1981 Player's Canadian Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1981 Player's Canadian Open
Champion	Ivan Lendl
Runner-up	Eliot Teltscher
Final score	6–3, 6–2

Ivan Lendl was the defending champion.

Lendl successfully defended his title, defeating Eliot Teltscher in the final, 6–3, 6–2.

Seeds

1. John McEnroe (Third Round)
2. Björn Borg (withdrew)
3. Jimmy Connors (First Round)
4. Ivan Lendl (Champion)
5. Peter McNamara (Third Round)
6. Eliot Teltscher (Final)
7. Brian Teacher (Quarterfinals)
8. Vitas Gerulaitis (Second Round)
9. John Sadri (Second Round)
10. Vijay Amritraj (Semifinals)
11. Tomáš Šmíd (Third Round)
12. Sammy Giammalva, Jr. (Second Round)
13. Tom Gullikson (Third Round)
14. N/A
15. Shlomo Glickstein (Semifinals)
16. Kevin Curren (Second Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	10	Vijay Amritraj	6	2	3
	6	Eliot Teltscher	1	6	6
								6	Eliot Teltscher	3	2
								4	Ivan Lendl	6	6
	4	Ivan Lendl	5	6	6
	15	Shlomo Glickstein	7	2	3

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	J McEnroe	6	6
	P Hjertquist	3	2				1	J McEnroe	6	6
	J Lloyd	1	3					P Fleming	3	2
	P Fleming	6	6											1	J McEnroe	7	6	1
	H Simonsson	7	6											10	V Amritraj	5	7	6
	Bill Cowan	6	4					H Simonsson	1	6	2
	D Carter	0	4				10	V Amritraj	6	4	6
10	V Amritraj	6	6																		10	V Amritraj	6	6
12	S Giammalva, Jr.	6	6																			S Denton	2	2
	T Wilkison	3	4				12	S Giammalva, Jr.	6	3
	B Mitton	6	4	6				B Mitton	7	6
	Juan Carlos Ayala	4	6	1											B Mitton	6	5	6
	R Van't Hof	2	2												S Denton	4	7	7
	S Denton	6	6					S Denton	1	7	6
	F Taygan	3	2				8	V Gerulaitis	6	6	4
8	V Gerulaitis	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
3	J Connors	4	3
	T Waltke	6	6					T Waltke	2	7	3
	R Stadler	1	6	2				C Roger-Vasselin	6	6	6
	C Roger-Vasselin	6	4	6											C Roger-Vasselin	3	2
	H Günthardt	6	6												H Günthardt	6	6
Q	Nigel O'Rourke	0	1					H Günthardt	3	6	6
WC	G Michibata	4	2				16	K Curren	6	3	2
16	K Curren	6	6																			H Günthardt	4	2
11	T Šmíd	6	7																		6	E Teltscher	6	6
Q	M Dickson	2	6				11	T Šmíd	7	3	7
	J Norbäck	5	0					B Manson	6	6	6
	B Manson	7	6											11	T Šmíd	3	4
	B Fritz	6	6											6	E Teltscher	6	6
WC	S Bonneau	4	1					B Fritz	3	1
Q	Rick Meyers	4	0				6	E Teltscher	6	6
6	E Teltscher	6	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
7	B Teacher	5	6	6
	J Austin	7	2	4			7	B Teacher	6	7
	J Gurfein	3	6	6				J Gurfein	3	6
	P Du Pré	6	2	4										7	B Teacher	3	6	6
	B Drewett	7	7												B Drewett	6	3	3
Q	Josef Brabenec	5	6					B Drewett	2	6	6
	S Meister	6	6					S Meister	6	1	1
LL	D Schneider	4	4																		7	B Teacher	1	1
9	J Sadri	6	6																		4	I Lendl	6	6
	M Edmondson	1	4				9	J Sadri	4	6	5
	A Amritraj	6	6					A Amritraj	6	4	7
Q	Glen Holroyd	3	4												A Amritraj	0	3
	Ti Gullikson	6	6											4	I Lendl	6	6
	T Tulasne	3	1					Ti Gullikson	1	2
	C Lewis	2	6	1			4	I Lendl	6	6
4	I Lendl	6	3	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
5	P McNamara	6	6
	T Giammalva	3	3				5	P McNamara	6	6
	J Fitzgerald	6	6					J Fitzgerald	2	4
Q	A Kohlberg	0	2											5	P McNamara	4	6	3
	P Dent	2	6	6										15	S Glickstein	6	3	6
	R Simpson	6	4	7				R Simpson	3	3
	S Docherty	7	3	3			15	S Glickstein	6	6
15	S Glickstein	6	6	6																	15	S Glickstein	3	6	6
13	To Gullikson	6	6																			R Krishnan	6	3	4
	D Bedel	3	0				13	To Gullikson	5	6	6
	R Fagel	6	2					P Feigl	7	1	4
	P Feigl	7	6											13	To Gullikson	1	3
	N Saviano	6	3	2											R Krishnan	6	6
	R Krishnan	2	6	6				R Krishnan	7	6
	S Stewart	6	5	7				S Stewart	5	1
LL	Todd Lundy	4	7	5

References

• Main Draw