1981 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1981 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion	Balázs Taróczy
Runner-up	Eliot Teltscher
Score	6–3, 1–6, 7–6
Draw	64 (7Q)
Seeds	16

Main article: 1981 Japan Open Tennis Championships

Ivan Lendl was the defending champion, but he chose to compete at Vienna during the same week, winning that tournament. Balázs Taróczy won the Tokyo title by defeating Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 1–6, 7–6 in the final.

Seeds

1. Eliot Teltscher (final)
2. Balázs Taróczy (champion)
3. Wojciech Fibak (quarterfinals)
4. Mel Purcell (quarterfinals)
5. Ricardo Cano (quarterfinals)
6. Peter Rennert (first round)
7. Heinz Günthardt (third round)
8. Terry Moor (quarterfinals)
9. Ramesh Krishnan (first round)
10. Tim Gullikson (third round)
11. Pat DuPré (semifinals)
12. Buster Mottram (third round)
13. Martin Davis (third round)
14. Larry Stefanki (third round)
15. Scott McCain (second round)
16. James Delaney (third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Eliot Teltscher	6	6
	8	Terry Moor	1	4
								1	Eliot Teltscher	6	6
									Van Winitsky	4	4
	4	Mel Purcell	6	5
		Van Winitsky	7	7
															1	Eliot Teltscher	3	6	6
															2	Balázs Taróczy	6	1	7
	11	Pat DuPré	7	6
	3	Wojciech Fibak	6	4
								11	Pat DuPré	3	6	2
								2	Balázs Taróczy	6	4	6
	5	Ricardo Cano	3	1
	2	Balázs Taróczy	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	E Teltscher	6	6
		Yoshito Nakamura	0	1				1	E Teltscher	6	6
		T Kuramitsu	2	2					T Fukui	1	2
		T Fukui	6	6											1	E Teltscher	5	7	6
		Toshio Iwasawa	3	1											12	B Mottram	7	5	3
		C Dunk	6	6					C Dunk	2	0
	Q	S Kato	5	0				12	B Mottram	6	6
	12	B Mottram	7	6																		1	E Teltscher	6	6
	14	L Stefanki	6	6																		8	T Moor	1	4
		Nobuya Tamura	1	1				14	L Stefanki	6	6
	Q	Haruhiko Matsunaga	7	4	1			Q	T Kanai	0	3
	Q	Taisen Kanai	5	6	6										14	L Stefanki	5	4
		Bob Weise	6	6											8	T Moor	7	6
		Tokio Nishiwaki	4	0					B Weise	3	4
		Yoshiya Hamano	1	2				8	T Moor	6	6
	8	T Moor	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	M Purcell	6	6
		Bill Shivar	2	3				4	M Purcell	6	6
		Hirato Shibata	4	6	6				H Shibata	2	2
		Yukihiko Murata	6	1	3										4	M Purcell	6	6	6
		Shinichi Nishino	5	2											10	T Gullikson	3	7	3
	Q	B Webb	7	6				Q	B Webb	1	2
		Naomi Uemura	2	2				10	T Gullikson	6	6
	10	T Gullikson	6	6																		4	M Purcell	6	5
	16	J Delaney	7	7																			V Winitsky	7	7
		L Bourne	5	5				16	J Delaney	6	6	6
	Q	Noriyuki Washida	4	3					K Tsukamoto	3	7	4
		Kunio Tsukamoto	6	6											16	J Delaney	7	4	4
		M Estep	7	4	0											V Winitsky	6	6	6
		V Winitsky	6	6	6				V Winitsky	6	6
		D Dowlen	7	4	6				D Dowlen	0	1
	6	P Rennert	6	6	1

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	H Günthardt	6	7
		Weller Evans	2	5				7	H Günthardt	6	2	6
		S Sakamoto	7	6					S Sakamoto	4	6	1
		Toyokazu Tomogane	5	1											7	H Günthardt	5	2
		H Shirato	7	6											11	P DuPré	7	6
		K Tanabe	5	1					H Shirato	1	2
		Akinori Naguro	1	3				11	P DuPré	6	6
	11	P DuPré	6	6																		11	P DuPré	7	6
	13	M Davis	5	6	7																	3	W Fibak	6	4
		S Menon	7	3	6			13	M Davis	7	6
		I Dupasquier	6	6					I Dupasquier	6	1
		Wataru Fujii	0	1											13	M Davis	6	4	0
		E Takeuchi	6	2	6										3	W Fibak	3	6	6
		Etsuo Uchiyama	2	6	4				E Takeuchi	2	5
	Q	Takao Yamamoto	3	3				3	W Fibak	6	7
	3	W Fibak	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	R Cano	6	7
		Kiyoshi Miyanami	3	5				5	R Cano	5	6	6
		J Bailey	6	6					J Bailey	7	3	2
		K Hirai	4	2											5	R Cano	6	6
		R Van't Hof	6	6												R Van't Hof	3	1
		E Wilborts	2	1					R Van't Hof	6	1	6
		Nial Brash	0	3				15	S McCain	2	6	3
	15	S McCain	6	6																		5	R Cano	3	1
	9	R Krishnan	2	6																		2	B Taróczy	6	6
		J Kuki	6	7					J Kuki	6	6
		S Nishio	6	6					S Nishio	3	4
		T Yonezawa	3	1												J Kuki	1	2
		D Gitlin	6	3	7										2	B Taróczy	6	6
		B Sison	1	6	5				D Gitlin	4	2
	Q	S Shiraishi	0	1				2	B Taróczy	6	6
	2	B Taróczy	6	6

External links

• Official results archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)