# 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |