1981 Paris Open – Singles

Singles
1981 Paris Open
Final
Champion	Mark Vines
Runner-up	Pascal Portes
Score	6–2, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Brian Gottfried was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Stan Smith.

Mark Vines won in the final 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 against Pascal Portes.

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

• NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.

	Final
		Mark Vines	6	6	6
	7	Pascal Portes	2	4	3

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Y Noah	6	5	6
		M Cox	2	7	2			1	Y Noah	6	6	6
		C Mayotte	1	5					E Deblicker	7	4	2
		E Deblicker	6	7											1	Y Noah	2	7	7
		J-L Haillet	1	6	4										8	I Năstase	6	6	5
		C Zipf	6	4	6				C Zipf	1	2
		M Ostoja	5	4				8	I Năstase	6	6
	8	I Năstase	7	6																		1	Y Noah	4	6
	4	H Solomon	1	3																			M Vines	6	7
		M Vines	6	6					M Vines	6	3	6
		J-F Caujolle	1	3					P Bertolucci	4	6	2
		P Bertolucci	6	6												M Vines	4	6	6
		C Freyss	6	4												R Lewis	6	3	2
		S Meister	7	6					S Meister	6	6	3
		R Lewis	6	6					R Lewis	4	7	6
	5	A Panatta	3	3

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	P Portes	6	6
		J Smith	3	4				7	P Portes	6	6
		P Proisy	1	4					L Courteau	1	1
		L Courteau	6	6											7	P Portes	6	6
		J Vanlangendonck	2	2												J Potier	1	0
		J Potier	6	6					J Potier	7	6
		H Ismail	6	2				3	J Kriek	6	3
	3	J Kriek	7	6																		7	P Portes	3	7	6
	6	S Smith	6	6																		6	S Smith	6	5	3
		H Leconte	3	4				6	S Smith	7	7
		P Torre	3	2					J Feaver	6	5
		J Feaver	6	6											6	S Smith	7	2	15
		D Siegler	6	6											2	B Gottfried	6	6	13
		B Fritz	3	1					D Siegler	2	6	3
		E Fromm	6	3				2	B Gottfried	6	4	6
	2	B Gottfried	7	6

• 1981 Paris Open draw