1981 Grand Prix (tennis)
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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 → |
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
[edit]The table below shows the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (precursor to the ATP Tour).
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[edit]Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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3 Aug | National Revenue Tennis Classic Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D | Brian Teacher 6–3, 6–2 | John Austin | Nick Saviano Hank Pfister | Stan Smith Peter Fleming Tim Gullikson Phil Dent |
Brian Teacher Bruce Manson 6–1, 6–1 | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj | ||||
U.S. Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Clay – $200,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles | José Luis Clerc 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 | Ivan Lendl | Guillermo Vilas John Alexander | José Luis Damiani Ricardo Cano Gilles Moretton Mel Purcell | |
Steve Denton Kevin Curren 6–3, 5–7, 7–5 | Raúl Ramírez Van Winitsky | ||||
10 Aug | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Hard – $75,000 – 32S/16D | Gene Mayer 6–1, 6–4 | Dave Siegler | Rodney Harmon Hank Pfister | Ben Testerman Ernie Fernandez Chris Dunk Colin Dibley |
Van Winitsky Erik van Dillen 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 | Syd Ball Ross Case | ||||
Player's International Montreal, Quebec, Canada Hard – $200,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles | Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–2 |
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