U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships 1981

ATP · Clay · 31 singles matches · All champions

Guillermo Vilas won the title, beating Sammy Giammalva Jr 6–2 6–4 in the final.

Latest results

  • Semifinal: Guillermo Vilas def. Victor Pecci 6–1 6–3
  • Semifinal: Sammy Giammalva Jr def. Bruce Manson 6–7 6–4 6–3
  • Quarterfinal: Guillermo Vilas def. Jose Higueras 6–3 6–2
  • Quarterfinal: Victor Pecci def. Harold Solomon 6–3 6–1

Houston 1981 1981

Defending champion
Ivan Lendl

Ranking points by round

Champion250
Runner-up165
Semifinal100
Quarterfinal50
Round of 1625
Round of 320
Qualifier bonus13

Recent finals

YearChampionRunner-up
1980Ivan LendlEddie Dibbs
1979Jose HiguerasGene Mayer
1978Brian GottfriedIlie Nastase
1977Adriano PanattaVitas Gerulaitis
1976Harold SolomonKen Rosewall
1975Ken RosewallCliff Drysdale
1974Rod LaverBjorn Borg
1973Ken RosewallFred Stolle

Matches by round

31 finished

Final

1 finished
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas166
🇺🇸Sammy Giammalva Jr24

Semifinals

2 finished
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas166
🇵🇾Victor Pecci13
Fin
🇺🇸Sammy Giammalva Jr666
🇺🇸Bruce Manson743

Quarterfinals

4 finished
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas166
🇪🇸Jose Higueras832
Fin
🇵🇾Victor Pecci66
🇺🇸Harold Solomon331
Fin
🇺🇸Sammy Giammalva Jr477
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs5656
Fin
🇺🇸Bruce Manson66
🇺🇸Mel Purcell744

Round of 16

8 finished
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas176
🇨🇱Jaime Fillol51
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras8376
🇺🇸Richard Meyer664
Fin
🇺🇸Harold Solomon366
🇺🇸Ben Mckown12
Fin
🇵🇾Victor Pecci476
🇮🇳Ramesh Krishnan663
Fin
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs5636
🇺🇸Rick Fagel364
Fin
🇺🇸Sammy Giammalva Jr67
🇺🇸Terry Moor45
Fin
🇺🇸Mel Purcell7366
🇦🇺Mark Edmondson632
Fin
🇺🇸Bruce Manson67
🇦🇺Paul Kronk35

Round of 32

16 finished
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas166
🇺🇸Dick StocktonQ41
Fin
🇨🇱Jaime Fillol66
🇵🇪Pablo Arraya44
Fin
🇺🇸Richard Meyer576
🇮🇳Anand Amritraj751
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras866
🇺🇸Ferdi Taygan03
Fin
🇺🇸Harold Solomon366
🇪🇨Andres Gomez13
Fin
🇺🇸Ben Mckown66
🇵🇾Francisco Gonzalez44
Fin
🇵🇾Victor Pecci66
🇺🇸Hank Pfister14
Fin
🇮🇳Ramesh Krishnan366
🇮🇳Vijay Amritraj6622
Fin
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs5166
🇺🇸Tony Giammalva623
Fin
🇺🇸Rick Fagel66
🇺🇸Sherwood Stewart22
Fin
🇺🇸Sammy Giammalva Jr76
🇺🇸Nick Saviano62
Fin
🇺🇸Terry Moor66
🇺🇸Johan Kriek434
Fin
🇺🇸Mel Purcell767
🇨🇱Hans Gildemeister36
Fin
🇦🇺Mark Edmondson66
🇪🇨Ricardo Ycaza12
Fin
🇦🇺Paul Kronk467
🇪🇸Jose Lopez Maeso645
Fin
🇺🇸Bruce Manson367
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc2646