title: 1981 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles
text: # 1981 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles
  
  Brian Gottfried was the defending champion but lost in the final 1–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–2 to Ivan Lendl.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The draw allocated unseeded players at random; as a result seven seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Ivan Lendl (champion)
  * Brian Gottfried (final)
  * Stan Smith (semifinals)
  * Tomáš Šmíd (semifinals)
  * Sandy Mayer (quarterfinals)
  * Rolf Gehring (quarterfinals)
  * Carlos Kirmayr (quarterfinals)
  * Shlomo Glickstein (second round)
  * John Austin (third round)
  * Sammy Giammalva Jr. (second round)
  * Stanislav Birner (third round)
  * Pavel Složil (third round)
  * Ulrich Pinner (first round)
  * Trey Waltke (first round)
  * Ángel Giménez (first round)
  * Nick Saviano (third round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Tomáš Šmíd | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Tomáš Šmíd | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 2 | Brian Gottfried | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 3 | Stan Smith | 3 | 4 | 2 | Brian Gottfried | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 2 | Brian Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Fromm | 6 | 6 | | | E Fromm | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Wimmer | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | R Stadler | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | R Stadler | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Meiler | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | K Meiler | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | T Waltke | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Mayer | 5 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 10 | S Giammalva Jr. | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Doyle | 6 | 6 | | | M Doyle | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Pils | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | M Doyle | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Mayer | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | T Wilkison | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Hřebec | 4 | 1 | | 5 | S Mayer | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | S Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 4 | T Šmíd | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Mitton | 7 | 6 | | | B Mitton | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Eberhard | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | J Smith | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | M Ostoja | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Smith | 6 | 2 | 6 | | J Smith | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | Á Giménez | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | T Šmíd | 6 | 6 |
  | 13 | U Pinner | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Potier | 1 | 1 |
  | Q | R Lewis | 6 | 7 | | Q | R Lewis | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Q | C Zipf | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Q | C Zipf | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | J Potier | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | J Potier | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Denton | 5 | 6 | | 8 | S Glickstein | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | S Glickstein | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 6 | R Gehring | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Kary | 6 | 6 | | H Kary | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Hutka | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | R Gehring | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 11 | S Birner | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | | H-P Kandler | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Lacek | 1 | 2 | 11 | S Birner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | S Birner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Gehring | 3 | 3 |
  | 9 | J Austin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Smith | 6 | 6 |
  | Q | S Meister | 2 | 4 | 9 | J Austin | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | D Siegler | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 9 | J Austin | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | | P Feigl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | C Mayotte | 3 | 3 | | P Feigl | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 3 | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | C Kirmayr | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Lapidus | 2 | 5 | 7 | C Kirmayr | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | L Sanders | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Kirmayr | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | J Granát | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 12 | P Složil | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | J Soares | 2 | 5 | | J Granát | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 12 | P Složil | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Kirmayr | 2 | 6 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Gottfried | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | | | | | 16 | N Saviano | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Pattison | 7 | 6 | | A Pattison | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Hayes | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 16 | N Saviano | 5 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Gottfried | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | M Vines | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Martin | 2 | 1 | 2 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  