ATP Japan Open 1981 Draw, Results & Schedule

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.

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Champion
Balazs Taroczy
def. Eliot Teltscher , 6-3 1-6 7-6
Dates
Oct 19 — Oct 25
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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Japan Open 1981 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Balazs Taroczy #18 6-3 1-6 7-6 Eliot Teltscher #9 H2H Match data Oct 25, 1981* F
SF (2)
Balazs Taroczy #18 6-3 4-6 6-2 Pat Dupre #62 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1981* SF
Eliot Teltscher #9 6-4 6-4 Van Winitsky #79 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1981* SF
QF (4)
Eliot Teltscher #9 6-1 6-4 Terry Moor #54 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1981* QF
Balazs Taroczy #18 6-3 6-1 Ricardo Cano #49 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1981* QF
Van Winitsky #79 7-6 7-5 Mel Purcell #23 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1981* QF Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Pat Dupre #62 7-6 6-4 Wojtek Fibak #17 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1981* QF
R16 (8)
Pat Dupre #62 7-5 6-2 Heinz Gunthardt #45 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1981* R16
Mel Purcell #23 6-3 6-7 6-3 Tim Gullikson — Match data Oct 23, 1981* R16
Ricardo Cano #49 6-3 6-1 Robert Vant Hof — Match data Oct 23, 1981* R16
Terry Moor #54 7-5 6-4 Larry Stefanki #325 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1981* R16
Eliot Teltscher #9 5-7 7-5 6-3 Buster C Mottram #76 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1981* R16
Van Winitsky #79 6-7 6-4 6-4 Jim Delaney #269 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1981* R16
Wojtek Fibak #17 3-6 6-4 6-0 Marty Davis #269 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1981* R16
Balazs Taroczy #18 6-1 6-2 Jun Kuki #356 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1981* R16
R32 (16)
Wojtek Fibak #17 6-2 7-5 Eiji Takeuchi #579 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Terry Moor #54 6-3 6-4 Bob Weise W055 — Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Heinz Gunthardt #45 6-4 2-6 6-1 Shinichi Sakamoto #390 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Larry Stefanki #325 6-0 6-3 Taisen Kanai #662 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Balazs Taroczy #18 6-4 6-2 Drew Gitlin #377 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Ricardo Cano #49 5-7 6-3 6-2 Joel Bailey #232 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Robert Vant Hof 6-2 1-6 6-3 Scott Mccain #203 — Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Marty Davis #269 7-6 6-1 Ivan Dupasquier #309 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Eliot Teltscher #9 6-1 6-2 Tsuyoshi Fukui #232 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Buster C Mottram #76 6-2 6-0 Chris Dunk #340 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Pat Dupre #62 6-1 6-2 Hitoshi Shirato H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Jim Delaney #269 6-3 6-7 6-4 Kunio Tsukamoto — Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Mel Purcell #23 6-2 6-2 Hachiro Shibata — Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Tim Gullikson 6-1 6-2 Bobby Webb #404 — Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Van Winitsky #79 6-0 6-1 David Dowlen #423 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Jun Kuki #356 6-3 6-4 Shigeyuki Nishio #372 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
R64 (29)
Jim Delaney #269 7-5 7-5 Lloyd Bourne #292 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Balazs Taroczy #18 6-0 6-1 Shozo Shiraishi #480 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Taisen Kanai #662 5-7 6-4 6-1 Haruhiko Matsunaga — Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Joel Bailey #232 6-4 6-2 Kenichi Hirai #511 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Hitoshi Shirato 7-5 6-1 Kiyoshi Tanabe H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Jun Kuki #356 6-2 7-6 Ramesh Krishnan H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Marty Davis #269 5-7 6-3 7-6 Sashi Menon #123 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Tim Gullikson 6-2 6-2 Naomi Uemura — Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Scott Mccain #203 6-0 6-3 Nial Brash #305 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Wojtek Fibak #17 6-3 6-3 Takao Yamamoto H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Terry Moor #54 6-1 6-2 Yoshiya Hamano — Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Chris Dunk #340 6-3 6-1 Toshio Iwazawa — Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Pat Dupre #62 6-1 6-3 Akinori Naguro #546 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Bobby Webb #404 7-5 6-2 Shinichi Nishino H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Shinichi Sakamoto #390 7-5 6-1 Toyokazu Tomogane — Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Ricardo Cano #49 6-3 7-5 Kiyoshi Miyanami — Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Heinz Gunthardt #45 6-2 7-5 Weller Evans H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
David Dowlen #423 7-6 4-6 6-1 Peter Rennert #57 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Van Winitsky #79 6-7 6-4 6-0 Mike Estep #203 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Ivan Dupasquier #309 6-0 6-1 Wataru Fujii — Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Larry Stefanki #325 6-1 6-1 Nobuya Tamura #400 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Robert Vant Hof 6-2 6-1 Eric Wilborts #309 — Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Shigeyuki Nishio #372 6-3 6-1 Toru Yonezawa H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Eiji Takeuchi #579 6-2 2-6 6-4 Etsuo Uchiyama #482 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Drew Gitlin #377 6-1 3-6 7-5 Beejong Sisson #335 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Tsuyoshi Fukui #232 6-2 6-2 Tetsu Kuramitsu #546 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Buster C Mottram #76 7-5 6-0 Sachio Kato — Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Eliot Teltscher #9 6-0 6-1 Yoshito Nakamura — Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Mel Purcell #23 6-2 6-3 Bill Shivar #373 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64

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