamara

3

4th

7th

6th

6th

2

P. McNamara

6th

6th

6th

Web links

• Draw of the Australian Open on ITFtennis.com (English)