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John McEnroe defeated Bjorn Borg 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-3 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1981 US Open.

See also:

1981 US Open - Women's Singles

1981 US Open - Men's Doubles

1981 US Open - Women's Doubles

1981 US Open - Mixed Doubles

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. John McEnroe is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

John McEnroe, (Champion) Bjorn Borg, (Finals) Ivan Lendl, (Fourth Round) Jimmy Connors, (Semifinals) Jose-Luis Clerc, (Fourth Round) Guillermo Vilas, (Fourth Round) Gene Mayer, (Fourth Round) Eliot Teltscher, (Quarterfinals)

Roscoe Tanner, (Quarterfinals) Brian Teacher, (Second Round) Peter McNamara, (Third Round) Johan Kriek, (Third Round) Yannick Noah, (Fourth Round) Wojtek Fibak, (First Round) Vitas Gerulaitis, (Semifinals) Brian Gottfried, (Fourth Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• L = Loser
• r. = retired

Finals

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	1	John McEnroe	6766
		Ramesh Krishnan	7642
						1	John McEnroe	56646
						15	Vitas Gerulaitis	73263
	15	Vitas Gerulaitis	6646
		Bruce Manson	4261
											1	John McEnroe	4666
											2	Bjorn Borg	6243
	8	Eliot Teltscher	312
	4	Jimmy Connors	666
						4	Jimmy Connors	254
						2	Bjorn Borg	676
	9	Roscoe Tanner	6376
	2	Bjorn Borg	7667

Section 1

	First round					Second round					Third round					Round four					Quarterfinals
	1	J McEnroe	6666
		J Nunez	7132			1	J McEnroe	666
	D Bedel		144				T Gullikson	313
	T Gullikson		666								1	J McEnroe	666
	P Dupre		6646									P Dupre	323
	J Delaney		3362			P Dupre		666
	T Gullikson		66361			C Hooper		424
	C Hooper		72636													1	J McEnroe	766
	I Dupasquier		321														K Curren	501
	M Edmondson		666			M Edmondson		4366
	A Kohlberg		544			C Roger-Vasselin		6614
	C Roger-Vasselin		766								M Edmondson		352
	M Martinez		66442								K Curren		676
	J Lapidus		44666			J Lapidus		63713
		K Curren	767			K Curren		46666
	14	W Fibak	646																		1	J McEnroe	6766
	10	B Teacher	667																			R Krishnan	7642
		B Scanlon	325			10	B Teacher	6624
	M Davis		6736				M Davis	2766
	L Bourne		3561								M Davis		2674
	J Sadri		77546								R Krishnan		6766
	S Smith		56767			S Smith		433
	R Krishnan		666			R Krishnan		666
	P Hjertquist		113														R Krishnan	4177
	F Gonzalez		3265													7	G Mayer	6665
	S Krulevitz		6627			S Krulevitz		442
	T Tulasne		6344			D Stockton		666
	D Stockton		4666									D Stockton	441
	C Wittus		56613								7	G Mayer	666
	F Buehning		73466				F Buehning	423
		J Hayes	422			7	G Mayer	666
	7	G Mayer	666

Section 2

	First round					Second round					Third round					Round four					Quarterfinals
	3	I Lendl	666
		H Simonsson	222			3	I Lendl	767
	P Portes		231				J Borowiak	616
	J Borowiak		666								3	I Lendl	6366
	E Edwards		6766									M Vines	4623
	E Fromm		3674			E Edwards		1714
	M Vines		6264			M Vines		6566
	R Simpson		3623 r.													3	I Lendl	34664
	S Ball		162													15	V Gerulaitis	66336
	J Arias		676			J Arias		663 r.
	D Tarr		0171			H Solomon		773
	H Solomon		6666									H Solomon	323
	J Brown		36665								15	V Gerulaitis	666
	A Cortes		64477				A Cortes	601
		T Moor	63062			15	V Gerulaitis	766
	15	V Gerulaitis	46636																		15	V Gerulaitis	6646
	11	P McNamara	7266																			B Manson	4261
		J Fitzgerald	6633			11	P McNamara	6656
	M Fishbach		242				P Fleming	4273
	P Fleming		666								11	P McNamara	6342
	R Meyer		667									B Manson	4666
	B Mitton		346			R Meyer		02662
	B Manson		666			B Manson		66346
	D Saltz		002														B Manson	676
	I Nastase		63463													5	JL Clerc	363
	M Purcell		36636			M Purcell		667
	J Smith		442			S Glickstein		445
	S Glickstein		666									M Purcell	36643
	J Alexander		4664								5	JL Clerc	60066
	T Wilkison		6276				T Wilkison	47476
		B Drewett	433			5	JL Clerc	65657
	5	JL Clerc	666

Section 3

	First round					Second round					Third round					Round four					Quarterfinals
	8	E Teltscher	666
		V Amaya	224			8	E Teltscher	666
	N Saviano		2714				J Austin	222
	J Austin		6666								8	E Teltscher	666
	G Moretton		63476									V Amritraj	240
	E Fernandez		36663			G Moretton		534
	V Amritraj		666			V Amritraj		766
	S Davis		342													8	E Teltscher	66516
	B Cowan		542													16	B Gottfried	40763
	S McCain		766			S McCain		36612
	T Mayotte		6666			T Mayotte		63466
	S Denton		3473									T Mayotte	2376
	B Walts		76626								16	B Gottfried	6667
	R Fagel		64761				B Walts	642
		V Van Patten	441			16	B Gottfried	766
	16	B Gottfried	666																		8	E Teltscher	312
	12	J Kriek	667																		4	J Connors	666
		M De Palmer	235			12	J Kriek	4666
	J Gurfein		2272				M Doyle	6430
	M Doyle		6656								12	J Kriek	6214
	M Freeman		656									M Cahill	4666
	A Pattison		777			A Pattison		416
	M Cahill		666			M Cahill		667
	S Meister		334														M Cahill	331
	V Winitsky		632													4	J Connors	666
	A Gomez		766			A Gomez		666
	C Lewis		776			C Lewis		433
	H Pfister		562									A Gomez	73166
	P Rebolledo		122								4	J Connors	66647
	M Ostoja		666				M Ostoja	643
		J Lloyd	002			4	J Connors	766
	4	J Connors	666

Section 4

	First round					Second round					Third round					Round four					Quarterfinals
	6	G Vilas	6666
		D Gitlin	3704			6	G Vilas	666
	R Ramirez		666				R Ramirez	132
	H Ismail		324								6	G Vilas	6476
	R Stadler		6756									A Panatta	4654
	S Docherty		4572			R Stadler		531
	A Panatta		7466			A Panatta		766
	F Taygan		6632													6	G Vilas	426
	B Nichols		4474													9	R Tanner	667
	J James		6656			J James		47560
	D Segal		144			C Mayotte		65746
	C Mayotte		666									C Mayotte	612
	R Case		262								9	R Tanner	766
	C Delaney		676				C Delaney	6141
		C Edwards	334			9	R Tanner	4666
	9	R Tanner	666																		9	R Tanner	6376
	13	Y Noah	66546																		2	B Borg	7667
		A Andrews	34762			13	Y Noah	6647
	J Benson		60614				E van Dillen	4265
	E van Dillen		46466								13	Y Noah	666
	T Waltke		76147									T Waltke	344
	S Stewart		64665			T Waltke		667
	T Giammalva		2615			B Fritz		336
	B Fritz		6267													13	Y Noah	7433
	D Carter		7276													2	B Borg	6666
	J Fillol Sr.		6662			D Carter		46166
	S Giammalva Jr.		64616			S Giammalva Jr.		62640
	H Gunthardt		46361									D Carter	222
	P Dent		75463								2	B Borg	666
	L Stefanki		67636				L Stefanki	444
		M Günthardt	220			2	B Borg	666
	2	B Borg	666

External links

• U.S. Open (1981) on tenniscorner.net