US Open 1981

ATP · Hard · 127 singles matches · All champions

John McEnroe won the title, beating Bjorn Borg 4–6 6–2 6–4 6–3 in the final.

Latest results

  • Semifinal: Bjorn Borg def. Jimmy Connors 6–2 7–5 6–4
  • Semifinal: John McEnroe def. Vitas Gerulaitis 5–7 6–3 6–2 4–6 6–3
  • Quarterfinal: Vitas Gerulaitis def. Bruce Manson 6–4 6–2 4–6 6–1
  • Quarterfinal: Jimmy Connors def. Eliot Teltscher 6–3 6–1 6–2

US Open 1981 1981

Defending champion
Wojtek Fibak

Ranking points by round

Champion2,000
Runner-up1,300
Semifinal800
Quarterfinal400
Round of 16200
Round of 32100
Round of 6450
Round of 12810
Qualifier bonus30

Recent finals

YearChampionRunner-up
1980Wojtek FibakEliot Teltscher
1979John McEnroeRoscoe Tanner
1978Roscoe TannerVictor Amaya
1977Guillermo VilasJimmy Connors
1976Jimmy ConnorsBjorn Borg
1975Vitas GerulaitisJimmy Connors
1974John NewcombeJeff Borowiak
1973John NewcombeJan Kodes

Matches by round

127 finished

Final

1 finished
Fin
🇺🇸John McEnroe14666
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg26243

Semifinals

2 finished
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg2676
🇺🇸Jimmy Connors4254
Fin
🇺🇸John McEnroe156646
🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis1573263

Quarterfinals

4 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis156646
🇺🇸Bruce Manson4261
Fin
🇺🇸Jimmy Connors4666
🇺🇸Eliot Teltscher8312
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg27667
🇺🇸Roscoe Tanner96376
Fin
🇺🇸John McEnroe16766
🇮🇳Ramesh Krishnan7642

Round of 16

8 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Eliot Teltscher866516
🇺🇸Brian Gottfried1640763
Fin
🇮🇳Ramesh Krishnan417
🇺🇸Gene Mayer7666
Fin
🇺🇸Roscoe Tanner9667
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas6426
Fin
🇺🇸Bruce Manson676
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc5363
Fin
🇺🇸Jimmy Connors4666
🇺🇸Mike Cahill331
Fin
🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis1566336
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl334664
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg26666
🇫🇷Yannick Noah137433
Fin
🇺🇸John McEnroe1766
🇺🇸Kevin Curren501

Round of 32

16 finished
Fin
🇮🇳Ramesh Krishnan6766
🇺🇸Marty Davis2574
Fin
🇺🇸Kevin Curren676
🇦🇺Mark Edmondson352
Fin
🇺🇸Brian Gottfried166667
🇺🇸Tim Mayotte2376
Fin
🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis15666
🇺🇸Harold Solomon323
Fin
🇫🇷Yannick Noah13666
🇺🇸Trey Waltke344
Fin
🇺🇸Mike Cahill4666
🇺🇸Johan Kriek126214
Fin
🇺🇸Bruce Manson4666
🇦🇺Peter Mcnamara116342
Fin
🇺🇸Roscoe Tanner9766
🇺🇸Chris Mayotte612
Fin
🇺🇸Eliot Teltscher8666
🇮🇳Vijay Amritraj240
Fin
🇺🇸Gene Mayer7666
🇺🇸Dick Stockton441
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas66476
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta4654
Fin
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc560066
🇺🇸Mel Purcell36643
Fin
🇺🇸Jimmy Connors466647
🇪🇨Andres Gomez73166
Fin
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl36366
🇺🇸Mark Vines4623
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg2666
🇦🇺David Carter222
Fin
🇺🇸John McEnroe1666
🇺🇸Pat Dupre323

Round of 64

32 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Trey Waltke667
🇫🇷Bernard Fritz336
Fin
🇺🇸Mark Vines6566
🇿🇦Eddie Edwards1714
Fin
🇺🇸Dick Stockton666
🇺🇸Steve Krulevitz442
Fin
🇺🇸Harold Solomon773
🇺🇸Jimmy Arias663
Fin
🇺🇸Mel Purcell667
🇮🇱Shlomo Glickstein445
Fin
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta766
🇨🇭Roland Stadler531
Fin
🇺🇸Tim Mayotte63466
🇺🇸Scott Mccain36612
Fin
🇺🇸Chris Mayotte65746
🇦🇺John James47560
Fin
🇺🇸Bruce Manson66346
🇺🇸Richard Meyer02662
Fin
🇮🇳Ramesh Krishnan666
🇺🇸Stan Smith433
Fin
🇪🇨Andres Gomez666
🇳🇿Chris Lewis433
Fin
🇦🇺Mark Edmondson43666
🇫🇷Christophe Roger-Vasselin66142
Fin
🇺🇸Pat Dupre666
🇺🇸Chip Hooper424
Fin
🇺🇸Kevin Curren46666
🇺🇸Jay Lapidus63713
Fin
🇦🇺David Carter46166
🇺🇸Sammy Giammalva Jr62640
Fin
🇺🇸Mike Cahill667
🇺🇸Andrew Pattison416
Fin
🇮🇳Vijay Amritraj766
🇫🇷Gilles Moretton534
Fin
🇺🇸Brian Gottfried16766
🇺🇸Butch Walts642
Fin
🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis15766
🇨🇴Alejandro Cortes501
Fin
🇫🇷Yannick Noah136647
🇺🇸Erik Van Dillen4265
Fin
🇺🇸Johan Kriek124666
🇺🇸Matt Doyle6330
Fin
🇦🇺Peter Mcnamara116656
🇺🇸Peter Fleming4273
Fin
🇺🇸Marty Davis2766
🇺🇸Brian Teacher106624
Fin
🇺🇸Roscoe Tanner94666
🇺🇸Chris Delaney6141
Fin
🇺🇸Eliot Teltscher8666
🇺🇸John Austin222
Fin
🇺🇸Gene Mayer7666
🇺🇸Fritz Buehning423
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas6666
🇲🇽Raul Ramirez132
Fin
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc565657
🇺🇸Tim Wilkison47476
Fin
🇺🇸Jimmy Connors4766
🇭🇷Marko Ostoja643
Fin
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl3767
🇺🇸Jeff Borowiak616
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg2666
🇺🇸Larry Stefanki444
Fin
🇺🇸John McEnroe1666
🇺🇸Tom Gullikson313

Round of 128

64 finished
Fin
🇺🇸Tim Wilkison6276
🇦🇺John Alexander4664
Fin
🇺🇸Butch Walts76626
🇺🇸Rick Fagel64761
Fin
🇺🇸Trey Waltke76147
🇺🇸Sherwood Stewart64665
Fin
🇺🇸Mark Vines6264
🇳🇿Russell Simpson3623
Fin
🇺🇸Erik Van Dillen46466
🇺🇸John Benson60614
Fin
🇺🇸Dick Stockton4666
🇫🇷Thierry Tulasne6344
Fin
🇺🇸Larry Stefanki67636
🇦🇺Phil Dent75463
Fin
🇨🇭Roland Stadler6756
🇦🇺Steve Docherty4572
Fin
🇺🇸Harold Solomon6666
🇺🇸Derek Tarr0171
Fin
🇺🇸Stan Smith56767
🇺🇸John Sadri77546
Fin
🇫🇷Christophe Roger-Vasselin766
🇺🇸Andy Kohlberg544
Fin
🇲🇽Raul Ramirez666
ZIMHaroon Ismail324
Fin
🇺🇸Mel Purcell36636
🇷🇴Ilie Nastase63463
Fin
🇺🇸Andrew Pattison777
🇺🇸Marcel Freeman656
Fin
🇮🇹Adriano Panatta7466
🇺🇸Ferdi Taygan6632
Fin
🇭🇷Marko Ostoja666
🇨🇱Pedro Rebolledo122
Fin
🇫🇷Gilles Moretton63476
PURErnie Fernandez36663
Fin
🇺🇸Richard Meyer667
🇿🇦Bernie Mitton346
Fin
🇺🇸Scott Mccain766
🇨🇦Bill Cowan542
Fin
🇺🇸Chris Mayotte666
🇿🇦Derek Segal144
Fin
🇺🇸Tim Mayotte6666
🇺🇸Steve Denton3473
Fin
🇺🇸Bruce Manson666
🇺🇸Danny Saltz002
Fin
🇳🇿Chris Lewis776
🇺🇸Hank Pfister562
Fin
🇺🇸Jay Lapidus44666
🇧🇴Mario Martinez66442
Fin
🇺🇸Steve Krulevitz6627
🇵🇾Francisco Gonzalez3265
Fin
🇮🇳Ramesh Krishnan666
🇸🇪Per Hjertquist113
Fin
🇦🇺John James6656
🇺🇸Bruce Nichols4474
Fin
🇺🇸Chip Hooper72636
🇺🇸Tim Gullikson66361
Fin
🇺🇸Tom Gullikson666
🇫🇷Dominique Bedel144
Fin
🇪🇨Andres Gomez766
🇺🇸Van Winitsky632
Fin
🇮🇱Shlomo Glickstein666
🇬🇧Jonathan Smith442
Fin
🇺🇸Sammy Giammalva Jr64616
🇨🇭Heinz Gunthardt46361
Fin
🇫🇷Bernard Fritz6267
🇺🇸Tony Giammalva2615
Fin
🇺🇸Peter Fleming666
🇺🇸Mike Fishbach242
Fin
🇿🇦Eddie Edwards6766
🇺🇸Eric Fromm3674
Fin
🇦🇺Mark Edmondson666
🇨🇭Ivan Dupasquier321
Fin
🇺🇸Pat Dupre6646
🇺🇸Jim Delaney#3563362
Fin
🇺🇸Matt Doyle6656
🇺🇸Jim Gurfein2272
Fin
🇺🇸Chris Delaney676
🇦🇺Ross Case262
Fin
🇺🇸Marty Davis6736
🇺🇸Lloyd Bourne3561
Fin
🇨🇴Alejandro Cortes64477
🇺🇸Jimmy Brown36665
Fin
🇦🇺David Carter7276
🇨🇱Jaime Fillol6662
Fin
🇺🇸Mike Cahill666
🇺🇸Steve Meister334
Fin
🇺🇸Fritz Buehning73466
🇺🇸Craig Wittus56613
Fin
🇺🇸Jeff Borowiak666
🇫🇷Pascal Portes231
Fin
🇺🇸John Austin6666
🇺🇸Nick Saviano2714
Fin
🇺🇸Jimmy Arias676
🇦🇺Syd Ball162
Fin
🇮🇳Vijay Amritraj666
🇺🇸Scott Davis342
Fin
🇺🇸Brian Gottfried16666
🇺🇸Vincent Van Patten441
Fin
🇺🇸Vitas Gerulaitis1546636
🇺🇸Terry Moor63062
Fin
🇺🇸Kevin Curren767
🇵🇱Wojtek Fibak14646
Fin
🇫🇷Yannick Noah1366646
🇺🇸Andy Andrews33762
Fin
🇺🇸Johan Kriek12667
🇺🇸Mike De Palmer235
Fin
🇦🇺Peter Mcnamara117266
🇦🇺John Fitzgerald6633
Fin
🇺🇸Brian Teacher10667
🇺🇸Bill Scanlon325
Fin
🇺🇸Roscoe Tanner9666
🇺🇸Craig Edwards334
Fin
🇺🇸Eliot Teltscher8666
🇺🇸Victor Amaya224
Fin
🇺🇸Gene Mayer7666
🇺🇸John Hayes422
Fin
🇦🇷Guillermo Vilas66666
🇺🇸Drew Gitlin3704
Fin
🇦🇷Jose Luis Clerc5666
🇦🇺Brad Drewett433
Fin
🇺🇸Jimmy Connors4666
🇬🇧John Lloyd002
Fin
🇺🇸Ivan Lendl3666
🇸🇪Hans Simonsson222
Fin
🇸🇪Bjorn Borg2666
🇨🇭Markus Gunthardt220
Fin
🇺🇸John McEnroe16666
🇨🇱Juan Nunez7132