# ABN AMRO Open 1981

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/228/abn-amro-open?season=1981
Tour: ATP

Jimmy Connors won the 1981 ABN AMRO Open, defeating Gene Mayer 6-1 2-6 6-2 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from March 16 to March 22, 1981. The match log contains 31 recorded singles results for this edition.

The ABN AMRO Open is the established indoor hard-court ATP event staged at Rotterdam Ahoy.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Rotterdam Open, Rotterdam Indoors, World Tennis Tournament, ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: hard
- Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Start date: 1981-03-16
- End date: 1981-03-22

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## Champion
- Winner: Jimmy Connors
- Runner-up: Gene Mayer
- Final score: 6-1 2-6 6-2

## Knockout results
### F
- Jimmy Connors def. Gene Mayer 6-1 2-6 6-2

### SF
- Jimmy Connors def. Brian Gottfried 6-2 6-3
- Gene Mayer def. Wojtek Fibak 6-2 6-3

### QF
- Jimmy Connors def. Sandy Mayer 6-4 6-3
- Wojtek Fibak def. Raul Ramirez 6-1 6-4
- Gene Mayer def. Buster C Mottram 6-1 7-6
- Brian Gottfried def. Yannick Noah 6-7 6-3 7-6

### R16
- Yannick Noah def. Rolf Gehring 6-4 6-2
- Jimmy Connors def. Eric Wilborts 6-1 6-1
- Raul Ramirez def. Vijay Amritraj 7-6 5-7 7-6
- Buster C Mottram def. Fritz Buehning 7-5 6-1
- Gene Mayer def. Tim Gullikson 7-6 7-6
- Brian Gottfried def. Tomas Smid 6-4 6-4
- Wojtek Fibak def. Trey Waltke 6-3 7-6
- Sandy Mayer def. Bill Scanlon 6-7 6-3 6-2

### R32
- Tomas Smid def. Kjell Johansson 6-7 6-4 6-1
- Tim Gullikson def. Kim Warwick 6-1 3-6 6-0
- Jimmy Connors def. Tim Wilkison 6-2 6-1
- Wojtek Fibak def. Carlos Kirmayr 6-1 4-6 6-0
- Rolf Gehring def. Marc Albert 6-1 4-6 6-4
- Eric Wilborts def. Pat Dupre 2-6 6-4 6-4
- Vijay Amritraj def. Jan Norback 6-2 6-2
- Trey Waltke def. Eddie Edwards 6-2 4-6 7-5
- Bill Scanlon def. Andres Gomez 6-3 6-0
- Fritz Buehning def. Louk Sanders 7-6 4-6 6-3
- Raul Ramirez def. Manuel Orantes 6-1 6-1
- Brian Gottfried def. Chris Lewis 6-4 6-4
- Sandy Mayer def. Bob Lutz 6-3 6-1
- Buster C Mottram def. Balazs Taroczy 6-2 6-3
- Gene Mayer def. Kevin Curren 6-2 6-3
- Yannick Noah def. Peter Rennert 5-7 6-4 6-1

## Stats
- Total matches: 31
- Players: 32

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