1981 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

Singles
Singles
1981 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
Final
Champion	John McEnroe
Runner-up	Roscoe Tanner
Score	6–4, 7–5, 6–2
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated February 19, 2024

John McEnroe was the defending champion and won in the final 6–4, 7–5, 6–2 against Roscoe Tanner.

Seeds

John McEnroe (champion)
Roscoe Tanner (final)
Eliot Teltscher (semifinals)
Peter McNamara (quarterfinals)
Vitas Gerulaitis (quarterfinals)
Víctor Pecci (quarterfinals)
Kim Warwick (first round)
Tom Gullikson (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Final

1	John McEnroe	7	7

3	Eliot Teltscher	5	6
				1	John McEnroe	6	7	6

				2	Roscoe Tanner	4	5	2
	John Fitzgerald	2	3

2	Roscoe Tanner	6	6

Section 1

First round				Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

1	J McEnroe	6	6
	B Drewett	1	4	1	J McEnroe	6	7
	R Frawley	6	7		R Frawley	1	5
	P Fleming	4	6					1	J McEnroe	6	6
	M Edmondson	6	6					8	Tom Gullikson	0	1
	P Dent	4	1		M Edmondson	3	4
	C Fancutt	3	5	8	Tom Gullikson	6	6
8	Tom Gullikson	6	7									1	J McEnroe	7	7
3	E Teltscher	7	6									3	E Teltscher	5	6
	T Graham	5	1	3	E Teltscher	6	7
	J Alexander	6	6		J Alexander	4	5
	W Hampson	2	2					3	E Teltscher	7	6
	B Manson	6	6					5	V Gerulaitis	5	3
	S Stewart	3	4		B Manson	1	3
	D Mustard	2	3	5	V Gerulaitis	6	6
5	V Gerulaitis	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

7	K Warwick	4	4
	J Delaney	6	6			J Delaney	5	2
	J Fitzgerald	6	6			J Fitzgerald	7	6
	P Kronk	3	4								J Fitzgerald	6	4	6
	P Rennert	4	6	3						4	P McNamara	2	6	3
	Tim Gullikson	6	3	6		Tim Gullikson	3	2
	B Guan	4	1		4	P McNamara	6	6
4	P McNamara	6	6													J Fitzgerald	2	3
6	V Pecci	6	2	6											2	R Tanner	6	6
	J Benson	3	6	4	6	V Pecci	3	6	6
	S Ball	6	6			S Ball	6	3	3
	R Case	3	4							6	V Pecci	4	4
	C Miller	2	6	3						2	R Tanner	6	6
	F Taygan	6	3	6		F Taygan	3	0
	C Johnstone	4	6		2	R Tanner	6	6
2	R Tanner	6	7

External links

1981 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships draw

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