ATP Vienna Open 1981 Draw, Results & Schedule

Ivan Lendl won the 1981 Vienna Open, defeating Brian Gottfried 1-6 6-0 6-1 6-2 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Vienna, Austria, from October 19 to October 25, 1981. The match log contains 45 recorded singles results for this edition.

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Champion
Ivan Lendl
def. Brian Gottfried , 1-6 6-0 6-1 6-2
Dates
Oct 19 — Oct 25
Location
Vienna, Austria
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Vienna Open 1981 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Ivan Lendl #4 1-6 6-0 6-1 6-2 Brian Gottfried #16 H2H Match data Oct 25, 1981* F
SF (2)
Ivan Lendl #4 6-2 6-2 Tomas Smid #26 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1981* SF
Brian Gottfried #16 6-3 6-4 Stan Smith #25 — Match data Oct 24, 1981* SF
QF (4)
Brian Gottfried #16 6-2 4-6 6-4 Carlos Kirmayr #39 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1981* QF
Ivan Lendl #4 7-5 6-4 Sandy Mayer #28 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1981* QF
Tomas Smid #26 6-1 6-1 Jerome Potier #325 H2H Match data Oct 24, 1981* QF
Stan Smith #25 6-3 6-3 Rolf Gehring #32 — Match data Oct 24, 1981* QF
R16 (7)
Carlos Kirmayr #39 2-6 6-4 6-3 Pavel Slozil #74 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1981* R16
Ivan Lendl #4 6-1 6-3 Roland Stadler #98 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1981* R16
Brian Gottfried #16 7-5 6-2 Nick Saviano #86 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1981* R16
Jerome Potier #325 2-6 7-5 7-5 Christoph Zipf #309 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1981* R16
Tomas Smid #26 6-1 6-4 Jonathan Smith — Match data Oct 23, 1981* R16
Rolf Gehring #32 6-2 6-3 Stanislav Birner #60 H2H Match data Oct 23, 1981* R16
Sandy Mayer #28 6-7 7-5 6-4 Matt Doyle — Match data Oct 23, 1981* R16
R32 (15)
Stanislav Birner #60 6-1 6-3 Hans Peter Kandler #356 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Jonathan Smith 6-2 2-6 6-3 Marko Ostoja #203 — Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Pavel Slozil #74 4-6 7-6 6-4 Jiri Granat #390 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Brian Gottfried #16 6-2 6-2 Mark Vines #579 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Rolf Gehring #32 6-3 4-6 7-6 Hans Kary #143 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Sandy Mayer #28 6-2 2-6 6-0 Tim Wilkison #78 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Ivan Lendl #4 6-2 6-1 Eric Fromm #249 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Carlos Kirmayr #39 7-6 7-6 Louk Sanders #95 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Tomas Smid #26 7-6 6-3 Bernie Mitton #94 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Christoph Zipf #309 7-6 6-4 Richard Lewis #245 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Stan Smith #25 6-3 6-1 Peter Feigl #93 — Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Jerome Potier #325 1-6 6-1 7-5 Shlomo Glickstein #42 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Nick Saviano #86 7-6 6-1 Andrew Pattison — Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
John Austin 6-2 2-6 7-6 Dave Siegler #325 — Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
Roland Stadler #98 6-4 7-6 Karl Meiler #238 H2H Match data Oct 22, 1981* R32
R64 (16)
Brian Gottfried #16 6-2 6-1 Billy Martin #118 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Karl Meiler #238 6-4 4-6 6-2 Trey Waltke #70 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
John Austin 6-2 6-4 Steve Meister #579 — Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Eric Fromm #249 6-2 6-2 Ingo Wimmer #440 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Sandy Mayer #28 6-4 6-1 Jiri Hrebec #132 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Andrew Pattison 7-6 6-2 John Hayes #99 — Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Carlos Kirmayr #39 6-2 7-5 Jay Lapidus #283 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Peter Feigl #93 6-3 6-3 Chris Mayotte #124 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Jonathan Smith 6-1 2-6 6-4 Angel Gimenez #81 — Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Jiri Granat #390 6-2 7-5 Joao Soares #194 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Richard Lewis #245 6-4 7-5 Ulrich Pinner #77 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Matt Doyle 6-4 6-1 Bernhard Pils #249 — Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Stanislav Birner #60 6-1 6-2 Miloslav Lacek #403 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Bernie Mitton #94 7-6 6-4 Klaus Eberhard #95 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Hans Kary #143 6-4 6-1 Pavel Hutka #114 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64
Shlomo Glickstein #42 7-5 7-6 Steve Denton #403 H2H Match data Oct 21, 1981* R64

Most Titles

Players with the most Vienna Open titles
PlayerTitles
Brian Gottfried 4
Andy Murray 2
Goran Ivanisevic 2
Ivan Ljubicic 2
Jannik Sinner 2
Jurgen Melzer 2
Roger Federer 2
Stan Smith 2
Tommy Haas 2
Tony Roche 2

Recent Finals

Recent Vienna Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Jannik Sinner #2 3-6 6-3 7-5 Alexander Zverev #3 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Jack Draper #18 6-4 7-5 Karen Khachanov #24 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Jannik Sinner #4 7-6(7) 4-6 6-3 Daniil Medvedev #3 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Daniil Medvedev #4 4-6 6-3 6-2 Denis Shapovalov #19 H2H Match data 2022 Hard
Alexander Zverev #4 7-5 6-4 Frances Tiafoe #49 H2H Match data 2021 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Vienna Open held?
Vienna Open is held in Vienna, Austria.
Who won the most recent Vienna Open?
The 2025 Vienna Open was won by Jannik Sinner 3-6 6-3 7-5.
Who has won the most Vienna Open titles?
Brian Gottfried has won 4 Vienna Open titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Vienna Open played?
The first edition of Vienna Open was held in 1968.
What surface is Vienna Open played on?
Vienna Open is played on hard courts.