1981 World Championship Tennis Finals

Tennis tournament

Tennis tournament

1981 World Championship Tennis Finals

Date| April 27 – May 3
Edition| 11th
Category| Grand Prix
Draw| 8S
Prize money| $250,000
Surface| Carpet / indoor
Location| Dallas, Texas, US
Venue| Reunion Arena
Champions
Singles
John McEnroe[1]
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The 1981 World Championship Tennis Finals was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 11th edition of the WCT Finals and was part of the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix. The tournament was played at the Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas in the United States and was held from April 27 through May 3, 1981.[2] The winners of the eight WCT tournaments that were part of the 1981 Grand Prix circuit qualified for the tournament augmented by the next best performers in the WCT points standings. Guillermo Vilas qualified by winning the last tournament held just before the WCT Finals, the River Oaks Tournament in Houston, but was unavailable to play. Jimmy Connors withdrew before the tournament due to gastroenteritis and Yannick Noah could not participate due to a shoulder injury. They were replaced by Sandy Mayer and Sam Giammalva respectively.[3] First-seeded John McEnroe won the title and $100,000 prize money.[4]

## Finals

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### Singles

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Main article: 1981 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

John McEnroe defeated  Johan Kriek 6–1, 6–2, 6–4

* It was McEnroe's 5th singles title of the year and the 29th of his career.

## Hall of Fame Classic

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During the tournament a Hall of Fame Classic event was organized featuring four former Grand Slam tournament winners Ken Rosewall, Rod Laver, Roy Emerson and John Newcombe. Rosewall won the event, defeating Newcombe in the final 4–6, 7–6, 6–4.

## See also

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* 1981 WCT World Doubles

## References

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1. ^ "1981 Dallas – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. ^ "ITF tournament edition details". International Tennis Federation (ITF).
3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1982). World of Tennis 1982. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 175–177. ISBN 9780356085968.
4. ^ "McEnroe Beats Kriek, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, for his Second W.C.T. Crown". The New York Times. May 4, 1981.

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