French Open 1981 / men's singles

French 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
French Open men's singles
1980 ◄ 1981 ► 1982
Grand Slams 1981 men's singles
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The men's singles of the French Open 1981 was a tennis competition in Paris .

Last year's winner was Björn Borg .

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Bjorn Borg victory 02.  Jimmy Connors Quarter finals 03.  John McEnroe Quarter finals 04th  Gene Mayer 3rd round 05.  Ivan Lendl final 06th  Guillermo Vilas Round of 16 07th  José Luis Clerc Semifinals 08th.  Harold Solomon 1 round

No. player Round reached 09.  Vitas gerulaitis 1 round 10.  Eliot Teltscher 1 round 11.  Yannick Noah Quarter finals 12.  Brian Gottfried 3rd round 13.  Peter McNamara Round of 16 14th  Wojciech Fibak Round of 16 15th  Balázs Taróczy Quarter finals 16.  Eddie Dibbs 3rd round

Main 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

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Bjorn Borg

6th

6th

6th

15th

Balázs Taróczy

3

3

2

1

Bjorn Borg

6th

6th

7th

Victor Pecci

4th

4th

5

Victor Pecci

3

6th

6th

6th

11

Yannick Noah

6th

4th

4th

4th

1

Bjorn Borg

6th

4th

6th

3

6th

5

Ivan Lendl

1

6th

2

6th

1

5

Ivan Lendl

6th

6th

7th

3

John McEnroe

4th

4th

5

5

Ivan Lendl

3

6th

4th

7th

6th

7th

José Luis Clerc

6th

4th

6th

6th

2

7th

José Luis Clerc

4th

6th

4th

7th

6th

2

Jimmy Connors

6th

2

6th

5

0

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

B. Borg

6th

6th

6th

J. López-Maeso

2

2

2

1

B. Borg

6th

7th

6th

Q

C. Motta

6th

3

6th

7th

Q

C. Motta

1

5

0

W. Popp

3

6th

3

6th

1

B. Borg

6th

6th

6th

Q

P. Torre

6th

6th

3

6th

7th

Q

P. Torre

2

1

2

P. McNamee

1

7th

6th

0

5

Q

P. Torre

6th

6th

6th

Á. Giménez

6th

7th

6th

Á. Giménez

3

4th

3

M. Martínez

4th

5

2

1

B. Borg

6th

6th

6th

T. Moor

6th

6th

6th

T. Moor

0

0

1

A. Jarryd

2

4th

2

T. Moor

6th

7th

6th

JL Damiani

6th

JL Damiani

3

6th

1

R. Gehring

2

r

T. Moor

6th

6th

6th

P. Proisy

6th

6th

6th

I. Nastasis

3

2

1

P. Kronk

1

3

1

P. Proisy

1

2

0

I. Nastasis

6th

6th

7th

I. Nastasis

6th

6th

6th

10

E. Teltscher

2

4th

5

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

15th

B. Taróczy

6th

6th

6th

H. Pfister

3

0

1

15th

B. Taróczy

7th

7th

7th

T. Šmíd

6th

7th

6th

T. Šmíd

6th

5

6th

Ž. Franulović

1

6th

2

15th

B. Taróczy

6th

5

Q

B. Testerman

6th

6th

4th

6th

Q

B. Testerman

1

2

r

P. Huťka

4th

1

6th

4th

Q

B. Testerman

6th

6th

3

0

6th

M. Hocevar

2

6th

6th

6th

M. Hocevar

4th

3

6th

6th

2

Q

J. Restrepo

6th

4th

2

3

15th

B. Taróczy

7th

6th

5

6th

T. Giammalva

6th

3

6th

6th

T. Tulasne

5

3

7th

3

F. Taygan

1

6th

4th

1

T. Giammalva

6th

7th

6th

LL

R. Vizcaíno

6th

6th

6th

LL

R. Vizcaíno

4th

5

4th

A. Zugarelli

3

1

0

T. Giammalva

4th

0

3

T. Tulasne

6th

6th

6th

T. Tulasne

6th

6th

6th

J. Higueras

3

0

3

T. Tulasne

6th

4th

6th

6th

A. Panatta

6th

7th

6th

A. Panatta

4th

6th

3

0

8th

H. Solomon

3

5

2

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

4th

G. Mayer

6th

6th

6th

D. Bedel

1

4th

3

4th

G. Mayer

6th

6th

6th

R. Moore

7th

3

4th

6th

9

R. Moore

4th

2

1

P. Dominguez

5

6th

6th

3

7th

4th

G. Mayer

4th

1

r

S. Glickstein

7th

6th

6th

V. Pecci

6th

2

R. Meyer

5

3

0

S. Glickstein

6th

3

5

3

V. Pecci

6th

7th

6th

V. Pecci

4th

6th

7th

6th

LL

V. Magnelli

2

5

1

V. Pecci

6th

6th

6th

H. Ismail

4th

6th

6th

6th

14th

W. Fibak

2

3

3

F. González

6th

3

2

2

H. Ismail

2

6th

5

6th

6th

É. Deblicker

6th

7th

6th

É. Deblicker

6th

3

7th

2

4th

Q

F. Maynetto

2

6th

4th

H. Ismail

6th

2

3

2

F. Luna

6th

4th

6th

6th

14th

W. Fibak

4th

6th

6th

6th

L. Sanders

2

6th

2

4th

F. Luna

6th

0

6th

Q

B. Nichols

2

2

4th

14th

W. Fibak

7th

6th

7th

14th

W. Fibak

6th

6th

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

11

Y. Noah

6th

6th

6th

R. Krishnan

1

1

4th

11

Y. Noah

7th

1

6th

6th

H. Gildemeister

6th

2

6th

6th

12

H. Gildemeister

6th

6th

4th

3

C. Freyss

7th

6th

3

0

10

11

Y. Noah

6th

3

6th

6th

J. Norback

6th

6th

5

6th

J. Norback

0

6th

1

4th

K. Eberhard

1

4th

7th

3

J. Norback

7th

2

6th

6th

R. Frawley

4th

6th

6th

6th

R. Frawley

6th

6th

4th

3

G. Guerrero

6th

2

3

4th

11

Y. Noah

6th

6th

5

6th

T. Waltke

6th

6th

6th

6th

G. Vilas

2

3

7th

4th

R. Fagel

3

0

0

T. Waltke

4th

4th

7th

2

D. Carter

6th

3

4th

2

R. Cano

6th

6th

5

6th

R. Cano

3

6th

6th

6th

R. Cano

1

1

0

P. Portes

6th

6th

6th

6th

G. Vilas

6th

6th

6th

R. Case

3

1

2

P. Portes

2

3

0

P. Bertolucci

2

5

2

6th

G. Vilas

6th

6th

6th

6th

G. Vilas

6th

7th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

5

I. Lendl

7th

7th

6th

J. Fitzgerald

5

6th

4th

5

I. Lendl

6th

3

2

7th

6th

A. Gomez

4th

6th

6th

1

6th

A. Gomez

2

6th

6th

6th

4th

E. Edwards

6th

2

3

6th

3

5

I. Lendl

6th

6th

4th

6th

E. Bengoechea

6th

6th

3

6th

E. Bengoechea

2

1

6th

3

H. Leconte

4th

1

6th

4th

E. Bengoechea

6th

6th

6th

Q

C. Mayotte

6th

6th

7th

6th

Q

C. Mayotte

4th

0

4th

Q

C. Wittus

7th

3

5

3

5

I. Lendl

6th

4th

7th

7th

B. Martin

4th

7th

7th

6th

13

P. McNamara

2

6th

6th

6th

LL

M. Mir Rodon

6th

6th

6th

3

B. Martin

1

6th

6th

7th

E. Fromm

6th

7th

6th

6th

E. Fromm

6th

2

0

5

P. Feigl

7th

5

2

3

B. Martin

0

2

1

G. Moretton

6th

7th

6th

13

P. McNamara

6th

6th

6th

Q

D. Naegelen

3

6th

0

G. Moretton

3

3

3

LL

G. Goven

3

1

7th

1

13

P. McNamara

6th

6th

6th

13

P. McNamara

6th

6th

5

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

9

V. Gerulaitis

6th

2

5

5

R. Ycaza

4th

6th

7th

7th

R. Ycaza

5

6th

1

6th

6th

LL

J. Arias

6th

7th

7th

LL

J. Arias

7th

3

6th

1

4th

Q

C. Gattiker

4th

6th

6th

R. Ycaza

6th

0

4th

7th

6th

C. Johnstone

6th

7th

6th

P. Hjertquist

4th

6th

6th

6th

2

L. Stefanki

1

5

0

C. Johnstone

4th

5

4th

P. Hjertquist

6th

6th

6th

P. Hjertquist

6th

7th

6th

O. Parun

4th

4th

3

R. Ycaza

3

4th

4th

Q

D. Perez

6th

6th

6th

3

J. McEnroe

6th

6th

6th

J. Kodeš

2

1

4th

Q

D. Perez

7th

6th

2

6th

J. Hřebec

6th

3

6th

6th

J. Hřebec

6th

4th

6th

2

R. Van't Hof

4th

6th

0

1

Q

D. Perez

1

6th

0

0

J. Fillol

3

6th

5

7th

6th

3

J. McEnroe

6th

2

6th

6th

C. Barazzutti

6th

3

7th

5

4th

J. Fillol

3

0

2

V. Van Patten

2

0

4th

3

J. McEnroe

6th

6th

6th

3

J. McEnroe

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

7th

J. Luis Clerc

7th

7th

6th

LL

H. Günthardt

5

5

1

7th

J. Luis Clerc

6th

6th

6th

A. Fillol

6th

6th

3

6th

A. Fillol

4th

1

0

F. Dalla-Fontana

1

3

6th

4th

7th

J. Luis Clerc

6th

6th

6th

Q

A. Ganzábal

7th

6th

6th

Q

A. Ganzábal

4th

2

4th

M. Orantes

6th

4th

2

Q

A. Ganzábal

6th

6th

6th

6th

S. Krulevitz

2

7th

6th

7th

S. Krulevitz

3

7th

1

3

Q

J. Nystrom

6th

6th

3

6th

7th

J. Luis Clerc

6th

3

7th

7th

R. Ramírez

3

6th

2

C. Kirmayr

4th

6th

5

5

C. Kirmayr

6th

7th

6th

C. Kirmayr

6th

6th

6th

P. Složil

6th

3

6th

6th

P. Složil

4th

4th

4th

G. Rinaldini

2

6th

2

3

C. Kirmayr

6th

6th

6th

H. Simonsson

6th

5

6th

6th

12

B. Gottfried

2

4th

2

J. Potier

1

7th

4th

2

H. Simonsson

3

3

6th

LL

G. Aubone

7th

3

0

4th

12

B. Gottfried

6th

6th

7th

12

B. Gottfried

6th

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

16

E. Dibbs

6th

6th

6th

B. Manson

0

1

1

16

E. Dibbs

6th

6th

4th

6th

C. Lewis

6th

6th

4th

2

6th

C. Lewis

3

2

6th

4th

M. Edmondson

4th

2

6th

6th

4th

16

E. Dibbs

6th

6th

4th

2

3

M. Purcell

3

4th

6th

6th

6th

M. Purcell

3

2

6th

6th

6th

Q

A. Mason

6th

6th

1

3

1

M. Purcell

6th

6th

3

6th

Q

M. Bahrami

4th

7th

6th

7th

Q

M. Bahrami

1

3

6th

3

J.-L. Haillet

6th

5

4th

6th

M. Purcell

4th

3

6th

D. Schneider

3

6th

3

2

2

J. Connors

6th

6th

7th

Q

P. Kuchna

6th

4th

6th

6th

Q

P. Kuchna

6th

6th

6th

5

3

B. Mckown

3

3

3

J.-F. Caujolle

3

3

7th

7th

6th

J.-F. Caujolle

6th

6th

6th

J.-F. Caujolle

0

2

0

G. Urpí

7th

4th

6th

6th

2

J. Connors

6th

6th

6th

C. Casa

5

6th

4th

0

G. Urpí

3

7th

4th

4th

C. Roger-Vasselin

1

5

6th

3

2

J. Connors

6th

6th

6th

6th

2

J. Connors

6th

7th

3

6th

Web links

• French Open 1981 (English) on the ATP homepage
• French Open 1981 (English) on the ITF website