1981 Tokyo Indoor – Singles

Singles
1981 Tokyo Indoor
Champion	Vincent Van Patten
Runner-up	Mark Edmondson
Final score	6–2, 3–6, 6–3

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

Vincent Van Patten won the tournament, beating Mark Edmondson in the final, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3.

Seeds

1. John McEnroe (Semifinals)
2. Björn Borg (Second Round)
3. José Luis Clerc (Second Round)
4. Eliot Teltscher (First Round)
5. Vitas Gerulaitis (Quarterfinals)
6. Wojtek Fibak (Quarterfinals)
7. N/A
8. Balázs Taróczy (First Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	John McEnroe	3	5
		Vincent Van Patten	6	7
									Vincent Van Patten	6	3	6
									Mark Edmondson	2	6	3
		Mark Edmondson	7^7	6
		Heinz Günthardt	6^4	4

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	J McEnroe	6	6
		J Sadri	2	2				1	J McEnroe	6	6
		T Fukui	6	6					T Fukui	3	2
		Shozo Shiraishi	4	2											1	J McEnroe	6	6
		B Scanlon	6	6												B Scanlon	4	3
		R Cano	1	4					B Scanlon	6	4	6
		D Gitlin	2	7^7	5			LL	C Dunk	2	6	1
	LL	C Dunk	6	6^3	7																	1	J McEnroe	3	5
	3	J-L Clerc	6	6																			V Van Patten	6	7
		P McNamee	2	4				3	J-L Clerc	7^7	5	6^5
		V Van Patten	6	6					V Van Patten	6^4	7	7^7
		J Fitzgerald	2	4												V Van Patten	0	6	6
		C Lewis	6	7											5	V Gerulaitis	6	3	3
		T Moor	4	5					C Lewis	2	3
		J Bailey	4	7	1			5	V Gerulaitis	6	6
	5	V Gerulaitis	6	5	6

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	W Fibak	7^7	3	6
		M Purcell	6^3	6	3			6	W Fibak	6	6
		V Amaya	3	6	6^7				P Dent	4	3
		P Dent	6	2	7^9										6	W Fibak	5	2
		To Gullikson	4	7	1											M Edmondson	7	6
		M Edmondson	6	5	6				M Edmondson	6^6	6	6
		B Manson	6	6					B Manson	7^8	4	4
	4	E Teltscher	3	3																			M Edmondson	7^7	6
	8	B Taróczy	6	3	4																		H Günthardt	6^4	4
		H Günthardt	4	6	6				H Günthardt	7	6
		R Frawley	6	3	4				P Rennert	5	3
		P Rennert	4	6	6											H Günthardt	7^7	7^7
		Eiji Takeuchi	1	2												Ti Gullikson	6^3	6^2
		Ti Gullikson	6	6					Ti Gullikson	6	6
		R Krishnan	3	6	2			2	B Borg	3	1
	2	B Borg	6	4	6

References

• Main Draw