1981 Richmond WCT

1981 Richmond WCT
Date February 2 –8
Edition 11h
Category Grand Prix (WCT)
Draw 32S / 16D
Prize money $175,000
Surface Carpet / indoor
Location Richmond, Virginia, USA
Champions
Singles
France Yannick Noah [1]
Doubles
United States Tim Gullikson / South Africa Bernard Mitton [2]

The 1981 Richmond WCT, also known by its sponsored name United Virginia Bank Classic, was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Richmond, Virginia, United States. The event was part WCT Tour which was incorporated into the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from February 2through February 8, 1981. Eighth-seeded Yannick Noah won the singles title and the $35,000 first-prize money.[3][4]

Finals

Singles

France Yannick Noah defeated Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–1, 3–1, retired

Doubles

United States Tim Gullikson / South Africa Bernard Mitton defeated United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez 3–6, 6–2, 6–3

References

  1. ↑ "1981 Richmond – Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ↑ "1981 Richmond – Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 27, 181. ISBN 9780356085968.
  4. ↑ "The $35,000 Racquet". Commonwealth Times (15). Virginia Commonwealth University. February 17, 1981. pp. 12–13, 23.
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