1981 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Singles
1981 World Championship Tennis Finals
Final
ChampionUnited States John McEnroe
Runner-upSouth Africa Johan Kriek
Score6–1, 6–2, 6–4
Events
Singles
← 1980 · World Championship Tennis Finals · 1982 →

John McEnroe won in the final 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 against Johan Kriek.

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.   John McEnroe (champion)
  2.   Roscoe Tanner (semifinals)

Draw

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   John McEnroe 7 6 6    
    Sandy Mayer 5 4 3    
1   John McEnroe 6 6 6    
    Brian Gottfried 3 4 1    
    Brian Gottfried 7 6 6    
    Sammy Giammalva Jr. 5 3 1    
1   John McEnroe 6 6 6    
    Johan Kriek 1 2 4    
    Wojciech Fibak 5 6 1 4  
    Johan Kriek 7 3 6 6  
    Johan Kriek 77 6 4 0 6
2   Roscoe Tanner 62 3 6 6 4
    Vijay Amritraj 2 6 6 66 4
2   Roscoe Tanner 6 1 2 78 6

References

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