1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's singles

Men's tennis tournament August 2023 1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships ARG José Luis Clerc TCH Ivan Lendl 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 64 16 Second-seed José Luis Clerc retained the title by defeating Ivan Lendl in the final and claimed first prize money of $32,000.Clerc captures Clay Court title https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=olctAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1NkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4711%2C1969700 Herman Steve Associated Press Beaver County Times Beaver County, PA. 1981-08-10 Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. TCH Ivan Lendl (final) ARG José Luis Clerc (champion) ARG Guillermo Vilas (semifinals) USA Harold Solomon (second round) USA Mel Purcell (quarterfinals) ESP 1977 José Higueras (third round) TCH Tomáš Šmíd (second round) USA Eddie Dibbs (first round) CHI Hans Gildemeister (third round) URU José Luis Damiani (quarterfinals) USA Terry Moor (first round) BOL Mario Martinez (first round) SUI Heinz Günthardt (second round) ISR Shlomo Glickstein (third round) AUS Mark Edmondson (third round) ECU Ricardo Ycaza (withdrew — expecting child) 72nd Clay Court meet opens today Freudenthal Kurt The Indianapolis Star 24 1981-08-03 Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 TCH Ivan Lendl 6 6   10 URU José Luis Damiani 2 4   3 ARG Guillermo Vilas 6 6     ARG Ricardo Cano 3 1     FRA Gilles Moretton 6 5 4   AUS John Alexander 3 7 6 5 USA Mel Purcell 3 3   2 ARG José Luis Clerc 6 6   1 TCH Ivan Lendl 6 7   3 ARG Guillermo Vilas 3 5     AUS John Alexander 6 3 1 2 ARG José Luis Clerc 3 6 6 1 TCH Ivan Lendl 6 4 2 2 ARG José Luis Clerc 4 6 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 TCH I Lendl 6 6     USA R Fagel 2 1     CHI J Núñez 4 2     USA J Benson 6 6     CHI B Prajoux 6 6     PHI 1936 M Ampon 1 3     ARG E Bengoechea 4 3   14 ISR S Glickstein 6 6   10 URU JL Damiani 6 6     USA J Gurfein 4 3     IND R Krishnan 6 2     SWE P Hjertquist 7 6     COL A Cortes 7 5 4   USA J Hayes 5 7 6   ESP 1977 J López-Maeso 1 1   6 ESP 1977 J Higueras 6 6   1 TCH I Lendl 6 6     USA J Benson 3 4     CHI B Prajoux 7 4 2 14 ISR S Glickstein 5 6 6 10 URU JL Damiani 6 6     SWE P Hjertquist 1 1     USA J Hayes 1 1   6 ESP 1977 J Higueras 6 6   1 TCH I Lendl 6 6   14 ISR S Glickstein 2 1   10 URU JL Damiani 6 6   6 ESP 1977 J Higueras 0 4   1 TCH I Lendl 6 6   10 URU JL Damiani 2 4   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 ARG G Vilas 6 6     USA C Wittus 0 1     GBR J Smith 6 6 6   USA M De Palmer 4 7 1   FRA C Freyss 5 6 6   USA T Lundy 7 4 4   SWE H Simonsson 6 6   11 USA T Moor 2 4   15 AUS M Edmondson 6 6     USA M Cahill 2 1     RSA 1928 D Joubert 6 6     USA G Holroyd 4 1     CHI Á Fillol 4 4     ARG R Cano 6 6     NZL C Lewis 6 1 6 8 USA E Dibbs 4 6 2 3 ARG G Vilas 6 6     GBR J Smith 3 2     FRA C Freyss 5 3     SWE H Simonsson 7 6   15 AUS M Edmondson 7 6     RSA 1928 D Joubert 6 4     ARG R Cano 6 6     NZL C Lewis 2 2   3 ARG G Vilas 6 6     SWE H Simonsson 4 1   15 AUS M Edmondson 7 6 0   ARG R Cano 6 7 6 3 ARG G Vilas 6 6     ARG R Cano 3 1   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 7 TCH T Šmíd 6 6     USA R Van't Hof 2 4     AUT P Feigl 6 6 2   FRA G Moretton 2 7 6   USA V Winitsky 7 6     BRA 1968 M Hocevar 5 3     USA S Denton 3 6   9 CHI H Gildemeister 6 7     AUS J Alexander 6 6     USA B Gilbert 3 3     ROU 1965 I Năstase 6 6     SUI R Stadler 4 2     SWE J Norbäck 6 3 4   AUS D Carter 4 6 6   YUG M Ostoja 1 1   4 USA H Solomon 6 6   7 TCH T Šmíd 2 4     FRA G Moretton 6 6     USA V Winitsky 2 2   9 CHI H Gildemeister 6 6     AUS J Alexander 6 6     ROU 1965 I Năstase 3 2     AUS D Carter 6 6   4 USA H Solomon 2 4     FRA G Moretton 6 7   9 CHI H Gildemeister 4 6     AUS J Alexander 6 6     AUS D Carter 4 3     FRA G Moretton 6 5 4   AUS J Alexander 3 7 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 5 USA M Purcell 5       TCH P Složil 0r       ESP 1977 M Orantes 6 6     TCH S Birner 4 2     ESP 1977 G Urpí 6 7     PER F Maynetto 1 5     USA C Strode 6 0   13 SUI H Günthardt 7 6   12 BOL M Martinez 6 3 3   ECU A Gómez 2 6 6   ARG C Castellan 6 6     CHI J Ayala 1 1     USA C Delaney 6 6     USA B Nealon 3 3     USA S Stewart 4 4   2 ARG JL Clerc 6 6   5 USA M Purcell 6 6     ESP 1977 M Orantes 1 2     ESP 1977 G Urpí 7 6   13 SUI H Günthardt 5 2     ECU A Gómez 6 6     ARG C Castellan 4 0     USA C Delaney 2 1   2 ARG JL Clerc 6 6   5 USA M Purcell 6 6 5   ESP 1977 G Urpí 7 1 4r   ECU A Gómez 6 3   2 ARG JL Clerc 7 6   5 USA M Purcell 3 3   2 ARG JL Clerc 6 6   References External links atpworldtour.com ATP Tour, Inc. Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/houston/717/1981/draws?matchType=singles 2016-05-17 itftennis.com ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. USCC-Indianapolis 1981 http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010003402 2016-05-17 U.S. Clay Court Championships Category:1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships