US Open 1981

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US Open 1981
Date: 1-13. September 1981
Edition: 101st  US Open
Place: Flushing Meadow, New York
Covering: Hard
Defending champion
Men's singles : United StatesUnited States John McEnroe
Ladies singles : United StatesUnited States Chris Evert-Lloyd
Men's double : United StatesUnited States Bob Lutz Stan Smith
United StatesUnited States 
Ladies doubles : United StatesUnited States Billie Jean King Martina Navrátilová
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 
Mixed : AustraliaAustralia Wendy Turnbull Marty Riessen
United StatesUnited States 
winner
Men's singles : United StatesUnited States John McEnroe
Ladies singles : United StatesUnited States Tracy Austin
Men's double : United StatesUnited States Peter Fleming John McEnroe
United StatesUnited States 
Ladies doubles : United StatesUnited States Anne Smith Kathy Jordan
United StatesUnited States 
Mixed : United StatesUnited States Anne Smith Kevin Curren
South Africa 1961South Africa 
Grand Slams 1981

The 101st US Open in 1981 was a grand slam hard court tennis tournament hosted by the ITF . It took place from September 1st to 13th, 1981 in Flushing Meadow , New York , United States .

Defending champions in the singles were John McEnroe for the men and Chris Evert-Lloyd for the women. The defending champions were Bob Lutz and Stan Smith in the men's doubles, Billie Jean King and Martina Navrátilová in the ladies doubles, and Wendy Turnbull and Marty Riessen in the mixed doubles .

Men's singles

Main article: US Open 1981 / men's singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States John McEnroe victory
02. SwedenSweden Bjorn Borg final
03. CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl Round of 16
04th United StatesUnited States Jimmy Connors Semifinals

05. ArgentinaArgentina José Luis Clerc Round of 16

06th ArgentinaArgentina Guillermo Vilas Round of 16

07th United StatesUnited States Gene Mayer Round of 16

08th. United StatesUnited States Eliot Teltscher Quarter finals
No. player Round reached
09. United StatesUnited States Roscoe Tanner Quarter finals

10. United StatesUnited States Brian Teacher 2nd round

11. AustraliaAustralia Peter McNamara 3rd round

12. United StatesUnited States Johan Kriek 3rd round

13. FranceFrance Yannick Noah Round of 16

14th PolandPoland Wojciech Fibak 1 round

15th United StatesUnited States Vitas gerulaitis Semifinals

16. United StatesUnited States Brian Gottfried Round of 16

Ladies singles

Main article: US Open 1981 / women singles

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Chris Evert-Lloyd Semifinals
02. United StatesUnited States Andrea Jaeger 2nd round
03. United StatesUnited States Tracy Austin victory
04th United StatesUnited States Martina Navrátilová final

05. CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková Quarter finals

06th Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Sylvia Hanika Quarter finals

07th AustraliaAustralia Wendy Turnbull 3rd round

08th. United StatesUnited States Pam Shriver Round of 16
No. Player Round reached
09. Romania 1965Romania Virginia Ruzici 3rd round

10. YugoslaviaYugoslavia Mima Jaušovec 2nd round

11. United StatesUnited States Barbara Potter Semifinals

12. Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Bettina Bunge Round of 16

13. CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Regina Maršíková 1 round

14th United StatesUnited States Kathy Jordan Round of 16

15th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Sue Barker 2nd round

16. AustraliaAustralia Dianne Fromholtz 1 round

Men's doubles

Main article: US Open 1981 / men's doubles

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Peter Fleming John McEnroe
United StatesUnited States 
victory
02. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Heinz Günthardt Peter McNamara
AustraliaAustralia 
final
03. MexicoMexico Raúl Ramírez Van Winitsky
United StatesUnited States 
2nd round
04th United StatesUnited States Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart
United StatesUnited States 
1 round

05. United StatesUnited States Bruce Manson Brian Teacher
United StatesUnited States 
1 round

06th United StatesUnited States Fritz Buehning Ferdi Taygan
United StatesUnited States 
Semifinals

07th South Africa 1961South Africa Kevin Curren Steve Denton
United StatesUnited States 
Quarter finals

08th. United StatesUnited States Victor Amaya Hank Pfister
United StatesUnited States 
Quarter finals
No. pairing Round reached
09. PolandPoland Wojciech Fibak Stan Smith
United StatesUnited States 
1 round

10. United StatesUnited States Terry Moor Eliot Teltscher
United StatesUnited States 
Round of 16

11. United StatesUnited States Tim Gullikson Bernie Mitton
South Africa 1961South Africa 
2nd round

12. United StatesUnited States Johan Kriek Frew McMillan
South Africa 1961South Africa 
1 round

13. ZimbabweZimbabwe Andrew Pattison Butch Walts
United StatesUnited States 
1 round

14th Romania 1965Romania Ilie Năstase Adriano Panatta
ItalyItaly 
1 round

15th South Africa 1961South Africa Ray Moore Erik Van Dillen
United StatesUnited States 
Round of 16

16. United StatesUnited States Craig Edwards Eddie Edwards
South Africa 1961South Africa 
1 round

Ladies doubles

Main article: US Open 1981 / women's doubles

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver
United StatesUnited States 
Semifinals
02. United StatesUnited States Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
United StatesUnited States 
victory
03. United StatesUnited States Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull
AustraliaAustralia 
final
04th

05. United StatesUnited States Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh
United StatesUnited States 
1 round

06th United StatesUnited States JoAnne Russell Virginia Ruzici
Romania 1965Romania 
Quarter finals

07th South Africa 1961South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford
South Africa 1961South Africa 
Quarter finals

08th. United StatesUnited States Andrea Jaeger Candy Reynolds
United StatesUnited States 
2nd round
No. pairing Round reached
09. Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Bettina Bunge Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany 
Quarter finals

10. CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková Pam Tea Guarden
United StatesUnited States 
Semifinals

11. United StatesUnited States Chris Evert-Lloyd Betty Stöve
NetherlandsNetherlands 
Round of 16

12. United StatesUnited States Peanut Louie Marita Redondo
United StatesUnited States 
1 round

13. South Africa 1961South Africa Ilana Kloss Betsy Nagelsen
United StatesUnited States 
Round of 16

14th United StatesUnited States Mary-Lou Piatek Wendy White
United StatesUnited States 
Round of 16

15th CanadaCanada Marjorie Blackwood Susan Leo
AustraliaAustralia 
1 round

16. United StatesUnited States Leslie Allen Virginia Wade
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
2nd round

Mixed

Main article: US Open 1981 / Mixed

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. South Africa 1961South Africa Frew McMillan Betty Stöve
NetherlandsNetherlands 
Round of 16
02. United StatesUnited States Marty Riessen Wendy Turnbull
AustraliaAustralia 
1 round
03. South Africa 1961South Africa Kevin Curren Anne Smith
United StatesUnited States 
victory
04th United StatesUnited States Steve Denton Joanne Russell
United StatesUnited States 
final
No. pairing Round reached
05. Romania 1965Romania Ilie Năstase Virginia Ruzici
Romania 1965Romania 
Quarter finals

06th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Heinz Günthardt Pam Teeguarden
United StatesUnited States 
Quarter finals

07th AustraliaAustralia Ross Case Mary-Lou Piatek
United StatesUnited States 
Quarter finals

08th. United StatesUnited States Dick Stockton Bettina Bunge
Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany 
Semifinals

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