1981 Player's Canadian Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1981 Player's Canadian Open
Champion	Ivan Lendl
Runner-up	Eliot Teltscher
Final score	6–3, 6–2

Ivan Lendl was the defending champion.

Lendl successfully defended his title, defeating Eliot Teltscher in the final, 6–3, 6–2.

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	10	Vijay Amritraj	6	2	3
	6	Eliot Teltscher	1	6	6
								6	Eliot Teltscher	3	2
								4	Ivan Lendl	6	6
	4	Ivan Lendl	5	6	6
	15	Shlomo Glickstein	7	2	3

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	J McEnroe	6	6
	P Hjertquist	3	2				1	J McEnroe	6	6
	J Lloyd	1	3					P Fleming	3	2
	P Fleming	6	6											1	J McEnroe	7	6	1
	H Simonsson	7	6											10	V Amritraj	5	7	6
	Bill Cowan	6	4					H Simonsson	1	6	2
	D Carter	0	4				10	V Amritraj	6	4	6
10	V Amritraj	6	6																		10	V Amritraj	6	6
12	S Giammalva, Jr.	6	6																			S Denton	2	2
	T Wilkison	3	4				12	S Giammalva, Jr.	6	3
	B Mitton	6	4	6				B Mitton	7	6
	Juan Carlos Ayala	4	6	1											B Mitton	6	5	6
	R Van't Hof	2	2												S Denton	4	7	7
	S Denton	6	6					S Denton	1	7	6
	F Taygan	3	2				8	V Gerulaitis	6	6	4
8	V Gerulaitis	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
3	J Connors	4	3
	T Waltke	6	6					T Waltke	2	7	3
	R Stadler	1	6	2				C Roger-Vasselin	6	6	6
	C Roger-Vasselin	6	4	6											C Roger-Vasselin	3	2
	H Günthardt	6	6												H Günthardt	6	6
Q	Nigel O'Rourke	0	1					H Günthardt	3	6	6
WC	G Michibata	4	2				16	K Curren	6	3	2
16	K Curren	6	6																			H Günthardt	4	2
11	T Šmíd	6	7																		6	E Teltscher	6	6
Q	M Dickson	2	6				11	T Šmíd	7	3	7
	J Norbäck	5	0					B Manson	6	6	6
	B Manson	7	6											11	T Šmíd	3	4
	B Fritz	6	6											6	E Teltscher	6	6
WC	S Bonneau	4	1					B Fritz	3	1
Q	Rick Meyers	4	0				6	E Teltscher	6	6
6	E Teltscher	6	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
7	B Teacher	5	6	6
	J Austin	7	2	4			7	B Teacher	6	7
	J Gurfein	3	6	6				J Gurfein	3	6
	P Du Pré	6	2	4										7	B Teacher	3	6	6
	B Drewett	7	7												B Drewett	6	3	3
Q	Josef Brabenec	5	6					B Drewett	2	6	6
	S Meister	6	6					S Meister	6	1	1
LL	D Schneider	4	4																		7	B Teacher	1	1
9	J Sadri	6	6																		4	I Lendl	6	6
	M Edmondson	1	4				9	J Sadri	4	6	5
	A Amritraj	6	6					A Amritraj	6	4	7
Q	Glen Holroyd	3	4												A Amritraj	0	3
	Ti Gullikson	6	6											4	I Lendl	6	6
	T Tulasne	3	1					Ti Gullikson	1	2
	C Lewis	2	6	1			4	I Lendl	6	6
4	I Lendl	6	3	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
5	P McNamara	6	6
	T Giammalva	3	3				5	P McNamara	6	6
	J Fitzgerald	6	6					J Fitzgerald	2	4
Q	A Kohlberg	0	2											5	P McNamara	4	6	3
	P Dent	2	6	6										15	S Glickstein	6	3	6
	R Simpson	6	4	7				R Simpson	3	3
	S Docherty	7	3	3			15	S Glickstein	6	6
15	S Glickstein	6	6	6																	15	S Glickstein	3	6	6
13	To Gullikson	6	6																			R Krishnan	6	3	4
	D Bedel	3	0				13	To Gullikson	5	6	6
	R Fagel	6	2					P Feigl	7	1	4
	P Feigl	7	6											13	To Gullikson	1	3
	N Saviano	6	3	2											R Krishnan	6	6
	R Krishnan	2	6	6				R Krishnan	7	6
	S Stewart	6	5	7				S Stewart	5	1
LL	Todd Lundy	4	7	5

References

• Main Draw