1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Appearance
1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships | |
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Date | August 3–9 |
Edition | 13th |
Draw | 64S / 32D (M) 56S / 32D (W) |
Prize money | $380,000 |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Location | Indianapolis, US |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
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Women's singles | |
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Men's doubles | |
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Women's doubles | |
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The 1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships was a men's Grand Prix and women's Toyota Series tennis tournament held in Indianapolis in the United States and played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from August 3 through August 9, 1981. Second-seeded José Luis Clerc and top-seeded Andrea Jaeger won the singles titles.[3]
Finals
[edit]Men's singles
[edit] José Luis Clerc defeated
Ivan Lendl 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
- It was Clerc's 6th title of the year and the 16th of his career.
Women's singles
[edit] Andrea Jaeger defeated
Virginia Ruzici 6–1, 6–0
- It was Jaeger's 3rd title of the year and the 7th of her career.
Men's doubles
[edit] Kevin Curren /
Steve Denton defeated
Raúl Ramírez /
Van Winitsky 6–3, 5–7, 7–5
- It was Curren's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of his career. It was Denton's 2nd title of the year and the 6th of his career.
Women's doubles
[edit] JoAnne Russell /
Virginia Ruzici defeated
Sue Barker /
Paula Smith 6–2, 6–2
- It was Russell's 1st title of the year and the 2nd of her career. It was Ruzici's 1st title of the year and the 12th of her career.
References
[edit]- ^ "1981 Indianapolis – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1981 Indianapolis – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "Clerc stakes claim as clay king". The Deseret News. Salt Lake City, UT. United Press. August 10, 1981.
External links
[edit]- "USCC-Indianapolis 1981". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
- "U.S. Clay Courts 1981". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved May 16, 2016.