1981 Benson and Hedges Open – Singles

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.

Singles
1981 Benson and Hedges Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Bill Scanlon
Runner-upUnited States Tim Wilkison
Score6–7, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6, 6–0
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds

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A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1.   Bill Scanlon (champion)
  2.   Rod Frawley (first round)
  3.   Russell Simpson (quarterfinals)
  4.   Ferdi Taygan (quarterfinals)
  5.   Tim Wilkison (final)
  6.   Onny Parun (semifinals)
  7.   Billy Martin (semifinals)
  8.   Chris Mayotte (quarterfinals)

Draw

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  • NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.

Final

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Final
1   Bill Scanlon 6 6 3 7 6
5   Tim Wilkison 7 3 6 6 0

Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   B Scanlon 5 6 7
    S Docherty 7 3 5 1   B Scanlon 6 6  
    M Estep 6 6       M Estep 0 3  
    G Petrovic 2 3   1   B Scanlon 7 6  
    D Crealy 6 7   8   C Mayotte 6 1  
    C Stansbury 4 6       D Crealy 3 6  
    L Bourne 5 1   8   C Mayotte 6 7  
8   C Mayotte 7 6   1   B Scanlon 6 7  
3   R Simpson 6 6   6   O Parun 4 6  
    D Siegler 4 3   3   R Simpson 5 7 6
Q   J Lapidus 4 6 6 Q   J Lapidus 7 6 4
    D Carter 6 2 4 3   R Simpson 4 7 8
    T Graham 6 6   6   O Parun 6 6 10
    B Derlin 1 4       T Graham 4 3  
    G Whitecross 2 6 2 6   O Parun 6 6  
6   O Parun 6 3 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   T Wilkison 2 6 6
    S McCain 6 1 2 5   T Wilkison 7 6  
    L Stefanki 6 4       L Stefanki 5 3  
    T Cain 2 0 R 5   T Wilkison 3 6 6
    M Lewis 6 6   4   F Taygan 6 4 3
    E Ewert 2 4       M Lewis 0 2  
    P Campbell 2 2   4   F Taygan 6 6  
4   F Taygan 6 6   5   T Wilkison 6 7  
7   B Martin 6 6   7   B Martin 1 5  
    A Gardiner 4 4   7   B Martin 7 6  
    B Maze 6 6       B Maze 5 3  
    B Gilmour 4 4   7   B Martin 3 7 7
Q   R Hightower 6 6   Q   R Hightower 6 6 5
Q   D Mustard 3 1   Q   R Hightower 6 2 9
Q   J Simpson 6 6   Q   J Simpson 4 6 7
2   R Frawley 3 4  
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