1981 Fischer-Grand Prix – Doubles

Last updated
Doubles
1981 Fischer-Grand Prix
Final
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Steve Denton
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Wilkison
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Giammalva Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair
Score4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw24
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1980  · Vienna Open ·  1982  

Bob Lutz and Stan Smith were the defending champions but only Smith competed that year with Brian Gottfried.

Contents

Gottfried and Smith lost in the quarterfinals to Steve Denton and Tim Wilkison.

Denton and Wilkison won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 against Sammy Giammalva Jr. and Fred McNair.

Seeds

The draw allocated unseeded teams at random; as a result one seeded team received a bye into the second round.

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried / Flag of the United States.svg Stan Smith (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer / Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Frew McMillan (semifinals)
  4. Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Bernard Mitton / Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Andrew Pattison (semifinals)
  5. Flag of Austria.svg Peter Feigl / Flag of the United States.svg Billy Martin (first round)
  6. Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Giammalva Jr. / Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair (final)
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Steve Denton / Flag of the United States.svg Tim Wilkison (champions)
  8. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Stanislav Birner / Flag of the United States.svg Nick Saviano (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Semifinals Final
          
7 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Denton
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Wilkison
2 66
3 Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Frew McMillan
64 2
7 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Denton
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Wilkison
4 66
6 Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Giammalva Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair
63 4
4 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Bernard Mitton
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Andrew Pattison
6 4
6 Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Giammalva Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair
76

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of the United States.svg B Gottfried
Flag of the United States.svg S Smith
66 
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg R Lewis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Smith
66   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg R Lewis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Smith
3 2  
  Flag of the United States.svg E Fromm
Flag of the United States.svg C Leeds
2 3  1 Flag of the United States.svg B Gottfried
Flag of the United States.svg S Smith
1 2  
7 Flag of the United States.svg S Denton
Flag of the United States.svg T Wilkison
66 
  Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Á Giménez
Flag of Austria.svg H Kary
0 3  
  Flag of Israel.svg S Glickstein
Flag of Israel.svg D Schneider
3 2  7 Flag of the United States.svg S Denton
Flag of the United States.svg T Wilkison
66 
7 Flag of the United States.svg S Denton
Flag of the United States.svg T Wilkison
66 7 Flag of the United States.svg S Denton
Flag of the United States.svg T Wilkison
2 66
3 Flag of the United States.svg S Mayer
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg F McMillan
6 673 Flag of the United States.svg S Mayer
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg F McMillan
64 2
  Flag of the United States.svg J Hayes
Flag of the United States.svg S Meister
74 6 3 Flag of the United States.svg S Mayer
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg F McMillan
66 
  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Stadler
Flag of the United States.svg M Vines
3 2  
3 Flag of the United States.svg S Mayer
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg F McMillan
66 
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Birner
Flag of the United States.svg N Saviano
4 3  
  Flag of Austria.svg H-P Kandler
Flag of Austria.svg F Krajcik
5 5  
  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg C Kirmayr
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg J Soares
64 3 8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Birner
Flag of the United States.svg N Saviano
77 
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Birner
Flag of the United States.svg N Saviano
1 66

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Austria.svg P Feigl
Flag of the United States.svg B Martin
2 64
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Hřebec
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Navrátil
63 6  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Hřebec
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Navrátil
4 76
  Flag of Austria.svg B Pils
Flag of Austria.svg I Wimmer
66 7
  Flag of Austria.svg B Pils
Flag of Austria.svg I Wimmer
5 2  
4 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg B Mitton
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg A Pattison
76 
  Flag of the United States.svg M Doyle
Flag of the United States.svg C Mayotte
66 3
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Feaver
Flag of Germany.svg R Gehring
2 6  4 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg B Mitton
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg A Pattison
4 76
4 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg B Mitton
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg A Pattison
67 4 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg B Mitton
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg A Pattison
6 4  
6 Flag of the United States.svg S Giammalva Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg F McNair
67 6 Flag of the United States.svg S Giammalva Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg F McNair
76 
  Flag of the United States.svg D Siegler
Flag of the United States.svg T Waltke
4 6  6 Flag of the United States.svg S Giammalva Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg F McNair
76 
  Flag of the United States.svg G Holroyd
Flag of the United States.svg W Redondo
5 4  
6 Flag of the United States.svg S Giammalva Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg F McNair
66 
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Složil
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Šmíd
3 4  
  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg M Ostoja
Flag of the Netherlands.svg L Sanders
2 2  
  Flag of Germany.svg K Eberhard
Flag of Germany.svg C Zipf
2 2  2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Složil
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Šmíd
66 
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Složil
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Šmíd
66 

Related Research Articles

Defending champion Johan Kriek defeated Steve Denton in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1982 Australian Open. Kriek saved a match point en route to the title, against Paul McNamee in the semifinals. The format of this year's tournament was best of 5 sets in the first two rounds, best of 3 sets in rounds 3 and 4, then best of 5 sets for the rest of the tournament.

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Bob Lutz and Stan Smith.

The 1981 Fischer-Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna in Austria that was part of the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 19 October until 25 October 1981. First-seeded Ivan Lendl won the singles title.

Brian Gottfried was the defending champion but lost in the final 1–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–2 to Ivan Lendl.

Brian Gottfried and Paul McNamee were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Gottfried with Mike Leach and McNamee with Pat Cash.

Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez were the defending champions and won in the final 7–5, 6–3 against Fred McNair and Sherwood Stewart.

Joakim Nyström was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Peter Fleming and John McEnroe defeated Bob Lutz and Stan Smith in the final, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships. It was the pair's second Wimbledon men's doubles title. McEnroe also won the singles event for the first time that year.

Peter Fleming and John McEnroe were the defending champions, but McEnroe did not participate this year. Fleming partnered Sandy Mayer, losing in the semifinals.

Grant Connell and Glenn Michibata were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.

The men's doubles tournament at the 1980 US Open was held from August 26 to September 7, 1980, on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City, United States. Bob Lutz and Stan Smith won the title, defeating John McEnroe and Peter Fleming in the final.

The men's doubles tournament at the 1982 US Open was held from August 31 to September 12, 1982, on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City, United States. Kevin Curren and Steve Denton won the title, defeating Victor Amaya and Hank Pfister in the final.

The men's doubles tournament at the 1983 Australian Open was held from 29 November through 11 December 1983 on the outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. Mark Edmondson and Paul McNamee won the title, defeating Steve Denton and Sherwood Stewart in the final.

Pieter Aldrich and Danie Visser won in the final 7–6, 6–3 against Jorge Lozano and Todd Witsken.

Ken Flach and Robert Seguso were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Eliot Teltscher and Christo van Rensburg. Second-seeded pair Hans Gildemeister and Andrés Gómez claimed the title by defeating John Alexander and Sherwood Stewart in the final.

Peter Fleming and John McEnroe were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Peter McNamara and Paul McNamee.

Vitas Gerulaitis and Sandy Mayer were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ross Case and Geoff Masters.

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Marty Riessen and Sherwood Stewart.

Tom Okker and Marty Riessen were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Syd Ball and Kim Warwick.

Fred McNair and Sherwood Stewart were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Greg Halder and Dale Power.