1981 Grand Marnier Tennis Games – Singles

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Tennis events|1981|Grand Marnier Tennis Games|

| defchamp =

| champ = {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors

| runner = {{flagicon|CSK}} Ivan Lendl

| score = 6–3, 7–6

| draw = 64

| seeds = 16

| edition =

| type = singles doubles

}}

Jimmy Connors won in the final 6–3, 7–6 against Ivan Lendl.

Seeds

{{colbegin}}

  1. {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors (champion)
  2. {{flagicon|CSK}} Ivan Lendl (final)
  3. {{flagicon|USA}} Harold Solomon (semifinals)
  4. {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Teacher (first round)
  5. {{flagicon|USA}} Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals)
  6. {{flagicon|FRA}} Yannick Noah (first round)
  7. {{flagicon|USA}} Eliot Teltscher (semifinals)
  8. {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals)
  9. {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Dibbs (third round)
  10. {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Johan Kriek (second round)
  11. {{flagicon|USA}} Victor Amaya (first round, retired)
  12. {{flagicon|AUS}} Kim Warwick (first round)
  13. {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Lutz (third round)
  14. {{flagicon|CSK}} Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals)
  15. {{flagicon|ESP|1977}} José Higueras (second round)
  16. {{flagicon|USA}} Mel Purcell (third round)

{{colend}}

Draw

{{Draw key}}

=Finals=

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3

| RD1=Semifinals

| RD2=Final

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=6

| RD1-seed2=7

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Eliot Teltscher

| RD1-score2-1=3

| RD1-score2-2=7

| RD1-score2-3=4

| RD1-seed3=3

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|USA}} Harold Solomon

| RD1-score3-1=2

| RD1-score3-2=1

| RD1-score3-3= 

| RD1-seed4=2

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|CSK}} Ivan Lendl

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score4-2=6

| RD1-score4-3= 

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=7

| RD2-score1-3= 

| RD2-seed2=2

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|CSK}} Ivan Lendl

| RD2-score2-1=3

| RD2-score2-2=6

| RD2-score2-3= 

}}

=Top half=

==Section 1==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} J Connors

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score01-3= 

| RD1-seed02= 

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} D Stockton

| RD1-score02-1=4

| RD1-score02-2=4

| RD1-score02-3= 

| RD1-seed03=Q

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} C Dunk

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3= 

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|USA}} C Mayotte

| RD1-score04-1=4

| RD1-score04-2=3

| RD1-score04-3= 

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} T Moor

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3= 

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} T Wilkison

| RD1-score06-1=4

| RD1-score06-2=2

| RD1-score06-3= 

| RD1-seed07= 

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} J Hayes

| RD1-score07-1=3

| RD1-score07-2=1

| RD1-score07-3= 

| RD1-seed08=15

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ESP|1977}} J Higueras

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-score08-3= 

| RD1-seed09=11

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} V Amaya

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=3

| RD1-score09-3=r

| RD1-seed10= 

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|FRA}} C Roger-Vasselin

| RD1-score10-1=1

| RD1-score10-2=6

| RD1-score10-3= 

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|USA}} P Du Pré

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score11-3= 

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} G Holroyd

| RD1-score12-1=4

| RD1-score12-2=1

| RD1-score12-3= 

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} P Dent

| RD1-score13-1=7

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3= 

| RD1-seed14=Q

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} W Redondo

| RD1-score14-1=5

| RD1-score14-2=3

| RD1-score14-3= 

| RD1-seed15=Q

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|USA}} R Van't Hof

| RD1-score15-1=7

| RD1-score15-2=6

| RD1-score15-3= 

| RD1-seed16=6

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|FRA}} Y Noah

| RD1-score16-1=5

| RD1-score16-2=4

| RD1-score16-3= 

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} J Connors

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02=Q

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} C Dunk

| RD2-score02-1=3

| RD2-score02-2=1

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} T Moor

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score03-3= 

| RD2-seed04=15

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ESP|1977}} J Higueras

| RD2-score04-1=3

| RD2-score04-2=1

| RD2-score04-3= 

| RD2-seed05= 

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|FRA}} C Roger-Vasselin

| RD2-score05-1=7

| RD2-score05-2=5

| RD2-score05-3=4

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|USA}} P Du Pré

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score06-2=7

| RD2-score06-3=6

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} P Dent

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=6

| RD2-score07-3= 

| RD2-seed08=Q

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} R Van't Hof

| RD2-score08-1=3

| RD2-score08-2=4

| RD2-score08-3= 

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} J Connors

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02= 

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} T Moor

| RD3-score02-1=0

| RD3-score02-2=2

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03= 

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} P Du Pré

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04= 

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} P Dent

| RD3-score04-1=4

| RD3-score04-2=0

| RD3-score04-3= 

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} J Connors

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3= 

| RD4-seed02= 

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} P Du Pré

| RD4-score02-1=1

| RD4-score02-2=1

| RD4-score02-3= 

}}

==Section 2==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed01=4

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} B Teacher

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score01-3=4

| RD1-seed02= 

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} B Walts

| RD1-score02-1=4

| RD1-score02-2=7

| RD1-score02-3=6

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} P Kronk

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3= 

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|USA}} S Stewart

| RD1-score04-1=1

| RD1-score04-2=4

| RD1-score04-3= 

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} F Buehning

| RD1-score05-1=7

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3= 

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ESP|1977}} J López-Maeso

| RD1-score06-1=6

| RD1-score06-2=1

| RD1-score06-3= 

| RD1-seed07= 

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|ZIM}} A Pattison

| RD1-score07-1=4

| RD1-score07-2=5

| RD1-score07-3= 

| RD1-seed08=14

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|CSK}} T Šmíd

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score08-2=7

| RD1-score08-3= 

| RD1-seed09=9

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} E Dibbs

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score09-3= 

| RD1-seed10=Q

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} C Delaney

| RD1-score10-1=4

| RD1-score10-2=2

| RD1-score10-3= 

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} R Frawley

| RD1-score11-1=3

| RD1-score11-2=7

| RD1-score11-3=6

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} B Manson

| RD1-score12-1=6

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score12-3=1

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} G Hardie

| RD1-score13-1=3

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3=6

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} F Taygan

| RD1-score14-1=6

| RD1-score14-2=3

| RD1-score14-3=2

| RD1-seed15= 

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|FRA}} P Portes

| RD1-score15-1=4

| RD1-score15-2=2

| RD1-score15-3= 

| RD1-seed16=7

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|USA}} E Teltscher

| RD1-score16-1=6

| RD1-score16-2=6

| RD1-score16-3= 

| RD2-seed01= 

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} B Walts

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} P Kronk

| RD2-score02-1=7

| RD2-score02-2=7

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} F Buehning

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score03-3= 

| RD2-seed04=14

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|CSK}} T Šmíd

| RD2-score04-1=7

| RD2-score04-2=7

| RD2-score04-3= 

| RD2-seed05=9

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} E Dibbs

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} R Frawley

| RD2-score06-1=1

| RD2-score06-2=4

| RD2-score06-3= 

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} G Hardie

| RD2-score07-1=1

| RD2-score07-2=0

| RD2-score07-3= 

| RD2-seed08=7

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} E Teltscher

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3= 

| RD3-seed01= 

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} P Kronk

| RD3-score01-1=1

| RD3-score01-2=3

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02=14

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|CSK}} T Šmíd

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score02-2=6

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03=9

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} E Dibbs

| RD3-score03-1=2

| RD3-score03-2=1

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04=7

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} E Teltscher

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score04-3= 

| RD4-seed01=14

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|CSK}} T Šmíd

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3= 

| RD4-seed02=7

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} E Teltscher

| RD4-score02-1=7

| RD4-score02-2=7

| RD4-score02-3= 

}}

=Bottom half=

==Section 3==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed01=8

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} B Gottfried

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score01-3= 

| RD1-seed02= 

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} T Tulasne

| RD1-score02-1=4

| RD1-score02-2=2

| RD1-score02-3= 

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} J Austin

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3= 

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} E Edwards

| RD1-score04-1=2

| RD1-score04-2=2

| RD1-score04-3= 

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} S Mayer

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3= 

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} J Alexander

| RD1-score06-1=3

| RD1-score06-2=2

| RD1-score06-3= 

| RD1-seed07= 

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} P Rennert

| RD1-score07-1=7

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score07-3=3

| RD1-seed08=16

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} M Purcell

| RD1-score08-1=5

| RD1-score08-2=7

| RD1-score08-3=6

| RD1-seed09=10

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} J Kriek

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=7

| RD1-score09-3= 

| RD1-seed10= 

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUS}} C Dibley

| RD1-score10-1=3

| RD1-score10-2=6

| RD1-score10-3= 

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|USA}} T Waltke

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score11-3= 

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} M Bauer

| RD1-score12-1=0

| RD1-score12-2=4

| RD1-score12-3= 

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|NZL}} R Simpson

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=4

| RD1-score13-3=7

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|FRA}} C Freyss

| RD1-score14-1=4

| RD1-score14-2=6

| RD1-score14-3=5

| RD1-seed15= 

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|COL}} A Cortes

| RD1-score15-1=1

| RD1-score15-2=3

| RD1-score15-3= 

| RD1-seed16=3

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|USA}} H Solomon

| RD1-score16-1=6

| RD1-score16-2=6

| RD1-score16-3= 

| RD2-seed01=8

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} B Gottfried

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} J Austin

| RD2-score02-1=3

| RD2-score02-2=4

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} S Mayer

| RD2-score03-1=4

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score03-3=0

| RD2-seed04=16

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} M Purcell

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score04-2=4

| RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-seed05=10

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} J Kriek

| RD2-score05-1=5

| RD2-score05-2=1

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|USA}} T Waltke

| RD2-score06-1=7

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-score06-3= 

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|NZL}} R Simpson

| RD2-score07-1=7

| RD2-score07-2=3

| RD2-score07-3=0

| RD2-seed08=3

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|USA}} H Solomon

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3=6

| RD3-seed01=8

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} B Gottfried

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02=16

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} M Purcell

| RD3-score02-1=4

| RD3-score02-2=3

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03= 

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} T Waltke

| RD3-score03-1=3

| RD3-score03-2=2

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04=3

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} H Solomon

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score04-3= 

| RD4-seed01=8

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} B Gottfried

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=4

| RD4-score01-3=6

| RD4-seed02=3

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} H Solomon

| RD4-score02-1=3

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD4-score02-3=7

}}

==Section 4==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Third round

| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed01=5

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} R Tanner

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score01-3=6

| RD1-seed02= 

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} T Gullikson

| RD1-score02-1=7

| RD1-score02-2=2

| RD1-score02-3=4

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} B Mitton

| RD1-score03-1=4

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3=6

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|USA}} B Martin

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score04-2=1

| RD1-score04-3=3

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|FRG}} R Gehring

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=4

| RD1-score05-3=6

| RD1-seed06=Q

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} J Delaney

| RD1-score06-1=3

| RD1-score06-2=6

| RD1-score06-3=4

| RD1-seed07= 

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} H Pfister

| RD1-score07-1=7

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score07-3= 

| RD1-seed08=12

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} K Warwick

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score08-2=3

| RD1-score08-3= 

| RD1-seed09=13

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} R Lutz

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score09-3= 

| RD1-seed10= 

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} M Riessen

| RD1-score10-1=3

| RD1-score10-2=4

| RD1-score10-3= 

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|USA}} N Saviano

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score11-3=7

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} R Meyer

| RD1-score12-1=7

| RD1-score12-2=4

| RD1-score12-3=5

| RD1-seed13=Q

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} M Davis

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3= 

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} R Moore

| RD1-score14-1=4

| RD1-score14-2=1

| RD1-score14-3= 

| RD1-seed15= 

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|USA}} S Smith

| RD1-score15-1=1

| RD1-score15-2=5

| RD1-score15-3= 

| RD1-seed16=2

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|CSK}} I Lendl

| RD1-score16-1=6

| RD1-score16-2=7

| RD1-score16-3= 

| RD2-seed01=5

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} R Tanner

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=3

| RD2-score01-3=6

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} B Mitton

| RD2-score02-1=3

| RD2-score02-2=6

| RD2-score02-3=3

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|FRG}} R Gehring

| RD2-score03-1=2

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