ATP Tokyo Outdoor 1981 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Balazs Taroczy won the 1981 Tokyo Outdoor, 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.

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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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Oct 25, 1981* F Balazs Taroczy #18 6-3 1-6 7-6 Eliot Teltscher #9 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Oct 24, 1981* SF 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
QF (4)
Oct 24, 1981* QF 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 Pat Dupre #62 7-6 6-4 Wojtek Fibak #17 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Oct 23, 1981* R16 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
R32 (16)
Oct 22, 1981* R32 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 #667 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 #549 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
R64 (29)
Oct 21, 1981* R64 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 #549 H2H Match data
Oct 21, 1981* R64 Hitoshi Shirato 7-5 6-1 Kiyoshi Tanabe #383 H2H Match data
Oct 21, 1981* R64 Jun Kuki #356 6-2 7-6 Ramesh Krishnan — 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 #549 6-3 6-1 Toshio Iwazawa — Match data
Oct 21, 1981* R64 Pat Dupre #62 6-1 6-3 Akinori Naguro #594 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 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 #510 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 #667 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 #510 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

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Where is Tokyo Outdoor held?
Tokyo Outdoor is held in Tokyo, Japan.
Who won the most recent Tokyo Outdoor?
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Who has won the most Tokyo Outdoor titles?
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When was the first Tokyo Outdoor played?
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What surface is Tokyo Outdoor played on?
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