1981 Jack Kramer Open

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1981 Jack Kramer Open
DateApril 13–20
Edition55th
Category Grand Prix
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money $75,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Location Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Venue Los Angeles Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe [1]
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gullikson / Flag of the United States.svg Butch Walts [2]
  1980  · Pacific Southwest Open ·  1982  

The 1981 Jack Kramer Open, also known as the Pacific Southwest Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Club in Los Angeles, California in the United States. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was the 55th edition of the Pacific Southwest tournament and was held from April 13 through April 20, 1981. First-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title and the corresponding $15,000 first-prize money. The finals were delayed to Monday, April 20 due to rain. [3] [4]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe defeated Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer 6–7, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Tom Gullikson / Flag of the United States.svg Butch Walts defeated Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe / Flag of the United States.svg Ferdi Taygan 6–4, 6–4

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References

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  2. "1981 Los Angeles – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. pp.  84–85. ISBN   9780356085968.
  4. "Sandy Mayer loses to McEnroe in final". The Milwaukee Journal. AP, UPI. Apr 21, 1981.