# Japan Open 1981

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/318/japan-open?season=1981
Tour: ATP

Balazs Taroczy won the 1981 Japan Open, defeating Eliot Teltscher 6-3 1-6 7-6 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Tokyo, Japan, from October 19 to October 25, 1981. The match log contains 60 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo Open, Rakuten Japan Open
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: clay
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Start date: 1981-10-19
- End date: 1981-10-25

## Champion
- Winner: Balazs Taroczy
- Runner-up: Eliot Teltscher
- Final score: 6-3 1-6 7-6

## Knockout results
### F
- Balazs Taroczy d. Eliot Teltscher 6-3 1-6 7-6

### SF
- Balazs Taroczy d. Pat Dupre 6-3 4-6 6-2
- Eliot Teltscher d. Van Winitsky 6-4 6-4

### QF
- Eliot Teltscher d. Terry Moor 6-1 6-4
- Balazs Taroczy d. Ricardo Cano 6-3 6-1
- Van Winitsky d. Mel Purcell 7-6 7-5
- Pat Dupre d. Wojtek Fibak 7-6 6-4

### R16
- Pat Dupre d. Heinz Gunthardt 7-5 6-2
- Mel Purcell d. Tim Gullikson 6-3 6-7 6-3
- Ricardo Cano d. Robert Vant Hof 6-3 6-1
- Terry Moor d. Larry Stefanki 7-5 6-4
- Eliot Teltscher d. Buster C Mottram 5-7 7-5 6-3
- Van Winitsky d. Jim Delaney 6-7 6-4 6-4
- Wojtek Fibak d. Marty Davis 3-6 6-4 6-0
- Balazs Taroczy d. Jun Kuki 6-1 6-2

### R32
- Wojtek Fibak d. Eiji Takeuchi 6-2 7-5
- Terry Moor d. Bob Weise W055 6-3 6-4
- Heinz Gunthardt d. Shinichi Sakamoto 6-4 2-6 6-1
- Larry Stefanki d. Taisen Kanai 6-0 6-3
- Balazs Taroczy d. Drew Gitlin 6-4 6-2
- Ricardo Cano d. Joel Bailey 5-7 6-3 6-2
- Robert Vant Hof d. Scott Mccain 6-2 1-6 6-3
- Marty Davis d. Ivan Dupasquier 7-6 6-1
- Eliot Teltscher d. Tsuyoshi Fukui 6-1 6-2
- Buster C Mottram d. Chris Dunk 6-2 6-0
- Pat Dupre d. Hitoshi Shirato 6-1 6-2
- Jim Delaney d. Kunio Tsukamoto 6-3 6-7 6-4
- Mel Purcell d. Hachiro Shibata 6-2 6-2
- Tim Gullikson d. Bobby Webb 6-1 6-2
- Van Winitsky d. David Dowlen 6-0 6-1
- Jun Kuki d. Shigeyuki Nishio 6-3 6-4

### R64
- Jim Delaney d. Lloyd Bourne 7-5 7-5
- Balazs Taroczy d. Shozo Shiraishi 6-0 6-1
- Taisen Kanai d. Haruhiko Matsunaga 5-7 6-4 6-1
- Joel Bailey d. Kenichi Hirai 6-4 6-2
- Hitoshi Shirato d. Kiyoshi Tanabe 7-5 6-1
- Jun Kuki d. Ramesh Krishnan 6-2 7-6
- Marty Davis d. Sashi Menon 5-7 6-3 7-6
- Tim Gullikson d. Naomi Uemura 6-2 6-2
- Scott Mccain d. Nial Brash 6-0 6-3
- Wojtek Fibak d. Takao Yamamoto 6-3 6-3
- Terry Moor d. Yoshiya Hamano 6-1 6-2
- Chris Dunk d. Toshio Iwazawa 6-3 6-1
- Pat Dupre d. Akinori Naguro 6-1 6-3
- Bobby Webb d. Shinichi Nishino 7-5 6-2
- Shinichi Sakamoto d. Toyokazu Tomogane 7-5 6-1
- Ricardo Cano d. Kiyoshi Miyanami 6-3 7-5
- Heinz Gunthardt d. Weller Evans 6-2 7-5
- David Dowlen d. Peter Rennert 7-6 4-6 6-1
- Van Winitsky d. Mike Estep 6-7 6-4 6-0
- Ivan Dupasquier d. Wataru Fujii 6-0 6-1
- Larry Stefanki d. Nobuya Tamura 6-1 6-1
- Robert Vant Hof d. Eric Wilborts 6-2 6-1
- Shigeyuki Nishio d. Toru Yonezawa 6-3 6-1
- Eiji Takeuchi d. Etsuo Uchiyama 6-2 2-6 6-4
- Drew Gitlin d. Beejong Sisson 6-1 3-6 7-5
- Tsuyoshi Fukui d. Tetsu Kuramitsu 6-2 6-2
- Buster C Mottram d. Sachio Kato 7-5 6-0
- Eliot Teltscher d. Yoshito Nakamura 6-0 6-1
- Mel Purcell d. Bill Shivar 6-2 6-3

## Stats
- Total matches: 60
- Players: 61

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/318/japan-open?season=1981
Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)