ATP Hamburg Open 1981 Draw & Results

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Peter Mcnamara won the 1981 Hamburg Open, defeating Jimmy Connors 7-6 6-1 4-6 6-4 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played May 11–17 on clay courts in Hamburg, Germany.

The Hamburg Open continues the German championships lineage at the Rothenbaum tennis complex.

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Champion
Peter Mcnamara
def. Jimmy Connors , 7-6 6-1 4-6 6-4
Dates
May 11 — May 17
Location
Hamburg, Germany
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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Historical categories use documented modern equivalents where available; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.

Results

Match type

62 recorded singles results

Hamburg Open 1981 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Peter Mcnamara 7-6 6-1 4-6 6-4 Jimmy Connors #3 — Match data May 17, 1981* F Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
SF (2)
Jimmy Connors #3 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-4 Balazs Taroczy #17 H2H Match data May 16, 1981* SF
Peter Mcnamara 6-4 6-4 6-3 Harold Solomon #7DEF — Match data May 16, 1981* SF
QF (4)
Harold Solomon #7DEF 6-1 6-2 Corrado Barazzutti #31 H2H Match data May 16, 1981* QF
Jimmy Connors #3 2-6 6-3 6-2 Tomas Smid #21 H2H Match data May 16, 1981* QF
Peter Mcnamara 6-3 6-4 Angel Gimenez #94 — Match data May 16, 1981* QF
Balazs Taroczy #17 6-4 6-2 Tony Giammalva #74 H2H Match data May 16, 1981* QF
R16 (8)
Jimmy Connors #3 6-3 6-0 Klaus Eberhard #88 H2H Match data May 15, 1981* R16
Corrado Barazzutti #31 6-4 5-7 6-0 Victor Pecci #22 H2H Match data May 15, 1981* R16
Balazs Taroczy #17 6-3 6-1 Jose Higueras #25CH H2H Match data May 15, 1981* R16
Angel Gimenez #94 4-6 6-3 6-1 Ricardo Ycaza #72 H2H Match data May 15, 1981* R16
Tony Giammalva #74 6-4 6-1 Eliot Teltscher #11 H2H Match data May 15, 1981* R16 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Peter Mcnamara 7-6 6-3 Mats Wilander — Match data May 15, 1981* R16
Harold Solomon #7DEF 6-3 6-2 Hans Gildemeister — Match data May 15, 1981* R16
Tomas Smid #21 7-6 6-4 Rolf Gehring #33 H2H Match data May 15, 1981* R16
R32 (16)
Klaus Eberhard #88 6-2 6-4 Sammy Giammalva Jr — Match data May 14, 1981* R32
Jimmy Connors #3 3-6 6-3 6-4 Mark Edmondson #73 H2H Match data May 14, 1981* R32
Ricardo Ycaza #72 6-2 3-6 6-4 Marcos Hocevar #60 H2H Match data May 14, 1981* R32
Corrado Barazzutti #31 6-4 7-6 Per Hjertquist #80 H2H Match data May 14, 1981* R32
Rolf Gehring #33 7-6 6-1 Fernando Luna H2H Match data May 14, 1981* R32
Tony Giammalva #74 6-3 6-3 Carlos Kirmayr #43 H2H Match data May 14, 1981* R32
Tomas Smid #21 2-6 6-2 6-3 Heinz Gunthardt #45 H2H Match data May 14, 1981* R32
Peter Mcnamara 6-0 6-4 Butch Walts #62 — Match data May 14, 1981* R32
Angel Gimenez #94 3-6 7-5 7-6 Vitas Gerulaitis #10 H2H Match data May 14, 1981* R32 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Jose Higueras #25CH 6-1 7-6 Joakim Nystrom H2H Match data May 14, 1981* R32
Mats Wilander 7-5 7-5 Mel Purcell #28 H2H Match data May 14, 1981* R32 Upset: winner had a 9 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Harold Solomon #7DEF 6-3 6-4 Mario Martinez — Match data May 14, 1981* R32
Eliot Teltscher #11 3-6 6-3 6-4 Kjell Johansson #83 H2H Match data May 14, 1981* R32
Balazs Taroczy #17 6-1 6-3 Jose Luis Damiani #59 H2H Match data May 14, 1981* R32
Victor Pecci #22 6-3 3-6 6-2 Dominique Bedel H2H Match data May 14, 1981* R32
Hans Gildemeister 1-6 6-2 6-2 Stefan Simonsson — Match data May 14, 1981* R32
R64 (31)
Balazs Taroczy #17 5-7 6-4 7-6 Ramesh Krishnan H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Mats Wilander 5-7 7-5 6-4 John Fitzgerald #84 H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Joakim Nystrom 6-2 2-6 6-3 Christophe Roger-Vasselin #71 H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Mark Edmondson #73 2-6 6-2 6-3 Terry Moor #37 H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Ricardo Ycaza #72 2-6 (ret.) Kim Warwick #23 H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Dominique Bedel 7-6 6-3 Ulrich Marten H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Kjell Johansson #83 7-5 6-2 Jan Norback #95 H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Jose Luis Damiani #59 7-5 6-3 Eduardo Bengoechea #79 H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Sammy Giammalva Jr 3-6 6-4 6-0 Hans Dieter Beutel — Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Hans Gildemeister 6-0 6-3 Wolfgang Popp — Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Victor Pecci #22 6-1 1-6 6-2 Jose Lopez Maeso — Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Mel Purcell #28 2-6 6-3 6-2 Thierry Tulasne #68 H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Heinz Gunthardt #45 6-4 6-4 Christophe Freyss H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Carlos Kirmayr #43 7-5 6-1 Paul Mcnamee #29 H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Butch Walts #62 4-6 6-4 7-6 Christoph Zipf H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Stefan Simonsson 6-1 6-4 Andres Gomez #52 H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Tomas Smid #21 7-6 7-6 Chris Lewis #58 H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Marcos Hocevar #60 6-3 6-2 Onny Parun #100 H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Vitas Gerulaitis #10 6-0 6-0 Bruce Derlin H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Rolf Gehring #33 4-6 6-2 6-1 Rod Frawley H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Eliot Teltscher #11 6-3 6-2 Alejandro Ganzabal H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Tony Giammalva #74 6-4 6-2 Ricardo Cano #56 H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Klaus Eberhard #88 7-6 7-6 Bruce Manson #69 H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Jose Higueras #25CH 7-6 6-3 Trey Waltke #49 H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Fernando Luna 4-6 6-3 6-3 John Yuill H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Corrado Barazzutti #31 6-2 6-3 Eddie Edwards H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Angel Gimenez #94 5-7 6-3 6-4 Ulrich Pinner H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Jimmy Connors #3 6-1 6-1 Andrew Pattison — Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Peter Mcnamara 6-2 6-0 Shlomo Glickstein #53 — Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Per Hjertquist #80 7-6 2-6 6-3 Manuel Orantes #482× CH H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64
Harold Solomon #7DEF 6-1 6-0 Ferdi Taygan #97 H2H Match data May 13, 1981* R64

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Hamburg Open.

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Roger Federer 5 finals

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Hamburg Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Ignacio Buse #57 7-6(6) 4-6 6-3 Tommy Paul #26 H2H Match data 2026 Clay
Flavio Cobolli #35 6-2 6-4 Andrey Rublev #17 H2H Match data 2025 Clay
Arthur Fils #28 6-3 3-6 7-6(1) Alexander Zverev #4 H2H Match data 2024 Clay
Alexander Zverev #19 7-5 6-3 Laslo Djere #57 H2H Match data 2023 Clay
Lorenzo Musetti #62 6-4 6-7(6) 6-4 Carlos Alcaraz #6 H2H Match data 2022 Clay

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Related Tournaments

Other ATP 250 tournaments in 1981

Previous editions of Hamburg Open

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Hamburg Open held?
Hamburg Open is held in Hamburg, Germany.
Who is the latest recorded Hamburg Open winner?
The 2026 Hamburg Open was won by Ignacio Buse, who defeated Tommy Paul 7-6(6) 4-6 6-3.
Who has won the most Hamburg Open titles?
Roger Federer has won 4 Hamburg Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Hamburg Open played?
The first edition of Hamburg Open was held in 1892.
What surface is Hamburg Open played on?
Hamburg Open is played on clay courts.