ATP Barcelona Open 1981 Draw, Results & Schedule
Ivan Lendl won the 1981 Barcelona Open, 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. The match log contains 62 recorded singles results for this edition.
Full tournament history →Dates
Oct 5 — Oct 11
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
—
Round of 64
Ivan Lendl
6-3 6-0
Dominique Bedel
6-3 6-3
Manuel Orantes
6-4 7-6
Ramiro Benavides
3-6 7-6 6-3
Adriano Panatta
6-3 7-6
Roland Stadler
7-6 6-2
Corrado Barazzutti
4-6 6-4 6-2
Sergio Casal
6-1 6-3
Yannick Noah
6-1 6-4
Billy Martin
2-6 6-4 7-5
Stanislav Birner
6-0 6-2
Tomas Smid
3-6 7-6 6-0
Jose Lopez Maeso
6-3 6-3
Angel Gimenez
3-6 6-1 6-2
Jay Lapidus
6-4 6-2
Guillermo Vilas
6-1 6-1
Claudio Panatta
7-5 3-6 6-3
Andres Gomez
3-6 7-6 6-1
Fred Mcnair
7-6 6-4
Balazs Taroczy
6-4 6-4
Fernando Luna
6-1 6-0
Jose Luis Damiani
6-3 6-4
Paolo Bertolucci
6-2 7-5
Eddie Dibbs
6-3 6-0
Jan Gunnarsson
6-2 6-2
Pavel Slozil
6-2 6-2
Jose Higueras
4-6 6-1 3-0 (ret.)
Pedro Rebolledo
2-6 6-1 6-3
Victor Pecci
6-0 6-2
Belus Prajoux
6-4 6-4
Round of 32
Ivan Lendl
6-3 7-5
Manuel Orantes
6-0 6-1
Adriano Panatta
6-1 6-3
Corrado Barazzutti
6-3 6-2
Yannick Noah
6-4 6-1
Hans Gildemeister
6-2 6-4
Tomas Smid
6-0 4-1 (ret.)
Angel Gimenez
6-4 4-6 8-6
Guillermo Vilas
6-1 6-0
Andres Gomez
6-1 6-2
Balazs Taroczy
7-6 6-2
Jose Luis Damiani
6-4 4-6 9-7
Eddie Dibbs
6-1 4-6 4-0 (ret.)
Pavel Slozil
6-4 1-6 6-2
Pedro Rebolledo
6-2 (ret.)
Victor Pecci
6-1 6-4
Round of 16
Ivan Lendl
6-1 6-2
Adriano Panatta
6-4 6-3
Yannick Noah
6-4 7-5
Tomas Smid
6-1 6-1
Guillermo Vilas
6-3 7-6
Balazs Taroczy
6-4 7-5
Eddie Dibbs
6-0 6-2
Pedro Rebolledo
6-0 6-3
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Ivan Lendl
6-0 6-3
Guillermo Vilas
1-6 6-4 6-2
Final
Ivan Lendl
6-0 6-3 6-0
Most Titles
| Player | Titles |
|---|---|
| Rafael Nadal | 12 |
| Ilie Nastase | 4 |
| Manuel Orantes | 3 |
| Mats Wilander | 3 |
| Andres Gomez | 2 |
| Arthur Ashe | 2 |
| Bjorn Borg | 2 |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 2 |
| Ivan Lendl | 2 |
| Kei Nishikori | 2 |
| Kent Carlsson | 2 |
| Thomas Muster | 2 |
Recent Finals
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match Data | Season | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Fils | 6-2 7-6(2) | Andrey Rublev | H2H | Match data | 2026 | Clay |
| Holger Rune | 7-6(6) 6-2 | Carlos Alcaraz | H2H | Match data | 2025 | Clay |
| Casper Ruud | 7-5 6-3 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | H2H | Match data | 2024 | Clay |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 6-3 6-4 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | H2H | Match data | 2023 | Clay |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 6-3 6-2 | Pablo Carreno Busta | H2H | Match data | 2022 | Clay |
View full tournament history →
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Barcelona Open held?
- Barcelona Open is held in Barcelona, Spain.
- Who won the most recent Barcelona Open?
- The 2026 Barcelona Open was won by Arthur Fils 6-2 7-6(2).
- Who has won the most Barcelona Open titles?
- Rafael Nadal has won 12 Barcelona Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
- When was the first Barcelona Open played?
- The first edition of Barcelona Open was held in 1953.
- What surface is Barcelona Open played on?
- Barcelona Open is played on clay courts.