# Canadian Open 1981

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/264/canadian-open?season=1981
Tour: ATP

Ivan Lendl won the 1981 Canadian Open, defeating Eliot Teltscher 6-3 6-2 in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on hard courts in Montreal, Canada, from August 10 to August 17, 1981. The match log contains 61 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Canadian Open is run in Toronto and Montreal, with the ATP and WTA events using opposite host cities in a given season.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Canada Masters, Canadian Masters, National Bank Open, Rogers Cup, Toronto Masters, Montreal Masters, Toronto Open, Montreal Open
- Category: Masters 1000
- Surface: hard
- Location: Montreal, Canada
- Start date: 1981-08-10
- End date: 1981-08-17

## Champion
- Winner: Ivan Lendl
- Runner-up: Eliot Teltscher
- Final score: 6-3 6-2

## Knockout results
### F
- Ivan Lendl d. Eliot Teltscher 6-3 6-2

### SF
- Eliot Teltscher d. Vijay Amritraj 1-6 6-2 6-3
- Ivan Lendl d. Shlomo Glickstein 5-7 6-2 6-3

### QF
- Shlomo Glickstein d. Ramesh Krishnan 3-6 6-3 6-4
- Vijay Amritraj d. Steve Denton 6-2 6-2
- Ivan Lendl d. Brian Teacher 6-1 6-1
- Eliot Teltscher d. Heinz Gunthardt 6-4 6-2

### R16
- Ivan Lendl d. Anand Amritraj 6-0 6-3
- Steve Denton d. Bernie Mitton 4-6 7-5 7-6
- Vijay Amritraj d. John McEnroe 5-7 7-6 6-1
- Brian Teacher d. Brad Drewett 3-6 6-3 6-3
- Shlomo Glickstein d. Peter Mcnamara 6-4 3-6 6-3
- Heinz Gunthardt d. Christophe Roger-Vasselin 6-3 6-2
- Eliot Teltscher d. Tomas Smid 6-3 6-4

### R32
- Vijay Amritraj d. Hans Simonsson 6-1 4-6 6-2
- Ivan Lendl d. Tim Gullikson 6-1 6-2
- Tom Gullikson d. Peter Feigl 5-7 6-1 6-4
- Brian Teacher d. Jim Gurfein 6-3 7-6
- Christophe Roger-Vasselin d. Trey Waltke 6-2 6-7 6-3
- Brad Drewett d. Steve Meister 2-6 6-1 6-1
- Peter Mcnamara d. John Fitzgerald 6-2 6-4
- Eliot Teltscher d. Bernard Fritz 6-3 6-1
- Steve Denton d. Vitas Gerulaitis 1-6 7-6 6-4
- John McEnroe d. Peter Fleming 6-3 6-2
- Shlomo Glickstein d. Russell Simpson 6-3 6-3
- Bernie Mitton d. Sammy Giammalva Jr 7-6 6-3
- Tomas Smid d. Bruce Manson 7-6 3-6 7-6
- Heinz Gunthardt d. Kevin Curren 3-6 6-3 6-2
- Anand Amritraj d. John Sadri 6-4 4-6 7-5

### R64
- Tim Gullikson d. Thierry Tulasne 6-3 6-1
- Bernard Fritz d. Stephane Bonneau 6-4 6-1
- Tomas Smid d. Mark Dickson 6-2 7-6
- Peter Fleming d. John Lloyd 6-1 6-3
- Shlomo Glickstein d. Steve Docherty 6-7 6-3 6-3
- Steve Meister d. David Schneider 6-4 6-4
- Vijay Amritraj d. David Carter 6-0 6-4
- Heinz Gunthardt d. Nigel Orourke 6-0 6-1
- Sammy Giammalva Jr d. Tim Wilkison 6-3 6-4
- Peter Mcnamara d. Tony Giammalva 6-3 6-3
- Brian Teacher d. John Austin 5-7 6-2 6-4
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Ferdi Taygan 6-3 6-2
- Jim Gurfein d. Pat Dupre 3-6 6-2 6-4
- Bruce Manson d. Jan Norback 7-5 6-0
- Sherwood Stewart d. Todd Lundy 6-4 5-7 7-5
- Ivan Lendl d. Chris Lewis 6-2 3-6 6-1
- Hans Simonsson d. Bill Cowan 7-6 6-4
- Russell Simpson d. Phil Dent 6-2 4-6 7-6
- Tom Gullikson d. Dominique Bedel 6-3 6-0
- Ramesh Krishnan d. Nick Saviano 2-6 6-3 6-2
- Trey Waltke d. Jimmy Connors 6-4 6-3
- Anand Amritraj d. Glen Holroyd 6-3 6-4
- John Sadri d. Mark Edmondson 6-1 6-4
- John Fitzgerald d. Andy Kohlberg 6-0 6-2
- Kevin Curren d. Glenn Michibata 6-4 6-2
- Peter Feigl d. Rick Fagel 7-6 6-2
- Bernie Mitton d. Juan Carlos Ayala 6-4 4-6 6-1
- Eliot Teltscher d. Rick Meyers 6-4 6-0
- Christophe Roger-Vasselin d. Roland Stadler 6-1 4-6 6-2
- Steve Denton d. Robert Vant Hof 6-2 6-2
- John McEnroe d. Per Hjertquist 6-3 6-2
- Brad Drewett d. Josef Brabenec 7-5 7-6

## Stats
- Total matches: 61
- Players: 64

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