title: 1981 Bristol Open – Singles
text: # 1981 Bristol Open – Singles
  
  Mark Edmondson won the title, defeating Roscoe Tanner 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Roscoe Tanner (final)
  * Johan Kriek (semifinals)
  * Stan Smith (second round)
  * Paul McNamee (semifinals)
  * Bill Scanlon (second round)
  * Buster Mottram (second round)
  * Phil Dent (quarterfinals)
  * Chris Lewis (first 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Paul McNamee | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Paul McNamee | 4 | 4 | 1 | Roscoe Tanner | 3 | 7 | 4 |
  | | | | | | Mark Edmondson | 6 | 5 | 6 |
  | | Mark Edmondson | 6 | 6 | | Mark Edmondson | 6 | 5 | 6 |
  | 2 | Johan Kriek | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | R Tanner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Frawley | 6 | 4 | | 1 | R Tanner | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Meyer | 6 | 6 | | | J Fitzgerald | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Fitzgerald | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | R Tanner | 6 | 6 | 13 | | | | |
  | | H Pfister | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | P Dent | 7 | 3 | 11 | | | | |
  | | O Parun | 7 | 6 | | | O Parun | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Kronk | 1 | r | | 7 | P Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | P Dent | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Tanner | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | P McNamee | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P McNamee | 4 | 4 |
  | | I Năstase | 6 | 4 | | 4 | P McNamee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Hightower | 2 | 6 | 6 | | R Hightower | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Austin | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | P McNamee | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | | |
  | | A Pattison | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | T Mayotte | 7 | 0 | 6 | | | | |
  | | T Mayotte | 6 | 6 | | | T Mayotte | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Roger-Vasselin | 2 | 2 | | 6 | B Mottram | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | B Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | C Lewis | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Edmondson | 6 | 6 | | | M Edmondson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | I El Shafei | 6 | 6 | | | I El Shafei | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Giammalva | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | M Edmondson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | R Simpson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Simpson | 2 | 0 | | | | |
  | | J DiLouie | 6 | 3 | | | R Simpson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Mitton | 5 | 4 | | 3 | S Smith | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | S Smith | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Edmondson | 6 | 6 |
  | 5 | B Scanlon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Kriek | 2 | 4 |
  | | R Reininger | 3 | 0 | | 5 | B Scanlon | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Gullikson | 7 | 6 | | | T Gullikson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Saviano | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | T Gullikson | 5 | 4 | | | | |
  | | B Walts | 7 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | J Kriek | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | D Carter | 5 | 6 | 6 | | D Carter | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Tulasne | 4 | 4 | | 2 | J Kriek | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  