1981 Benson & Hedges Championships – Singles

July 2025 1981 Benson & Hedges Championships USA Jimmy Connors USA John McEnroe 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 singles doubles 32 8 Wembley Championships Benson & Hedges Championships Benson & Hedges Championships The 1981 Benson & Hedges Championships – Singles was an event of the 1981 Benson & Hedges Championships tennis tournament and was played on iindoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London in the United Kingdom, between 9 November and 14 November 1981. The draw comprised 32 players and eight of them were seeded. First-seeded John McEnroe was the defending Wembley Championships singles champion but lost in the final in straight sets to second-seeded Jimmy Connors, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3.Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation 1982 Queen Anne Press London 9780356085968 26, 29, 113–114 14th John Barrett1980 Wembley – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/wembley/430/1980/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds 30em USA John McEnroe (final) USA Jimmy Connors (champion) USA Roscoe Tanner (quarterfinals) FRA Yannick Noah (semifinals) USA Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals) USA Stan Smith (first round) TCH Tomáš Šmíd (first round) USA Sandy Mayer (semifinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 1 USA John McEnroe 6 6 8 USA Sandy Mayer 3 3 4 FRA Yannick Noah 3 3 2 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 1 USA John McEnroe 6 6 3 4 2 2 USA Jimmy Connors 3 2 6 6 6 Top half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 USA John McEnroe 6 6 GBR John Feaver 1 1 TCH Stanislav Birner 7 6 SUI Heinz Günthardt 6 2 USA Jeff Borowiak 6 3 2 USA Tim Wilkison 2 6 6 FRA Thierry Tulasne 7 2 3 5 USA Brian Gottfried 5 6 6 3 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 6 FRA Gilles Moretton 1 2 USA Tim Mayotte 6 6 USA Bob Lutz 4 1 USA Peter Fleming 7 6 4 GBR Jonathan Smith 6 7 6 ITA Gianni Ocleppo 3 6 1 8 USA Sandy Mayer 6 3 6 1 USA John McEnroe 6 6 TCH Stanislav Birner 2 2 USA Tim Wilkison 4 3 5 USA Brian Gottfried 6 6 3 USA Roscoe Tanner 6 6 USA Tim Mayotte 1 4 GBR Jonathan Smith 3 0 8 USA Sandy Mayer 6 6 1 USA John McEnroe 6 6 5 USA Brian Gottfried 1 2 3 USA Roscoe Tanner 4 7 1 8 USA Sandy Mayer 6 5 6 1 USA John McEnroe 6 6 8 USA Sandy Mayer 3 3 Bottom half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 7 TCH Tomáš Šmíd 5 1 USA Victor Amaya 7 6 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase 4 1 GBR Richard Lewis 6 6 USA Sammy Giammalva Jr. 7 2 2 USA Peter Rennert 6 6 6 USA Richard Meyer 6 3 4 FRA Yannick Noah 7 6 6 USA Stan Smith 3 2 NZL Russell Simpson 6 6 ISR Shlomo Glickstein 6 6 USA Hank Pfister 3 2 USA Nick Saviano 2 7 4 USA Tony Giammalva 6 6 6 USA Tom Gullikson 4 2 2 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 USA Victor Amaya 5 3 GBR Richard Lewis 7 6 USA Peter Rennert 3 3 4 FRA Yannick Noah 6 6 NZL Russell Simpson 5 3 ISR Shlomo Glickstein 7 6 USA Tony Giammalva 3 0 2 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 GBR Richard Lewis 3 2 4 FRA Yannick Noah 6 6 ISR Shlomo Glickstein 4 0 2 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 4 FRA Yannick Noah 3 3 2 USA Jimmy Connors 6 6 References External links World Tennis tournament details Category:Wembley Championships Singles