1981 Grand Prix (tennis)

1981 Grand Prix circuit
Details
Duration	January 5, 1981 – January 17, 1982
Edition	12th
Tournaments	89
Categories	Grand Slam (4) ; Grand Prix (74) ; World Championship Tennis (9) ; Team Events (2)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	John McEnroe (10)
Most finals	Ivan Lendl (14)
Prize money ; leader	John McEnroe ($991,000)
Points leader	Ivan Lendl (1571)
Awards
Player of the year	John McEnroe
Most improved ; player of the year	Peter McNamara
Newcomer ; of the year	Tim Mayotte
Comeback ; player of the year	Jeff Borowiak
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John McEnroe finished the year as ATP world No. 1 for the first time in his career. McEnroe won ten titles during the season, including two majors at the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open.

Ivan Lendl was the 1981 Grand Prix No. 1. Lendl won eight tournaments during the season, including the Masters Grand Prix, and finished runner-up at a major at the French Open.

The 1981 Volvo Grand Prix was the only men's professional tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of the four Grand Slam tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments. The World Championship Tennis (WCT) Tour was incorporated into the Grand Prix circuit. The WCT tour consisted of eight regular tournaments, a season's final, three tournaments categorized as special events and a doubles championship. In total 89 tournaments were held divided over 29 countries. The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC).

Schedule

The table below shows the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (precursor to the ATP Tour).

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Jan	South Australian Open Adelaide, Australia Grass – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Mark Edmondson 7–5, 6–2	Brad Drewett	Eddie Edwards Syd Ball	Chris Johnstone Wayne Pascoe Tom Gullikson John Fitzgerald
		Colin Dibley John James 6–3, 6–4	Craig Edwards Eddie Edwards	Eddie Edwards Syd Ball	Chris Johnstone Wayne Pascoe Tom Gullikson John Fitzgerald
	Benson and Hedges Open Auckland, New Zealand Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles	Bill Scanlon 6–7, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6, 6–0	Tim Wilkison	Onny Parun Billy Martin	Chris Mayotte Russell Simpson Ferdi Taygan Ron Hightower
		Ferdi Taygan Tim Wilkison 7–5, 6–1	Tony Graham Bill Scanlon	Onny Parun Billy Martin	Chris Mayotte Russell Simpson Ferdi Taygan Ron Hightower
	Masters Doubles WCT London, Great Britain Carpet (i) – $200,000 – D8	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2	Victor Amaya Hank Pfister	Heinz Günthardt / Sandy Mayer Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
19 Jan	Monterrey WCT Monterrey, Mexico Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D	Johan Kriek 7–6, 3–6, 7–6	Vitas Gerulaitis	Vijay Amritraj Wojciech Fibak	Bruce Manson Pascal Portes Raúl Ramírez John Sadri
		Steve Denton Kevin Curren 7–6, 6–3	Johan Kriek Russell Simpson	Vijay Amritraj Wojciech Fibak	Bruce Manson Pascal Portes Raúl Ramírez John Sadri
	Guaruja, Brazil Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Carlos Kirmayr 6–4, 6–2	Ricardo Cano	Ilie Năstase Kjell Johansson	Eddie Dibbs Ángel Giménez Eric Deblicker Bill Scanlon
	Guaruja, Brazil Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	David Carter Paul Kronk 6–1, 7–6	Ángel Giménez Jairo Velasco, Sr.	Ilie Năstase Kjell Johansson	Eddie Dibbs Ángel Giménez Eric Deblicker Bill Scanlon
	San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Eliot Teltscher 6–4, 6–2	Tim Gullikson	Sandy Mayer Francisco González	Sashi Menon Freddy de Jesús Tim Mayotte George Hardie
	San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Chris Mayotte Tim Mayotte 6–4, 7–6	Tim Gullikson Eliot Teltscher	Sandy Mayer Francisco González	Sashi Menon Freddy de Jesús Tim Mayotte George Hardie
26 Jan	U.S. Pro Indoor (WCT) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Carpet (i) – $250,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Roscoe Tanner 6–2, 7–6, 7–5	Wojciech Fibak	Yannick Noah Thierry Tulasne	Jimmy Connors Vitas Gerulaitis John Sadri Pascal Portes
		Sherwood Stewart Marty Riessen 6–2, 6–2	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	Yannick Noah Thierry Tulasne	Jimmy Connors Vitas Gerulaitis John Sadri Pascal Portes
	Viña del Mar, Chile Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Víctor Pecci 6–4, 6–0	José Higueras	Eddie Dibbs Kjell Johansson	Pedro Rebolledo Alejandro Cortes Jaime Fillol Andrés Gómez
	Viña del Mar, Chile Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Paul Kronk David Carter 6–1, 6–2	Andrés Gómez Belus Prajoux	Eddie Dibbs Kjell Johansson	Pedro Rebolledo Alejandro Cortes Jaime Fillol Andrés Gómez

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Feb	Mar del Plata Open Mar del Plata, Argentina Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 6–3, 2–1, ret.	Víctor Pecci	José Higueras José López-Maeso	Carlos Castellan Kjell Johansson Dominique Bedel Eddie Dibbs
		Paul Kronk David Carter 6–7, 6–4, 6–0	Ángel Giménez Jairo Velasco, Sr.	José Higueras José López-Maeso
	Richmond WCT Richmond, Virginia, U.S. Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Yannick Noah 6–1, 3–1, ret.	Ivan Lendl	Roscoe Tanner Terry Moor	Gene Mayer Butch Walts Raúl Ramírez Vijay Amritraj
		Bernard Mitton Tim Gullikson 3–6, 6–2, 6–3	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	Roscoe Tanner Terry Moor	Gene Mayer Butch Walts Raúl Ramírez Vijay Amritraj
9 Feb	Pepsi Grand Slam Boca Raton, Florida, USA Clay – $300,000 – S4	John McEnroe 6–7, 6–4, 6–0	Guillermo Vilas	Brian Teacher Vitas Gerulaitis
16 Feb	Grand Marnier Tennis Games La Quinta, California, U.S. Hard – $175,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Jimmy Connors 6–3, 7–6	Ivan Lendl	Eliot Teltscher Harold Solomon	Pat Du Pré Tomáš Šmíd Brian Gottfried Roscoe Tanner
16 Feb		Brian Teacher Bruce Manson 7–6, 6–2	Terry Moor Eliot Teltscher	Eliot Teltscher Harold Solomon	Pat Du Pré Tomáš Šmíd Brian Gottfried Roscoe Tanner
23 Feb	U.S. National Indoor Championships Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 48S / 24D	Gene Mayer 6–2, 6–4	Roscoe Tanner	Tom Gullikson Yannick Noah	Terry Moor Harold Solomon Fritz Buehning Peter Fleming
		Sandy Mayer Gene Mayer 7–6^(7–3), 6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(7–5)	Mike Cahill Tom Gullikson	Tom Gullikson Yannick Noah	Terry Moor Harold Solomon Fritz Buehning Peter Fleming
	Copa Capistrano^[1] Mexico City, Mexico Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Jaime Fillol 6–2, 6–3	David Carter	Steve Krulevitz Adolfo González	Tom Cain John Hayes Klaus Eberhard Ross Case
		Chris Dunk Marty Davis 6–3, 6–4	John Alexander Ross Case	Steve Krulevitz Adolfo González	Tom Cain John Hayes Klaus Eberhard Ross Case

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Mar	United Bank Classic Denver, U.S. Carpet (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D	Gene Mayer 6–4, 6–4	John Sadri	Mel Purcell Fritz Buehning	Bruce Manson Terry Moor Tony Giammalva Ilie Năstase
		Butch Walts Andrew Pattison 6–3, 6–4	Mel Purcell Dick Stockton	Mel Purcell Fritz Buehning	Bruce Manson Terry Moor Tony Giammalva Ilie Năstase
	WCT Invitational Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 7S	Bill Scanlon 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Vijay Amritraj
	Davis Cup First Round Munich, West Germany – carpet (i) Timișoara, Romania – hard (i) Brighton, England – carpet (i) Seoul, South Korea – clay Yokohama, Japan – carpet (i) Lyon, France – carpet (i) Zürich, Switzerland – hard (i) Carlsbad, CA, United States – hard	First Round Winners Argentina 3–2 Romania 3–2 Great Britain 3–2 New Zealand 5–0 Sweden 5–0 Australia 3–2 Czechoslovakia 3–2 United States 3–2	First Round Losers West Germany Brazil Italy South Korea Japan France Switzerland Mexico
9 Mar	Belgian Indoor Championships WCT Brussels, Belgium Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–4, 6–3	Brian Gottfried	Rolf Gehring Sandy Mayer	Vijay Amritraj Peter Rennert Kim Warwick Fritz Buehning
		Frew McMillan Sandy Mayer 4–6, 6–3, 6–3	Kevin Curren Steve Denton	Rolf Gehring Sandy Mayer	Vijay Amritraj Peter Rennert Kim Warwick Fritz Buehning
	Egyptian Open Cairo, Egypt Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 6–3	Peter Elter	Ricardo Cano Balázs Taróczy	Christophe Freyss Ismail El Shafei Corrado Barazzutti Ángel Giménez
	Egyptian Open Cairo, Egypt Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Balázs Taróczy Ismail El Shafei 6–7, 6–3, 6–1	Paolo Bertolucci Gianni Ocleppo	Ricardo Cano Balázs Taróczy
	Tampa, Florida, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Mel Purcell 4–6, 6–4, 6–3	Jeff Borowiak	Butch Walts Tom Gullikson	Robert Van't Hof Sammy Giammalva Jaime Fillol Chris Mayotte
	Tampa, Florida, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Butch Walts Bernard Mitton 6–3, 3–6, 6–1	David Carter Paul Kronk	Butch Walts Tom Gullikson	Robert Van't Hof Sammy Giammalva Jaime Fillol Chris Mayotte
16 Mar	Lorraine Open Nancy, France Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Pavel Složil 6–2, 7–5	Ilie Năstase	Mario Martínez José López-Maeso	Shlomo Glickstein Patrice Dominguez Thierry Tulasne Mark Edmondson
	Lorraine Open Nancy, France Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Adriano Panatta Ilie Năstase 6–4, 2–6, 6–4	John Feaver Jiří Hřebec	Mario Martínez José López-Maeso
	ABN World Tennis Tournament WCT Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles	Jimmy Connors 6–1, 2–6, 6–2	Gene Mayer	Brian Gottfried Wojciech Fibak	Sandy Mayer Yannick Noah Raúl Ramírez Buster Mottram
		Fritz Buehning Ferdi Taygan 7–6, 1–6, 6–4	Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer	Brian Gottfried Wojciech Fibak	Sandy Mayer Yannick Noah Raúl Ramírez Buster Mottram
23 Mar	Cuore Cup WCT Milan, Italy Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe 7–6, 6–4	Björn Borg	Gianni Ocleppo Sandy Mayer	Stan Smith Gene Mayer Butch Walts Vijay Amritraj
	Cuore Cup WCT Milan, Italy Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Raúl Ramírez Brian Gottfried 7–6, 6–3	John McEnroe Peter Rennert	Gianni Ocleppo Sandy Mayer	Stan Smith Gene Mayer Butch Walts Vijay Amritraj
	Napa, California, U.S. Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Sammy Giammalva 6–3, 5–7, 6–1	Scott Davis	Hank Pfister Bruce Manson	Roscoe Tanner John Hayes Bernard Mitton Tim Mayotte
	Napa, California, U.S. Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Chris Mayotte Richard Meyer 6–3, 3–6, 7–6	Tracy Delatte John Hayes	Hank Pfister Bruce Manson	Roscoe Tanner John Hayes Bernard Mitton Tim Mayotte
	German Indoor Championships^[2] Stuttgart, West Germany Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–0, 6–7, 6–3	Chris Lewis	Wojciech Fibak Shlomo Glickstein	John Fitzgerald Paul Torre Pat Du Pré Jan Norback
		Nick Saviano Buster Mottram 3–6, 6–1, 6–2	Eddie Edwards Craig Edwards	Wojciech Fibak Shlomo Glickstein	John Fitzgerald Paul Torre Pat Du Pré Jan Norback
30 Mar	Trevira Cup WCT Frankfurt, West Germany Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe 6–2, 6–3	Tomáš Šmíd	Stan Smith Heinz Günthardt	Brian Teacher Raúl Ramírez Ilie Năstase Robert Lutz
	Butch Walts Brian Teacher 7–5, 6–7, 7–5	Vitas Gerulaitis John McEnroe		Stan Smith Heinz Günthardt	Brian Teacher Raúl Ramírez Ilie Năstase Robert Lutz
	Linz, Austria Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Gianni Ocleppo 7–5, 6–1	Mark Edmondson	Nick Saviano Russell Simpson	Louk Sanders Chris Lewis Bernard Boileau Robert Reininger
	Linz, Austria Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Hans Simonsson Anders Järryd 6–4, 7–6	Brad Drewett Pavel Složil	Nick Saviano Russell Simpson	Louk Sanders Chris Lewis Bernard Boileau Robert Reininger

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Apr	Houston, Texas, U.S. Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 6–4	Sammy Giammalva	Víctor Pecci Bruce Manson	José Higueras Harold Solomon Eddie Dibbs Mel Purcell
	Houston, Texas, U.S. Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D	Sherwood Stewart Mark Edmondson 6–4, 6–3	Anand Amritraj Fred McNair	Víctor Pecci Bruce Manson	José Higueras Harold Solomon Eddie Dibbs Mel Purcell
	Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Kevin Curren 6–4, 6–4	Bernard Mitton	Peter Feigl Shlomo Glickstein	Tian Viljoen Deon Joubert Tony Graham Raymond Moore
	Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Raymond Moore Bernard Mitton 7–5, 3–6, 6–1	Shlomo Glickstein David Schneider	Peter Feigl Shlomo Glickstein	Tian Viljoen Deon Joubert Tony Graham Raymond Moore
	Donnay Open Nice, France Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Yannick Noah 6–4, 6–2	Mario Martínez	Manuel Orantes Balázs Taróczy	Paul Torre Željko Franulović Ricardo Cano Ángel Giménez
	Donnay Open Nice, France Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Pascal Portes Yannick Noah 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Chris Lewis Pavel Složil	Manuel Orantes Balázs Taróczy	Paul Torre Željko Franulović Ricardo Cano Ángel Giménez
13 Apr	Jack Kramer Open Los Angeles, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	John McEnroe 6–7, 6–3, 6–3	Sandy Mayer	Bill Scanlon Nick Saviano	Stan Smith Walter Redondo Brian Teacher John Lloyd
	Jack Kramer Open Los Angeles, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Butch Walts Tom Gullikson 6–4, 6–4	John McEnroe Ferdi Taygan	Bill Scanlon Nick Saviano	Stan Smith Walter Redondo Brian Teacher John Lloyd
	Monte Carlo Open Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Clay – $250,000 – 32S/16D	No Winner	Jimmy Connors Guillermo Vilas 5–5 Abandoned	Adriano Panatta Balázs Taróczy	José Higueras Tomáš Šmíd Ricardo Cano Yannick Noah
		Balázs Taróczy Heinz Günthardt 6–3, 6–3	Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd	Adriano Panatta Balázs Taróczy	José Higueras Tomáš Šmíd Ricardo Cano Yannick Noah
20 Apr^[3]	Three Fives British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, England Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Víctor Pecci 6–3, 6–4	Balázs Taróczy	Manuel Orantes Tomáš Šmíd	Buster Mottram Guillermo Aubone Thierry Tulasne Dominique Bedel
		Víctor Pecci Ricardo Cano 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Buster Mottram Tomáš Šmíd	Manuel Orantes Tomáš Šmíd
	Alan King Tennis Classic Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Hard – $300,000 – 32S/16D	Ivan Lendl 6–4, 6–2	Harold Solomon	Brian Teacher Roscoe Tanner	Stan Smith Vitas Gerulaitis Brian Gottfried John Austin
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–3, 7–6	Tracy Delatte Trey Waltke	Brian Teacher Roscoe Tanner	Stan Smith Vitas Gerulaitis Brian Gottfried John Austin
28 Apr	Dallas WCT Finals Dallas, Texas, U.S. Carpet (i) – $250,000 – S8	John McEnroe 6–1, 6–2, 6–4	Johan Kriek	Brian Gottfried Roscoe Tanner	Sandy Mayer Sammy Giammalva Wojciech Fibak Vijay Amritraj

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 May	WCT Tournament of Champions Forest Hills, New York, U.S. Clay – $592,000 – 64S/32D	Eddie Dibbs 6–3, 6–2	Carlos Kirmayr	Wojciech Fibak Víctor Pecci	Balázs Taróczy Eliot Teltscher Mel Purcell José Luis Clerc
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 6–4, 6–4	John Fitzgerald Andy Kohlberg	Wojciech Fibak Víctor Pecci	Balázs Taróczy Eliot Teltscher Mel Purcell José Luis Clerc
	Nations Cup Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay – $430,000 – 16S/8D	Czechoslovakia 2–1	Australia	United States Argentina	West Germany Spain Italy Sweden
11 May	Alitalia Open Florence, Italy Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	José Luis Clerc 6–1, 6–2	Raúl Ramírez	Pavel Složil Gilles Moretton	Fernando Dalla Fontana Diego Pérez Paolo Bertolucci Patrick Proisy
	Alitalia Open Florence, Italy Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Pavel Složil Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta	Pavel Složil Gilles Moretton
	German Open Championships Hamburg, West Germany Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D	Peter McNamara 7–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4	Jimmy Connors	Balázs Taróczy Harold Solomon	Tomáš Šmíd Tony Giammalva Ángel Giménez Corrado Barazzutti
		Andrés Gómez Hans Gildemeister 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee	Balázs Taróczy Harold Solomon	Tomáš Šmíd Tony Giammalva Ángel Giménez Corrado Barazzutti
18 May	Bavarian Tennis Championships Munich, West Germany Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Chris Lewis 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1, 6–1	Christophe Roger-Vasselin	Ulrich Pinner Rolf Gehring	Fernando Luna Pavel Složil Shlomo Glickstein Butch Walts
		Paul Kronk David Carter 6–3, 6–4	Eric Fromm Shlomo Glickstein	Ulrich Pinner Rolf Gehring	Fernando Luna Pavel Složil Shlomo Glickstein Butch Walts
	Italian Open Rome, Italy Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D	José Luis Clerc 6–3, 6–4, 6–0	Víctor Pecci	Guillermo Vilas Ivan Lendl	Balázs Taróczy Peter McNamara Adriano Panatta Eddie Dibbs
	Italian Open Rome, Italy Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D	Andrés Gómez Hans Gildemeister 7–5, 6–2	Bruce Manson Tomáš Šmíd	Guillermo Vilas Ivan Lendl	Balázs Taróczy Peter McNamara Adriano Panatta Eddie Dibbs
25 May 1 June	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay – $400,000 – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Björn Borg 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1	Ivan Lendl	Víctor Pecci José Luis Clerc	Balázs Taróczy Yannick Noah John McEnroe Jimmy Connors
		Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy 6–2, 7–6, 6–3	Terry Moor Eliot Teltscher
		Andrea Jaeger Jimmy Arias 7–6, 6–4	Betty Stöve Frederick McNair

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 Jun	Belgian International Championships Brussels, Belgium Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Marko Ostoja 4–6, 6–4, 7–5	Ricardo Ycaza	Steve Krulevitz Diego Pérez	Adriano Panatta Per Hjertquist Mario Martínez Andrés Gómez
		Andrés Gómez Ricardo Cano 6–2, 6–2	Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta	Steve Krulevitz Diego Pérez	Adriano Panatta Per Hjertquist Mario Martínez Andrés Gómez
	Stella Artois Championships London, England Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	John McEnroe 7–6, 7–5	Brian Gottfried	Brian Teacher John Sadri	Hank Pfister Peter Rennert Eddie Edwards Kevin Curren
		Brian Teacher Pat Du Pré 3–6, 7–6, 11–9	Kevin Curren Steve Denton	Brian Teacher John Sadri	Hank Pfister Peter Rennert Eddie Edwards Kevin Curren
15 Jun	Bristol Open Bristol, England Grass – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mark Edmondson 6–3, 5–7, 6–4	Roscoe Tanner	Paul McNamee Johan Kriek	Phil Dent Tim Mayotte Russell Simpson Tim Gullikson
		Russell Simpson Billy Martin 6–3, 4–6, 6–4	John Austin Johan Kriek	Paul McNamee Johan Kriek	Phil Dent Tim Mayotte Russell Simpson Tim Gullikson
	Venice, Italy Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Mario Martínez 6–4, 6–4	Paolo Bertolucci	Pedro Rebolledo Marcos Hocevar	Adriano Panatta Diego Pérez Ulrich Pinner José Higueras
22 Jun 29 Jun	Wimbledon London, England Grand Slam Grass – $388,008 – 128S/64D/48XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	John McEnroe 4–6, 7–6^(7–1), 7–6^(7–4), 6–4	Björn Borg	Jimmy Connors Rod Frawley	Peter McNamara Vijay Amritraj Tim Mayotte Johan Kriek
		Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6–4, 6–4, 6–4	Bob Lutz Stan Smith
		Betty Stöve Frew McMillan 4–6, 7–6^(7–2), 6–3	Tracy Austin John Austin

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Jul	Suisse Open Gstaad, Switzerland Clay – $125,000 – 32S/16D	Wojciech Fibak 6–1, 7–6	Yannick Noah	Carlos Kirmayr Heinz Günthardt	José Luis Damiani Marcos Hocevar Fernando Dalla Fontana Víctor Pecci
	Suisse Open Gstaad, Switzerland Clay – $125,000 – 32S/16D	Markus Günthardt Heinz Günthardt 6–4, 6–1	David Carter Paul Kronk	Carlos Kirmayr Heinz Günthardt
	Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. Grass – $100,000 – 32S/16D	Johan Kriek 3–6, 6–3, 7–5	Hank Pfister	Craig Wittus Erik van Dillen	Anand Amritraj Brad Drewett Tim Wilkison Jim Delaney
	Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. Grass – $100,000 – 32S/16D	Erik van Dillen Brad Drewett 6–2, 6–4	Kevin Curren Billy Martin	Craig Wittus Erik van Dillen	Anand Amritraj Brad Drewett Tim Wilkison Jim Delaney
	Davis Cup Quarterfinals Timișoara, Romania – hard Christchurch, New Zealand – grass Båstad, Sweden – clay New York City, NY, U.S. – hard	Quarterfinal Winners Argentina 3–2 Great Britain 4–1 Australia 3–1 United States 4–1	Quarterfinal Losers Romania New Zealand Sweden Czechoslovakia
13 Jul	U.S. Pro Tennis Championships Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D	José Luis Clerc 0–6, 6–2, 6–2	Hans Gildemeister	Eliot Teltscher Bernard Fritz	Manuel Orantes Ricardo Cano José Luis Damiani Ángel Giménez
		Pavel Složil Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 7–6	Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez	Eliot Teltscher Bernard Fritz	Manuel Orantes Ricardo Cano José Luis Damiani Ángel Giménez
	Kitzbühel, Austria Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D	John Fitzgerald 3–6, 6–3, 7–5	Guillermo Vilas	Vitas Gerulaitis Klaus Eberhard	Per Hjertquist Fernando Luna Wojciech Fibak Víctor Pecci
	Kitzbühel, Austria Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D	Paul Kronk David Carter 7–6, 6–1	Marko Ostoja Louk Sanders	Vitas Gerulaitis Klaus Eberhard	Per Hjertquist Fernando Luna Wojciech Fibak Víctor Pecci
	Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, West Germany Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Björn Borg 1–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–4	Ivan Lendl	Andreas Maurer Peter McNamara	Paul McNamee Haroon Ismail Tomáš Šmíd Mark Edmondson
		Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 2–6, 6–4 7–6	Mark Edmondson Mike Estep	Andreas Maurer Peter McNamara	Paul McNamee Haroon Ismail Tomáš Šmíd Mark Edmondson
20 Jul	Swedish Open Championships Båstad, Sweden Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Thierry Tulasne 6–2, 6–3	Anders Järryd	Joakim Nyström Fernando Luna	Peter McNamara Mark Edmondson John Fitzgerald Paul McNamee
		John Fitzgerald Mark Edmondson 2–6, 7–5, 6–0	Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson	Joakim Nyström Fernando Luna	Peter McNamara Mark Edmondson John Fitzgerald Paul McNamee
	Dutch Open Hilversum, Netherlands Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Balázs Taróczy 6–3, 6–7, 6–4	Heinz Günthardt	Wojciech Fibak Roland Stadler	Erick Iskersky Tomáš Šmíd Shlomo Glickstein Jeff Borowiak
		Balázs Taróczy Heinz Günthardt 6–0, 6–2	Raymond Moore Andrew Pattison	Wojciech Fibak Roland Stadler	Erick Iskersky Tomáš Šmíd Shlomo Glickstein Jeff Borowiak
	Washington Star International Washington, D.C., U.S. Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D	José Luis Clerc 7–5, 6–2	Guillermo Vilas	Andrés Gómez Stanislav Birner	Ivan Lendl Mario Martínez Raúl Ramírez Mel Purcell
		Van Winitsky Raúl Ramírez 5–7, 7–6^(9–7), 7–6^(8–6)	Pavel Složil Ferdi Taygan	Andrés Gómez Stanislav Birner	Ivan Lendl Mario Martínez Raúl Ramírez Mel Purcell
27 Jul	Volvo International North Conway, NH, U.S. Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	José Luis Clerc 6–3, 6–2	Guillermo Vilas	Eliot Teltscher Ivan Lendl	José Higueras Pavel Složil Eddie Dibbs Harold Solomon
		Peter McNamara Heinz Günthardt 6–7, 7–5, 6–4	Pavel Složil Ferdi Taygan	Eliot Teltscher Ivan Lendl	José Higueras Pavel Složil Eddie Dibbs Harold Solomon
	South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D	Shlomo Glickstein 6–3, 5–7, 6–4	Dick Stockton	Manuel Orantes Nick Saviano	Gene Mayer Brad Drewett Jimmy Arias Grégoire Rafaitin
	South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. Clay – $75,000 – 64S/32D	Andrew Pattison Fritz Buehning 6–1, 6–4	Shlomo Glickstein David Schneider	Manuel Orantes Nick Saviano	Gene Mayer Brad Drewett Jimmy Arias Grégoire Rafaitin

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Aug	National Revenue Tennis Classic Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Brian Teacher 6–3, 6–2	John Austin	Nick Saviano Hank Pfister	Stan Smith Peter Fleming Tim Gullikson Phil Dent
		Brian Teacher Bruce Manson 6–1, 6–1	Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj	Nick Saviano Hank Pfister	Stan Smith Peter Fleming Tim Gullikson Phil Dent
	U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	José Luis Clerc 4–6, 6–4, 6–2	Ivan Lendl	Guillermo Vilas John Alexander	José Luis Damiani Ricardo Cano Gilles Moretton Mel Purcell
		Steve Denton Kevin Curren 6–3, 5–7, 7–5	Raúl Ramírez Van Winitsky	Guillermo Vilas John Alexander	José Luis Damiani Ricardo Cano Gilles Moretton Mel Purcell
10 Aug	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Gene Mayer 6–1, 6–4	Dave Siegler	Rodney Harmon Hank Pfister	Ben Testerman Ernie Fernandez Chris Dunk Colin Dibley
	Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Van Winitsky Erik van Dillen 6–4, 5–7, 7–5	Syd Ball Ross Case	Rodney Harmon Hank Pfister	Ben Testerman Ernie Fernandez Chris Dunk Colin Dibley
	Player's International Montreal, Quebec, Canada Hard – $200,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–2	Eliot Teltscher	Vijay Amritraj Shlomo Glickstein	Steve Denton Heinz Günthardt Brian Teacher Ramesh Krishnan
		Ferdi Taygan Raúl Ramírez 2–6, 7–6, 6–4	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	Vijay Amritraj Shlomo Glickstein	Steve Denton Heinz Günthardt Brian Teacher Ramesh Krishnan
	Stowe Grand Prix Stowe, Vermont, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Brian Gottfried 6–3, 6–3	Tony Graham	Jimmy Arias Marko Ostoja	Johan Kriek Fritz Buehning Larry Stefanki Gilles Moretton
		Larry Stefanki Johan Kriek 2–6, 6–1, 6–2	Brian Gottfried Robert Lutz	Jimmy Arias Marko Ostoja	Johan Kriek Fritz Buehning Larry Stefanki Gilles Moretton
17 Aug	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Mel Purcell 6–4, 6–2	Gilles Moretton	Eliot Teltscher Fritz Buehning	Terry Moor Tim Mayotte Phil Dent Tony Giammalva
	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Peter Fleming Fritz Buehning 6–4, 4–6, 6–3	Tony Giammalva Sammy Giammalva	Eliot Teltscher Fritz Buehning	Terry Moor Tim Mayotte Phil Dent Tony Giammalva
	ATP Championships Mason, Ohio, U.S. Hard – $200,000 – 64S/32D	John McEnroe 6–3, 6–4	Chris Lewis	Raúl Ramírez Stan Smith	Robert Lutz Thierry Tulasne Bill Scanlon Vitas Gerulaitis
		Ferdi Taygan John McEnroe 7–6, 6–3	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	Raúl Ramírez Stan Smith	Robert Lutz Thierry Tulasne Bill Scanlon Vitas Gerulaitis
31 Aug 7 Sep	US Open Flushing Meadow, New York, U.S. Grand Slam Hard – $440,000 – 128S/64D/32XD Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	John McEnroe 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3	Björn Borg	Vitas Gerulaitis Jimmy Connors	Ramesh Krishnan Bruce Manson Eliot Teltscher Roscoe Tanner
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming Walkover	Heinz Günthardt Peter McNamara
		Anne Smith Kevin Curren 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)	JoAnne Russell Steve Denton

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
14 Sep	Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo, Sicily, Italy Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–0, 6–0	Pedro Rebolledo	José Higueras Corrado Barazzutti	Alejandro Pierola Mario Martínez Jaime Fillol Wojciech Fibak
		Diego Pérez José Luis Damiani 6–1, 6–4	Jaime Fillol Belus Prajoux	José Higueras Corrado Barazzutti
	Sawgrass Doubles, Florida, U.S. Clay – $175,000 – D32	Peter McNamara Heinz Günthardt 7–6, 3–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–4	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	Alexander / Dent Cahill / Gullikson	Buehning / Taygan Amritraj / McNair Stewart / Riessen Gómez / Gildemeister
21 Sep	Bordeaux, France Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Andrés Gómez 7–6, 7–6, 6–1	Thierry Tulasne	Pascal Portes Fernando Luna	Yannick Noah Jim Gurfein Gabriel Urpí Erick Iskersky
	Bordeaux, France Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Belus Prajoux Andrés Gómez 7–5, 6–3	Jim Gurfein Anders Järryd	Pascal Portes Fernando Luna	Yannick Noah Jim Gurfein Gabriel Urpí Erick Iskersky
	Geneva Open Geneva, Switzerland Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Björn Borg 6–4, 6–3	Tomáš Šmíd	Manuel Orantes Joakim Nyström	Heinz Günthardt José Luis Damiani Ricardo Ycaza Ricardo Cano
		Balázs Taróczy Heinz Günthardt 6–4, 3–6, 6–2	Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd	Manuel Orantes Joakim Nyström
	Transamerica Open San Francisco, California, U.S. Carpet (i) – $175,000 – 48S/24D	Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 7–6	Brian Teacher	Bill Scanlon Vijay Amritraj	John McEnroe Tim Mayotte Pat Du Pré Jimmy Connors
		John McEnroe Peter Fleming 7–6, 6–4	Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart	Bill Scanlon Vijay Amritraj	John McEnroe Tim Mayotte Pat Du Pré Jimmy Connors
28 Sep	Madrid Grand Prix Madrid, Spain Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–2, 6–2	Pablo Arraya	Andrés Gómez José López-Maeso	Joakim Nyström Jaime Fillol Tomáš Šmíd Pedro Rebolledo
	Madrid Grand Prix Madrid, Spain Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Andrés Gómez Hans Gildemeister 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Heinz Günthardt Tomáš Šmíd	Andrés Gómez José López-Maeso	Joakim Nyström Jaime Fillol Tomáš Šmíd Pedro Rebolledo
	Maui Pro Tennis Classic Maui, Hawaii, U.S. Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Hank Pfister 6–4, 6–4	Tim Mayotte	Bill Scanlon John Alexander	Brad Gilbert Nick Saviano Tom Gullikson Tom Leonard
		Matt Mitchell Tony Graham 6–3, 3–6, 7–6	John Alexander James Delaney	Bill Scanlon John Alexander	Brad Gilbert Nick Saviano Tom Gullikson Tom Leonard
	Davis Cup Semifinals Buenos Aires, Argentina – clay Portland, OR, United States – carpet (i)	Semifinal Winners Argentina 5–0 United States 5–0	Semifinal Losers Great Britain Australia

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Oct	Torneo Godó Barcelona, Spain Clay – $175,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Ivan Lendl 6–0, 6–3, 6–0	Guillermo Vilas	Yannick Noah Eddie Dibbs	Adriano Panatta Tomáš Šmíd Pedro Rebolledo Balázs Taróczy
		Hans Simonsson Anders Järryd 6–1, 6–4	Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez	Yannick Noah Eddie Dibbs	Adriano Panatta Tomáš Šmíd Pedro Rebolledo Balázs Taróczy
	Nivea Tennis Classic Brisbane, Australia Grass – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Mark Edmondson 7–6, 3–6, 6–4	Chris Lewis	Phil Dent Rod Frawley	Syd Ball John Alexander Charlie Fancutt Brad Guan
		Chris Lewis Rod Frawley 7–5, 4–6, 7–6^(7–4)	Mark Edmondson Mike Estep	Phil Dent Rod Frawley	Syd Ball John Alexander Charlie Fancutt Brad Guan
	Tel Aviv Open Tel Aviv, Israel Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mel Purcell 6–1, 6–1	Per Hjertquist	Steve Krulevitz Klaus Eberhard	Eric Wilborts Vince Van Patten Dick Stockton Shlomo Glickstein
		Van Winitsky Steve Meister 3–6, 6–3, 6–3	John Feaver Steve Krulevitz	Steve Krulevitz Klaus Eberhard
12 Oct	Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Ivan Lendl 6–2, 6–3, 6–0	José Luis Clerc	Heinz Günthardt Trey Waltke	Eddie Dibbs Andrés Gómez Sammy Giammalva Steve Krulevitz
		Ilie Năstase José Luis Clerc 7–6, 6–7, 7–6	Markus Günthardt Pavel Složil	Heinz Günthardt Trey Waltke	Eddie Dibbs Andrés Gómez Sammy Giammalva Steve Krulevitz
	Sydney Indoor Sydney, Australia Hard (i) – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	John McEnroe 6–4, 7–5, 6–2	Roscoe Tanner	Eliot Teltscher John Fitzgerald	Tom Gullikson Vitas Gerulaitis Peter McNamara Víctor Pecci
		Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6–7, 7–6, 6–1	Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan	Eliot Teltscher John Fitzgerald	Tom Gullikson Vitas Gerulaitis Peter McNamara Víctor Pecci
19 Oct	Miracle Indoor Championships Melbourne, Australia Hard (i) – $125,000 – 32S/16D	Peter McNamara 6–4, 1–6, 5–5, def.	Vitas Gerulaitis	Chris Johnstone Chris Lewis	Phil Dent Víctor Pecci John Fitzgerald Mark Edmondson
		Peter McNamara Paul Kronk 3–6, 6–3, 6–4	Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan	Chris Johnstone Chris Lewis	Phil Dent Víctor Pecci John Fitzgerald Mark Edmondson
	Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Clay – $125,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Balázs Taróczy 6–3, 1–6, 7–6	Eliot Teltscher	Van Winitsky Pat Du Pré	Terry Moor Mel Purcell Wojciech Fibak Ricardo Cano
		Balázs Taróczy Heinz Günthardt 3–6, 6–2, 6–1	Larry Stefanki Robert Van't Hof	Van Winitsky Pat Du Pré	Terry Moor Mel Purcell Wojciech Fibak Ricardo Cano
	Vienna Indoor Vienna, Austria Hard (i) – $125,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Ivan Lendl 1–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–2	Brian Gottfried	Tomáš Šmíd Stan Smith	Sandy Mayer Jérôme Potier Rolf Gehring Carlos Kirmayr
		Tim Wilkison Steve Denton 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Sammy Giammalva Fred McNair	Tomáš Šmíd Stan Smith	Sandy Mayer Jérôme Potier Rolf Gehring Carlos Kirmayr
26 Oct	Lacoste Cup Cologne, Germany Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–3	Sandy Mayer	Sammy Giammalva Tomáš Šmíd	Andrew Pattison Eddie Edwards Tim Wilkison Kevin Curren
	Lacoste Cup Cologne, Germany Hard (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Sandy Mayer Frew McMillan 6–0, 6–4^[a]	Jan Kodeš Karl Meiler	Sammy Giammalva Tomáš Šmíd	Andrew Pattison Eddie Edwards Tim Wilkison Kevin Curren
	Paris Open Paris, France Hard (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Mark Vines 6–2, 6–4, 6–3	Pascal Portes	Yannick Noah Stan Smith	Ilie Năstase Richard Lewis Jérôme Potier Brian Gottfried
		Yannick Noah Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–4	Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith	Yannick Noah Stan Smith	Ilie Năstase Richard Lewis Jérôme Potier Brian Gottfried
	Seiko World Super Tennis Tokyo, Japan Carpet (i) – $300,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Vincent Van Patten 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Mark Edmondson	John McEnroe Heinz Günthardt	Bill Scanlon Vitas Gerulaitis Wojciech Fibak Tim Gullikson
		Hank Pfister Victor Amaya 6–4, 6–2	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy	John McEnroe Heinz Günthardt	Bill Scanlon Vitas Gerulaitis Wojciech Fibak Tim Gullikson

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Nov	Seiko Hong Kong Classic Hong Kong Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Van Winitsky 6–4, 6–7, 6–4	Mark Edmondson	Marty Davis Tim Gullikson	Lloyd Bourne Bruce Manson Chris Lewis John Sadri
	Seiko Hong Kong Classic Hong Kong Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Chris Mayotte Chris Dunk 6–4, 7–6	Marty Davis Brad Drewett	Marty Davis Tim Gullikson	Lloyd Bourne Bruce Manson Chris Lewis John Sadri
	Quito Grand Prix Quito, Ecuador Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Eddie Dibbs 3–6, 6–0, 7–5	David Carter	Andrés Gómez Hans Gildemeister	José Luis Clerc Manuel Orantes Ricardo Ycaza Víctor Pecci
	Quito Grand Prix Quito, Ecuador Clay – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Andrés Gómez Hans Gildemeister 7–5, 6–3	David Carter Ricardo Ycaza	Andrés Gómez Hans Gildemeister	José Luis Clerc Manuel Orantes Ricardo Ycaza Víctor Pecci
	Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) – $200,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Gene Mayer 6–4, 6–2	Sandy Mayer	Jimmy Connors Hank Pfister	Nick Saviano Peter Elter Mats Wilander Matt Doyle
		Steve Denton Kevin Curren 6–7, 6–4, 6–0	Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan	Jimmy Connors Hank Pfister	Nick Saviano Peter Elter Mats Wilander Matt Doyle
9 Nov	Taipei International Championships Taipei, Taiwan Carpet (i)– $75,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Robert Van't Hof 7–5, 6–2	Pat Du Pré	Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee	Ivan Dupasquier Tim Gullikson Mike Estep Rod Frawley
		John Benson Mike Bauer 6–4, 6–3	John Austin Mike Cahill	Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee	Ivan Dupasquier Tim Gullikson Mike Estep Rod Frawley
	Benson & Hedges Championships Wembley London, England Carpet (i) – $200,000 – 32S/16D	Jimmy Connors 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2	John McEnroe	Sandy Mayer Yannick Noah	Brian Gottfried Roscoe Tanner Richard Lewis Shlomo Glickstein
		Ferdi Taygan Sherwood Stewart 7–5, 6–7, 6–4	John McEnroe Peter Fleming	Sandy Mayer Yannick Noah
16 Nov	Bangkok, Thailand Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Bill Scanlon 6–2, 6–3	Mats Wilander	Anders Järryd Ramesh Krishnan	Vijay Amritraj John Austin Chris Dunk Van Winitsky
	Bangkok, Thailand Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Mike Cahill John Austin 6–3, 7–6	Lloyd Bourne Van Winitsky	Anders Järryd Ramesh Krishnan	Vijay Amritraj John Austin Chris Dunk Van Winitsky
	South American Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay – $175,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Ivan Lendl 6–1, 6–2	Guillermo Vilas	Pedro Rebolledo Andreas Maurer	Diego Pérez Andrés Gómez Juan Aguilera Rolf Gehring
		João Soares Marcos Hocevar 7–6, 6–7, 6–4	Jaime Fillol Álvaro Fillol	Pedro Rebolledo Andreas Maurer	Diego Pérez Andrés Gómez Juan Aguilera Rolf Gehring
	Italian Indoor Open Bologna, Italy Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Sandy Mayer 7–5, 6–3	Ilie Năstase	Corrado Barazzutti Tomáš Šmíd	Yannick Noah Tim Mayotte Jiří Granát Balázs Taróczy
		Henri Leconte Sammy Giammalva 7–6, 6–4	Tomáš Šmíd Balázs Taróczy	Corrado Barazzutti Tomáš Šmíd	Yannick Noah Tim Mayotte Jiří Granát Balázs Taróczy
23 Nov	South African Open Johannesburg, South Africa Hard – $300,000 – 32S/16D	Vitas Gerulaitis 6–4, 7–6, 6–1	Jeff Borowiak	Steve Denton Shlomo Glickstein	Andrew Pattison Freddie Sauer Tom Gullikson Buster Mottram
		John Yuill Terry Moor 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–7, 12–10	Fritz Buehning Russell Simpson	Steve Denton Shlomo Glickstein	Andrew Pattison Freddie Sauer Tom Gullikson Buster Mottram
	Philippine Classic Manila, Philippines Carpet (i) – $75,000 – 32S/16D	Ramesh Krishnan 6–4, 6–4	Ivan Dupasquier	Hans Kary Drew Gitlin	Mike Bauer Jim Gurfein Charlie Fancutt Brad Gilbert
		John Benson Mike Bauer 6–4, 6–4	Drew Gitlin Jim Gurfein	Hans Kary Drew Gitlin	Mike Bauer Jim Gurfein Charlie Fancutt Brad Gilbert
	Santiago International Championships Santiago, Chile Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Hans Gildemeister 6–4, 7–5	Andrés Gómez	José López-Maeso José Higueras	Carlos Castellan Pedro Rebolledo Sergio Casal Ricardo Cano
		Andrés Gómez Hans Gildemeister 6–2, 7–6	Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux	José López-Maeso José Higueras	Carlos Castellan Pedro Rebolledo Sergio Casal Ricardo Cano

December

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 Dec	Davis Cup Final Cincinnati, Ohio, United States – carpet (i)	United States 3–1	Argentina
14 Dec	Sofia Open Sofia, Bulgaria Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Richard Meyer 6–4, 7–6, 7–6	Leo Palin	Hans-Dieter Beutel Florin Segărceanu	Christoph Zipf Paul Torre Bozhidar Pampoulov Karl Meiler
	Sofia Open Sofia, Bulgaria Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D	Jiří Granát Thomas Emmrich 7–6, 2–6, 6–4	Ismail El Shafei Richard Meyer	Hans-Dieter Beutel Florin Segărceanu	Christoph Zipf Paul Torre Bozhidar Pampoulov Karl Meiler
	Sydney Outdoor Sydney, Australia Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D	Tim Wilkison 6–4, 7–6, 6–3	Chris Lewis	Steve Denton Mark Edmondson	Phil Dent Hank Pfister John Alexander Chris Johnstone
	Sydney Outdoor Sydney, Australia Grass – $125,000 – 64S/32D	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 6–7, 7–6, 7–6	Hank Pfister John Sadri	Steve Denton Mark Edmondson	Phil Dent Hank Pfister John Alexander Chris Johnstone
21 Dec 28 Dec	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Grass – $350,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Johan Kriek 6–2, 7–6^(7–1), 6–7^(1–7), 6–4	Steve Denton	Hank Pfister Mark Edmondson	Kim Warwick Shlomo Glickstein Tim Mayotte Peter McNamara
21 Dec 28 Dec		Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick 6–3, 6–7, 6–3	Hank Pfister John Sadri	Hank Pfister Mark Edmondson	Kim Warwick Shlomo Glickstein Tim Mayotte Peter McNamara

January 1982

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
11 Jan	Volvo Masters New York, U.S. Grand Prix Masters Carpet (i) – $400,000 – 8S/4D Singles – Doubles	Ivan Lendl 6–7^(5–7), 2–6, 7–6^(8–6), 6–2, 6–4.	Vitas Gerulaitis	Eliot Teltscher John McEnroe	Round Robin Roscoe Tanner Jimmy Connors Guillermo Vilas José Luis Clerc
11 Jan		Peter Fleming John McEnroe 6–3, 6–3	Kevin Curren Steve Denton	Eliot Teltscher John McEnroe

Points system

The tournaments listed above were divided into twelve point categories. The highest points were allocated to the Grand Slam tournaments; French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, the US Open and the Australian Open. Points were allocated based on these categories and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. The points table is based on a 32 player draw. No points were awarded to first-round losers and advancements by default were equal to winning a round.^[4] The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, is as follows:

	Grand Slam	$300,000+	$275,000+	$250,000+	$225,000+	$200,000+	$175,000+	$150,000+	$125,000+	$100,000+	$75,000+	$50,000+
Winner	350 (70)	300 (60)	275 (55)	250 (50)	225 (45)	200 (40)	175 (35)	150 (30)	125 (25)	100 (20)	75 (15)	50 (10)
Runner-up	245 (49)	210 (42)	192 (38)	175 (35)	157 (31)	140 (28)	122 (24)	104 (20)	87 (17)	70 (14)	52 (10)	35 (7)
Semifinalist	140 (28)	120 (24)	110 (22)	100 (20)	90 (18)	80 (16)	70 (14)	60 (12)	50 (10)	40 (8)	30 (6)	20 (4)
Quarterfinalist	70 (14)	60 (12)	55 (11)	50 (10)	45 (9)	40 (8)	35 (7)	30 (6)	25 (5)	20 (4)	15 (3)	10 (2)
Fourth round	35 (7)	30 (6)	27 (6)	25 (5)	22 (5)	20 (4)	17 (3)	14 (3)	12 (2)	10 (2)	7 (–)	5 (–)
Third round	17 (3)	15 (–)	13 (–)	12 (–)	11 (–)	10 (–)	9 (–)	7 (–)	6 (–)	5 (–)	– (–)	– (–)
Second round	9 (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Grand Prix standings

1. Ivan Lendl (Cze)

2. John McEnroe (USA)

3. Jimmy Connors (USA)

4. José Luis Clerc (Arg)

5. Guillermo Vilas (Arg)

6. Björn Borg (Sue)

7. Roscoe Tanner (USA)

8. Eliot Teltscher (USA)

9. Vitas Gerulaitis (USA)

10. Yannick Noah (Fra)

^[5]

ATP rankings

As of January 1981
Rk	Name	Nation
1	Björn Borg
2	John McEnroe
3	Jimmy Connors
4	Gene Mayer
5	Guillermo Vilas
6	Ivan Lendl
7	Harold Solomon
8	José Luis Clerc
9	Vitas Gerulaitis
10	Eliot Teltscher
11	Brian Gottfried
12	Brian Teacher
13	Eddie Dibbs
14	Roscoe Tanner
15	Wojciech Fibak
16	John Sadri
17	Victor Amaya
18	Johan Kriek
19	Balázs Taróczy
20	Vijay Amritraj

Year-end rankings 1981 (4 January 1982)^[6]
Rk	Name	Nation	Avg. Points	Points	Tourn.#	Change
1	John McEnroe		98.07	1,373	14	+1
2	Ivan Lendl		78.55	1,571	20	+4
3	Jimmy Connors		78.20	1,173	15	=
4	Björn Borg		68.33	820	10	–3
5	José Luis Clerc		67.64	947	14	+3
6	Guillermo Vilas		54.88	933	17	–1
7	Gene Mayer		45.15	587	13	–3
8	Eliot Teltscher		42.76	727	17	+2
9	Vitas Gerulaitis		40.76	693	17	=
10	Peter McNamara		37.21	521	14	+10
11	Roscoe Tanner		37.10	742	20	+3
12	Yannick Noah		34.80	696	20	+11
13	Johan Kriek		34.44	551	16	+5
14	Sandy Mayer		33.50	536	16	+38
15	Balázs Taróczy		29.11	524	18	+4
16	Brian Teacher		28.86	404	14	-4
17	Víctor Pecci		28.81	605	21	+18
18	Wojciech Fibak		27.11	515	19	–3
19	Brian Gottfried		25.36	558	22	–8
20	Mark Edmondson		23.41	679	29	+82

*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 4th, 1982.

WCT Tour standings

Player	Tournaments Played	Tournaments Won	Points
Roscoe Tanner	3	1	2785
Jimmy Connors	3	2	170
Wojciech Fibak	5	0	260
Yannick Noah	3	1	235
John McEnroe	2	2	220
Vijay Amritraj	8	0	150
Brian Gottfried	6	0	140
Vitas Gerulaitis	3	0	130
Corrado Barazzutti	7	1	330
Sandy Mayer	4	0	13
Gene Mayer	3	0	125

List of tournament winners

The list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:

Björn Borg (3) French Open, Stuttgart Outdoor, Geneva
José Luis Clerc (6) Florence, Rome, Boston, Washington, D.C., North Conway, Indianapolis
Jimmy Connors (4) La Quinta, Brussels, Rotterdam, Wembley
Kevin Curren (1) Johannesburg
Eddie Dibbs (2) Forest Hills WCT, Quito
Mark Edmondson (3) Adelaide, Bristol, Brisbane
Wojciech Fibak (1) Gstaad
Jaime Fillol (1) Mexico City
John Fitzgerald (1) Kitzbühel
Vitas Gerulaitis (1) Johannesburg
Sammy Giammalva (1) Napa
Hans Gildemeister (1) Santiago
Shlomo Glickstein (1) South Orange
Andrés Gómez (1) Bordeaux
Brian Gottfried (1) Stowe
Johan Kriek (3) Monterrey WCT, Newport, Australian Open
Ramesh Krishnan (1) Manila
Ivan Lendl (8) Stuttgart Indoor, Las Vegas, Montreal, Barcelona, Basel, Vienna, Cologne, Buenos Aires
Chris Lewis (1) Munich
Mario Martínez (1) Venice
Gene Mayer (4) Memphis, Denver, Cleveland, Stockholm
Sandy Mayer (1) Bologna
John McEnroe (10) Boca Raton, Milan, Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Dallas WCT, Queen's Club, Wimbledon, Cincinnati, US Open, Sydney Indoor
Peter McNamara (2) Hamburg, Melbourne Indoor
Richard Meyer (1) Sofia
Yannick Noah (2) Richmond WCT, Nice
Gianni Ocleppo (1) Linz
Manuel Orantes (1) Palermo
Marko Ostoja (1) Brussels
Víctor Pecci (2) Viña del Mar, Bournemouth
Mel Purcell (3) Tampa, Atlanta, Tel Aviv
Bill Scanlon (2) Auckland, Bangkok
Pavel Složil (1) Nancy
Roscoe Tanner (1) Philadelphia
Balázs Taróczy (3) Monte Carlo, Hilversum, Tokyo Outdoor
Brian Teacher (1) Columbus
Eliot Teltscher (2) Puerto Rico, San Francisco
Thierry Tulasne (1) Båstad
Vince Van Patten (1) Tokyo Indoor
Robert Van't Hof (1) Taiwan
Guillermo Vilas (3) Mar del Plata, Cairo, Houston
Mark Vines (1) Bercy
Tim Wilkison (1) Sydney Outdoor
Van Winitsky (1) Hong Kong

The following players won their first title in 1981:

Kevin Curren Johannesburg
John Fitzgerald Kitzbühel
Sammy Giammalva Napa
Andrés Gómez Bordeaux
Ramesh Krishnan Manila
Mel Purcell Tampa
Pavel Složil Nancy
Thierry Tulasne Båstad

Notes

^ Doubles event not listed by ATP.

References

^ "TENNIS". Tampa Times. Tampa, Florida: newspapers.com. March 13, 1981. p. 8. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
^ Tingay, Lance; Barrett, John (1982). "Volvo Grand Prix Results: $50,000 to $150,000 Tournaments.". Slazengers world of tennis 1982 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-356-08596-8.
^ Tingay, Lance; Barrett, John (1982). Slazengers world of tennis 1982 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-356-08596-8.
^ John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780356085968.
^ Bienvenido A Tenniscom.Com – Puppo – Set De Lectura
^ "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved September 14, 2023.

External links

ATP Archive 1981 Volvo Grand Prix Tournaments

[4] Doubles event not listed by ATP.

[1] "TENNIS". Tampa Times. Tampa, Florida: newspapers.com. March 13, 1981. p. 8. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

[2] Tingay, Lance; Barrett, John (1982). "Volvo Grand Prix Results: $50,000 to $150,000 Tournaments.". Slazengers world of tennis 1982 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-356-08596-8.

[3] Tingay, Lance; Barrett, John (1982). Slazengers world of tennis 1982 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-356-08596-8.

[5] John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780356085968.

[6] Bienvenido A Tenniscom.Com – Puppo – Set De Lectura

[7] "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved September 14, 2023.

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