1981 Stockholm Open – Singles

Björn Borg was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

Singles
1981 Stockholm Open
Champion	Gene Mayer
Runner-up	Sandy Mayer
Final score	6–4, 6–2

Main article: 1981 Stockholm Open

Gene Mayer won the title, defeating Sandy Mayer 6–4, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

1. Jimmy Connors (Semifinals)
2. Roscoe Tanner (Second Round, withdrew)
3. Gene Mayer (Champion)
4. Yannick Noah (Third Round)
5. Brian Gottfried (Second Round)
6. Johan Kriek (Second Round)
7. Harold Solomon (First Round)
8. Stan Smith (Second Round)
9. Tomáš Šmíd (Second Round)
10. Fritz Buehning (Third Round, withdrew)
11. Sandy Mayer (Final)
12. Rolf Gehring (Second Round)
13. Tim Mayotte (Third Round)
14. Robert Lutz (Second Round)
15. Kevin Curren (Second Round)
16. Carlos Kirmayr (Second 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	3	3
	11	Sandy Mayer	6	6
								11	Sandy Mayer	4	2
								3	Gene Mayer	6	6
	3	Gene Mayer	6	6
		Hank Pfister	3	2

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	J Connors	6	6
		J Borowiak	0	2				1	J Connors	6	6
		J Granát	6	4	7				J Granát	2	1
		E Fromm	4	6	6										1	J Connors	6	7	6
		S Glickstein	6	1	6											S Glickstein	7	5	1
		J Soares	3	6	3				S Glickstein	7	6
		F Taygan	4	4				9	T Šmíd	6	4
	9	T Šmíd	6	6																		1	J Connors	6	6
	14	R Lutz	6	7																			N Saviano	3	4
		J Simpson	3	6				14	R Lutz	3	4
		B Testerman	6	5	2				N Saviano	6	6
		N Saviano	0	7	6											N Saviano	7	6
		G Moretton	6	7												I Năstase	5	2
		V Amaya	3	6					G Moretton	6	4	1
		I Năstase	6	6					I Năstase	1	6	6
	7	H Solomon	4	3

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	Y Noah	2	6	6
		H Sundström	6	2	3			4	Y Noah	6	4	6
		J Nyström	4	6	6				J Nyström	2	6	4
		J Norbäck	6	3	2										4	Y Noah	2	2
		S Meister	4	1											11	S Mayer	6	6
		J Gunnarsson	6	6					J Gunnarsson	6	3	3
		T Waltke	3	1				11	S Mayer	4	6	6
	11	S Mayer	6	6																		11	S Mayer	6	3	6
	16	C Kirmayr	4	6	7																		P Elter	2	6	1
		T Högstedt	6	4	5			16	C Kirmayr	4	4
		H-D Beutel	6	6					H-D Beutel	6	6
		C Roger-Vasselin	2	3												H-D Beutel	3	4
		S Svensson	2	6												P Elter	6	6
		P Elter	6	7					P Elter	7	6
		P Portes	4	5				6	J Kriek	6	2
	6	J Kriek	6	7

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	S Smith	6	6
		P Rennert	3	4				8	S Smith	6	2
		S Birner	6	1	3				M Wilander	7	6
		M Wilander	4	6	6											M Wilander	6	6
		T Giammalva	6	6											13	T Mayotte	4	2
		R Meyer	3	2					T Giammalva	3	1
		Cary Leeds	5	4				13	T Mayotte	6	6
	13	T Mayotte	7	6																			M Wilander	2	3
	10	F Buehning	6	6																		3	G Mayer	6	6
		T Wilkison	2	3				10	F Buehning	7	6
		S Simonsson	5	6	1				S Giammalva, Jr.	6	4
		S Giammalva, Jr.	7	1	6										10	F Buehning
		T Tulasne	4	3											3	G Mayer	w/o
		A Järryd	6	6					A Järryd	1	2
		P Fleming	4	1				3	G Mayer	6	6
	3	G Mayer	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	B Gottfried	6	6
		D Siegler	1	2				5	B Gottfried	3	6	2
		P Hjertquist	3	4					H Pfister	6	1	6
		H Pfister	6	6												H Pfister	5	7	6
		T Okker	3	2												T Gullikson	7	6	4
		T Gullikson	6	6					T Gullikson	4	6	6
		H Simonsson	6	2				12	R Gehring	6	4	3
	12	R Gehring	7	6																			H Pfister	6	6
	15	K Curren	6	6																			M Doyle	4	3
		E Edwards	3	1				15	K Curren	2	3
		M Doyle	6	6					M Doyle	6	6
		J Hayes	3	1												M Doyle	6	6
		S Denton	7	6												S Denton	4	3
		Á Giménez	5	4					S Denton	w/o
		K Eberhard	3	3				2	R Tanner
	2	R Tanner	6	6

References

• Main Draw