1981 Benson & Hedges Championships – Singles

Singles
1981 Benson & Hedges Championships
Champion	Jimmy Connors
Runner-up	John McEnroe
Score	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Draw	32
Seeds	8

The 1981 Benson & Hedges Championships – Singles was an event of the 1981 Benson & Hedges Championships tennis tournament and was played on iindoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London in the United Kingdom, between 9 November and 14 November 1981. The draw comprised 32 players and eight of them were seeded. First-seeded John McEnroe was the defending Wembley Championships singles champion but lost in the final in straight sets to second-seeded Jimmy Connors, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3.^[1][2]

	Semifinals							Final
	1	John McEnroe	6	6
	8	Sandy Mayer	3	3
								1	John McEnroe	6	6	3	4	2
								2	Jimmy Connors	3	2	6	6	6
	4	Yannick Noah	3	3
	2	Jimmy Connors	6	6

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	John McEnroe	6	6
		John Feaver	1	1				1	John McEnroe	6	6
		Stanislav Birner	7	6					Stanislav Birner	2	2
		Heinz Günthardt	6	2											1	John McEnroe	6	6
		Jeff Borowiak	6	3	2										5	Brian Gottfried	1	2
		Tim Wilkison	2	6	6				Tim Wilkison	4	3
		Thierry Tulasne	7	2	3			5	Brian Gottfried	6	6
	5	Brian Gottfried	5	6	6																	1	John McEnroe	6	6
	3	Roscoe Tanner	6	6																		8	Sandy Mayer	3	3
		Gilles Moretton	1	2				3	Roscoe Tanner	6	6
		Tim Mayotte	6	6					Tim Mayotte	1	4
		Bob Lutz	4	1											3	Roscoe Tanner	4	7	1
		Peter Fleming	7	6	4										8	Sandy Mayer	6	5	6
		Jonathan Smith	6	7	6				Jonathan Smith	3	0
		Gianni Ocleppo	3	6	1			8	Sandy Mayer	6	6
	8	Sandy Mayer	6	3	6

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	Tomáš Šmíd	5	1
		Victor Amaya	7	6					Victor Amaya	5	3
		Ilie Năstase	4	1					Richard Lewis	7	6
		Richard Lewis	6	6												Richard Lewis	3	2
		Sammy Giammalva Jr.	7	2	2										4	Yannick Noah	6	6
		Peter Rennert	6	6	6				Peter Rennert	3	3
		Richard Meyer	6	3				4	Yannick Noah	6	6
	4	Yannick Noah	7	6																		4	Yannick Noah	3	3
	6	Stan Smith	3	2																		2	Jimmy Connors	6	6
		Russell Simpson	6	6					Russell Simpson	5	3
		Shlomo Glickstein	6	6					Shlomo Glickstein	7	6
		Hank Pfister	3	2												Shlomo Glickstein	4	0
		Nick Saviano	2	7	4										2	Jimmy Connors	6	6
		Tony Giammalva	6	6	6				Tony Giammalva	3	0
		Tom Gullikson	4	2				2	Jimmy Connors	6	6
	2	Jimmy Connors	6	6

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