1981 Benson and Hedges Open – Singles

1981 Benson and Hedges Open 1981 Benson and Hedges Open USA Bill Scanlon USA Tim Wilkison 6–7, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6, 6–0 singles doubles 32 8 ATP Auckland Open Benson and Hedges Open Benson and Hedges Open First-seeded Bill Scanlon defeated Tim Wilkison 6–7, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6, 6–0 to win the 1981 Benson and Hedges Open singles competition. John Sadri was the champion but did not defend his title. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. USA Bill Scanlon (champion) AUS Rod Frawley (first round) NZL Russell Simpson (quarterfinals) USA Ferdi Taygan (quarterfinals) USA Tim Wilkison (final) NZL Onny Parun (semifinals) USA Billy Martin (semifinals) USA Chris Mayotte (quarterfinals) Draw NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets. Final y 5 Final 1 USA Bill Scanlon 6 6 3 7 6 5 USA Tim Wilkison 7 3 6 6 0 Section 1 y 3 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 USA B Scanlon 5 6 7   AUS S Docherty 7 3 5   USA M Estep 6 6     USA G Petrovic 2 3     AUS D Crealy 6 7     USA C Stansbury 4 6     USA L Bourne 5 1   8 USA C Mayotte 7 6   3 NZL R Simpson 6 6     USA D Siegler 4 3   Q USA J Lapidus 4 6 6   AUS D Carter 6 2 4   USA T Graham 6 6     NZL B Derlin 1 4     AUS G Whitecross 2 6 2 6 NZL O Parun 6 3 6 1 USA B Scanlon 6 6     USA M Estep 0 3     AUS D Crealy 3 6   8 USA C Mayotte 6 7   3 NZL R Simpson 5 7 6 Q USA J Lapidus 7 6 4   USA T Graham 4 3   6 NZL O Parun 6 6   1 USA B Scanlon 7 6   8 USA C Mayotte 6 1   3 NZL R Simpson 4 7 8 6 NZL O Parun 6 6 10 1 USA B Scanlon 6 7   6 NZL O Parun 4 6   Section 2 y 3 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 5 USA T Wilkison 2 6 6   USA S McCain 6 1 2   USA L Stefanki 6 4     USA T Cain 2 0 R   NZL M Lewis 6 6     AUS E Ewert 2 4     USA P Campbell 2 2   4 USA F Taygan 6 6   7 USA B Martin 6 6     AUS A Gardiner 4 4     USA B Maze 6 6     AUS B Gilmour 4 4   Q USA R Hightower 6 6   Q NZL D Mustard 3 1   Q NZL J Simpson 6 6   2 AUS R Frawley 3 4   5 USA T Wilkison 7 6     USA L Stefanki 5 3     NZL M Lewis 0 2   4 USA F Taygan 6 6   7 USA B Martin 7 6     USA B Maze 5 3   Q USA R Hightower 6 2 9 Q NZL J Simpson 4 6 7 5 USA T Wilkison 3 6 6 4 USA F Taygan 6 4 3 7 USA B Martin 3 7 7 Q USA R Hightower 6 6 5 5 USA T Wilkison 6 7   7 USA B Martin 1 5   External links Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) – 1981 Men's Singles draw Singles Category:ATP Auckland Open