1981 French Open

1981 French Open Roland-garros-1981.jpg 250px 25 May – 7 June 1981 80 $450,000 128S / 64D / 32X Paris (XVIe), France Stade Roland Garros 51st Grand Slam (ITF) Clay / outdoor SWE Björn Borg TCH Hana Mandlíková Switzerland Heinz Günthardt / Hungary Balázs Taróczy South Africa 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / South Africa 1928 Tanya Harford USA Andrea Jaeger / USA James Arias The 1981 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 25 May until 7 June. It was the 80th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1981.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2nd 390, 397, 400, 402–3Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire 1991 Fédération Française de Tennis Paris 2906450510 240–245 Gilles Delamarre Finals Men's singles 1981 French Open – Men's singles SWE Björn Borg defeated Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 ATP – 1981 Roland Garros Men's Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?Year=1981&EventId=520&Draw=ms ATP It was Borg's 1st title of the year, and his 61st overall. It was his 11th (and last) career Grand Slam title, and his 6th French Open title (at that time, an Open Era record). Women's singles 1981 French Open – Women's singles Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková defeated West Germany Sylvia Hanika, 6–2, 6–4 WTA Tournament Archive – 1981 Roland Garros http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Draws/1981/903.pdf WTA PDF It was Mandlíková's 2nd title of the year, and her 13th overall. It was her 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 1st French Open title. Men's doubles 1981 French Open – Men's doubles Switzerland Heinz Günthardt / Hungary Balázs Taróczy defeated USA Terry Moor / USA Eliot Teltscher, 6–2, 7–6, 6–3 ATP – 1981 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?Year=1981&EventId=520&Draw=md ATP Women's doubles 1981 French Open – Women's doubles RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank / RSA 1928 Tanya Harford defeated USA Candy Reynolds / USA Paula Smith, 6–1, 6–3 Mixed doubles 1981 French Open – Mixed doubles USA Andrea Jaeger / USA James Arias defeated Netherlands Betty Stöve / USA Frederick McNair, 7–6, 6–4 Prize money EventWFSFQF4R3R2R1RSingles World of Tennis 1982 1983 Queen Anne Press London 978-0356085968 John Barrett 35 registration https://archive.org/details/isbn_0356085961/page/35 MenFF271,100FF135,600FF67,800FF34,400FF19,900FF10,900FF6,300FF3,600WomenFF208,000FF108,000FF54,000FF28,000FF14,500FF7,300FF3,650FF1,950 Total prize money for the event was FF3,365,445. References External links French Open official website 1980 Australian Open Grand Slams 1981 Wimbledon Championships Tennis France Category:French Open by year Category:1981 WTA Tour Category:1981 Grand Prix (tennis) Category:1981 in French tennis Category:May 1981 sports events in Europe Category:June 1981 sports events in Europe Category:1981 in Paris