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1981 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Ivan Lendl was the defending champion, but he chose to compete at Vienna during the same week, winning that tournament.

Men's singles
1981 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionHungary Balázs Taróczy
Runner-upUnited States Eliot Teltscher
Score6–3, 1–6, 7–6
Details
Draw64 (7Q)
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Balázs Taróczy won the Tokyo title by defeating Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 1–6, 7–6 in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

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  1.   Eliot Teltscher (final)
  2.   Balázs Taróczy (champion)
  3.   Wojciech Fibak (quarterfinals)
  4.   Mel Purcell (quarterfinals)
  5.   Ricardo Cano (quarterfinals)
  6.   Peter Rennert (first round)
  7.   Heinz Günthardt (third round)
  8.   Terry Moor (quarterfinals)
  9.   Ramesh Krishnan (first round)
  10.   Tim Gullikson (third round)
  11.   Pat DuPré (semifinals)
  12.   Buster Mottram (third round)
  13.   Martin Davis (third round)
  14.   Larry Stefanki (third round)
  15.   Scott McCain (second round)
  16.   James Delaney (third round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Eliot Teltscher 6 6
8   Terry Moor 1 4
1   Eliot Teltscher 6 6
  Van Winitsky 4 4
4   Mel Purcell 6 5
  Van Winitsky 7 7
1   Eliot Teltscher 3 6 6
2   Balázs Taróczy 6 1 7
11   Pat DuPré 7 6
3   Wojciech Fibak 6 4
11   Pat DuPré 3 6 2
2   Balázs Taróczy 6 4 6
5   Ricardo Cano 3 1
2   Balázs Taróczy 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   E Teltscher 6 6
  Yoshito Nakamura 0 1 1   E Teltscher 6 6
  T Kuramitsu 2 2   T Fukui 1 2
  T Fukui 6 6 1   E Teltscher 5 7 6
  Toshio Iwasawa 3 1 12   B Mottram 7 5 3
  C Dunk 6 6   C Dunk 2 0
Q   S Kato 5 0 12   B Mottram 6 6
12   B Mottram 7 6 1   E Teltscher 6 6
14   L Stefanki 6 6 8   T Moor 1 4
  Nobuya Tamura 1 1 14   L Stefanki 6 6
Q   Haruhiko Matsunaga 7 4 1 Q   T Kanai 0 3
Q   Taisen Kanai 5 6 6 14   L Stefanki 5 4
  Bob Weise 6 6 8   T Moor 7 6
  Tokio Nishiwaki 4 0   B Weise 3 4
  Yoshiya Hamano 1 2 8   T Moor 6 6
8   T Moor 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   M Purcell 6 6
  Bill Shivar 2 3 4   M Purcell 6 6
  Hirato Shibata 4 6 6   H Shibata 2 2
  Yukihiko Murata 6 1 3 4   M Purcell 6 6 6
  Shinichi Nishino 5 2 10   T Gullikson 3 7 3
Q   B Webb 7 6 Q   B Webb 1 2
  Naomi Uemura 2 2 10   T Gullikson 6 6
10   T Gullikson 6 6 4   M Purcell 6 5
16   J Delaney 7 7   V Winitsky 7 7
  L Bourne 5 5 16   J Delaney 6 6 6
Q   Noriyuki Washida 4 3   K Tsukamoto 3 7 4
  Kunio Tsukamoto 6 6 16   J Delaney 7 4 4
  M Estep 7 4 0   V Winitsky 6 6 6
  V Winitsky 6 6 6   V Winitsky 6 6
  D Dowlen 7 4 6   D Dowlen 0 1
6   P Rennert 6 6 1

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   H Günthardt 6 7
  Weller Evans 2 5 7   H Günthardt 6 2 6
  S Sakamoto 7 6   S Sakamoto 4 6 1
  Toyokazu Tomogane 5 1 7   H Günthardt 5 2
  H Shirato 7 6 11   P DuPré 7 6
  K Tanabe 5 1   H Shirato 1 2
  Akinori Naguro 1 3 11   P DuPré 6 6
11   P DuPré 6 6 11   P DuPré 7 6
13   M Davis 5 6 7 3   W Fibak 6 4
  S Menon 7 3 6 13   M Davis 7 6
  I Dupasquier 6 6   I Dupasquier 6 1
  Wataru Fujii 0 1 13   M Davis 6 4 0
  E Takeuchi 6 2 6 3   W Fibak 3 6 6
  Etsuo Uchiyama 2 6 4   E Takeuchi 2 5
Q   Takao Yamamoto 3 3 3   W Fibak 6 7
3   W Fibak 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   R Cano 6 7
  Kiyoshi Miyanami 3 5 5   R Cano 5 6 6
  J Bailey 6 6   J Bailey 7 3 2
  K Hirai 4 2 5   R Cano 6 6
  R Van't Hof 6 6   R Van't Hof 3 1
  E Wilborts 2 1   R Van't Hof 6 1 6
  Nial Brash 0 3 15   S McCain 2 6 3
15   S McCain 6 6 5   R Cano 3 1
9   R Krishnan 2 6 2   B Taróczy 6 6
  J Kuki 6 7   J Kuki 6 6
  S Nishio 6 6   S Nishio 3 4
  T Yonezawa 3 1   J Kuki 1 2
  D Gitlin 6 3 7 2   B Taróczy 6 6
  B Sison 1 6 5   D Gitlin 4 2
Q   S Shiraishi 0 1 2   B Taróczy 6 6
2   B Taróczy 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Past Champions". Kinoshita Group Japan Open. Tokyo. Retrieved 17 September 2024. Year: 1981 - Singles: Balazs Taroczy
  2. ^ "Hungary's Balasz Taroczy and Czechoslovakia's Marie Pinterova captured the..." Tokyo. United Press International. 25 October 1981. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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