1981 Cuore Cup – Doubles

Doubles
1981 Cuore Cup
ChampionUnited States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramirez
Runner-upUnited States John McEnroe
United States Peter Rennert
Score7–6, 6–3
Draw16
Seeds4

The 1981 Cuore Cup – Doubles was an event of the 1981 Cuore Cup tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Palazzo dello Sport in Milan, Italy, between 23 March and 29 March 1981. The draw consisted of 16 teams and four of them were seeded. Peter Fleming and John McEnroe were the defending Milan Indoor doubles champions bur did not compete together in this edition. The third-seeded team of Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramirez won the doubles title after a straight-sets win in the final against unseeded pairing John McEnroe and Peter Rennert, 7–6, 6–3.[1][2]

Seeds

  1. United States Bob Lutz / United States Stan Smith (first round)
  2. United States Gene Mayer / United States Sandy Mayer (first round)
  3. United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez (champions)
  4. United States Victor Amaya / United States Steve Denton (first round, withdrew)

Draw

Key

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
6 3 5
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
3 6 7 Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6 6
United States Fritz Buehning
United States Ferdi Taygan
6 6 United States Fritz Buehning
United States Ferdi Taygan
4 4
Australia Mark Edmondson
United States Butch Walts
2 4 Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6 2
4 United States Victor Amaya
United States Steve Denton
United States John McEnroe
United States Peter Rennert
7 6
United States John McEnroe
United States Peter Rennert
w/o United States John McEnroe
United States Peter Rennert
6 6
Italy Gianni Ocleppo
United States Trey Waltke
6 7 Italy Gianni Ocleppo
United States Trey Waltke
4 3
Italy Claudio Panatta
United States Vincent Van Patten
1 5 United States John McEnroe
United States Peter Rennert
6 3
Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
7 6 3 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
7 6
Italy Gianni Marchetti
Italy Enzo Vattuone
6 3 Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
6 5 2
United Kingdom Richard Lewis
Venezuela Fabio Mion-Bet
4 0 3 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
3 7 6
3 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6 6 3 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
6 6 United States Tim Gullikson
United States Fred McNair
4 4
Italy Fabio Moscino
Italy Torquato Rossini
2 2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
4 1
United States Tim Gullikson
United States Fred McNair
6 6 United States Tim Gullikson
United States Fred McNair
6 6
2 United States Gene Mayer
United States Sandy Mayer
4 3

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 26–27, 182. ISBN 9780356085968.
  2. ^ "1981 Milan – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).