Where is Canadian Open held?

Canadian Open is held in Montreal, Canada.

Who is the latest recorded Canadian Open winner?

The 2026 Canadian Open was won by Ben Shelton, who defeated Brandon Nakashima 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.

ATP Canadian Open 1981 Draw & Results

Completed

Ivan Lendl won the 1981 Canadian Open, defeating Eliot Teltscher 6-3 6-2 in the final. The ATP 500 event was played August 10–17 on hard courts in Montreal, Canada.

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

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Champion

Ivan Lendl

def. Eliot Teltscher , 6-3 6-2

Dates

Aug 10 — Aug 17

Location

Montreal, Canada

Results

61 recorded singles results

Canadian Open 1981 match log
Winner	Score	Loser	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
F (1)
Ivan Lendl #4DEF	6-3 6-2	Eliot Teltscher #9	H2H	Match data	Aug 17, 1981*	F
SF (2)
Eliot Teltscher #11	1-6 6-2 6-3	Vijay Amritraj #25	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 1981*	SF
Ivan Lendl #4DEF	5-7 6-2 6-3	Shlomo Glickstein #42	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 1981*	SF
QF (4)
Shlomo Glickstein #42	3-6 6-3 6-4	Ramesh Krishnan	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 1981*	QF
Vijay Amritraj #25	6-2 6-2	Steve Denton	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 1981*	QF
Ivan Lendl #4DEF	6-1 6-1	Brian Teacher #9	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 1981*	QF
Eliot Teltscher #11	6-4 6-2	Heinz Gunthardt #55	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 1981*	QF
R16 (7)
Ivan Lendl #4DEF	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 #25	5-7 7-6 6-1	John McEnroe #1	H2H	Match data	Aug 15, 1981*	R16 Upset: winner had a 7 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Brian Teacher #9	3-6 6-3 6-3	Brad Drewett #85	H2H	Match data	Aug 15, 1981*	R16
Shlomo Glickstein #42	6-4 3-6 6-3	Peter Mcnamara	—	Match data	Aug 15, 1981*	R16
Heinz Gunthardt #55	6-3 6-2	Christophe Roger-Vasselin #86	H2H	Match data	Aug 15, 1981*	R16
Eliot Teltscher #11	6-3 6-4	Tomas Smid #26	H2H	Match data	Aug 15, 1981*	R16
R32 (15)
Vijay Amritraj #25	6-1 4-6 6-2	Hans Simonsson	H2H	Match data	Aug 13, 1981*	R32
Ivan Lendl #4DEF	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 #9	6-3 7-6	Jim Gurfein	H2H	Match data	Aug 13, 1981*	R32
Christophe Roger-Vasselin #86	6-2 6-7 6-3	Trey Waltke #58	H2H	Match data	Aug 13, 1981*	R32
Brad Drewett #85	2-6 6-1 6-1	Steve Meister	H2H	Match data	Aug 13, 1981*	R32
Peter Mcnamara	6-2 6-4	John Fitzgerald #56	—	Match data	Aug 13, 1981*	R32
Eliot Teltscher #11	6-3 6-1	Bernard Fritz #97	H2H	Match data	Aug 13, 1981*	R32
Steve Denton	1-6 7-6 6-4	Vitas Gerulaitis #18	H2H	Match data	Aug 13, 1981*	R32 Upset: winner had a 6 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
John McEnroe #1	6-3 6-2	Peter Fleming #95	H2H	Match data	Aug 13, 1981*	R32
Shlomo Glickstein #42	6-3 6-3	Russell Simpson #87	H2H	Match data	Aug 13, 1981*	R32
Bernie Mitton	7-6 6-3	Sammy Giammalva Jr	—	Match data	Aug 13, 1981*	R32
Tomas Smid #26	7-6 3-6 7-6	Bruce Manson #81	H2H	Match data	Aug 13, 1981*	R32
Heinz Gunthardt #55	3-6 6-3 6-2	Kevin Curren #45	H2H	Match data	Aug 13, 1981*	R32
Anand Amritraj	6-4 4-6 7-5	John Sadri #20	—	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 #65	—	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64
Bernard Fritz #97	6-4 6-1	Stephane Bonneau	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64
Tomas Smid #26	6-2 7-6	Mark Dickson	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64
Peter Fleming #95	6-1 6-3	John Lloyd	—	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64
Shlomo Glickstein #42	6-7 6-3 6-3	Steve Docherty #99	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64
Steve Meister	6-4 6-4	David Schneider	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64
Vijay Amritraj #25	6-0 6-4	David Carter	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64
Heinz Gunthardt #55	6-0 6-1	Nigel Orourke	—	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64
Sammy Giammalva Jr	6-3 6-4	Tim Wilkison #73	—	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64
Peter Mcnamara	6-3 6-3	Tony Giammalva #78	—	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64
Brian Teacher #9	5-7 6-2 6-4	John Austin	—	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64
Vitas Gerulaitis #18	6-3 6-2	Ferdi Taygan	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64
Jim Gurfein	3-6 6-2 6-4	Pat Dupre #69	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Bruce Manson #81	7-5 6-0	Jan Norback #100	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 #4DEF	6-2 3-6 6-1	Chris Lewis #70	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64
Hans Simonsson	7-6 6-4	Bill Cowan	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64
Russell Simpson #87	6-2 4-6 7-6	Phil Dent #50	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 #75	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64
Trey Waltke #58	6-4 6-3	Jimmy Connors #3	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 #20	6-1 6-4	Mark Edmondson #48	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64
John Fitzgerald #56	6-0 6-2	Andy Kohlberg	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64
Kevin Curren #45	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 #11	6-4 6-0	Rick Meyers	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64
Christophe Roger-Vasselin #86	6-1 4-6 6-2	Roland Stadler #96	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64
Steve Denton	6-2 6-2	Robert Vant Hof	—	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64
John McEnroe #1	6-3 6-2	Per Hjertquist #84	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64
Brad Drewett #85	7-5 7-6	Josef Brabenec	H2H	Match data	Aug 12, 1981*	R64

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Canadian Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles.

Ivan Lendl 6 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

Ivan Lendl 9 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

Ivan Lendl 57 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.

John McEnroe 16 appearances

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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 Canadian Open finals
Winner	Score	Runner-up	H2H	Match Data	Season	Surface
Ben Shelton #6	6-3 7-6(4)	Brandon Nakashima #22	H2H	Match data	2026	Hard
Ben Shelton #6	6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(3)	Karen Khachanov #12	H2H	Match data	2025	Hard
Alexei Popyrin #30	6-2 6-4	Andrey Rublev #6	H2H	Match data	2024	Hard
Jannik Sinner #8	6-4 6-1	Alex de Minaur #18	H2H	Match data	2023	Hard
Pablo Carreno Busta #23	3-6 6-3 6-3	Hubert Hurkacz #10	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 is the latest recorded Canadian Open winner?: The 2026 Canadian Open was won by Ben Shelton, who defeated Brandon Nakashima 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.