# Cincinnati Open 1981

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/265/cincinnati-open?season=1981
Tour: ATP

John McEnroe won the 1981 Cincinnati Open, defeating Chris Lewis 6-3 6-4 in the final. The ATP 500 event was played on hard courts in Cincinnati, United States, from August 17 to August 24, 1981. The match log contains 62 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Cincinnati Open is a combined ATP and WTA event in the North American hard-court swing before the US Open.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Cincinnati Masters, Western and Southern Open
- Category: ATP 500
- Surface: hard
- Location: Cincinnati, United States
- Start date: 1981-08-17
- End date: 1981-08-24

Category presentation: Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category.
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## Champion
- Winner: John McEnroe
- Runner-up: Chris Lewis
- Final score: 6-3 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- John McEnroe def. Chris Lewis 6-3 6-4

### SF
- John McEnroe def. Raul Ramirez 7-6 6-1
- Chris Lewis def. Stan Smith 6-7 7-6 6-3

### QF
- Chris Lewis def. Bill Scanlon 6-3 1-6 6-3
- John McEnroe def. Bob Lutz 1-6 6-3 6-2
- Raul Ramirez def. Thierry Tulasne 6-1 2-6 6-3
- Stan Smith def. Vitas Gerulaitis 6-3 6-2

### R16
- Bob Lutz def. Rick Fagel 6-1 6-4
- Chris Lewis def. Christophe Roger-Vasselin 4-6 7-6 6-2
- Bill Scanlon def. Nduka Odizor 6-3 6-2
- Thierry Tulasne def. Roscoe Tanner 1-6 7-6 6-3
- Raul Ramirez def. Tomas Smid 6-4 3-6 6-3
- John McEnroe def. Brian Gottfried 6-3 6-2
- Vitas Gerulaitis def. Jimmy Connors 7-5 7-6

### R32
- Tomas Smid def. Kevin Curren 6-3 6-4
- Bob Lutz def. Francisco Gonzalez 6-3 6-2
- John McEnroe def. Mike Cahill 6-3 6-0
- Vitas Gerulaitis def. John Austin 6-3 6-7 6-1
- Nduka Odizor def. Bruce Manson 1-6 7-6 6-2
- Rick Fagel def. Harold Solomon 6-4 7-5
- Roscoe Tanner def. Jerome Potier 6-1 5-7 6-4
- Tim Gullikson def. Jimmy Arias 6-3 5-7 6-4
- Brian Gottfried def. Lloyd Bourne 6-2 6-3
- Jimmy Connors def. Russell Simpson 6-3 6-0
- Chris Lewis def. Raymond Moore 6-3 6-2
- Christophe Roger-Vasselin def. Ilie Nastase 2-6 7-5 6-3
- Thierry Tulasne def. Victor Amaya 6-4 6-3
- Stan Smith def. Marcel Freeman 6-3 6-4
- Bill Scanlon def. Ramesh Krishnan 6-3 6-3
- Raul Ramirez def. Brian Teacher 3-6 6-3 6-2

### R64
- Chris Lewis def. John Sadri 6-3 6-2
- Jimmy Connors def. Van Winitsky 6-1 6-3
- Tim Gullikson def. Yannick Noah 3-6 6-4 7-5
- Bob Lutz def. Alejandro Cortes 7-5 2-6 7-6
- Marcel Freeman def. Sherwood Stewart 7-6 6-4
- Christophe Roger-Vasselin def. Larry Stefanki 6-4 6-2
- Jerome Potier def. Jeff Borowiak 3-6 6-3 6-4
- John McEnroe def. Shlomo Glickstein 6-4 6-0
- Harold Solomon def. Pat Dupre 6-2 3-6 6-3
- Stan Smith def. Pascal Portes 6-3 6-3
- Raymond Moore def. Paul Avis 7-6 6-3
- Roscoe Tanner def. Bernie Mitton 6-4 6-2
- Kevin Curren def. Tracy Delatte 6-1 6-4
- Nduka Odizor def. Nick Saviano 7-6 6-4
- Francisco Gonzalez def. Craig Wittus 7-6 4-6 6-3
- Raul Ramirez def. Ferdi Taygan 6-1 6-1
- Vitas Gerulaitis def. Jan Norback 4-6 6-3 6-2
- Thierry Tulasne def. Curt Stalder 6-1 1-0 RET
- Brian Gottfried def. Mark Edmondson 6-3 6-2
- John Austin def. Kevin Kerns 6-2 6-1
- Mike Cahill def. John Fitzgerald 6-4 7-6
- Victor Amaya def. Gianni Ocleppo 6-3 6-3
- Ilie Nastase def. Brad Drewett 6-1 6-1
- Bill Scanlon def. Vijay Amritraj 6-4 7-5
- Ramesh Krishnan def. Per Hjertquist 6-3 6-3
- Tomas Smid def. Erik Van Dillen 6-3 6-4
- Russell Simpson def. Dominique Bedel 3-6 6-1 6-2
- Brian Teacher def. David Dowlen 7-6 6-2
- Bruce Manson def. Gene Mayer 3-6 6-3 6-4
- Rick Fagel def. Peter Feigl 6-4 3-6 6-2
- Jimmy Arias def. Tom Gullikson 6-2 6-4
- Lloyd Bourne def. Trey Waltke 6-3 2-6 7-6

## Stats
- Total matches: 62
- Players: 64

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