ATP Canadian Open 1981 Draw, Results & Schedule
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.
Full tournament history →Dates
Aug 10 — Aug 17
Location
Montreal, Canada
Category
Masters 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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| Winner | Score | Loser | H2H | Match Data | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F (1) | ||||||
| Ivan Lendl | 6-3 6-2 | Eliot Teltscher | H2H | Match data | Aug 17, 1981* | F |
| SF (2) | ||||||
| Eliot Teltscher | 1-6 6-2 6-3 | Vijay Amritraj | H2H | Match data | Aug 16, 1981* | SF |
| Ivan Lendl | 5-7 6-2 6-3 | Shlomo Glickstein | H2H | Match data | Aug 16, 1981* | SF |
| QF (4) | ||||||
| Shlomo Glickstein | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | Ramesh Krishnan | H2H | Match data | Aug 16, 1981* | QF |
| Vijay Amritraj | 6-2 6-2 | Steve Denton | H2H | Match data | Aug 16, 1981* | QF |
| Ivan Lendl | 6-1 6-1 | Brian Teacher | H2H | Match data | Aug 16, 1981* | QF |
| Eliot Teltscher | 6-4 6-2 | Heinz Gunthardt | H2H | Match data | Aug 16, 1981* | QF |
| R16 (7) | ||||||
| Ivan Lendl | 6-0 6-3 | Anand Amritraj | — | Match data | Aug 15, 1981* | R16 |
| Steve Denton | 4-6 7-5 7-6 | Bernie Mitton | H2H | Match data | Aug 15, 1981* | R16 |
| Vijay Amritraj | 5-7 7-6 6-1 | John McEnroe | H2H | Match data | Aug 15, 1981* | R16 Upset: winner had a 8 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Brian Teacher | 3-6 6-3 6-3 | Brad Drewett | H2H | Match data | Aug 15, 1981* | R16 |
| Shlomo Glickstein | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | Peter Mcnamara | — | Match data | Aug 15, 1981* | R16 |
| Heinz Gunthardt | 6-3 6-2 | Christophe Roger-Vasselin | H2H | Match data | Aug 15, 1981* | R16 |
| Eliot Teltscher | 6-3 6-4 | Tomas Smid | H2H | Match data | Aug 15, 1981* | R16 |
| R32 (15) | ||||||
| Vijay Amritraj | 6-1 4-6 6-2 | Hans Simonsson | H2H | Match data | Aug 13, 1981* | R32 |
| Ivan Lendl | 6-1 6-2 | Tim Gullikson | — | Match data | Aug 13, 1981* | R32 |
| Tom Gullikson | 5-7 6-1 6-4 | Peter Feigl | — | Match data | Aug 13, 1981* | R32 |
| Brian Teacher | 6-3 7-6 | Jim Gurfein | H2H | Match data | Aug 13, 1981* | R32 |
| Christophe Roger-Vasselin | 6-2 6-7 6-3 | Trey Waltke | H2H | Match data | Aug 13, 1981* | R32 |
| Brad Drewett | 2-6 6-1 6-1 | Steve Meister | H2H | Match data | Aug 13, 1981* | R32 |
| Peter Mcnamara | 6-2 6-4 | John Fitzgerald | — | Match data | Aug 13, 1981* | R32 |
| Eliot Teltscher | 6-3 6-1 | Bernard Fritz | H2H | Match data | Aug 13, 1981* | R32 |
| Steve Denton | 1-6 7-6 6-4 | Vitas Gerulaitis | H2H | Match data | Aug 13, 1981* | R32 Upset: winner had a 6 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| John McEnroe | 6-3 6-2 | Peter Fleming | H2H | Match data | Aug 13, 1981* | R32 |
| Shlomo Glickstein | 6-3 6-3 | Russell Simpson | H2H | Match data | Aug 13, 1981* | R32 |
| Bernie Mitton | 7-6 6-3 | Sammy Giammalva Jr | — | Match data | Aug 13, 1981* | R32 |
| Tomas Smid | 7-6 3-6 7-6 | Bruce Manson | H2H | Match data | Aug 13, 1981* | R32 |
| Heinz Gunthardt | 3-6 6-3 6-2 | Kevin Curren | H2H | Match data | Aug 13, 1981* | R32 |
| Anand Amritraj | 6-4 4-6 7-5 | John Sadri | — | Match data | Aug 13, 1981* | R32 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| R64 (32) | ||||||
| Tim Gullikson | 6-3 6-1 | Thierry Tulasne | — | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Bernard Fritz | 6-4 6-1 | Stephane Bonneau | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Tomas Smid | 6-2 7-6 | Mark Dickson | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Peter Fleming | 6-1 6-3 | John Lloyd | — | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Shlomo Glickstein | 6-7 6-3 6-3 | Steve Docherty | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Steve Meister | 6-4 6-4 | David Schneider | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Vijay Amritraj | 6-0 6-4 | David Carter | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Heinz Gunthardt | 6-0 6-1 | Nigel Orourke | — | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Sammy Giammalva Jr | 6-3 6-4 | Tim Wilkison | — | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Peter Mcnamara | 6-3 6-3 | Tony Giammalva | — | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Brian Teacher | 5-7 6-2 6-4 | John Austin | — | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Vitas Gerulaitis | 6-3 6-2 | Ferdi Taygan | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Jim Gurfein | 3-6 6-2 6-4 | Pat Dupre | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Bruce Manson | 7-5 6-0 | Jan Norback | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Sherwood Stewart | 6-4 5-7 7-5 | Todd Lundy | — | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Ivan Lendl | 6-2 3-6 6-1 | Chris Lewis | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Hans Simonsson | 7-6 6-4 | Bill Cowan | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Russell Simpson | 6-2 4-6 7-6 | Phil Dent | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Tom Gullikson | 6-3 6-0 | Dominique Bedel | — | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Ramesh Krishnan | 2-6 6-3 6-2 | Nick Saviano | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Trey Waltke | 6-4 6-3 | Jimmy Connors | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 Upset: winner had a 5 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Anand Amritraj | 6-3 6-4 | Glen Holroyd | — | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| John Sadri | 6-1 6-4 | Mark Edmondson | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| John Fitzgerald | 6-0 6-2 | Andy Kohlberg | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Kevin Curren | 6-4 6-2 | Glenn Michibata | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Peter Feigl | 7-6 6-2 | Rick Fagel | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Bernie Mitton | 6-4 4-6 6-1 | Juan Carlos Ayala | — | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Eliot Teltscher | 6-4 6-0 | Rick Meyers | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Christophe Roger-Vasselin | 6-1 4-6 6-2 | Roland Stadler | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Steve Denton | 6-2 6-2 | Robert Vant Hof | — | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| John McEnroe | 6-3 6-2 | Per Hjertquist | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
| Brad Drewett | 7-5 7-6 | Josef Brabenec | H2H | Match data | Aug 12, 1981* | R64 |
Most Titles
| Player | Titles |
|---|---|
| Ivan Lendl | 6 |
| Rafael Nadal | 5 |
| Novak Djokovic | 4 |
| Andre Agassi | 3 |
| Andy Murray | 3 |
| Ben Shelton | 2 |
| Guillermo Vilas | 2 |
| John McEnroe | 2 |
| Roger Federer | 2 |
Recent Finals
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match Data | Season | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Shelton | 6-3 7-6(4) | Brandon Nakashima | H2H | Match data | 2026 | Hard |
| Ben Shelton | 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(3) | Karen Khachanov | H2H | Match data | 2025 | Hard |
| Alexei Popyrin | 6-2 6-4 | Andrey Rublev | H2H | Match data | 2024 | Hard |
| Jannik Sinner | 6-4 6-1 | Alex de Minaur | H2H | Match data | 2023 | Hard |
| Pablo Carreno Busta | 3-6 6-3 6-3 | Hubert Hurkacz | H2H | Match data | 2022 | Hard |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Canadian Open held?
- Canadian Open is held in Montreal, Canada.
- Who won the most recent Canadian Open?
- The 2026 Canadian Open was won by Ben Shelton 6-3 7-6(4).
- Who has won the most Canadian Open titles?
- Ivan Lendl has won 6 Canadian Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
- When was the first Canadian Open played?
- The first edition of Canadian Open was held in 1881.
- What surface is Canadian Open played on?
- Canadian Open is played on hard courts.