1981 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles

Brian Gottfried was the defending champion but lost in the final 1–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–2 to Ivan Lendl.

Singles
1981 Fischer-Grand Prix
Champion	Ivan Lendl
Runner-up	Brian Gottfried
Final score	1–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–2

Seeds

The draw allocated unseeded players at random; as a result seven seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Ivan Lendl (Champion)
2. Brian Gottfried (Final)
3. Stan Smith (Semifinals)
4. Tomáš Šmíd (Semifinals)
5. Sandy Mayer (Quarterfinals)
6. Rolf Gehring (Quarterfinals)
7. Carlos Kirmayr (Quarterfinals)
8. Shlomo Glickstein (Second Round)
9. John Austin (Third Round)
10. Sammy Giammalva, Jr. (Second Round)
11. Stanislav Birner (Third Round)
12. Pavel Složil (Third Round)
13. Ulrich Pinner (First Round)
14. Trey Waltke (First Round)
15. Ángel Giménez (First Round)
16. Nick Saviano (Third Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Ivan Lendl	6	6
	4	Tomáš Šmíd	2	2
								1	Ivan Lendl	1	6	6	6
								2	Brian Gottfried	6	0	1	2
	3	Stan Smith	3	4
	2	Brian Gottfried	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	I Lendl	6	6
		E Fromm	6	6					E Fromm	2	1
		I Wimmer	2	2											1	I Lendl	6	6
																R Stadler	1	3
									R Stadler	6	7
	Q	K Meiler	6	4	6			Q	K Meiler	4	6
	14	T Waltke	4	6	2																	1	I Lendl	7	6
																						5	S Mayer	5	4
								10	S Giammalva, Jr.	2	6
		M Doyle	6	6					M Doyle	6	7
		B Pils	4	1												M Doyle	7	5	4
															5	S Mayer	6	7	6
									T Wilkison	2	6	0
		J Hřebec	4	1				5	S Mayer	6	2	6
	5	S Mayer	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								4	T Šmíd	7	6
		B Mitton	7	6					B Mitton	6	3
		K Eberhard	6	4											4	T Šmíd	6	6
																J Smith	1	4
									M Ostoja	2	6	3
		J Smith	6	2	6				J Smith	6	2	6
	15	Á Giménez	1	6	4																	4	T Šmíd	6	6
	13	U Pinner	4	5																			J Potier	1	1
	Q	R Lewis	6	7				Q	R Lewis	6	4
								Q	C Zipf	7	6
															Q	C Zipf	6	5	5
																J Potier	2	7	7
									J Potier	w/o
		S Denton	5	6				8	S Glickstein
	8	S Glickstein	7	7

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								6	R Gehring	6	4	7
		H Kary	6	6					H Kary	3	6	6
		P Hutka	4	1											6	R Gehring	6	6
															11	S Birner	2	3
									H-P Kandler	1	3
	Q	M Lacek	1	2				11	S Birner	6	6
	11	S Birner	6	6																		6	R Gehring	3	3
	9	J Austin	6	6																		3	S Smith	6	6
	Q	S Meister	2	4				9	J Austin	6	2	7
									D Siegler	2	6	6
															9	J Austin	2	4
		P Feigl	6	6											3	S Smith	6	6
		C Mayotte	3	3					P Feigl	3	1
								3	S Smith	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	7	C Kirmayr	6	7
		J Lapidus	2	5				7	C Kirmayr	7	7
									L Sanders	6	6
															7	C Kirmayr	2	6	6
		J Granát	6	7											12	P Složil	6	4	3
		J Soares	2	5					J Granát	6	6	4
								12	P Složil	4	7	6
																						7	C Kirmayr	2	6	4
																						2	B Gottfried	6	4	6
								16	N Saviano	7	6
		A Pattison	7	6					A Pattison	6	1
		J Hayes	6	2											16	N Saviano	5	2
															2	B Gottfried	7	6
									M Vines	2	2
		B Martin	2	1				2	B Gottfried	6	6
	2	B Gottfried	6	6

References

• 1981 Fischer-Grand Prix Draw