1981 Benson & Hedges Championships – Singles

Singles
1981 Benson & Hedges Championships
Champion Jimmy Connors
Runner-up John McEnroe
Score6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Draw32
Seeds8

The 1981 Benson & Hedges Championships – Singles was an event of the 1981 Benson & Hedges Championships tennis tournament and was played on iindoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London in the United Kingdom, between 9 November and 14 November 1981. The draw comprised 32 players and eight of them were seeded. First-seeded John McEnroe was the defending Wembley Championships singles champion but lost in the final in straight sets to second-seeded Jimmy Connors, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3.[1][2]

Seeds

  1. John McEnroe (final)
  2. Jimmy Connors (champion)
  3. Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals)
  4. Yannick Noah (semifinals)
  5. Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals)
  6. Stan Smith (first round)
  7. Tomáš Šmíd (first round)
  8. Sandy Mayer (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
1 John McEnroe 6 6
8 Sandy Mayer 3 3
1 John McEnroe 6 6 3 4 2
2 Jimmy Connors 3 2 6 6 6
4 Yannick Noah 3 3
2 Jimmy Connors 6 6

Top half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 John McEnroe 6 6
John Feaver 1 1 1 John McEnroe 6 6
Stanislav Birner 7 6 Stanislav Birner 2 2
Heinz Günthardt 6 2 1 John McEnroe 6 6
Jeff Borowiak 6 3 2 5 Brian Gottfried 1 2
Tim Wilkison 2 6 6 Tim Wilkison 4 3
Thierry Tulasne 7 2 3 5 Brian Gottfried 6 6
5 Brian Gottfried 5 6 6 1 John McEnroe 6 6
3 Roscoe Tanner 6 6 8 Sandy Mayer 3 3
Gilles Moretton 1 2 3 Roscoe Tanner 6 6
Tim Mayotte 6 6 Tim Mayotte 1 4
Bob Lutz 4 1 3 Roscoe Tanner 4 7 1
Peter Fleming 7 6 4 8 Sandy Mayer 6 5 6
Jonathan Smith 6 7 6 Jonathan Smith 3 0
Gianni Ocleppo 3 6 1 8 Sandy Mayer 6 6
8 Sandy Mayer 6 3 6

Bottom half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Tomáš Šmíd 5 1
Victor Amaya 7 6 Victor Amaya 5 3
Ilie Năstase 4 1 Richard Lewis 7 6
Richard Lewis 6 6 Richard Lewis 3 2
Sammy Giammalva Jr. 7 2 2 4 Yannick Noah 6 6
Peter Rennert 6 6 6 Peter Rennert 3 3
Richard Meyer 6 3 4 Yannick Noah 6 6
4 Yannick Noah 7 6 4 Yannick Noah 3 3
6 Stan Smith 3 2 2 Jimmy Connors 6 6
Russell Simpson 6 6 Russell Simpson 5 3
Shlomo Glickstein 6 6 Shlomo Glickstein 7 6
Hank Pfister 3 2 Shlomo Glickstein 4 0
Nick Saviano 2 7 4 2 Jimmy Connors 6 6
Tony Giammalva 6 6 6 Tony Giammalva 3 0
Tom Gullikson 4 2 2 Jimmy Connors 6 6
2 Jimmy Connors 6 6

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 26, 29, 113–114. ISBN 9780356085968.
  2. ^ "1980 Wembley – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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