1981 French Open

1981 French Open
Date	25 May – 7 June 1981
Edition	80
Category	51st Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw	128S / 64D / 32X
Prize money	$450,000
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Paris (XVIe), France
Venue	Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Björn Borg [1]
Women's singles
Hana Mandlíková [2]
Men's doubles
Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy [3]
Women's doubles
Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Tanya Harford [2]
Mixed doubles
Andrea Jaeger / James Arias [2]
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The 1981 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 25 May until 7 June. It was the 80th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1981. ^{[4] [5]}

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1981 French Open – Men's singles

Björn Borg defeated Ivan Lendl, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 ^[1]

• It was Borg's 1st title of the year, and his 61st overall. It was his 11th (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his 6th French Open title (at that time, an Open Era record).

Women's singles

Main article: 1981 French Open – Women's singles

Hana Mandlíková defeated Sylvia Hanika, 6–2, 6–4 ^[2]

• It was Mandlíková's 2nd title of the year, and her 13th overall. It was her 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st French Open title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1981 French Open – Men's doubles

Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy defeated Terry Moor / Eliot Teltscher, 6–2, 7–6, 6–3 ^[3]

Women's doubles

Main article: 1981 French Open – Women's doubles

Rosalyn Fairbank / Tanya Harford defeated Candy Reynolds / Paula Smith, 6–1, 6–3 ^[2]

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1981 French Open – Mixed doubles

Andrea Jaeger / James Arias defeated Betty Stöve / Frederick McNair, 7–6, 6–4 ^[2]

Prize money

Event		W	F	SF	QF	4R	3R	2R	1R
Singles [6]	Men	FF271,100	FF135,600	FF67,800	FF34,400	FF19,900	FF10,900	FF6,300	FF3,600
	Women	FF208,000	FF108,000	FF54,000	FF28,000	FF14,500	FF7,300	FF3,650	FF1,950

Total prize money for the event was FF3,365,445.

References

1. "ATP – 1981 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
2. "WTA Tournament Archive – 1981 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
3. "ATP – 1981 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
4. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 390, 397, 400, 402–3. ISBN   978-0942257700.
5. Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN   2906450510.
6. John Barrett, ed. (1983). World of Tennis 1982 . London: Queen Anne Press. p.  35. ISBN   978-0356085968.

External links

• French Open official website

Preceded by 1980 Australian Open

Grand Slams

Succeeded by 1981 Wimbledon Championships