# 1981 Bordeaux Open – Singles

Mario Martínez was the defending champion, but chose to compete at Geneva in the same week.
Andrés Gómez won the title by defeating Thierry Tulasne 7–6, 7–6, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

* Yannick Noah (quarterfinals)
* Andrés Gómez (champion)
* Thierry Tulasne (final)
* Fernando Luna (semifinals)
* Ángel Giménez (first round)
* Anders Järryd (second round)
* Pascal Portes (semifinals)
* Gabriel Urpí (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| 7 | Pascal Portes | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Thierry Tulasne | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Thierry Tulasne | 6 | 6 | 3 | Thierry Tulasne | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | 2 | Andrés Gómez | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Fernando Luna | 5 | 2 | 2 | Andrés Gómez | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Andrés Gómez | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Sundström | 2 | 1 | | 1 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Castellan | 6 | 6 | | | C Castellan | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Proisy | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | Y Noah | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Casa | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | P Portes | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Freyss | 6 | 6 | | | C Freyss | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Aubone | 6 | 4 | | 7 | P Portes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | P Portes | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | P Portes | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | T Tulasne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Tulasne | 6 | 6 |
| | J Potier | 2 | 2 | | 3 | T Tulasne | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lapidus | 6 | 3 | 0 | | A Pierola | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pierola | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | T Tulasne | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Torre | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Gurfein | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | P Kuchna | 3 | 3 | | | P Torre | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gurfein | 6 | 4 | 6 | | J Gurfein | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Gimenez | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | G Urpí | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Leconte | 5 | 2 | | 8 | G Urpí | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Prajoux | 3 | 2 | | | B Martin | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | G Urpí | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | J-F Caujolle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | F Luna | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Tiberti | 2 | 0 | | | J-F Caujolle | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bedel | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | F Luna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | F Luna | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | F Luna | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Gómez | 7 | 6 |
| | R Vizcaíno | 1 | 2 | | 6 | A Järryd | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Iskersky | 7 | 6 | | | E Iskersky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Courteau | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | E Iskersky | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Gunnarsson | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 2 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J-L Haillet | 6 | 6 | 2 | | J Gunnarsson | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ostoja | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | A Gómez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Gómez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |