1981 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

Singles
1981 World Championship Tennis Finals
Champion	John McEnroe
Runner-up	Johan Kriek
Final score	6–1, 6–2, 6–4

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

John McEnroe won in the final 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 against Johan Kriek.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

John McEnroe (Champion)

Roscoe Tanner (Semifinals)

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

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	John McEnroe	7	6	6
		Sandy Mayer	5	4	3
										1	John McEnroe	6	6	6
											Brian Gottfried	3	4	1
		Brian Gottfried	7	6	6
		Sammy Giammalva Jr.	5	3	1
																			1	John McEnroe	6	6	6
																				Johan Kriek	1	2	4
		Wojciech Fibak	5	6	1	4
		Johan Kriek	7	3	6	6
											Johan Kriek	7^7	6	4	0	6
										2	Roscoe Tanner	6^2	3	6	6	4
		Vijay Amritraj	2	6	6	6^6	4
	2	Roscoe Tanner	6	1	2	7^8	6

References

• 1981 World Championship Tennis Finals Draw