Italian Open 1981

ATP · Clay · 63 singles matches · All champions

Jose Luis Clerc won the title, beating Victor Pecci 6–3 6–4 6–0 in the final.

Latest results

  • Semifinal: Jose Luis Clerc def. Ivan Lendl 3–6 7–5 6–0 6–2
  • Semifinal: Victor Pecci def. Guillermo Vilas 7–6 6–4 7–6
  • Quarterfinal: Victor Pecci def. Peter Mcnamara 6–2 5–7 7–6
  • Quarterfinal: Jose Luis Clerc def. Adriano Panatta 6–3 3–6 7–6

Rome 1981 1981

Defending champion
Guillermo Vilas

Ranking points by round

Champion1,000
Runner-up650
Semifinal400
Quarterfinal200
Round of 16100
Round of 3250
Round of 6430
Round of 12810
Qualifier bonus20

Recent finals

YearChampionRunner-up
1980Guillermo VilasYannick Noah
1979Vitas GerulaitisGuillermo Vilas
1978Bjorn BorgAdriano Panatta
1977Vitas GerulaitisAntonio Zugarelli
1976Adriano PanattaGuillermo Vilas
1975Raul RamirezManuel Orantes
1974Bjorn BorgIlie Nastase
1973Ilie NastaseManuel Orantes

Matches by round

63 finished

Final

1 finished
Fin
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc3666
🇵🇾Victor Pecci12340

Semifinals

2 finished
Fin
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc33766
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl26502
Fin
🇵🇾Victor Pecci12767
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas1646

Quarterfinals

4 finished
Fin
🇵🇾Victor Pecci12657
🇦🇺Peter Mcnamara10276
Fin
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc3637
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta8366
Fin
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl266
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs902
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas1636
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy7462

Round of 16

8 finished
Fin
🇦🇺Peter Mcnamara1076
🇮🇹Corrado Barazzutti53
Fin
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs9646
🇦🇷Ricardo Cano363
Fin
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta866
🇭🇷Marko Ostoja03
Fin
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy7616
🇪🇸Angel Gimenez161
Fin
🇵🇾Victor Pecci1266
🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis424
Fin
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc366
🇺🇾Jose Luis Damiani12
Fin
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl276
🇺🇸Bruce Manson52
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas166
🇪🇸Jose Higueras1311

Round of 32

16 finished
Fin
🇭🇷Marko Ostoja76
🇭🇷Zeljko Franulovic64
Fin
🇺🇸Bruce Manson67
🇧🇴Mario Martinez46
Fin
🇦🇷Ricardo Cano66
🇦🇷Gustavo Guerrero44
Fin
🇪🇸Angel Gimenez66
🇦🇺Paul Mcnamee1543
Fin
🇺🇾Jose Luis Damiani66
🇺🇸Mel Purcell1430
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras1366
🇪🇸Manuel Orantes21
Fin
🇵🇾Victor Pecci12366
🇫🇷Thierry Tulasne633
Fin
🇦🇺Peter Mcnamara1066
🇪🇸Jose Lopez Maeso14
Fin
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs9466
🇬🇧Buster C Mottram640
Fin
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta866
🇺🇸Tom Gullikson02
Fin
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy766
🇺🇸Rick Fagel22
Fin
🇮🇹Corrado Barazzutti066
🇺🇸Brian Gottfried5633
Fin
🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis44
🇨🇱Belus Prajoux3
Fin
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc366
🇦🇺John Fitzgerald23
Fin
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl266
🇺🇸Ferdi Taygan11
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas166
🇺🇸Tony Giammalva12

Round of 64

32 finished
Fin
🇫🇷Thierry Tulasne66
🇨🇱Hans Gildemeister13
Fin
🇺🇸Ferdi Taygan67
🇺🇸Richard Meyer25
Fin
🇨🇱Belus Prajoux76
🇵🇪Pablo Arraya50
Fin
🇪🇸Manuel Orantes66
YUGSlobodan Zivojinovic33
Fin
🇬🇧Buster C Mottram616
🇪🇨Andres Gomez463
Fin
🇺🇸Bruce Manson277
🇧🇷Marcos Hocevar666
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Lopez Maeso66
🇮🇳Ramesh Krishnan34
Fin
🇺🇸Tom Gullikson76
🇷🇴Ilie Nastase64
Fin
🇦🇷Gustavo Guerrero366
🇮🇹Antonio Zugarelli622
Fin
🇪🇸Angel Gimenez66
🇺🇸Maurice Hunter10
Fin
🇺🇸Tony Giammalva66
🇮🇹Luca Bottazzi01
Fin
🇭🇷Zeljko Franulovic66
🇺🇸Tim Gullikson13
Fin
🇦🇺John Fitzgerald637
🇪🇨Ricardo Ycaza366
Fin
🇺🇸Rick Fagel66
🇦🇺Mark Edmondson11
Fin
🇺🇾Jose Luis Damiani66
🇺🇸Trey Waltke23
Fin
🇮🇹Corrado Barazzutti66
🇦🇷Roberto Arguello42
Fin
🇧🇴Mario Martinez466
🇺🇸Sammy Giammalva Jr16624
Fin
🇦🇺Paul Mcnamee1567
🇦🇺John Alexander45
Fin
🇺🇸Mel Purcell1466
🇨🇱Alejandro Pierola40
Fin
🇪🇸Jose Higueras1367
🇺🇸Billy Martin46
Fin
🇵🇾Victor Pecci12666
🇨🇱Jaime Fillol723
Fin
🇭🇷Marko Ostoja366
🇨🇿Tomas Smid11631
Fin
🇦🇺Peter Mcnamara1066
🇦🇷Eduardo Bengoechea40
Fin
🇺🇸Eddie Dibbs966
🇫🇷Pascal Portes13
Fin
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta866
🇪🇸Gabriel Urpi21
Fin
🇭🇺Balazs Taroczy766
🇮🇹Francesco Cancellotti22
Fin
🇦🇷Ricardo Cano376
🇵🇱Wojtek Fibak6652
Fin
🇺🇸Brian Gottfried5466
🇲🇽Raul Ramirez622
Fin
🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis466
🇮🇹Paolo Bertolucci34
Fin
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc376
🇺🇸Terry Moor51
Fin
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl266
🇮🇹Gianni Ocleppo21
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas166
🇧🇷Carlos Kirmayr23