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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Round of 64

Ivan Lendl #4
BYE
Eric Fromm #249 6-2 6-2
Ingo Wimmer #440
Roland Stadler #98
BYE
Karl Meiler #238 6-4 4-6 6-2
Trey Waltke #70
Sandy Mayer #28 6-4 6-1
Jiri Hrebec #132
Tim Wilkison #78
BYE
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Tomas Smid #26
BYE
Bernie Mitton #94 7-6 6-4
Klaus Eberhard #95
Jonathan Smith 6-1 2-6 6-4
Angel Gimenez #81
Marko Ostoja #203
BYE
Jerome Potier #325
BYE
Shlomo Glickstein #42 7-5 7-6
Steve Denton #403
Christoph Zipf #309
BYE
Richard Lewis #245 6-4 7-5
Ulrich Pinner #77
Brian Gottfried #16 6-2 6-1
Billy Martin #118
Mark Vines #579
BYE
Nick Saviano #86
BYE
Andrew Pattison 7-6 6-2
John Hayes #99
Carlos Kirmayr #39 6-2 7-5
Jay Lapidus #283
Louk Sanders #95
BYE
Pavel Slozil #74
BYE
Jiri Granat #390 6-2 7-5
Joao Soares #194
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Rolf Gehring #32
BYE
Hans Kary #143 6-4 6-1
Pavel Hutka #114
Stanislav Birner #60 6-1 6-2
Miloslav Lacek #403
Hans Peter Kandler #356
BYE

Round of 32

Ivan Lendl #4 6-2 6-1
Eric Fromm #249
Roland Stadler #98 6-4 7-6
Karl Meiler #238
Sandy Mayer #28 6-2 2-6 6-0
Tim Wilkison #78
Matt Doyle
BYE
Tomas Smid #26 7-6 6-3
Bernie Mitton #94
Jonathan Smith 6-2 2-6 6-3
Marko Ostoja #203
Jerome Potier #325 1-6 6-1 7-5
Shlomo Glickstein #42
Christoph Zipf #309 7-6 6-4
Richard Lewis #245
Brian Gottfried #16 6-2 6-2
Mark Vines #579
Nick Saviano #86 7-6 6-1
Andrew Pattison
Carlos Kirmayr #39 7-6 7-6
Louk Sanders #95
Pavel Slozil #74 4-6 7-6 6-4
Jiri Granat #390
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Rolf Gehring #32 6-3 4-6 7-6
Hans Kary #143
Stanislav Birner #60 6-1 6-3
Hans Peter Kandler #356

Round of 16

Ivan Lendl #4 6-1 6-3
Roland Stadler #98
Sandy Mayer #28 6-7 7-5 6-4
Matt Doyle
Tomas Smid #26 6-1 6-4
Jonathan Smith
Jerome Potier #325 2-6 7-5 7-5
Christoph Zipf #309
Brian Gottfried #16 7-5 6-2
Nick Saviano #86
Carlos Kirmayr #39 2-6 6-4 6-3
Pavel Slozil #74
Stan Smith #25
BYE
Rolf Gehring #32 6-2 6-3
Stanislav Birner #60

Quarterfinals

Ivan Lendl #4 7-5 6-4
Sandy Mayer #28
Tomas Smid #26 6-1 6-1
Jerome Potier #325
Brian Gottfried #16 6-2 4-6 6-4
Carlos Kirmayr #39
Stan Smith #25 6-3 6-3
Rolf Gehring #32

Semifinals

Ivan Lendl #4 6-2 6-2
Tomas Smid #26
Brian Gottfried #16 6-3 6-4
Stan Smith #25

Final

Ivan Lendl #4 1-6 6-0 6-1 6-2
Brian Gottfried #16

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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Related Tournaments

Other ATP 250 tournaments in 1981

Previous editions of Vienna Open

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.