1981 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles

Singles
1981 Fischer-Grand Prix
Champion	Ivan Lendl
Runner-up	Brian Gottfried
Score	1–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–2
Draw	48
Seeds	16

Brian Gottfried was the defending champion but lost in the final 1–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–2 to Ivan Lendl.

The draw allocated unseeded players at random; as a result seven seeds received a bye into the second round.

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Ivan Lendl	6	6
	4	Tomáš Šmíd	2	2
								1	Ivan Lendl	1	6	6	6
								2	Brian Gottfried	6	0	1	2
	3	Stan Smith	3	4
	2	Brian Gottfried	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	I Lendl	6	6
		E Fromm	6	6					E Fromm	2	1
		I Wimmer	2	2											1	I Lendl	6	6
																R Stadler	1	3
									R Stadler	6	7
	Q	K Meiler	6	4	6			Q	K Meiler	4	6
	14	T Waltke	4	6	2																	1	I Lendl	7	6
																						5	S Mayer	5	4
								10	S Giammalva Jr.	2	6
		M Doyle	6	6					M Doyle	6	7
		B Pils	4	1												M Doyle	7	5	4
															5	S Mayer	6	7	6
									T Wilkison	2	6	0
		J Hřebec	4	1				5	S Mayer	6	2	6
	5	S Mayer	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	T Šmíd	7	6
		B Mitton	7	6					B Mitton	6	3
		K Eberhard	6	4											4	T Šmíd	6	6
																J Smith	1	4
									M Ostoja	2	6	3
		J Smith	6	2	6				J Smith	6	2	6
	15	Á Giménez	1	6	4																	4	T Šmíd	6	6
	13	U Pinner	4	5																			J Potier	1	1
	Q	R Lewis	6	7				Q	R Lewis	6	4
								Q	C Zipf	7	6
															Q	C Zipf	6	5	5
																J Potier	2	7	7
									J Potier	w/o
		S Denton	5	6				8	S Glickstein
	8	S Glickstein	7	7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	R Gehring	6	4	7
		H Kary	6	6					H Kary	3	6	6
		P Hutka	4	1											6	R Gehring	6	6
															11	S Birner	2	3
									H-P Kandler	1	3
	Q	M Lacek	1	2				11	S Birner	6	6
	11	S Birner	6	6																		6	R Gehring	3	3
	9	J Austin	6	6																		3	S Smith	6	6
	Q	S Meister	2	4				9	J Austin	6	2	7
									D Siegler	2	6	6
															9	J Austin	2	4
		P Feigl	6	6											3	S Smith	6	6
		C Mayotte	3	3					P Feigl	3	1
								3	S Smith	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	C Kirmayr	6	7
		J Lapidus	2	5				7	C Kirmayr	7	7
									L Sanders	6	6
															7	C Kirmayr	2	6	6
		J Granát	6	7											12	P Složil	6	4	3
		J Soares	2	5					J Granát	6	6	4
								12	P Složil	4	7	6
																						7	C Kirmayr	2	6	4
																						2	B Gottfried	6	4	6
								16	N Saviano	7	6
		A Pattison	7	6					A Pattison	6	1
		J Hayes	6	2											16	N Saviano	5	2
															2	B Gottfried	7	6
									M Vines	2	2
		B Martin	2	1				2	B Gottfried	6	6
	2	B Gottfried	6	6

• 1981 Fischer-Grand Prix draw