1981 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Fourth-seeded Johan Kriek defeated Steve Denton 6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1981 Australian Open. Brian Teacher was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Men's Singles
1981 Australian Open
Champion Johan Kriek
Runner-up Steve Denton
Final score6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), 6–4
Draw64
Seeds16

Seeds

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

  1. Guillermo Vilas (Third Round)
  2. Peter McNamara (Quarterfinals)
  3. Roscoe Tanner (Second Round)
  4. Johan Kriek (Champion)
  5. Kim Warwick (Quarterfinals)
  6. Mark Edmondson (Semifinals)
  7. Fritz Buehning (First Round)
  8. Tim Mayotte (Quarterfinals)
  9. Shlomo Glickstein (Quarterfinals)
  10. John Sadri (First Round)
  11. Chris Lewis (Third Round)
  12. Hank Pfister (Semifinals)
  13. Pat DuPré (Third Round)
  14. Kevin Curren (Second Round)
  15. Peter Rennert (Second Round)
  16. John Fitzgerald (First Round)

Qualifying
Main article: 1981 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key
  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • L = Loser
  • r. = retired

Final eight
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
12 Hank Pfister 6 4 6 6
5 Kim Warwick 1 6 4 3
12 Hank Pfister 6 7 1 6 3
Steve Denton 7 6 6 3 6
9 Shlomo Glickstein 4 6 6 0
Steve Denton 6 3 7 6
Steve Denton 2 6 7 4
4 Johan Kriek 6 7 6 6
8 Tim Mayotte 6 3 5
4 Johan Kriek 7 6 7
4 Johan Kriek 6 7 7
6 Mark Edmondson 0 6 5
6 Mark Edmondson 7 7 6
2 Peter McNamara 5 6 3

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 G Vilas 6 6 7
J Nyström 4 2 6 1 G Vilas 6 6 6 6
Q W Masur 6 4 6 2 6 L Stefanki 7 3 4 4
L Stefanki 4 6 2 6 7 1 G Vilas 3 4 4
H Simonsson 6 7 6 6 12 H Pfister 6 6 6
R Hightower 4 6 7 3 H Simonsson 2 0 2
L Bourne 6 6 3 6 1 12 H Pfister 6 6 6
12 H Pfister 3 7 6 2 6 12 H Pfister 6 4 6 6
16 J Fitzgerald 7 6 6 3 4 5 K Warwick 1 6 4 3
P Dent 5 3 7 6 6 P Dent 7 6 7
C Fancutt 3 6 6 6 C Fancutt 6 4 6
C Johnstone 6 4 3 0 P Dent 3 3 0
J Gurfein 6 7 6 5 K Warwick 6 6 6
W Pascoe 3 6 3 J Gurfein 5 2 5
B Drewett 4 1 2 5 K Warwick 7 6 7
5 K Warwick 6 6 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 R Tanner 6 6 6
G Whitecross 3 3 3 3 R Tanner 3 6 4 3
R Frawley 2 6 6 3 6 R Frawley 6 4 6 6
A Järryd 6 2 1 6 3 R Frawley 2 3 2
D Siegler 6 6 3 3 3 9 S Glickstein 6 6 6
J Potier 3 1 6 6 6 J Potier 3 4 2
C Dunk 4 6 5 9 S Glickstein 6 6 6
9 S Glickstein 6 7 7 9 S Glickstein 4 6 6 0
14 K Curren 6 6 6 S Denton 6 3 7 6
S Krulevitz 2 2 1 14 K Curren 7 6 3 2 2
E Edwards 6 7 3 6 3 S Denton 6 3 6 6 6
S Denton 7 6 6 4 6 S Denton 6 4 7 7 7
T Tulasne 6 6 7 J Alexander 7 6 6 5 6
O Parun 3 4 5 T Tulasne 4 1 3
J Alexander 2 6 3 6 7 J Alexander 6 6 6
7 F Buehning 6 4 6 1 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 T Mayotte 6 6 6
E Sherbeck 2 3 1 8 T Mayotte 7 6 6
R Van't Hof 6 6 1 4 6 R Van't Hof 6 3 3
T Wilkison 3 3 6 6 3 8 T Mayotte 7 7 6
R Simpson 6 7 6 6 6 13 P DuPré 6 5 4
D Collings 7 5 7 4 4 R Simpson 4 4 2
B Guan 4 7 6 3 3 13 P DuPré 6 6 6
13 P DuPré 6 6 4 6 6 8 T Mayotte 6 3 5
11 C Lewis 6 6 6 4 J Kriek 7 6 7
I Năstase 4 3 2 11 C Lewis 6 6 6
J Smith 2 6 7 4 1 M Davis 4 3 3
M Davis 6 7 6 6 6 11 C Lewis 5 5 6 6 4
T Högstedt 7 6 6 4 J Kriek 7 7 3 2 6
S McCain 5 4 2 T Högstedt 2 4 6
D Gitlin 2 5 1 4 J Kriek 6 6 7
4 J Kriek 6 7 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 M Edmondson 6 6 6
P Cash 1 2 3 6 M Edmondson 5 1 7 7 6
S Ball 6 6 4 7 S Ball 7 6 5 5 4
S Meister 2 4 6 6 6 M Edmondson 6 6 6
J Delaney 6 3 6 7 C Letcher 2 0 3
M Mitchell 4 6 3 6 J Delaney 6 6 6 6 4
C Letcher 3 6 6 6 C Letcher 7 7 4 3 6
10 J Sadri 6 3 4 4 6 M Edmondson 7 7 6
15 P Rennert 6 6 3 6 2 P McNamara 5 6 3
CA Miller 2 2 6 3 15 P Rennert 6 1 3
P Kronk 3 6 6 7 P Kronk 7 6 6
M Wilander 6 3 4 5 P Kronk 6 2 2 6 3
R Lewis 7 6 6 2 P McNamara 1 6 6 4 6
C Wittus 6 4 0 R Lewis 6 6 5 4 2
D Carter 0 2 2 2 P McNamara 3 4 7 6 6
2 P McNamara 6 6 6
Preceded by
1981 US Open		 Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by
1982 French Open
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.