# Australian Open 1981

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/225/australian-open?season=1981
Tour: ATP

## Tournament info
- Category: Grand Slam
- Surface: grass
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Start date: 1981-12-24
- End date: 1982-01-07

## Champion
- Winner: Johan Kriek
- Runner-up: Steve Denton
- Final score: 6-2 7-6 6-7 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Johan Kriek d. Steve Denton 6-2 7-6 6-7 6-4

### SF
- Steve Denton d. Hank Pfister 7-6 6-7 6-1 3-6 6-3
- Johan Kriek d. Mark Edmondson 6-0 7-6 7-5

### QF
- Johan Kriek d. Tim Mayotte 7-6 6-3 7-5
- Hank Pfister d. Kim Warwick 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-3
- Steve Denton d. Shlomo Glickstein 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-0
- Mark Edmondson d. Peter Mcnamara 7-5 7-6 6-3

### R16
- Hank Pfister d. Guillermo Vilas 6-3 6-4 6-4
- Mark Edmondson d. Cliff Letcher 6-2 6-0 6-3
- Tim Mayotte d. Pat Dupre 7-6 7-5 6-4
- Johan Kriek d. Chris Lewis 7-5 7-5 3-6 2-6 6-4
- Steve Denton d. John Alexander 6-7 4-6 7-6 7-5 7-6
- Shlomo Glickstein d. Rod Frawley 6-2 6-3 6-2
- Kim Warwick d. Phil Dent 6-3 6-3 6-0

### R32
- Guillermo Vilas d. Larry Stefanki 6-7 6-3 6-4 6-4
- Rod Frawley d. Roscoe Tanner 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-3
- Paul Kronk d. Peter Rennert 7-6 6-1 6-3
- Chris Lewis d. Marty Davis 6-4 6-3 6-3
- Mark Edmondson d. Syd Ball 5-7 1-6 7-5 7-5 6-4
- John Alexander d. Thierry Tulasne 6-4 6-1 6-3
- Cliff Letcher d. Jim Delaney 7-6 7-6 4-6 3-6 6-4
- Kim Warwick d. Jim Gurfein 7-5 6-2 7-5
- Johan Kriek d. Thomas Hogstedt 6-2 6-4 7-6
- Steve Denton d. Kevin Curren 6-7 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
- Pat Dupre d. Russell Simpson 6-4 6-4 6-2
- Phil Dent d. Charlie Fancutt 7-6 6-4 7-6
- Shlomo Glickstein d. Jerome Potier 6-3 6-4 6-2
- Peter Mcnamara d. Richard Lewis 3-6 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-2
- Tim Mayotte d. Robert Vant Hof 7-6 6-3 6-3
- Hank Pfister d. Hans Simonsson 6-2 6-0 6-2

### R64
- Pat Dupre d. Brad Guan 6-4 6-7 4-6 6-3 6-3
- Tim Mayotte d. Eric Sherbeck 6-2 6-3 6-1
- Steve Denton d. Eddie Edwards 7-6 6-7 6-3 4-6 6-3
- Thomas Hogstedt d. Scott Mccain 7-5 6-4 6-2
- Jerome Potier d. Dave Siegler 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-3 6-3
- Robert Vant Hof d. Tim Wilkison 6-3 6-3 1-6 4-6 6-3
- Cliff Letcher d. John Sadri 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
- Guillermo Vilas d. Joakim Nystrom 6-4 6-2 7-6
- Mark Edmondson d. Pat Cash 6-1 6-2 6-3
- Charlie Fancutt d. Chris Johnstone 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-0
- Russell Simpson d. Dale Collings 6-7 7-5 6-7 6-4 6-4
- Richard Lewis d. Craig Wittus 7-6 6-4 6-0
- Roscoe Tanner d. Greg Whitecross 6-3 6-3 6-3
- Hank Pfister d. Lloyd Bourne 3-6 7-6 6-3 2-6 6-1
- Shlomo Glickstein d. Chris Dunk 6-4 7-6 7-5
- Chris Lewis d. Ilie Nastase 6-4 6-3 6-2
- John Alexander d. Fritz Buehning 2-6 6-4 3-6 6-1 7-6
- Thierry Tulasne d. Onny Parun 6-3 6-4 7-5
- Syd Ball d. Steve Meister 6-2 6-4 4-6 7-6
- Hans Simonsson d. Ron Hightower 6-4 7-6 6-7
- Paul Kronk d. Mats Wilander 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5
- Peter Mcnamara d. David Carter 6-0 6-2 6-2
- Rod Frawley d. Andrew Jarrett 2-6 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-3
- Kim Warwick d. Brad Drewett 6-4 6-1 6-2
- Jim Delaney d. Matt Mitchell 6-4 3-6 6-3 7-6
- Marty Davis d. Jonathan Smith 6-2 7-6 6-7 4-6 6-1
- Phil Dent d. John Fitzgerald 5-7 3-6 7-6 6-3 6-4
- Kevin Curren d. Steve Krulevitz 6-2 6-2 6-1
- Peter Rennert d. Craig A Miller 6-2 6-2 3-6 6-3
- Larry Stefanki d. Wally Masur 4-6 6-4 2-6 6-2 7-6
- Johan Kriek d. Drew Gitlin 6-2 7-5 6-1
- Jim Gurfein d. Wayne Pascoe 6-3 7-6 6-3

## Stats
- Total matches: 62
- Players: 64

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