1981 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1981 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Johan Kriek
Runner-up	Steve Denton
Score	6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), 6–4
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events

It was his first major title.

Brian Teacher was the reigning champion, but did not compete this year.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Johan Kriek is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Guillermo Vilas (third round)
Peter McNamara (quarterfinals)
Roscoe Tanner (second round)
Johan Kriek (champion)
Kim Warwick (quarterfinals)
Mark Edmondson (semifinals)
Fritz Buehning (first round)
Tim Mayotte (quarterfinals)
Shlomo Glickstein (quarterfinals)
John Sadri (first round)
Chris Lewis (third round)
Hank Pfister (semifinals)
Pat DuPré (third round)
Kevin Curren (second round)
Peter Rennert (second round)
John Fitzgerald (first round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Final eight

Quarterfinals						Semifinals							Final

12	Hank Pfister	6	4	6	6

5	Kim Warwick	1	6	4	3
						12	Hank Pfister	6	7	1	6	3

							Steve Denton	7	6	6	3	6
9	Shlomo Glickstein	4	6	6	0

	Steve Denton	6	3	7	6
														Steve Denton	2	6	7	4

													4	Johan Kriek	6	7	6	6
8	Tim Mayotte	6	3	5

4	Johan Kriek	7	6	7
						4	Johan Kriek	6	7	7

						6	Mark Edmondson	0	6	5
6	Mark Edmondson	7	7	6

2	Peter McNamara	5	6	3

Section 1

First round							Second round						Third round					Quarterfinals

1	G Vilas	6	6	7
	J Nyström	4	2	6			1	G Vilas	6	6	6	6
Q	W Masur	6	4	6	2	6		L Stefanki	7	3	4	4
	L Stefanki	4	6	2	6	7							1	G Vilas	3	4	4
	H Simonsson	6	7	6	6								12	H Pfister	6	6	6
	R Hightower	4	6	7	3			H Simonsson	2	0	2
	L Bourne	6	6	3	6	1	12	H Pfister	6	6	6
12	H Pfister	3	7	6	2	6												12	H Pfister	6	4	6	6
16	J Fitzgerald	7	6	6	3	4												5	K Warwick	1	6	4	3
	P Dent	5	3	7	6	6		P Dent	7	6	7
	C Fancutt	3	6	6	6			C Fancutt	6	4	6
	C Johnstone	6	4	3	0									P Dent	3	3	0
	J Gurfein	6	7	6									5	K Warwick	6	6	6
Q	W Pascoe	3	6	3				J Gurfein	5	2	5
	B Drewett	4	1	2			5	K Warwick	7	6	7
5	K Warwick	6	6	6

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

3	R Tanner	6	6	6
	G Whitecross	3	3	3			3	R Tanner	3	6	4	3
	R Frawley	2	6	6	3	6		R Frawley	6	4	6	6
	A Järryd	6	2	1	6	3									R Frawley	2	3	2
	D Siegler	6	6	3	3	3								9	S Glickstein	6	6	6
	J Potier	3	1	6	6	6		J Potier	3	4	2
	C Dunk	4	6	5			9	S Glickstein	6	6	6
9	S Glickstein	6	7	7																	9	S Glickstein	4	6	6	0
14	K Curren	6	6	6																		S Denton	6	3	7	6
	S Krulevitz	2	2	1			14	K Curren	7	6	3	2	2
	E Edwards	6	7	3	6	3		S Denton	6	3	6	6	6
	S Denton	7	6	6	4	6									S Denton	6	4	7	7	7
	T Tulasne	6	6	7											J Alexander	7	6	6	5	6
	O Parun	3	4	5				T Tulasne	4	1	3
	J Alexander	2	6	3	6	7		J Alexander	6	6	6
7	F Buehning	6	4	6	1	6

Section 3

First round							Second round					Third round							Quarterfinals

8	T Mayotte	6	6	6
Q	E Sherbeck	2	3	1			8	T Mayotte	7	6	6
	R Van't Hof	6	6	1	4	6		R Van't Hof	6	3	3
	T Wilkison	3	3	6	6	3						8	T Mayotte	7	7	6
	R Simpson	6	7	6	6	6						13	P DuPré	6	5	4
Q	D Collings	7	5	7	4	4		R Simpson	4	4	2
	B Guan	4	7	6	3	3	13	P DuPré	6	6	6
13	P DuPré	6	6	4	6	6													8	T Mayotte	6	3	5
11	C Lewis	6	6	6															4	J Kriek	7	6	7
	I Năstase	4	3	2			11	C Lewis	6	6	6
	J Smith	2	6	7	4	1		M Davis	4	3	3
	M Davis	6	7	6	6	6						11	C Lewis	5	5	6	6	4
Q	T Högstedt	7	6	6								4	J Kriek	7	7	3	2	6
	S McCain	5	4	2			Q	T Högstedt	2	4	6
Q	D Gitlin	2	5	1			4	J Kriek	6	6	7
4	J Kriek	6	7	6

Section 4

First round						Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

6	M Edmondson	6	6	6
	P Cash	1	2	3		6	M Edmondson	5	1	7	7	6
	S Ball	6	6	4	7		S Ball	7	6	5	5	4
Q	S Meister	2	4	6	6								6	M Edmondson	6	6	6
	J Delaney	6	3	6	7								Q	C Letcher	2	0	3
Q	M Mitchell	4	6	3	6		J Delaney	6	6	6	6	4
Q	C Letcher	3	6	6	6	Q	C Letcher	7	7	4	3	6
10	J Sadri	6	3	4	4															6	M Edmondson	7	7	6
15	P Rennert	6	6	3	6															2	P McNamara	5	6	3
	CA Miller	2	2	6	3	15	P Rennert	6	1	3
	P Kronk	3	6	6	7		P Kronk	7	6	6
	M Wilander	6	3	4	5									P Kronk	6	2	2	6	3
	R Lewis	7	6	6									2	P McNamara	1	6	6	4	6
	C Wittus	6	4	0			R Lewis	6	6	5	4	2
	D Carter	0	2	2		2	P McNamara	3	4	7	6	6
2	P McNamara	6	6	6

External links

Preceded by 1981 US Open	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1982 French Open

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