1981 WCT Tournament of Champions

The 1981 WCT Tournament of Champions was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City in the United States and part of the 1981 Grand Prix circuit. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from May 4 through May 10, 1981. The event was open to players who had won a tournament worth at least $25,000 during the previous 12 months. Tenth-seeded Eddie Dibbs won the singles title and the accompanying first prize of $100,000 plus $3,050 in bonus money.[3][4]

1981 WCT Tournament of Champions
DateMay 4–10
Edition5th
CategoryGrand Prix (WCT)
Draw64S / 32D
Prize money$592,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationForest Hills, Queens, New York
VenueWest Side Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Eddie Dibbs [1]
Doubles
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe [2]

Finals

Singles

Eddie Dibbs defeated Carlos Kirmayr 6–3, 6–2

  • It was Dibbs' 1st singles title of the year and the 21st of his career.

Doubles

Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated John Fitzgerald / Andy Kohlberg 6–4, 6–4

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References
  1. "1981 Forest Hills WCT – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1981 Forest Hills WCT – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. p. 183. ISBN 9780356085968.
  4. William N. Wallace (May 11, 1981). "Dibbs Triumphs In Final". The New York Times.
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