European Open 1981
Jimmy Connors won the title, beating Brian Gottfried 6–2 6–4 6–3 in the final.
Main draw 32 players
- 1🇸🇪Bjorn BorgRound of 16 · Lost to Rolf Gehring
- 2🇺🇸Jimmy ConnorsFinal · Champion
- 3🇵🇱Wojtek FibakRound of 16 · Lost to Sandy Mayer
- 4🇺🇸Brian GottfriedFinal · Lost to Jimmy Connors
- 5🇮🇳Vijay AmritrajQuarterfinals · Lost to Rolf Gehring
- 6🇨🇿Tomas SmidRound of 32 · Lost to Fritz Buehning
- 7🇦🇺Kim WarwickQuarterfinals · Lost to Sandy Mayer
- 8🇨🇭Heinz GunthardtRound of 32 · Lost to Rod Frawley
- 🇩🇪Rolf GehringSemifinals · Lost to Brian Gottfried
- 🇺🇸Sandy MayerSemifinals · Lost to Jimmy Connors
- 🇺🇸Fritz BuehningQuarterfinals · Lost to Jimmy Connors
- 🇺🇸Peter RennertQuarterfinals · Lost to Brian Gottfried
- 🇺🇸Ferdi TayganRound of 16 · Lost to Vijay Amritraj
- 🇺🇸Pat DupreRound of 16 · Lost to Jimmy Connors
- 🇨🇿Pavel SlozilRound of 16 · Lost to Brian Gottfried
- 🇦🇺Rod FrawleyRound of 16 · Lost to Peter Rennert
- 🇧🇪Thierry StevauxRound of 16 · Lost to Kim Warwick
- 🇺🇸Trey WaltkeRound of 16 · Lost to Fritz Buehning
- 🇧🇪Alain BrichantRound of 32 · Lost to Kim Warwick
- 🇩🇪Andreas MaurerRound of 32 · Lost to Sandy Mayer
- 🇪🇨Andres GomezRound of 32 · Lost to Jimmy Connors
- 🇧🇪Bernard BoileauRound of 32 · Lost to Bjorn Borg
- 🇺🇸Bill ScanlonRound of 32 · Lost to Brian Gottfried
- 🇧🇷Carlos KirmayrRound of 32 · Lost to Pat Dupre
- 🇬🇧John FeaverRound of 32 · Lost to Wojtek Fibak
- 🇧🇷Marcos HocevarRound of 32 · Lost to Rolf Gehring
- 🇧🇴Mario MartinezRound of 32 · Lost to Pavel Slozil
- 🇫🇷Pascal PortesRound of 32 · Lost to Trey Waltke
- 🇨🇿Pavel HutkaRound of 32 · Lost to Ferdi Taygan
- 🇺🇸Sherwood StewartRound of 32 · Lost to Peter Rennert
- 🇮🇱Shlomo GlicksteinRound of 32 · Lost to Vijay Amritraj
- 🇫🇷Thierry TulasneRound of 32 · Lost to Thierry Stevaux