1981 French Open

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1981 French Open
Roland-garros-1981.jpg
Date25 May – 7 June 1981
Edition80
Category51st Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S / 64D / 32X
Prize money $450,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
LocationParis (XVIe), France
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg [1]
Women's singles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Mandlíková [2]
Men's doubles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinz Günthardt / Flag of Hungary.svg Balázs Taróczy [3]
Women's doubles
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Tanya Harford [2]
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Jaeger / Flag of the United States.svg 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 85th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1981. [4] [5]

Contents

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Borg defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Lendl, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 [1]

Women's singles

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Mandlíková defeated Flag of Germany.svg Sylvia Hanika, 6–2, 6–4 [2]

Men's doubles

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinz Günthardt / Flag of Hungary.svg Balázs Taróczy defeated Flag of the United States.svg Terry Moor / Flag of the United States.svg Eliot Teltscher, 6–2, 7–6, 6–3 [3]

Women's doubles

Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Rosalyn Fairbank / Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Tanya Harford defeated Flag of the United States.svg Candy Reynolds / Flag of the United States.svg Paula Smith, 6–1, 6–3 [2]

Mixed doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Andrea Jaeger / Flag of the United States.svg James Arias defeated Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve / Flag of the United States.svg Frederick McNair, 7–6, 6–4 [2]

Prize money

EventWFSFQF4R3R2R1R
Singles [6] MenFF271,100FF135,600FF67,800FF34,400FF19,900FF10,900FF6,300FF3,600
WomenFF208,000FF108,000FF54,000FF28,000FF14,500FF7,300FF3,650FF1,950

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

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