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1981 French Open – Men's singles

March 03, 2023

Three-time defending champion Björn Borg successfully defended his title, defeating Ivan Lendl in the final, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1981 French Open. It was his sixth and last French Open title.

Men's singles
1981 French Open
Final
Champion Björn Borg
Runner-up Ivan Lendl
Score6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Main article: 1981 French Open

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Björn Borg is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Björn Borg (champion)
  2.   Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)
  3.   John McEnroe (quarterfinals)
  4.   Gene Mayer (third round)
  5.   Ivan Lendl (final)
  6.   Guillermo Vilas (fourth round)
  7.   José Luis Clerc (semifinals)
  8.   Harold Solomon (first round)
  9.   Vitas Gerulaitis (first round)
  10.   Eliot Teltscher (first round)
  11.   Yannick Noah (quarterfinals)
  12.   Brian Gottfried (third round)
  13.   Peter McNamara (fourth round)
  14.   Wojtek Fibak (fourth round)
  15.   Balázs Taróczy (quarterfinals)
  16.   Eddie Dibbs (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Björn Borg 6 6 6
15   Balázs Taróczy 3 3 2
1   Björn Borg 6 6 7
  Víctor Pecci Sr. 4 4 5
  Víctor Pecci Sr. 3 6 6 6
11   Yannick Noah 6 4 4 4
1   Björn Borg 6 4 6 3 6
5   Ivan Lendl 1 6 2 6 1
5   Ivan Lendl 6 6 7
3   John McEnroe 4 4 5
5   Ivan Lendl 3 6 4 7 6
7   José Luis Clerc 6 4 6 6 2
7   José Luis Clerc 4 6 4 7 6
2   Jimmy Connors 6 2 6 5 0

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Borg 6 6 6
  López-Maeso 2 2 2 1   Borg 6 7 6
  Popp 3 6 3 6 Q   Motta 1 5 0
Q   Motta 6 3 6 7 1   Borg 6 6 6
  Martinez 4 5 2 Q   Torre 2 1 2
  Giménez 6 7 6   Giménez 3 4 3
  McNamee 1 7 6 0 5 Q   Torre 6 6 6
Q   Torre 6 6 3 6 7 1   Borg 6 6 6
  Moor 6 6 6   Moor 0 0 1
  Järryd 2 4 2   Moor 6 7 6
  Damiani 6   Damiani 3 6 1
  Gehring 2 r   Moor 6 6 6
  Kronk 1 3 1   Năstase 3 2 1
  Proisy 6 6 6   Proisy 1 2 0
  Năstase 6 6 7   Năstase 6 6 6
10   Teltscher 2 4 5

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   Taróczy 6 6 6
  Pfister 3 0 1 15   Taróczy 7 7 7
  Šmid 6 7 6   Šmid 6 5 6
  Franulović 1 6 2 15   Taróczy 6 5
  Hocevar 2 6 6 6 Q   Testerman 1 2 r
  Restrepo 6 4 2 3   Hocevar 4 3 6 6 2
  Hutka 4 1 6 4 Q   Testerman 6 6 3 0 6
Q   Testerman 6 6 4 6 15   Taróczy 7 6 5 6
  Taygan 1 6 4 1   Tulasne 5 3 7 3
  Giammalva 6 3 6 6   Giammalva 6 7 6
  Zugarelli 3 1 0   Vizcaíno 4 5 4
  Vizcaíno 6 6 6   Giammalva 4 0 3
  Higueras 3 0 3   Tulasne 6 6 6
  Tulasne 6 6 6   Tulasne 6 4 6 6
  Panatta 6 7 6   Panatta 4 6 3 0
8   Solomon 3 5 2

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Mayer 6 6 6
  Bedel 1 4 3 4   Mayer 6 6 6
  Moore 7 3 4 6 9   Moore 4 2 1
  Dominguez 5 6 6 3 7 4   Mayer 4 1 r
  Glickstein 7 6 6   Pecci Sr. 6 2
  Meyer 5 3 0   Glickstein 6 3 5 5
  Pecci Sr. 6 7 6   Pecci Sr. 4 6 7 7
  Magnelli 2 5 1   Pecci Sr. 6 6 6
  Ismail 4 6 6 6 14   Fibak 2 3 3
  González 6 3 2 2   Ismail 2 6 5 6 6
Q   Maynetto 2 6 4   Deblicker 6 3 7 2 4
  Deblicker 6 7 6   Ismail 6 2 3 2
  Sanders 2 6 2 4 14   Fibak 4 6 6 6
  Luna 6 4 6 6   Luna 6 0 6
Q   Nichols 2 2 4 14   Fibak 7 6 7
14   Fibak 6 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   Noah 6 6 6
  Krishnan 1 1 4 11   Noah 7 1 6 6
  Gildemeister 6 2 6 6 12   Gildemeister 6 6 4 3
  Freyss 7 6 3 0 10 11   Noah 6 3 6 6
  Eberhard 1 4 7 3   Norbäck 0 6 1 4
  Norbäck 6 6 5 6   Norbäck 7 2 6 6
  Guerrero 6 2 3 4   Frawley 6 6 4 3
  Frawley 4 6 6 6 11   Noah 6 6 5 6
  Fagel 3 0 0 6   Vilas 2 3 7 4
  Waltke 6 6 6   Waltke 4 4 7 2
  Carter 6 3 4 2   Cano 6 6 6 6
  Cano 3 6 6 6   Cano 1 1 0
  Case 3 1 2 6   Vilas 6 6 6
  Portes 6 6 6   Portes 2 3 0
  Bertolucci 2 5 2 6   Vilas 6 6 6
6   Vilas 6 7 6

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Lendl 7 7 6
  Fitzgerald 5 6 4 5   Lendl 6 3 2 7 6
  Edwards 6 2 3 6 3   Gómez 2 6 6 6 4
  Gómez 4 6 6 1 6 5   Lendl 6 6 4 6
  Bengoechea 6 6 3 6   Bengoechea 2 1 6 3
  Leconte 4 1 6 4   Bengoechea 6 6 6
  Wittus 7 3 5 3   Mayotte 4 0 4
  Mayotte 6 6 7 6 5   Lendl 6 4 7 7
  Feigl 7 5 2 3 13   McNamara 2 6 6 6
  Fromm 6 7 6 6   Fromm 6 2 0 5
  Martin 4 7 7 6   Martin 3 6 6 7
  Mir 6 6 6 3   Martin 0 2 1
  Naegelen 3 6 0 13   McNamara 6 6 6
  Moretton 6 7 6   Moretton 3 3 3
  Goven 3 1 7 1 13   McNamara 6 6 6
13   McNamara 6 6 5 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   Gerulaitis 6 2 5 5
  Ycaza 4 6 7 7   Ycaza 5 6 1 6 6
PR   Gattiker 4 6 6   Arias 7 3 6 1 4
  Arias 6 7 7   Ycaza 6 0 7 6
  Johnstone 6 7 6   Hjertquist 4 6 6 2
  Stefanki 1 5 0   Johnstone 4 5 6
  Parun 4 4 4   Hjertquist 6 7 7
  Hjertquist 6 6 6   Ycaza 3 4 4
PR   Pérez 6 6 6 3   McEnroe 6 6 6
  Kodeš 2 1 4 PR   Pérez 7 6 2 6
  Van't Hof 4 6 0 1   Hřebec 6 4 6 2
  Hřebec 6 3 6 6 PR   Pérez 1 6 0 4
  Fillol Sr. 3 6 5 7 6 3   McEnroe 6 2 6 6
  Barazzutti 6 3 7 5 4   Fillol Sr. 3 0 2
  Van Patten 2 0 4 3   McEnroe 6 6 6
3   McEnroe 6 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   Clerc 7 7 6
  Günthardt 5 5 1 7   Clerc 6 6 6
  Fillol 6 6 3 6   Fillol 4 1 0
  Dalla Fontana 1 3 6 4 7   Clerc 6 6 6
  Nyström 6 6 3 6 Q   Ganzábal 4 2 1
  Krulevitz 2 7 6 7   Krulevitz 3 7 1 3
  Orantes 6 4 2 Q   Ganzábal 6 6 6 6
Q   Ganzábal 7 6 6 7   Clerc 6 3 7 7
  Ramírez 3 6 2   Kirmayr 4 6 5 5
  Kirmayr 6 7 6   Kirmayr 6 6 6
  Složil 6 3 6 6   Složil 4 4 4
  Rinaldini 2 6 2 3   Kirmayr 6 6 6
  Potier 1 7 4 2 12   Gottfried 2 4 2
  Simonsson 6 5 6 6   Simonsson 2 3 6
  Aubone 7 3 0 4 12   Gottfried 6 6 7
12   Gottfried 6 6 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   Dibbs 6 6 6
  Manson 0 1 1 16   Dibbs 6 6 4 6
  Lewis 6 6 4 2 6
March 03, 2023
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1981 French Open Men s singles news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Three time defending champion Bjorn Borg successfully defended his title defeating Ivan Lendl in the final 6 1 4 6 6 2 3 6 6 1 to win the men s singles tennis title at the 1981 French Open It was his sixth and last French Open title Men s singles1981 French OpenFinalChampionBjorn BorgRunner upIvan LendlScore6 1 4 6 6 2 3 6 6 1DetailsDraw128Seeds16EventsSingles men women boys girlsDoubles men women mixed boys girlsWC Singles men women quadWC Doubles men women quadLegends 45 45 women 1980 French Open 1982 Main article 1981 French Open Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2 1 Key 2 2 Finals 2 3 Section 1 2 4 Section 2 2 5 Section 3 2 6 Section 4 2 7 Section 5 2 8 Section 6 2 9 Section 7 2 10 Section 8 3 External linksSeeds EditThe seeded players are listed below Bjorn Borg is the champion others show the round in which they were eliminated Bjorn Borg champion Jimmy Connors quarterfinals John McEnroe quarterfinals Gene Mayer third round Ivan Lendl final Guillermo Vilas fourth round Jose Luis Clerc semifinals Harold Solomon first round Vitas Gerulaitis first round Eliot Teltscher first round Yannick Noah quarterfinals Brian Gottfried third round Peter McNamara fourth round Wojtek Fibak fourth round Balazs Taroczy quarterfinals Eddie Dibbs third round Draw EditKey Edit Q Qualifier WC Wild card LL Lucky loser r RetiredFinals Edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal 1 Bjorn Borg66615 Balazs Taroczy3321 Bjorn Borg667 Victor Pecci Sr 445 Victor Pecci Sr 366611 Yannick Noah64441 Bjorn Borg646365 Ivan Lendl162615 Ivan Lendl6673 John McEnroe4455 Ivan Lendl364767 Jose Luis Clerc646627 Jose Luis Clerc464762 Jimmy Connors62650Section 1 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round1 Borg666 Lopez Maeso2221 Borg676 Popp3636Q Motta150Q Motta63671 Borg666 Martinez452Q Torre212 Gimenez676 Gimenez343 McNamee17605Q Torre666Q Torre663671 Borg666 Moor666 Moor001 Jarryd242 Moor676 Damiani6 Damiani361 Gehring2r Moor666 Kronk131 Năstase321 Proisy666 Proisy120 Năstase667 Năstase66610 Teltscher245Section 2 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round15 Taroczy666 Pfister30115 Taroczy777 Smid676 Smid656 Franulovic16215 Taroczy65 Hocevar2666Q Testerman12r Restrepo6423 Hocevar43662 Hutka4164Q Testerman66306Q Testerman664615 Taroczy7656 Taygan1641 Tulasne5373 Giammalva6366 Giammalva676 Zugarelli310 Vizcaino454 Vizcaino666 Giammalva403 Higueras303 Tulasne666 Tulasne666 Tulasne6466 Panatta676 Panatta46308 Solomon352Section 3 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round4 Mayer666 Bedel1434 Mayer666 Moore73469 Moore421 Dominguez566374 Mayer41r Glickstein766 Pecci Sr 62 Meyer530 Glickstein6355 Pecci Sr 676 Pecci Sr 4677 Magnelli251 Pecci Sr 666 Ismail466614 Fibak233 Gonzalez6322 Ismail26566Q Maynetto264 Deblicker63724 Deblicker676 Ismail6232 Sanders262414 Fibak4666 Luna6466 Luna606Q Nichols22414 Fibak76714 Fibak666Section 4 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round11 Noah666 Krishnan11411 Noah7166 Gildemeister626612 Gildemeister6643 Freyss76301011 Noah6366 Eberhard1473 Norback0614 Norback6656 Norback7266 Guerrero6234 Frawley6643 Frawley466611 Noah6656 Fagel3006 Vilas2374 Waltke666 Waltke4472 Carter6342 Cano6666 Cano3666 Cano110 Case3126 Vilas666 Portes666 Portes230 Bertolucci2526 Vilas6666 Vilas676Section 5 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round5 Lendl776 Fitzgerald5645 Lendl63276 Edwards62363 Gomez26664 Gomez466165 Lendl6646 Bengoechea6636 Bengoechea2163 Leconte4164 Bengoechea666 Wittus7353 Mayotte404 Mayotte66765 Lendl6477 Feigl752313 McNamara2666 Fromm6766 Fromm6205 Martin4776 Martin3667 Mir6663 Martin021 Naegelen36013 McNamara666 Moretton676 Moretton333 Goven317113 McNamara66613 McNamara6656Section 6 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round9 Gerulaitis6255 Ycaza4677 Ycaza56166PR Gattiker466 Arias73614 Arias677 Ycaza6076 Johnstone676 Hjertquist4662 Stefanki150 Johnstone456 Parun444 Hjertquist677 Hjertquist666 Ycaza344PR Perez6663 McEnroe666 Kodes214PR Perez7626 Van t Hof4601 Hrebec6462 Hrebec6366PR Perez1604 Fillol Sr 365763 McEnroe6266 Barazzutti63754 Fillol Sr 302 Van Patten2043 McEnroe6663 McEnroe666Section 7 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round7 Clerc776 Gunthardt5517 Clerc666 Fillol6636 Fillol410 Dalla Fontana13647 Clerc666 Nystrom6636Q Ganzabal421 Krulevitz2767 Krulevitz3713 Orantes642Q Ganzabal6666Q Ganzabal7667 Clerc6377 Ramirez362 Kirmayr4655 Kirmayr676 Kirmayr666 Slozil6366 Slozil444 Rinaldini2623 Kirmayr666 Potier174212 Gottfried242 Simonsson6566 Simonsson236 Aubone730412 Gottfried66712 Gottfried6666Section 8 Edit First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round16 Dibbs666 Manson01116 Dibbs6646 Lewis66426 span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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