1981 Jack Kramer Open

Tennis tournament

Date

April 13–20

Edition

55th

Category

Grand Prix

Draw

32S / 16D

Prize money

$75,000

Surface

Hard / outdoor

Location

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Venue

Los Angeles Tennis Club

Champions

Singles

John McEnroe^[1]

Doubles

Tom Gullikson /

Butch Walts^[2]

← 1980 ·

Pacific Southwest Open

· 1982 →

The 1981 Jack Kramer Open, also known as the Pacific Southwest Open, was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Club in Los Angeles, California in the United States. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was the 55th edition of the Pacific Southwest tournament and was held from April 13 through April 20, 1981. First-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title and the corresponding $15,000 first-prize money. The finals were delayed to Monday, April 20 due to rain.^[3]^[4]

Finals

Singles

John McEnroe defeated Sandy Mayer 6–7, 6–3, 6–3

It was McEnroe's 4th singles title of the year and the 28th of his career.

Doubles

Tom Gullikson / Butch Walts defeated John McEnroe / Ferdi Taygan 6–4, 6–4

References

^ "1981 Los Angeles – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ "1981 Los Angeles – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 84–85. ISBN 9780356085968.
^ "Sandy Mayer loses to McEnroe in final". The Milwaukee Journal. AP, UPI. April 21, 1981.