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Johan Kriek defeated Steve Denton 6-2 7-6 6-7 6-4 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1981 Australian Open.

See also:

1981 Australian Open - Women's Singles

1981 Australian Open - Men's Doubles

1981 Australian Open - Women's Doubles

1981 Australian Open - Mixed Doubles

Seeds

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

Guillermo Vilas, (Third Round) Peter McNamara, (Quarterfinals) Roscoe Tanner, (Second Round) Johan Kriek, (Champion) Kim Warwick, (Quarterfinals) Mark Edmondson, (Semifinals) Fritz Buehning, (First Round) Tim Mayotte, (Quarterfinals)

Shlomo Glickstein, (Quarterfinals) John Sadri, (First Round) Chris Lewis, (Third Round) Hank Pfister, (Semifinals) Pat Dupre, (Third Round) Kevin Curren, (Second Round) Peter Rennert, (Second Round) John Fitzgerald, (First Round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	12	Hank Pfister	6466
	5	Kim Warwick	1643
						12	Hank Pfister	67163
							Steve Denton	76636
	9	Shlomo Glickstein	4660
		Steve Denton	6376
												Steve Denton	2674
											4	Johan Kriek	6766
	8	Tim Mayotte	635
	4	Johan Kriek	767
						4	Johan Kriek	677
						6	Mark Edmondson	065
	6	Mark Edmondson	776
	2	Peter McNamara	563

Section 1

	First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
	1	G Vilas	667
		J Nystrom	426			1	G Vilas	6666
	Q	W Masur	64626				L Stefanki	7344
		L Stefanki	46267								1	G Vilas	344
	H Simonsson		676								12	H Pfister	666
	R Hightower		467				H Simonsson	202
		L Bourne	66361			12	H Pfister	666
	12	H Pfister	37626													12	H Pfister	6466
	16	J Fitzgerald	76634													5	K Warwick	1643
		P Dent	53766			P Dent		767
	C Fancutt		3666			C Fancutt		646
	C Johnstone		6430									P Dent	330
	J Gurfein		676								5	K Warwick	666
	W Pascoe		363				J Gurfein	525
		B Drewett	412			5	K Warwick	767
	5	K Warwick	666																		12	H Pfister	67163
	3	R Tanner	666																			S Denton	76636
		G Whitecross	333			3	R Tanner	36433
	R Frawley		26636				R Frawley	64666
	A Jarrett		62163									R Frawley	232
	D Siegler		66333								9	S Glickstein	666
	J Potier		31666				J Potier	342
		C Dunk	465			9	S Glickstein	666
	9	S Glickstein	677													9	S Glickstein	4660
	14	K Curren	666														S Denton	6376
		S Krulevitz	221			14	K Curren	76322
	E Edwards		67363				S Denton	63666
	S Denton		76646								S Denton		64777
	T Tulasne		667								J Alexander		76656
	O Parun		345			T Tulasne		413
		J Alexander	26367			J Alexander		666
	7	F Buehning	64616

Section 2

	First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
	8	T Mayotte	666
		E Sherbeck	231			8	T Mayotte	766
	R Van't Hof		66146				R Van't Hof	633
	T Wilkison		33663								8	T Mayotte	776
	R Simpson		67666								13	P Dupre	654
	D Collings		75744				R Simpson	442
		B Guan	47633			13	P Dupre	666
	13	P Dupre	66466													8	T Mayotte	635
	11	C Lewis	666													4	J Kriek	767
		I Nastase	432			11	C Lewis	666
	J Smith		26741				M Davis	433
	M Davis		67666								11	C Lewis	55664
	T Hogstedt		766								4	J Kriek	77326
	S McCain		542				T Hogstedt	246
		D Gitlin	251			4	J Kriek	667
	4	J Kriek	676																		4	J Kriek	677
	6	M Edmondson	666																		6	M Edmondson	065
		P Cash	123			6	M Edmondson	51776
	S Ball		6647				S Ball	76554
	S Meister		2466								6	M Edmondson	666
	J Delaney		6367									C Letcher	203
	M Mitchell		4636			J Delaney		66664
		C Letcher	3666			C Letcher		77436
	10	J Sadri	6344													6	M Edmondson	776
	15	P Rennert	6636													2	P McNamara	563
		CA Miller	2263			15	P Rennert	613
	P Kronk		3667				P Kronk	766
	M Wilander		6345									P Kronk	62263
	R Lewis		766								2	P McNamara	16646
	C Wittus		640				R Lewis	66542
		D Carter	022			2	P McNamara	34766
	2	P McNamara	666

External links

• Australian Open (1981) on tenniscorner.net