ATP Barcelona 1981 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Ivan Lendl won the 1981 Barcelona, defeating Guillermo Vilas 6-0 6-3 6-0 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Barcelona, Spain, from October 5 to October 11, 1981.

Champion
Ivan Lendl
def. Guillermo Vilas , 6-0 6-3 6-0
Dates
Oct 5 — Oct 11
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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News: On clay, Sinner has lost to one man in two years – Fils arrives with a case. (Tennis Majors, 78d ago) Heat on Sinner as Alcaraz’s absence prompts the question: who can fill the void? (The Guardian Tennis, 85d ago, 2 sources) April 24, 2005: The day Rafael Nadal won Barcelona to break into top 10 for the first time (Tennis Majors, 85d ago) Feliciano Lopez sounds alarm on Carlos Alcaraz injury ahead of French Open title defense (Tennis.com, 89d ago) “It means I’m back”: How Fils turned a Miami diagnosis into a Barcelona title (Tennis Majors, 89d ago)
DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Oct 11, 1981* F Ivan Lendl #4 6-0 6-3 6-0 Guillermo Vilas #6 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Oct 10, 1981* SF Guillermo Vilas #6 1-6 6-4 6-2 Eddie Dibbs #42 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1981* SF Ivan Lendl #4 6-0 6-3 Yannick Noah #13 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Oct 10, 1981* QF Eddie Dibbs #42 1-6 6-3 6-2 Pedro Rebolledo #57 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1981* QF Guillermo Vilas #6 6-1 6-1 Balazs Taroczy #18 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1981* QF Ivan Lendl #4 6-3 3-6 6-2 Adriano Panatta #27 H2H Match data
Oct 10, 1981* QF Yannick Noah #13 6-2 6-4 Tomas Smid #26 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Oct 9, 1981* R16 Pedro Rebolledo #57 6-0 6-3 Victor Pecci #14 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 1981* R16 Balazs Taroczy #18 6-4 7-5 Jose Luis Damiani #36 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 1981* R16 Tomas Smid #26 6-1 6-1 Angel Gimenez #87 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 1981* R16 Eddie Dibbs #42 6-0 6-2 Pavel Slozil #95 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 1981* R16 Yannick Noah #13 6-4 7-5 Hans Gildemeister — Match data
Oct 9, 1981* R16 Adriano Panatta #27 6-4 6-3 Corrado Barazzutti #58 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 1981* R16 Guillermo Vilas #6 6-3 7-6 Andres Gomez #41 H2H Match data
Oct 9, 1981* R16 Ivan Lendl #4 6-1 6-2 Manuel Orantes #43 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Oct 8, 1981* R32 Balazs Taroczy #18 7-6 6-2 Fernando Luna #59 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 1981* R32 Angel Gimenez #87 6-4 4-6 8-6 Jay Lapidus #283 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 1981* R32 Pavel Slozil #95 6-4 1-6 6-2 Jose Higueras #31 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 1981* R32 Hans Gildemeister 6-2 6-4 Stanislav Birner #74 — Match data
Oct 8, 1981* R32 Jose Luis Damiani #36 6-4 4-6 9-7 Paolo Bertolucci #100 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 1981* R32 Andres Gomez #41 6-1 6-2 Fred Mcnair — Match data
Oct 8, 1981* R32 Adriano Panatta #27 6-1 6-3 Roland Stadler #98 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 1981* R32 Ivan Lendl #4 6-3 7-5 Dominique Bedel #100 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 1981* R32 Manuel Orantes #43 6-0 6-1 Ramiro Benavides #173 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 1981* R32 Tomas Smid #26 6-0 4-1 (ret.) Jose Lopez Maeso — Match data
Oct 8, 1981* R32 Victor Pecci #14 6-1 6-4 Belus Prajoux #154 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 1981* R32 Pedro Rebolledo #57 6-2 (ret.) Werner Zirngibl #211 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 1981* R32 Yannick Noah #13 6-4 6-1 Billy Martin #118 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 1981* R32 Eddie Dibbs #42 6-1 4-6 4-0 (ret.) Jan Gunnarsson #274 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 1981* R32 Guillermo Vilas #6 6-1 6-0 Claudio Panatta #482 H2H Match data
Oct 8, 1981* R32 Corrado Barazzutti #58 6-3 6-2 Sergio Casal H2H Match data
R64 (31)
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Tomas Smid #26 3-6 7-6 6-0 Diego Perez #92 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Belus Prajoux #154 6-4 6-4 Roberto Vizcaino #157 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Balazs Taroczy #18 6-4 6-4 Marko Ostoja #203 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Manuel Orantes #43 6-4 7-6 Guillermo Aubone #133 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Paolo Bertolucci #100 6-2 7-5 Wolfgang Popp #127 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Claudio Panatta #482 7-5 3-6 6-3 Mark Dickson H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Jose Higueras #31 4-6 6-1 3-0 (ret.) Hans Simonsson #100 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Jose Luis Damiani #36 6-3 6-4 Carlos Castellan #180 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Fred Mcnair 7-6 6-4 Jerome Potier #325 — Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Stanislav Birner #74 6-0 6-2 Antonio Munoz #594 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Billy Martin #118 2-6 6-4 7-5 Gustavo Tiberti #130 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Jan Gunnarsson #274 6-2 6-2 Jiri Hrebec #132 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Pavel Slozil #95 6-2 6-2 Joakim Nystrom #55 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Dominique Bedel #100 6-3 6-3 Eric Fromm #249 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Andres Gomez #41 3-6 7-6 6-1 Anders Jarryd #98 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Roland Stadler #98 7-6 6-2 Paul Torre #549 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Werner Zirngibl #211 6-1 6-3 Christophe Roger-Vasselin #94 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Pedro Rebolledo #57 2-6 6-1 6-3 Miguel Mir #202 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Jay Lapidus #283 6-4 6-2 Pablo Arraya #83 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Adriano Panatta #27 6-3 7-6 Georges Goven #151 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Ramiro Benavides #173 3-6 7-6 6-3 Javier Soler #344 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Guillermo Vilas #6 6-1 6-1 Gabriel Urpi #106 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Sergio Casal 6-1 6-3 Lorenzo Fargas #440 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Ivan Lendl #4 6-3 6-0 Henrik Sundstrom #549 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Yannick Noah #13 6-1 6-4 Joao Soares #194 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Fernando Luna #59 6-1 6-0 Alejandro Pierola #217 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Angel Gimenez #87 3-6 6-1 6-2 Ricardo Ycaza #60 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Jose Lopez Maeso 6-3 6-3 Juan Avendano #269 — Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Eddie Dibbs #42 6-3 6-0 Raymond Moore #100 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Victor Pecci #14 6-0 6-2 Fernando Soler #667 H2H Match data
Oct 7, 1981* R64 Corrado Barazzutti #58 4-6 6-4 6-2 Jaime Fillol #89 H2H Match data

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Barcelona held?
Barcelona is held in Barcelona, Spain.
Who won the most recent Barcelona?
The 2026 Barcelona was won by Arthur Fils 6-2 7-6(2).
Who has won the most Barcelona titles?
Rafael Nadal has won 12 Barcelona titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Barcelona played?
The first edition of Barcelona was held in 1953.
What surface is Barcelona played on?
Barcelona is played on clay courts.