1981 Cuore Cup – Singles

Singles
1981 Cuore Cup
Champion John McEnroe
Runner-up Björn Borg
Score7–6(7–2), 6–4
Draw32
Seeds8

The 1981 Cuore Cup – Singles was an event of the 1981 Cuore Cup tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Palazzo dello Sport in Milan, Italy, between 23 March and 29 March 1981. The draw comprised 32 players and eight of them were seeded. Second-seeded John McEnroe was the defending Milan Indoor singles champion and retained the singles title after a straight-sets win in the final against first-seeded Björn Borg, 7–6(7–2), 6–4.[1][2]

Seeds

  1. Björn Borg (final)
  2. John McEnroe (champion)
  3. Gene Mayer (quarterfinals)
  4. Brian Gottfried (second round)
  5. John Sadri (first round)
  6. Vijay Amritraj (quarterfinals)
  7. Bob Lutz (first round)
  8. Tomáš Šmíd (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Björn Borg 7 7
Gianni Ocleppo 5 6
1 Björn Borg 6 4
2 John McEnroe 7 6
Sandy Mayer 3 4
2 John McEnroe 6 6

Top half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Björn Borg 6 6
Trey Waltke 1 3 1 Björn Borg 6 5 6
Christophe Roger-Vasselin 2 2 Bill Scanlon 1 7 3
Bill Scanlon 6 6 1 Björn Borg 6 6
Carlos Kirmayr 6 6 Stan Smith 0 2
Adriano Panatta 0 2 Carlos Kirmayr 3 6
Stan Smith 6 6 Stan Smith 6 7
7 Bob Lutz 3 2 1 Björn Borg 7 7
3 Gene Mayer 7 6 Gianni Ocleppo 5 6
Andrés Gómez 6 1 3 Gene Mayer 6 6
Mats Wilander 3 1 Peter Rennert 4 2
Peter Rennert 6 6 3 Gene Mayer 3 1r
Q Tim Wilkison 4 2 Gianni Ocleppo 6 4
Gianni Ocleppo 6 6 Gianni Ocleppo 6
Victor Amaya 7 6 Victor Amaya 5d
5 John Sadri 6 2

Bottom half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Tomáš Šmíd 6 6
Q Richard Lewis 3 0 8 Tomáš Šmíd 6 2
Jean-François Caujolle 3 2 Butch Walts 7 6
Butch Walts 6 6 Butch Walts 2 6 5
Fritz Buehning 2 2 Sandy Mayer 6 4 7
Sandy Mayer 6 6 Sandy Mayer 6 6
Rolf Gehring 1 1 4 Brian Gottfried 1 4
4 Brian Gottfried 6 6 Sandy Mayer 3 4
6 Vijay Amritraj 4 6 6 2 John McEnroe 6 6
Ferdi Taygan 6 3 1 6 Vijay Amritraj 6 6 6
Željko Franulović 6 4 6 Tim Gullikson 3 7 3
Tim Gullikson 4 6 7 6 Vijay Amritraj 3 7 2
Paolo Bertolucci 2 4 2 John McEnroe 6 5 6
Heinz Günthardt 6 6 Heinz Günthardt 2 3
Raúl Ramírez 6 4 2 John McEnroe 6 6
2 John McEnroe 7 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. 26–27, 182. ISBN 9780356085968.
  2. ^ "1981 Milan – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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