# Italian Open 1981

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/246/italian-open?season=1981
Tour: ATP

Jose Luis Clerc won the 1981 Italian Open, defeating Victor Pecci 6-3 6-4 6-0 in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on clay courts in Rome, Italy, from May 18 to May 25, 1981. The match log contains 60 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Italian Open, officially the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, is the combined ATP and WTA event staged at Rome's Foro Italico.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Rome Masters, Rome Open, Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Italian International Championships
- Category: Masters 1000
- Surface: clay
- Location: Rome, Italy
- Start date: 1981-05-18
- End date: 1981-05-25

## Champion
- Winner: Jose Luis Clerc
- Runner-up: Victor Pecci
- Final score: 6-3 6-4 6-0

## Knockout results
### F
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Victor Pecci 6-3 6-4 6-0

### SF
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Ivan Lendl 3-6 7-5 6-0 6-2
- Victor Pecci d. Guillermo Vilas 7-6 6-4 7-6

### QF
- Guillermo Vilas d. Balazs Taroczy 6-4 3-6 6-2
- Ivan Lendl d. Eddie Dibbs 6-0 6-2
- Victor Pecci d. Peter Mcnamara 6-2 5-7 7-6
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Adriano Panatta 6-3 3-6 7-6

### R16
- Peter Mcnamara d. Corrado Barazzutti 7-5 6-3
- Adriano Panatta d. Marko Ostoja 6-0 6-3
- Balazs Taroczy d. Angel Gimenez 6-1 1-6 6-1
- Ivan Lendl d. Bruce Manson 7-5 6-2
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Jose Luis Damiani 6-1 6-2
- Eddie Dibbs d. Ricardo Cano 6-3 4-6 6-3
- Guillermo Vilas d. Jose Higueras 6-1 6-1
- Victor Pecci d. Vitas Gerulaitis 6-2 6-4

### R32
- Jose Luis Damiani d. Mel Purcell 6-3 6-0
- Adriano Panatta d. Tom Gullikson 6-0 6-2
- Ivan Lendl d. Ferdi Taygan 6-1 6-1
- Jose Luis Clerc d. John Fitzgerald 6-2 6-3
- Guillermo Vilas d. Tony Giammalva 6-1 6-2
- Jose Higueras d. Manuel Orantes 6-2 6-1
- Balazs Taroczy d. Rick Fagel 6-2 6-2
- Corrado Barazzutti d. Brian Gottfried 0-6 6-3 6-3
- Bruce Manson d. Mario Martinez 6-4 7-6
- Angel Gimenez d. Paul Mcnamee 6-4 6-3
- Eddie Dibbs d. Buster C Mottram 4-6 6-4 6-0
- Ricardo Cano d. Gustavo Guerrero 6-4 6-4
- Victor Pecci d. Thierry Tulasne 3-6 6-3 6-3
- Marko Ostoja d. Zeljko Franulovic 7-6 6-4
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Belus Prajoux 4-3 RET

### R64
- Rick Fagel d. Mark Edmondson 6-1 6-1
- Manuel Orantes d. Slobodan Zivojinovic 6-3 6-3
- Angel Gimenez d. Maurice Hunter 6-1 6-0
- Peter Mcnamara d. Eduardo Bengoechea 6-4 6-0
- Ivan Lendl d. Gianni Ocleppo 6-2 6-1
- Tom Gullikson d. Ilie Nastase 7-6 6-4
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Paolo Bertolucci 6-3 6-4
- Adriano Panatta d. Gabriel Urpi 6-2 6-1
- Jose Luis Damiani d. Trey Waltke 6-2 6-3
- Corrado Barazzutti d. Roberto Arguello 6-4 6-2
- Victor Pecci d. Jaime Fillol 6-7 6-2 6-3
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Terry Moor 7-5 6-1
- Jose Higueras d. Billy Martin 6-4 7-6
- Buster C Mottram d. Andres Gomez 6-4 1-6 6-3
- Brian Gottfried d. Raul Ramirez 4-6 6-2 6-2
- Guillermo Vilas d. Carlos Kirmayr 6-2 6-3
- Thierry Tulasne d. Hans Gildemeister 6-1 6-3
- Marko Ostoja d. Tomas Smid 3-6 6-3 6-1
- Zeljko Franulovic d. Tim Gullikson 6-1 6-3
- John Fitzgerald d. Ricardo Ycaza 6-3 3-6 7-6
- Belus Prajoux d. Pablo Arraya 7-5 6-0
- Ricardo Cano d. Wojtek Fibak 3-6 7-5 6-2
- Paul Mcnamee d. John Alexander 6-4 7-5
- Balazs Taroczy d. Francesco Cancellotti 6-2 6-2
- Tony Giammalva d. Luca Bottazzi 6-0 6-1
- Eddie Dibbs d. Pascal Portes 6-1 6-3
- Gustavo Guerrero d. Antonio Zugarelli 3-6 6-2 6-2
- Mel Purcell d. Alejandro Pierola 6-4 6-0
- Bruce Manson d. Marcos Hocevar 2-6 7-6 7-6
- Ferdi Taygan d. Richard Meyer 6-2 7-5

## Stats
- Total matches: 60
- Players: 61

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