1981 French Open – Men's Singles

First-seeded and three-time defending champion Björn Borg successfully defended his title, defeating Ivan Lendl 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1981 French Open.

Men's Singles
1981 French Open
Champion Björn Borg
Runner-up Ivan Lendl
Final score6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Draw128
Seeds16

Seeds

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

  1. Björn Borg (Champion)
  2. Jimmy Connors (Quarterfinals)
  3. John McEnroe (Quarterfinals)
  4. Gene Mayer (Third round)
  5. Ivan Lendl (Final)
  6. Guillermo Vilas (Fourth round)
  7. José Luis Clerc (Semifinals)
  8. Harold Solomon (First round)
  9. Vitas Gerulaitis (First round)
  10. Eliot Teltscher (First round)
  11. Yannick Noah (Quarterfinals)
  12. Brian Gottfried (Third round)
  13. Peter McNamara (Fourth round)
  14. Wojtek Fibak (Fourth round)
  15. Balázs Taróczy (Quarterfinals)
  16. Eddie Dibbs (Third round)

Draw

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

Finals
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                     
1 Björn Borg 6 6 6
15 Balázs Taróczy 3 3 2
1 Björn Borg 6 6 7
Víctor Pecci, Sr. 4 4 5
Víctor Pecci, Sr. 3 6 6 6
11 Yannick Noah 6 4 4 4
1 Björn Borg 6 4 6 3 6
5 Ivan Lendl 1 6 2 6 1
5 Ivan Lendl 6 6 7
3 John McEnroe 4 4 5
5 Ivan Lendl 3 6 4 7 6
7 José Luis Clerc 6 4 6 6 2
7 José Luis Clerc 4 6 4 7 6
2 Jimmy Connors 6 2 6 5 0

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Borg 6 6 6
López-Maeso 2 2 2 1 Borg 6 7 6
Popp 3 6 3 6 Q Motta 1 5 0
Q Motta 6 3 6 7 1 Borg 6 6 6
Martinez 4 5 2 Q Torre 2 1 2
Giménez 6 7 6 Giménez 3 4 3
McNamee 1 7 6 0 5 Q Torre 6 6 6
Q Torre 6 6 3 6 7 1 Borg 6 6 6
Moor 6 6 6 Moor 0 0 1
Järryd 2 4 2 Moor 6 7 6
Damiani 6 Damiani 3 6 1
Gehring 2 r Moor 6 6 6
Kronk 1 3 1 Năstase 3 2 1
Proisy 6 6 6 Proisy 1 2 0
Năstase 6 6 7 Năstase 6 6 6
10 Teltscher 2 4 5

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Taróczy 6 6 6
Pfister 3 0 1 15 Taróczy 7 7 7
Šmid 6 7 6 Šmid 6 5 6
Franulović 1 6 2 15 Taróczy 6 5
Hocevar 2 6 6 6 Q Testerman 1 2 r
Restrepo 6 4 2 3 Hocevar 4 3 6 6 2
Hutka 4 1 6 4 Q Testerman 6 6 3 0 6
Q Testerman 6 6 4 6 15 Taróczy 7 6 5 6
Taygan 1 6 4 1 Tulasne 5 3 7 3
Giammalva 6 3 6 6 Giammalva 6 7 6
Zugarelli 3 1 0 Vizcaíno 4 5 4
Vizcaíno 6 6 6 Giammalva 4 0 3
Higueras 3 0 3 Tulasne 6 6 6
Tulasne 6 6 6 Tulasne 6 4 6 6
Panatta 6 7 6 Panatta 4 6 3 0
8 Solomon 3 5 2

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Mayer 6 6 6
Bedel 1 4 3 4 Mayer 6 6 6
Moore 7 3 4 6 9 Moore 4 2 1
Dominguez 5 6 6 3 7 4 Mayer 4 1 r
Glickstein 7 6 6 Pecci, Sr. 6 2
Meyer 5 3 0 Glickstein 6 3 5 5
Pecci, Sr. 6 7 6 Pecci, Sr. 4 6 7 7
Magnelli 2 5 1 Pecci, Sr. 6 6 6
Ismail 4 6 6 6 14 Fibak 2 3 3
González 6 3 2 2 Ismail 2 6 5 6 6
Q Maynetto 2 6 4 Deblicker 6 3 7 2 4
Deblicker 6 7 6 Ismail 6 2 3 2
Sanders 2 6 2 4 14 Fibak 4 6 6 6
Luna 6 4 6 6 Luna 6 0 6
Q Nichols 2 2 4 14 Fibak 7 6 7
14 Fibak 6 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 Noah 6 6 6
Krishnan 1 1 4 11 Noah 7 1 6 6
Gildemeister 6 2 6 6 12 Gildemeister 6 6 4 3
Freyss 7 6 3 0 10 11 Noah 6 3 6 6
Eberhard 1 4 7 3 Norbäck 0 6 1 4
Norbäck 6 6 5 6 Norbäck 7 2 6 6
Guerrero 6 2 3 4 Frawley 6 6 4 3
Frawley 4 6 6 6 11 Noah 6 6 5 6
Fagel 3 0 0 6 Vilas 2 3 7 4
Waltke 6 6 6 Waltke 4 4 7 2
Carter 6 3 4 2 Cano 6 6 6 6
Cano 3 6 6 6 Cano 1 1 0
Case 3 1 2 6 Vilas 6 6 6
Portes 6 6 6 Portes 2 3 0
Bertolucci 2 5 2 6 Vilas 6 6 6
6 Vilas 6 7 6

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 Lendl 7 7 6
Fitzgerald 5 6 4 5 Lendl 6 3 2 7 6
Edwards 6 2 3 6 3 Gómez 2 6 6 6 4
Gómez 4 6 6 1 6 5 Lendl 6 6 4 6
Bengoechea 6 6 3 6 Bengoechea 2 1 6 3
Leconte 4 1 6 4 Bengoechea 6 6 6
Wittus 7 3 5 3 Mayotte 4 0 4
Mayotte 6 6 7 6 5 Lendl 6 4 7 7
Feigl 7 5 2 3 13 McNamara 2 6 6 6
Fromm 6 7 6 6 Fromm 6 2 0 5
Martin 4 7 7 6 Martin 3 6 6 7
Mir 6 6 6 3 Martin 0 2 1
Naegelen 3 6 0 13 McNamara 6 6 6
Moretton 6 7 6 Moretton 3 3 3
Goven 3 1 7 1 13 McNamara 6 6 6
13 McNamara 6 6 5 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Gerulaitis 6 2 5 5
Ycaza 4 6 7 7 Ycaza 5 6 1 6 6
PR Gattiker 4 6 6 Arias 7 3 6 1 4
Arias 6 7 7 Ycaza 6 0 7 6
Johnstone 6 7 6 Hjertquist 4 6 6 2
Stefanki 1 5 0 Johnstone 4 5 6
Parun 4 4 4 Hjertquist 6 7 7
Hjertquist 6 6 6 Ycaza 3 4 4
PR Pérez 6 6 6 3 McEnroe 6 6 6
Kodeš 2 1 4 PR Pérez 7 6 2 6
Van't Hof 4 6 0 1 Hřebec 6 4 6 2
Hřebec 6 3 6 6 PR Pérez 1 6 0 4
Fillol, Sr. 3 6 5 7 6 3 McEnroe 6 2 6 6
Barazzutti 6 3 7 5 4 Fillol, Sr. 3 0 2
Van Patten 2 0 4 3 McEnroe 6 6 6
3 McEnroe 6 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Clerc 7 7 6
Günthardt 5 5 1 7 Clerc 6 6 6
Fillol 6 6 3 6 Fillol 4 1 0
Dalla-Fontana 1 3 6 4 7 Clerc 6 6 6
Nyström 6 6 3 6 Q Ganzábal 4 2 1
Krulevitz 2 7 6 7 Krulevitz 3 7 1 3
Orantes 6 4 2 Q Ganzábal 6 6 6 6
Q Ganzábal 7 6 6 7 Clerc 6 3 7 7
Ramírez 3 6 2 Kirmayr 4 6 5 5
Kirmayr 6 7 6 Kirmayr 6 6 6
Složil 6 3 6 6 Složil 4 4 4
Rinaldini 2 6 2 3 Kirmayr 6 6 6
Potier 1 7 4 2 12 Gottfried 2 4 2
Simonsson 6 5 6 6 Simonsson 2 3 6
Aubone 7 3 0 4 12 Gottfried 6 6 7
12 Gottfried 6 6 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 Dibbs 6 6 6
Manson 0 1 1 16 Dibbs 6 6 4 6
Lewis 6 6 4 2 6 Lewis 3 2 6 4
Edmondson 4 2 6 6 4 16 Dibbs 6 6 4 2 3
Haillet 6 5 4 6 Purcell 3 2 6 6 6
PR Bahrami 4 7 6 7 PR Bahrami 1 1 6 3
Purcell 3 4 6 6 6 Purcell 6 6 3 6
Maurer 6 6 1 3 1 Purcell 2 4 6
Mckown 3 3 3 2 Connors 6 6 7
Caujolle 6 6 6 Caujolle 3 3 7 7 6
Schneider 4 6 4 2 Kuchna 6 6 6 5 3
Kuchna 6 3 6 6 Caujolle 0 2 0
Urpí 7 4 6 6 2 Connors 6 6 6
Casa 5 6 4 0 Urpí 3 6 4
Roger-Vasselin 1 5 6 3 2 Connors 6 7 6
2 Connors 6 7 3 6
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