ATP Barcelona 1981 Draw, Results & Schedule
Full tournament history →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.
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, 79d 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)
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 |
| Manuel Orantes | 3 |
| Mats Wilander | 3 |
| Andres Gomez | 2 |
| Bjorn Borg | 2 |
Recent Finals
| Season | Surface | Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Clay | Arthur Fils | 6-2 7-6(2) | Andrey Rublev | H2H | Match data |
| 2025 | Clay | Holger Rune | 7-6 6-2 | Carlos Alcaraz | H2H | Match data |
| 2024 | Clay | Casper Ruud | 7-5 6-3 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | H2H | Match data |
| 2023 | Clay | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-3 6-4 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | H2H | Match data |
| 2022 | Clay | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-3 6-2 | Pablo Carreno Busta | 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.