1981 U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles

Singles
Singles
1981 U.S. Pro Indoor
Final
Champion	Roscoe Tanner
Runner-up	Wojtek Fibak
Score	6–2, 7–6, 7–5
Details
Draw	48
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Last updated June 10, 2023

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.

Seeds

Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)
Harold Solomon (third round)
Vitas Gerulaitis (quarterfinals)
Eliot Teltscher (first round)
Brian Gottfried (second round)
Brian Teacher (second round)
Roscoe Tanner (champion)
Wojtek Fibak (final)
Victor Amaya (third round, retired)
Johan Kriek (first round)
John Sadri (quarterfinals)
Balázs Taróczy (third round)
Vijay Amritraj (second round)
Yannick Noah (semifinals)
Bill Scanlon (first round)
Tomáš Šmíd (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals							Final

8	Wojtek Fibak	3	6	6	6

14	Yannick Noah	6	3	3	2
							8	Wojtek Fibak	2	6	5

							7	Roscoe Tanner	6	7	7
	Thierry Tulasne	6	6	6	4	4

7	Roscoe Tanner	7	3	3	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

1	J Connors	6	6
	S Smith	3	3		1	J Connors	7	4	6
						P Feigl	5	6	4
										1	J Connors	6	1
										9	V Amaya	1	0^r
					Q	J Borowiak	4	4
9	V Amaya	3	7	7	9	V Amaya	6	6
	M Riessen	6	6	6											1	J Connors	6	6	2
	B Walts	7	6												8	W Fibak	7	0	6
15	B Scanlon	6	3			B Walts	4	6	3
						T Giammalva	6	3	6
											T Giammalva	2	6	2
										8	W Fibak	6	4	6
					Q	C Delaney	6	2	0
	P Fleming	3	6		8	W Fibak	1	6	6
8	W Fibak	6	7

Section 2

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

				3	V Gerulaitis	6	6
	S Glickstein	6	6		S Glickstein	2	2
	R Frawley	3	2						3	V Gerulaitis	6	6
	R Ramírez	6	6						12	B Taróczy	3	4
	R Simpson	3	3		R Ramírez	6	2
				12	B Taróczy	7	6
													3	V Gerulaitis	4	6	3
14	Y Noah	6											14	Y Noah	6	4	6
	B Mottram	0	r	14	Y Noah	6	3	6
					T Moor	4	6	3
									14	Y Noah	6	7
										F González	4	5
					F González	7	3	6
	B Manson	3	5	6	B Teacher	6	6	2
6	B Teacher	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

5	B Gottfried	6	6
	C Roger-Vasselin	4	4		5	B Gottfried	5	3
						T Gullikson	7	6
											T Gullikson	7	6	4
	S Mayer	7	3	6						11	J Sadri	6	7	6
	P DuPré	6	6	4		S Mayer	6	4	2
					11	J Sadri	4	6	6
															11	J Sadri	6	3
	M Purcell	6	6													T Tulasne	7	6
10	J Kriek	2	1			M Purcell	4	1
						T Tulasne	6	6
											T Tulasne	6	4	6
											S Giammalva Jr.	3	6	2
						S Giammalva Jr.	6	4	6
	B Mitton	6	6	7		B Mitton	4	6	2
4	E Teltscher	4	7	5

Section 4

First round				Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

7	R Tanner	6	6
	T Waltke	2	3	7	R Tanner	6	6
					H Günthardt	3	4
								7	R Tanner	7	7
	D Stockton	7	7						D Stockton	6	6
	P Dent	6	6		D Stockton	6	6
				16	T Šmíd	4	4
													7	R Tanner	7	4	6
														P Portes	5	6	3
				13	V Amritraj	6	1
	P Portes	6	6		P Portes	7	6
	A Pattison	2	3						P Portes	3	6	6
								2	H Solomon	6	4	2
				Q	J Lapidus	3	3
Q	M Ostoja	0	1	2	H Solomon	6	6
2	H Solomon	6	6

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