1981 Cuore Cup – Singles

July 2025 1981 Cuore Cup USA John McEnroe SWE Björn Borg 7–6(7–2), 6–4 32 8 singles doubles Milan Indoor The 1981 Cuore Cup – Singles was an event of the 1981 Cuore Cup tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Palazzo dello Sport in Milan, Italy, between 23 March and 29 March 1981. The draw comprised 32 players and eight of them were seeded. Second-seeded John McEnroe was the defending Milan Indoor singles champion and retained the singles title after a straight-sets win in the final against first-seeded Björn Borg, 7–6(7–2), 6–4.Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation 1982 Queen Anne Press London 9780356085968 26–27, 182 14th John Barrett1981 Milan – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/milan/408/1981/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds 30em SWE Björn Borg (final) USA John McEnroe (champion) USA Gene Mayer (quarterfinals) USA Brian Gottfried (second round) USA John Sadri (first round) IND Vijay Amritraj (quarterfinals) USA Bob Lutz (first round) TCH Tomáš Šmíd (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 1 SWE Björn Borg 7 7 ITA Gianni Ocleppo 5 6 USA Sandy Mayer 3 4 2 USA John McEnroe 6 6 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 4 2 USA John McEnroe 7 6 Top half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 USA Trey Waltke 1 3 FRA Christophe Roger-Vasselin 2 2 USA Bill Scanlon 6 6 BRA Carlos Kirmayr 6 6 ITA Adriano Panatta 0 2 USA Stan Smith 6 6 7 USA Bob Lutz 3 2 3 USA Gene Mayer 7 6 ECU Andrés Gómez 6 1 SWE Mats Wilander 3 1 USA Peter Rennert 6 6 Q USA Tim Wilkison 4 2 ITA Gianni Ocleppo 6 6 USA Victor Amaya 7 6 5 USA John Sadri 6 2 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 5 6 USA Bill Scanlon 1 7 3 BRA Carlos Kirmayr 3 6 USA Stan Smith 6 7 3 USA Gene Mayer 6 6 USA Peter Rennert 4 2 ITA Gianni Ocleppo 6 USA Victor Amaya 5d 1 SWE Björn Borg 6 6 USA Stan Smith 0 2 3 USA Gene Mayer 3 1r ITA Gianni Ocleppo 6 4 1 SWE Björn Borg 7 7 ITA Gianni Ocleppo 5 6 Bottom half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 8 TCH Tomáš Šmíd 6 6 Q GBR Richard Lewis 3 0 FRA Jean-François Caujolle 3 2 USA Butch Walts 6 6 USA Fritz Buehning 2 2 USA Sandy Mayer 6 6 FRG Rolf Gehring 1 1 4 USA Brian Gottfried 6 6 6 IND Vijay Amritraj 4 6 6 USA Ferdi Taygan 6 3 1 YUG Željko Franulović 6 4 6 USA Tim Gullikson 4 6 7 ITA Paolo Bertolucci 2 4 SUI Heinz Günthardt 6 6 MEX Raúl Ramírez 6 4 2 USA John McEnroe 7 6 8 TCH Tomáš Šmíd 6 2 USA Butch Walts 7 6 USA Sandy Mayer 6 6 4 USA Brian Gottfried 1 4 6 IND Vijay Amritraj 6 6 6 USA Tim Gullikson 3 7 3 SUI Heinz Günthardt 2 3 2 USA John McEnroe 6 6 USA Butch Walts 2 6 5 USA Sandy Mayer 6 4 7 6 IND Vijay Amritraj 3 7 2 2 USA John McEnroe 6 5 6 USA Sandy Mayer 3 4 2 USA John McEnroe 6 6 See also Borg–McEnroe rivalry References External links World Tennis tournament details Category:Milan Indoor Singles Milan