1981 Torneo Godó – Singles
# 1981 Torneo Godó – Singles

Ivan Lendl successfully defended his title, by defeating Guillermo Vilas 6–0, 6–3, 6–0 in the final.

## Seeds

    01. Ivan Lendl (champion)
    02. Guillermo Vilas (final)
    03. Víctor Pecci (third round)
    04. Yannick Noah (semifinals)
    05. Balázs Taróczy (quarterfinals)
    06. Adriano Panatta (quarterfinals)
    07. Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals)
    08. José Higueras (second round)
    09. Hans Gildemeister (third round)
    10. José Luis Damiani (third round)
    11. Eddie Dibbs (semifinals)
    12. Manuel Orantes (third round)
    13. Andrés Gómez (third round)
    14. Ricardo Ycaza (first round)
    15. Pedro Rebolledo (quarterfinals)
    16. Corrado Barazzutti (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Adriano Panatta | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Adriano Panatta | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Yannick Noah | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Yannick Noah | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Yannick Noah | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Tomáš Šmíd | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Tomáš Šmíd | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | Ivan Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 0 | 3 | 0 | | |
| 11 | Eddie Dibbs | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Pedro Rebolledo | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Pedro Rebolledo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | Eddie Dibbs | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Balázs Taróczy | 1 | 1 | | 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Sundström | 3 | 0 | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Fromm | 3 | 3 | | | D Bedel | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bedel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Soler | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 12 | M Orantes | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | R Benavides | 3 | 7 | 6 | | R Benavides | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Aubone | 4 | 6 | | 12 | M Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Orantes | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | I Lendl | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | C Barazzutti | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Panatta | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| | J Fillol | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | C Barazzutti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Fargas | 1 | 3 | | | S Casal | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Casal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | C Barazzutti | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | P Torre | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | A Panatta | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Stadler | 7 | 6 | | | R Stadler | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Goven | 3 | 6 | | 6 | A Panatta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Panatta | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Soares | 1 | 4 | | 4 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Tiberti | 6 | 4 | 5 | | B Martin | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Martin | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | Y Noah | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Birner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | H Gildemeister | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | A Munoz | 0 | 2 | | | S Birner | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Antonio Capella | 4 | 4 | | 9 | H Gildemeister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | H Gildemeister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Y Noah | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | R Ycaza | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Šmid | 2 | 4 |
| | A Gimenez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | A Gimenez | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Arraya | 4 | 2 | | | J Lapidus | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lapidus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Gimenez | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Avendaño | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | T Šmid | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Lopez-Maeso | 6 | 6 | | | J Lopez-Maeso | 0 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Pérez | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | T Šmid | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | T Šmid | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | J Higueras | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Simonsson | 6 | 1 | $0^r$ | 8 | J Higueras | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Složil | 6 | 6 | | | P Složil | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nyström | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | P Složil | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | J Hřebec | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | E Dibbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Gunnarsson | 6 | 6 | | | J Gunnarsson | 1 | 6 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Moore | 3 | 0 | | 11 | E Dibbs | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | E Dibbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | E Dibbs | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | P Rebolledo | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | P Rebolledo | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | M Mir | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | P Rebolledo | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Roger-Vasselin | 1 | 3 | | | W Zirngibl | 2 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Zirngibl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | P Rebolledo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Vizcaíno | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | V Pecci | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | B Prajoux | 6 | 6 | | | B Prajoux | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Soler | 0 | 2 | | 3 | V Pecci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | V Pecci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ostoja | 4 | 4 | | 5 | B Taróczy | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Luna | 6 | 6 | | | F Luna | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pierola | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 5 | B Taróczy | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | P Bertolucci | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 10 | J-L Damiani | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | W Popp | 2 | 5 | | | P Bertolucci | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Castellan | 3 | 4 | | 10 | J-L Damiani | 6 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | J-L Damiani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Taróczy | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | A Gómez | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 |
| | A Järryd | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | A Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F McNair | 7 | 6 | | | F McNair | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Potier | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 13 | A Gómez | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Dickson | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | G Vilas | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | C Panatta | 7 | 3 | 6 | | C Panatta | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Urpí | 1 | 1 | | 2 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
