ATP Houston 1981 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Jose Luis Clerc won the 1981 Houston, defeating Ivan Lendl 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Indianapolis, United States, from April 6 to April 12, 1981.

Champion
Jose Luis Clerc
def. Ivan Lendl , 4-6 6-4 6-2
Dates
Apr 6 — Apr 12
Location
Indianapolis, United States
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Aug 3, 1981 F Jose Luis Clerc #4 4-6 6-4 6-2 Ivan Lendl #5 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Aug 3, 1981 SF Ivan Lendl #5 6-3 7-5 Guillermo Vilas #6 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 SF Jose Luis Clerc #4 3-6 6-3 6-1 John Alexander #100 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Aug 3, 1981 QF Guillermo Vilas #6 6-3 6-1 Ricardo Cano #53 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 QF John Alexander #100 3-6 7-5 6-4 Gilles Moretton #192 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 QF Ivan Lendl #5 6-2 6-4 Jose Luis Damiani #33 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 QF Jose Luis Clerc #4 6-3 6-3 Mel Purcell #26 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Aug 3, 1981 R16 John Alexander #100 6-4 6-3 David Carter #145 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R16 Jose Luis Damiani #33 6-0 6-4 Jose Higueras #24 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R16 Jose Luis Clerc #4 7-6 6-3 Andres Gomez #57 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R16 Ivan Lendl #5 6-2 6-1 Shlomo Glickstein #43 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R16 Mel Purcell #26 6-7 6-1 5-4 (ret.) Gabriel Urpi #106 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R16 Ricardo Cano #53 6-7 7-6 6-0 Mark Edmondson #48 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R16 Guillermo Vilas #6 6-4 6-1 Hans Simonsson #115 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R16 Gilles Moretton #192 6-4 7-6 Hans Gildemeister — Match data
R32 (16)
Aug 3, 1981 R32 John Alexander #100 6-3 6-2 Ilie Nastase #80 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R32 Gilles Moretton #192 6-2 6-4 Tomas Smid #28 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R32 Ricardo Cano #53 6-2 6-2 Chris Lewis #72 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R32 Shlomo Glickstein #43 5-7 6-4 6-2 Belus Prajoux #154 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R32 David Carter #145 6-2 6-4 Harold Solomon #12 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R32 Gabriel Urpi #106 7-5 6-2 Heinz Gunthardt #55 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R32 Mark Edmondson #48 7-6 6-4 Deon Joubert #144 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R32 Ivan Lendl #5 6-3 6-4 John Benson #356 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R32 Jose Luis Damiani #33 6-1 6-1 Per Hjertquist #79 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R32 Jose Luis Clerc #4 6-2 6-1 Chris Delaney #170 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R32 Hans Simonsson #115 7-5 6-3 Christophe Freyss #97 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R32 Hans Gildemeister 6-2 6-2 Van Winitsky #79 — Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R32 Guillermo Vilas #6 6-3 6-2 Jonathan Smith — Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R32 Mel Purcell #26 6-1 6-2 Manuel Orantes #71 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R32 Jose Higueras #24 6-1 6-1 John Hayes #99 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R32 Andres Gomez #57 6-4 6-0 Carlos Castellan #180 H2H Match data
R64 (31)
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Heinz Gunthardt #55 7-6 6-0 Charles Buzz Strode #136 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 John Hayes #99 5-7 7-5 6-4 Alejandro Cortes #175 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Jose Luis Clerc #4 6-4 6-4 Sherwood Stewart — Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Ivan Lendl #5 6-2 6-1 Rick Fagel #99 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Gilles Moretton #192 2-6 7-5 6-2 Peter Feigl #93 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Jose Higueras #24 6-1 6-1 Jose Lopez Maeso — Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Andres Gomez #57 2-6 6-3 6-3 Mario Martinez — Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Christophe Freyss #97 5-7 6-4 6-4 Todd Lundy #667 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Belus Prajoux #154 6-1 6-3 Mehl Ampon #667 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 John Alexander #100 6-3 6-3 Brad Gilbert H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Van Winitsky #79 7-5 6-3 Marcos Hocevar #95 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Shlomo Glickstein #43 6-4 6-3 Eduardo Bengoechea #90 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Hans Gildemeister 6-3 7-6 Steve Denton #403 — Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Manuel Orantes #71 6-4 6-2 Stanislav Birner #74 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Mark Edmondson #48 6-2 6-1 Mike Cahill #189 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Chris Delaney #170 6-3 6-3 Billy Nealon #309 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Ricardo Cano #53 6-4 6-4 Alvaro Fillol #141 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Per Hjertquist #79 7-6 6-2 Ramesh Krishnan — Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Deon Joubert #144 6-4 6-1 Glen Holroyd #440 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Hans Simonsson #115 6-2 6-4 Terry Moor #41 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 John Benson #356 6-4 6-2 Juan Nunez #185 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Jose Luis Damiani #33 6-4 6-3 Jim Gurfein #219 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Mel Purcell #26 5-0 (ret.) Pavel Slozil #72 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Harold Solomon #12 6-1 6-1 Marko Ostoja #203 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Chris Lewis #72 6-4 1-6 6-2 Eddie Dibbs #35 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Gabriel Urpi #106 6-1 7-5 Fernando Maynetto #178 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Ilie Nastase #80 6-4 6-2 Roland Stadler #95 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 David Carter #145 4-6 6-3 6-4 Jan Norback #100 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Guillermo Vilas #6 6-0 6-1 Craig Wittus #423 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Carlos Castellan #180 6-1 6-1 Jose Miguel Ayala — Match data
Aug 3, 1981 R64 Tomas Smid #28 6-2 6-4 Robert Vant Hof — Match data

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