1981 Volvo Masters – Singles
# 1981 Volvo Masters – Singles

Ivan Lendl defeated Vitas Gerulaitis in the final, $6–7^{(5–7)},$ 2–6, $7–6^{(8–6)},$ 6–2, 6–4 to win the singles title at the 1981 Volvo Masters.

Björn Borg was the defending champion, but did not participate.

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vitas Gerulaitis | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Eliot Teltscher | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Eliot Teltscher | 5 | 6 | 2 | Vitas Gerulaitis | $7^7$ | 6 | $6^6$ | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | Ivan Lendl | $6^5$ | 2 | $7^8$ | 6 | 6 |
| Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | | Ivan Lendl | $6^5$ | 2 | $7^8$ | 6 | 6 |
| John McEnroe | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |

### Group A

| | Teltscher | Tanner | McEnroe | Connors | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eliot Teltscher | | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 | 6–4, 6–1 | 5–7, 1–6 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 34–29 | 1 |
| Roscoe Tanner | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 | | 3–6, 2–6 | 7–6, 6–7, 7–6 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 36–47 | 3 |
| John McEnroe | 4–6, 1–6 | 6–3, 6–2 | | 6–2, 7–5 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 30–24 | 2 |
| Jimmy Connors | 7–5, 6–1 | 6–7, 7–6, 6–7 | 2–6, 5–7 | | 1–2 | 3–4 | 34–36 | 4 |

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

### Group B

| | Lendl | Gerulaitis | Vilas | Clerc | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ivan Lendl | | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 | 6–4, 6–1 | – | 2–0 | 4–1 | 29–18 | 1 |
| Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–4, 5–7, 2–6 | | 6–1, 6–4 | 7–6, 6–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 38–29 | 2 |
| Guillermo Vilas | 4–6, 1–6 | 1–6, 4–6 | | 6–1, 7–5 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 23–30 | 3 |
| José Luis Clerc | – | 6–7, 1–6 | 1–6, 5–7 | | 0–2 | 0–4 | 13–26 | 4 |

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

