title: 1981 Grand Marnier Tennis Games – Singles
text: # 1981 Grand Marnier Tennis Games – Singles
  
  Jimmy Connors won in the final 6–3, 7–6 against Ivan Lendl.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Jimmy Connors (champion)
  * Ivan Lendl (final)
  * Harold Solomon (semifinals)
  * Brian Teacher (first round)
  * Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals)
  * Yannick Noah (first round)
  * Eliot Teltscher (semifinals)
  * Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals)
  * Eddie Dibbs (third round)
  * Johan Kriek (second round)
  * Victor Amaya (first round, retired)
  * Kim Warwick (first round)
  * Robert Lutz (third round)
  * Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals)
  * José Higueras (second round)
  * Mel Purcell (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 7 | Eliot Teltscher | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
  | 7 | Eliot Teltscher | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | 2 | Ivan Lendl | 3 | 6 |
  | 3 | Harold Solomon | 2 | 1 | | 2 | Ivan Lendl | 3 | 6 |
  | 2 | Ivan Lendl | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Stockton | 4 | 4 | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | C Dunk | 6 | 6 | | Q | C Dunk | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Mayotte | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | T Moor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Moor | 0 | 2 | | | | |
  | | T Wilkison | 4 | 2 | | | T Moor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Hayes | 3 | 1 | | 15 | J Higueras | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | J Higueras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 |
  | 11 | V Amaya | 6 | 3 | r | | | | | | | | | | | P Du Pré | 1 | 1 |
  | | C Roger-Vasselin | 1 | 6 | | | C Roger-Vasselin | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Du Pré | 6 | 6 | | | P Du Pré | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Holroyd | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | P Du Pré | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | P Dent | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Dent | 4 | 0 | | | | |
  | Q | W Redondo | 5 | 3 | | | P Dent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | R Van't Hof | 7 | 6 | | Q | R Van't Hof | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Y Noah | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | B Teacher | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Walts | 4 | 7 | 6 | | B Walts | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Kronk | 6 | 6 | | | P Kronk | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Stewart | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | P Kronk | 1 | 3 | | | | |
  | | F Buehning | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J López-Maeso | 6 | 1 | | | F Buehning | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Pattison | 4 | 5 | | 14 | T Šmíd | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | T Šmíd | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | T Šmíd | 6 | 6 |
  | 9 | E Dibbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | E Teltscher | 7 | 7 |
  | Q | C Delaney | 4 | 2 | | 9 | E Dibbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Frawley | 3 | 7 | 6 | | R Frawley | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Manson | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | 9 | E Dibbs | 2 | 1 | | | | |
  | | G Hardie | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 7 | E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | F Taygan | 6 | 3 | 2 | | G Hardie | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Portes | 4 | 2 | | 7 | E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Tulasne | 4 | 2 | | 8 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Austin | 6 | 6 | | | J Austin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Edwards | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | S Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | M Purcell | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | J Alexander | 3 | 2 | | | S Mayer | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Rennert | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | M Purcell | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | M Purcell | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | B Gottfried | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | 10 | J Kriek | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | H Solomon | 3 | 6 | 7 |
  | | C Dibley | 3 | 6 | | 10 | J Kriek | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Waltke | 6 | 6 | | | T Waltke | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Bauer | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | T Waltke | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | R Simpson | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | C Freyss | 4 | 6 | 5 | | R Simpson | 7 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Cortes | 1 | 3 | | 3 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | R Tanner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Gullikson | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | R Tanner | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Mitton | 4 | 6 | 6 | | B Mitton | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Martin | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | R Tanner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | R Gehring | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | H Pfister | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | J Delaney | 3 | 6 | 4 | | R Gehring | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Pfister | 7 | 6 | | | H Pfister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | K Warwick | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Tanner | 6 | 1 |
  | 13 | R Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | I Lendl | 7 | 6 |
  | | M Riessen | 3 | 4 | | 13 | R Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Saviano | 6 | 6 | 7 | | N Saviano | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Meyer | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 13 | R Lutz | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | M Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | I Lendl | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | R Moore | 4 | 1 | | Q | M Davis | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Smith | 1 | 5 | | 2 | I Lendl | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | I Lendl | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  