# Washington Open 1981

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/263/washington-open?season=1981
Tour: ATP

Jose Luis Clerc won the 1981 Washington Open, defeating Guillermo Vilas 7-5 6-2 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Washington, United States, from July 20 to July 26, 1981. The match log contains 62 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Washington Open is a combined ATP and WTA event founded in 1969 and played in Washington, D.C.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: DC Open, Citi Open, Mubadala Citi DC Open, Washington DC Open
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: clay
- Location: Washington, United States
- Start date: 1981-07-20
- End date: 1981-07-26

## Champion
- Winner: Jose Luis Clerc
- Runner-up: Guillermo Vilas
- Final score: 7-5 6-2

## Knockout results
### F
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Guillermo Vilas 7-5 6-2

### SF
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Stanislav Birner 6-1 6-3
- Guillermo Vilas d. Andres Gomez 6-4 3-6 6-3

### QF
- Guillermo Vilas d. Mario Martinez 6-2 6-1
- Andres Gomez d. Ivan Lendl 2-6 7-6 6-4
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Raul Ramirez 7-6 6-2
- Stanislav Birner d. Mel Purcell 1-6 6-3 6-1

### R16
- Mel Purcell d. Eliot Teltscher 2-6 6-4 6-3
- Stanislav Birner d. Terry Moor 6-4 2-6 7-6
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Angel Gimenez 6-3 6-1
- Ivan Lendl d. Eddie Dibbs 3-6 6-1 6-1
- Andres Gomez d. Jose Higueras 6-4 6-4
- Raul Ramirez d. Diego Perez 6-3 4-6 6-2
- Guillermo Vilas d. Erik Van Dillen 6-1 6-3
- Mario Martinez d. Pascal Portes 6-4 6-3

### R32
- Raul Ramirez d. Nick Saviano 6-4 6-2
- Diego Perez d. Victor Pecci 7-5 6-1
- Eliot Teltscher d. Ben Testerman 6-3 6-1
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Ricardo Cano 6-3 6-2
- Jose Higueras d. Vincent Van Patten 6-4 6-2
- Pascal Portes d. Harold Solomon 1-6 6-3 6-2
- Mario Martinez d. Jimmy Arias 7-6 3-6 3-3 RET
- Stanislav Birner d. Pedro Rebolledo 6-3 4-6 7-5
- Eddie Dibbs d. Jose Lopez Maeso 6-1 6-1
- Mel Purcell d. Ricardo Ycaza 6-2 6-1
- Andres Gomez d. Yannick Noah 6-3 6-2
- Guillermo Vilas d. Marko Ostoja 6-2 6-2
- Angel Gimenez d. Rick Fagel 6-3 6-3
- Ivan Lendl d. Fernando Dalla Fontana 6-0 6-3
- Erik Van Dillen d. Gabriel Urpi 7-5 6-3
- Terry Moor d. Craig Wittus 6-2 6-2

### R64
- Gabriel Urpi d. Sammy Giammalva Jr 6-3 3-6 6-2
- Jose Higueras d. Deon Joubert 6-0 6-1
- Andres Gomez d. Chip Hooper 6-3 7-6
- Harold Solomon d. Jaime Fillol 6-4 6-3
- Eddie Dibbs d. Steve Krulevitz 6-0 6-1
- Victor Pecci d. Van Winitsky 4-6 6-3 6-4
- Stanislav Birner d. Gene Mayer 6-3 4-6 7-5
- Pedro Rebolledo d. John Hayes 6-4 6-1
- Nick Saviano d. Gilles Moretton 6-4 3-6 7-6
- Fernando Dalla Fontana d. Eduardo Bengoechea 7-6 6-1
- Jimmy Arias d. Bill Scanlon 6-2 6-4
- Ivan Lendl d. Corrado Barazzutti 6-0 6-2
- Rick Fagel d. Manuel Orantes 2-6 6-2 6-3
- Erik Van Dillen d. Richard Meyer 6-3 4-6 6-2
- Ricardo Cano d. Mike Bauer 5-7 6-4 7-5
- Terry Moor d. Ron Hightower 3-6 6-3 6-0
- Raul Ramirez d. Jose Luis Damiani 6-3 6-2
- Craig Wittus d. Christophe Freyss 6-3 1-6 6-2
- Angel Gimenez d. Brian Gottfried 7-5 6-3
- Yannick Noah d. Belus Prajoux 4-6 6-3 6-3
- Mel Purcell d. Hans Gildemeister 3-6 6-3 7-5
- Vincent Van Patten d. Scott Davis 6-4 6-3
- Eliot Teltscher d. Brad Drewett 6-1 6-2
- Mario Martinez d. Pavel Slozil 6-1 0-6 7-6
- Jose Luis Clerc d. John Yuill 6-4 6-2
- Pascal Portes d. Zan Guerry 6-4 6-1
- Guillermo Vilas d. Ferdi Taygan 6-0 6-0
- Ben Testerman d. Fernando Maynetto 6-2 6-3
- Diego Perez d. Marcel Freeman 6-4 6-3
- Ricardo Ycaza d. Marcos Hocevar 1-6 7-5 7-6
- Marko Ostoja d. Jim Delaney 6-2 6-4

## Stats
- Total matches: 62
- Players: 63

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