1981 Grand Marnier Tennis Games – Singles

Jimmy Connors won in the final 6–3, 7–6 against Ivan Lendl.

Singles
1981 Grand Marnier Tennis Games
Champion	Jimmy Connors
Runner-up	Ivan Lendl
Final score	6–3, 7–6

Seeds

1. Jimmy Connors (Champion)
2. Ivan Lendl (Final)
3. Harold Solomon (Semifinals)
4. Brian Teacher (First Round)
5. Roscoe Tanner (Quarterfinals)
6. Yannick Noah (First Round)
7. Eliot Teltscher (Semifinals)
8. Brian Gottfried (Quarterfinals)
9. Eddie Dibbs (Third Round)
10. Johan Kriek (Second Round)
11. Victor Amaya (First Round, retired)
12. Kim Warwick (First Round)
13. Robert Lutz (Third Round)
14. Tomáš Šmíd (Quarterfinals)
15. José Higueras (Second Round)
16. Mel Purcell (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	Jimmy Connors	6	6	6
	7	Eliot Teltscher	3	7	4
								1	Jimmy Connors	6	7
								2	Ivan Lendl	3	6
	3	Harold Solomon	2	1
	2	Ivan Lendl	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	J Connors	6	6
		D Stockton	4	4				1	J Connors	6	6
	Q	C Dunk	6	6				Q	C Dunk	3	1
		C Mayotte	4	3											1	J Connors	6	6
		T Moor	6	6												T Moor	0	2
		T Wilkison	4	2					T Moor	6	6
		J Hayes	3	1				15	J Higueras	3	1
	15	J Higueras	6	6																		1	J Connors	6	6
	11	V Amaya	6	3	r																		P Du Pré	1	1
		C Roger-Vasselin	1	6					C Roger-Vasselin	7	5	4
		P Du Pré	6	6					P Du Pré	6	7	6
		G Holroyd	4	1												P Du Pré	6	6
		P Dent	7	6												P Dent	4	0
	Q	W Redondo	5	3					P Dent	6	6
	Q	R Van't Hof	7	6				Q	R Van't Hof	3	4
	6	Y Noah	5	4

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	B Teacher	6	6	4
		B Walts	4	7	6				B Walts	6	6
		P Kronk	6	6					P Kronk	7	7
		S Stewart	1	4												P Kronk	1	3
		F Buehning	7	6											14	T Šmíd	6	6
		J López-Maeso	6	1					F Buehning	6	6
		A Pattison	4	5				14	T Šmíd	7	7
	14	T Šmíd	6	7																		14	T Šmíd	6	6
	9	E Dibbs	6	6																		7	E Teltscher	7	7
	Q	C Delaney	4	2				9	E Dibbs	6	6
		R Frawley	3	7	6				R Frawley	1	4
		B Manson	6	6	1										9	E Dibbs	2	1
		G Hardie	3	6	6										7	E Teltscher	6	6
		F Taygan	6	3	2				G Hardie	1	0
		P Portes	4	2				7	E Teltscher	6	6
	7	E Teltscher	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	B Gottfried	6	6
		T Tulasne	4	2				8	B Gottfried	6	6
		J Austin	6	6					J Austin	3	4
		E Edwards	2	2											8	B Gottfried	6	6
		S Mayer	6	6											16	M Purcell	4	3
		J Alexander	3	2					S Mayer	4	6	0
		P Rennert	7	6	3			16	M Purcell	6	4	6
	16	M Purcell	5	7	6																	8	B Gottfried	6	4	6
	10	J Kriek	6	7																		3	H Solomon	3	6	7
		C Dibley	3	6				10	J Kriek	5	1
		T Waltke	6	6					T Waltke	7	6
		M Bauer	0	4												T Waltke	3	2
		R Simpson	6	4	7										3	H Solomon	6	6
		C Freyss	4	6	5				R Simpson	7	3	0
		A Cortes	1	3				3	H Solomon	6	6	6
	3	H Solomon	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	R Tanner	6	6	6
		T Gullikson	7	2	4			5	R Tanner	6	3	6
		B Mitton	4	6	6				B Mitton	3	6	3
		B Martin	6	1	3										5	R Tanner	6	6	6
		R Gehring	6	4	6											H Pfister	7	4	4
	Q	J Delaney	3	6	4				R Gehring	2	2
		H Pfister	7	6					H Pfister	6	6
	12	K Warwick	6	3																		5	R Tanner	6	1
	13	R Lutz	6	6																		2	I Lendl	7	6
		M Riessen	3	4				13	R Lutz	6	6
		N Saviano	6	6	7				N Saviano	2	4
		R Meyer	7	4	5										13	R Lutz	1	6	4
	Q	M Davis	6	6											2	I Lendl	6	4	6
		R Moore	4	1				Q	M Davis	6	7	3
		S Smith	1	5				2	I Lendl	7	6	6
	2	I Lendl	6	7

References

• 1981 Grand Marnier Tennis Games Draw - Men's Singles