1981 French Open – Men's Singles


First-seeded and three-time defending champion Björn Borg successfully defended his title, defeating Ivan Lendl 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1981 French Open.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Björn Borg is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  1. Björn Borg '
  2. Jimmy Connors '
  3. John McEnroe '
  4. Gene Mayer '
  5. Ivan Lendl '
  6. Guillermo Vilas '
  7. José Luis Clerc '
  8. Harold Solomon '
  9. Vitas Gerulaitis '
  10. Eliot Teltscher '
  11. Yannick Noah '
  12. Brian Gottfried '
  13. Peter McNamara '
  14. Wojtek Fibak '
  15. Balázs Taróczy '
  16. Eddie Dibbs '

    Draw

Key

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8