1981 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles

Singles
1981 Fischer-Grand Prix
Champion Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Runner-up United States Brian Gottfried
Final score 16, 60, 61, 62

Brian Gottfried was the defending champion but lost in the final 16, 60, 61, 62 to Ivan Lendl.

Seeds

The draw allocated unseeded players at random; as a result seven seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (Champion)
  2. United States Brian Gottfried (Final)
  3. United States Stan Smith (Semifinals)
  4. Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd (Semifinals)
  5. United States Sandy Mayer (Quarterfinals)
  6. West Germany Rolf Gehring (Quarterfinals)
  7. Brazil Carlos Kirmayr (Quarterfinals)
  8. Israel Shlomo Glickstein (Second Round)
  9. United States John Austin (Third Round)
  10. United States Sammy Giammalva, Jr. (Second Round)
  11. Czechoslovakia Stanislav Birner (Third Round)
  12. Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil (Third Round)
  13. West Germany Ulrich Pinner (First Round)
  14. United States Trey Waltke (First Round)
  15. Spain Ángel Giménez (First Round)
  16. United States Nick Saviano (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                             
  1  Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6 6    
4  Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 2 2    
  1  Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 1 6 6 6  
  2  United States Brian Gottfried 6 0 1 2  
3  United States Stan Smith 3 4  
  2  United States Brian Gottfried 6 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6    
   United States E Fromm 6 6          United States E Fromm 2 1    
   Austria I Wimmer 2 2         1  Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6    
         Switzerland R Stadler 1 3    
       Switzerland R Stadler 6 7  
Q  West Germany K Meiler 6 4 6     Q  West Germany K Meiler 4 6    
14  United States T Waltke 4 6 2       1  Czechoslovakia I Lendl 7 6  
      5  United States S Mayer 5 4  
    10  United States S Giammalva, Jr. 2 6    
   United States M Doyle 6 6          United States M Doyle 6 7    
   Austria B Pils 4 1            United States M Doyle 7 5 4
      5  United States S Mayer 6 7 6  
       United States T Wilkison 2 6 0
   Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 4 1       5  United States S Mayer 6 2 6  
5  United States S Mayer 6 6    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    4  Czechoslovakia T Šmíd 7 6    
   South Africa B Mitton 7 6          South Africa B Mitton 6 3    
   West Germany K Eberhard 6 4         4  Czechoslovakia T Šmíd 6 6    
         United Kingdom J Smith 1 4    
       Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Ostoja 2 6 3
   United Kingdom J Smith 6 2 6        United Kingdom J Smith 6 2 6  
15  Spain Á Giménez 1 6 4       4  Czechoslovakia T Šmíd 6 6  
13  West Germany U Pinner 4 5            France J Potier 1 1  
Q  United Kingdom R Lewis 6 7       Q  United Kingdom R Lewis 6 4    
    Q  West Germany C Zipf 7 6    
      Q  West Germany C Zipf 6 5 5
         France J Potier 2 7 7  
       France J Potier w/o    
   United States S Denton 5 6       8  Israel S Glickstein        
8  Israel S Glickstein 7 7    

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    6  West Germany R Gehring 6 4 7  
   Austria H Kary 6 6          Austria H Kary 3 6 6  
   Czechoslovakia P Hutka 4 1         6  West Germany R Gehring 6 6    
      11  Czechoslovakia S Birner 2 3    
       Austria H-P Kandler 1 3  
Q  Czechoslovakia M Lacek 1 2       11  Czechoslovakia S Birner 6 6    
11  Czechoslovakia S Birner 6 6         6  West Germany R Gehring 3 3  
9  United States J Austin 6 6         3  United States S Smith 6 6  
Q  United States S Meister 2 4       9  United States J Austin 6 2 7  
       United States D Siegler 2 6 6  
      9  United States J Austin 2 4  
   Austria P Feigl 6 6         3  United States S Smith 6 6    
   United States C Mayotte 3 3          Austria P Feigl 3 1  
    3  United States S Smith 6 6    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
7  Brazil C Kirmayr 6 7    
   United States J Lapidus 2 5       7  Brazil C Kirmayr 7 7    
       Netherlands L Sanders 6 6    
      7  Brazil C Kirmayr 2 6 6  
   Czechoslovakia J Granát 6 7         12  Czechoslovakia P Složil 6 4 3  
   Brazil J Soares 2 5          Czechoslovakia J Granát 6 6 4
    12  Czechoslovakia P Složil 4 7 6  
      7  Brazil C Kirmayr 2 6 4
      2  United States B Gottfried 6 4 6
    16  United States N Saviano 7 6    
   Zimbabwe A Pattison 7 6          Zimbabwe A Pattison 6 1    
   United States J Hayes 6 2         16  United States N Saviano 5 2  
      2  United States B Gottfried 7 6    
       United States M Vines 2 2  
   United States B Martin 2 1       2  United States B Gottfried 6 6    
2  United States B Gottfried 6 6    

References

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