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 tournament titles	John McEnroe (10)
Most tournament 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
← 1980 1982 →

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
	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
	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
	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
		David Carter Paul Kronk 6–1, 7–6	Ángel Giménez Jairo Velasco, Sr.
	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
		Chris Mayotte Tim Mayotte 6–4, 7–6	Tim Gullikson Eliot Teltscher
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
	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
		Paul Kronk David Carter 6–1, 6–2	Andrés Gómez Belus Prajoux

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Feb	Grand Prix Austral Línea Aérea 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.
	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
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
		Brian Teacher Bruce Manson 7–6, 6–2	Terry Moor Eliot Teltscher
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
	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

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
	Salisbury WCT 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
	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
		Balázs Taróczy Ismail El Shafei 6–7, 6–3, 6–1	Paolo Bertolucci Gianni Ocleppo
	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
		Butch Walts Bernard Mitton 6–3, 3–6, 6–1	David Carter Paul Kronk
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
		Adriano Panatta Ilie Năstase 6–4, 2–6, 6–4	John Feaver Jiří Hřebec
	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
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
		Raúl Ramírez Brian Gottfried 7–6, 6–3	John McEnroe Peter Rennert
	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
		Chris Mayotte Richard Meyer 6–3, 3–6, 7–6	Tracy Delatte John Hayes
	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
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
	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
		Hans Simonsson Anders Järryd 6–4, 7–6	Brad Drewett Pavel Složil

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
		Sherwood Stewart Mark Edmondson 6–4, 6–3	Anand Amritraj Fred McNair
	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
		Raymond Moore Bernard Mitton 7–5, 3–6, 6–1	Shlomo Glickstein David Schneider
	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
		Pascal Portes Yannick Noah 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Chris Lewis Pavel Složil
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
		Butch Walts Tom Gullikson 6–4, 6–4	John McEnroe Ferdi Taygan
	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
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
	Alan King Tennis Classic Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Hard – $300,000 – 32S/16D Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=1981_Grand_Prix_(tennis) Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia.  Navigácia: Veda > Analytika Antropológia Aplikované vedy Bibliometria Dejiny vedy Encyklopédie Filozofia vedy Forenzné vedy Humanitné vedy Knižničná veda Kryogenika Kryptológia Kulturológia Literárna veda Medzidisciplinárne oblasti Metódy kvantitatívnej analýzy Metavedy Metodika Metodológia vedy Náboženstvo a veda Náučná literatúra Podvody vo vede Popularizácia vedy Potravinárstvo Prírodné vedy Pseudoveda Scientometria Spoločenské vedy Teórie Teatrológia Technické vedy Technika Terminológia Umenie Výskum Veda Veda a technika podľa štátu Veda a technika podľa kontinentu Veda a technika podľa roka Veda v kozme Vedci Vedecká literatúra Vedecké databázy Vedecké experimenty Vedecké konferencie Vedecké metódy Vedecké ocenenia Vedecké organizácie Vedecké parky Vedeckí spisovatelia Vzdelávanie Záhady Príbuzné výrazy: Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia. www.astronomia.sk | www.biologia.sk | www.botanika.sk | www.dejiny.sk | www.economy.sk | www.elektrotechnika.sk | www.estetika.sk | www.farmakologia.sk | www.filozofia.sk | Fyzika | www.futurologia.sk | www.genetika.sk | www.chemia.sk | www.lingvistika.sk | www.politologia.sk | www.psychologia.sk | www.sexuologia.sk | www.sociologia.sk | www.veda.sk I www.zoologia.sk