ATP Roland Garros 1981 Draw, Results & Schedule
Full tournament history →Bjorn Borg won the 1981 Roland Garros, defeating Ivan Lendl 6-1 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-1 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on clay courts in Paris, France, from May 25 to June 8, 1981.
Dates
May 25 — Jun 8
Location
Paris, France
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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Round of 128
Bjorn Borg
6-2 6-2 6-2
Cassio Motta
6-3 3-6 6-3 7-6
Paul Torre
6-1 6-7 3-6 6-0 7-5
Angel Gimenez
6-4 7-5 6-2
Terry Moor
6-2 6-4 6-2
Jose Luis Damiani
6-2 (ret.)
Ilie Nastase
6-2 6-4 7-5
Patrick Proisy
6-1 6-3 6-1
Balazs Taroczy
6-3 6-0 6-1
Tomas Smid
6-1 7-6 6-2
Ben Testerman
6-4 6-1 4-6 6-4
Marcos Hocevar
2-6 6-4 6-2 6-3
Thierry Tulasne
6-3 6-0 6-3
Adriano Panatta
6-3 7-5 6-2
Tony Giammalva
6-1 3-6 6-4 6-1
Roberto Vizcaino
6-3 6-1 6-0
Victor Pecci
6-2 7-5 6-1
Shlomo Glickstein
7-5 6-3 6-0
Sandy Mayer
6-1 6-4 6-3
Raymond Moore
7-5 3-6 4-6 6-3 9-7
Wojtek Fibak
6-2 6-2 6-4
Fernando Luna
6-2 4-6 6-2 6-4
Haroon Ismail
4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Eric Deblicker
6-2 7-6 6-4
Yannick Noah
6-1 6-1 6-4
Hans Gildemeister
6-7 2-6 6-3 6-0 12-10
Jan Norback
6-1 6-4 5-7 6-3
Rod Frawley
4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4
Guillermo Vilas
6-2 7-5 6-2
Pascal Portes
6-3 6-1 6-2
Ricardo Cano
3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Trey Waltke
6-3 6-0 6-0
Ivan Lendl
7-5 7-6 6-4
Andres Gomez
4-6 6-2 6-3 1-6 6-3
Eduardo Bengoechea
6-4 6-1 3-6 6-4
Chris Mayotte
6-7 6-3 7-5 6-3
Peter Mcnamara
6-3 6-1 5-7 6-1
Gilles Moretton
6-3 7-6 6-0
Billy Martin
4-6 7-6 7-6 6-3
Eric Fromm
6-7 7-5 6-2 6-3
John McEnroe
6-2 6-0 6-4
Jaime Fillol
3-6 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-4
Diego Perez
6-2 6-1 6-4
Jiri Hrebec
6-4 3-6 6-0 6-1
Ricardo Ycaza
4-6 6-2 7-5 7-5
Jimmy Arias
6-4 7-6 7-6
Per Hjertquist
6-4 6-4 6-4
Chris Johnstone
6-1 7-5 6-0
Jose Luis Clerc
7-5 7-5 6-1
Alvaro Fillol
6-1 6-3 3-6 6-4
Alejandro Ganzabal
7-6 6-4 6-2
Steve Krulevitz
2-6 7-6 6-3 7-6
Carlos Kirmayr
6-3 7-6 6-2
Pavel Slozil
6-2 3-6 6-2 6-3
Brian Gottfried
6-7 6-3 6-0 6-4
Hans Simonsson
6-1 5-7 6-4 6-2
Jimmy Connors
6-1 7-5 3-6 6-3
Gabriel Urpi
7-5 4-6 6-4 6-0
Jean Francois Caujolle
6-3 6-3 6-3
Patrice Kuchna
6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2
Mel Purcell
3-6 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-1
Mansour Bahrami
4-6 7-5 6-4 7-6
Eddie Dibbs
6-0 6-1 6-1
Chris Lewis
6-4 6-2 4-6 2-6 6-4
Round of 64
Bjorn Borg
6-1 7-5 6-0
Paul Torre
6-3 6-4 6-3
Terry Moor
6-3 7-6 6-1
Ilie Nastase
6-1 6-2 6-0
Balazs Taroczy
7-6 7-5 7-6
Ben Testerman
6-4 6-3 3-6 0-6 6-2
Thierry Tulasne
6-4 4-6 6-3 6-0
Tony Giammalva
6-4 7-5 6-4
Victor Pecci
4-6 6-3 7-5 7-5
Sandy Mayer
6-4 6-2 6-1
Wojtek Fibak
7-6 6-0 7-6
Haroon Ismail
2-6 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-4
Yannick Noah
7-6 1-6 6-4 6-3
Jan Norback
7-6 2-6 6-4 6-3
Guillermo Vilas
6-2 6-3 6-0
Ricardo Cano
6-4 6-4 6-7 6-2
Ivan Lendl
6-2 3-6 2-6 7-6 6-4
Eduardo Bengoechea
6-4 6-0 6-4
Peter Mcnamara
6-3 6-3 6-3
Billy Martin
3-6 6-2 6-0 7-5
John McEnroe
6-3 6-0 6-2
Diego Perez
7-6 6-4 2-6 6-2
Ricardo Ycaza
5-7 6-3 1-6 6-1 6-4
Per Hjertquist
6-4 7-5 7-6
Jose Luis Clerc
6-4 6-1 6-0
Alejandro Ganzabal
6-3 6-7 6-1 6-3
Carlos Kirmayr
6-4 6-4 6-4
Brian Gottfried
6-2 6-3 7-6
Jimmy Connors
6-3 7-6 6-4
Jean Francois Caujolle
3-6 3-6 7-6 7-5 6-3
Mel Purcell
6-1 6-1 3-6 6-3
Eddie Dibbs
6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4
Round of 32
Bjorn Borg
6-2 6-1 6-2
Terry Moor
6-3 6-2 6-1
Balazs Taroczy
6-1 5-2 (ret.)
Thierry Tulasne
6-4 6-0 6-3
Victor Pecci
6-4 2-1 (ret.)
Wojtek Fibak
4-6 6-2 6-3 6-2
Yannick Noah
6-0 3-6 6-1 6-4
Guillermo Vilas
6-1 6-1 6-0
Ivan Lendl
6-2 6-1 4-6 6-3
Peter Mcnamara
6-0 6-2 6-1
John McEnroe
6-1 2-6 6-0 6-4
Ricardo Ycaza
6-4 0-6 7-6 6-2
Jose Luis Clerc
6-4 6-2 6-1
Carlos Kirmayr
6-2 6-4 6-2
Jimmy Connors
6-0 6-2 6-0
Mel Purcell
3-6 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-3
Round of 16
Bjorn Borg
6-0 6-0 6-1
Balazs Taroczy
7-5 6-3 5-7 6-3
Victor Pecci
6-2 6-3 6-3
Yannick Noah
6-2 6-3 5-7 6-4
Ivan Lendl
6-2 4-6 7-6 7-6
John McEnroe
6-3 6-4 6-4
Jose Luis Clerc
6-4 3-6 7-5 7-5
Jimmy Connors
6-2 6-4 7-6
Quarterfinals
Bjorn Borg
6-3 6-3 6-2
Victor Pecci
3-6 6-4 6-4 6-4
Ivan Lendl
6-4 6-4 7-5
Jose Luis Clerc
4-6 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-0
Semifinals
Bjorn Borg
6-4 6-4 7-5
Ivan Lendl
3-6 6-4 4-6 7-6 6-2
Final
Bjorn Borg
6-1 4-6 6-2 3-6 6-1
Most Titles
| Player | Titles |
|---|---|
| Rafael Nadal | 14 |
| Bjorn Borg | 6 |
| Gustavo Kuerten | 3 |
| Ivan Lendl | 3 |
| Mats Wilander | 3 |
Recent Finals
| Season | Surface | Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Clay | Alexander Zverev | 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1 | Flavio Cobolli | H2H | Match data |
| 2025 | Clay | Carlos Alcaraz | 4-6 6-7 6-4 7-6 7-6 | Jannik Sinner | H2H | Match data |
| 2024 | Clay | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 | Alexander Zverev | H2H | Match data |
| 2023 | Clay | Novak Djokovic | 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 | Casper Ruud | H2H | Match data |
| 2022 | Clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-3 6-0 | Casper Ruud | H2H | Match data |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Roland Garros held?
- Roland Garros is held in Paris, France.
- Who won the most recent Roland Garros?
- The 2026 Roland Garros was won by Alexander Zverev 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1.
- Who has won the most Roland Garros titles?
- Rafael Nadal has won 14 Roland Garros titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
- When was the first Roland Garros played?
- The first edition of Roland Garros was held in 1891.
- What surface is Roland Garros played on?
- Roland Garros is played on clay courts.