# Basel 1981

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/324/basel?season=1981
Tour: ATP

## Tournament info
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: hard
- Location: Basel, Switzerland
- Start date: 1981-10-12
- End date: 1981-10-18

## Champion
- Winner: Ivan Lendl
- Runner-up: Jose Luis Clerc
- Final score: 6-2 6-3 6-0

## Knockout results
### F
- Ivan Lendl d. Jose Luis Clerc 6-2 6-3 6-0

### SF
- Ivan Lendl d. Heinz Gunthardt 6-2 6-1
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Trey Waltke 5-7 7-6 6-3

### QF
- Ivan Lendl d. Eddie Dibbs 6-1 6-0
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Steve Krulevitz 6-2 6-3
- Trey Waltke d. Sammy Giammalva Jr 6-1 6-2
- Heinz Gunthardt d. Andres Gomez 6-4 4-6 6-3

### R16
- Andres Gomez d. Tom Okker 6-4 7-6
- Heinz Gunthardt d. Angel Gimenez 6-3 7-5
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Dave Siegler 3-6 6-1 6-1
- Sammy Giammalva Jr d. Raymond Moore 6-2 6-7 7-6
- Eddie Dibbs d. Jay Lapidus 6-1 6-3
- Trey Waltke d. Rolf Gehring 6-3 7-5
- Steve Krulevitz d. John Austin 6-3 6-3
- Ivan Lendl d. Marko Ostoja 6-4 6-1

### R32
- Steve Krulevitz d. Eric Fromm 6-3 4-6 7-6
- Ivan Lendl d. Steve Denton 6-4 6-1
- Tom Okker d. Sean Sorensen 7-5 6-2
- Heinz Gunthardt d. Matt Doyle 3-6 6-3 6-3
- Jay Lapidus d. Peter Feigl 6-2 6-4
- Trey Waltke d. Hans Peter Kandler 6-0 6-3
- Angel Gimenez d. Roland Stadler 7-5 6-2
- Rolf Gehring d. Peter Elter 6-7 6-0 7-5
- Andres Gomez d. Markus Gunthardt 6-4 3-6 6-2
- Raymond Moore d. Hans Dieter Beutel 6-7 6-1 6-3
- Eddie Dibbs d. Bernie Mitton 6-3 6-2
- John Austin d. Nick Saviano 7-5 7-5
- Sammy Giammalva Jr d. Joao Soares 7-6 4-6 6-1
- Marko Ostoja d. Per Hjertquist 7-6 6-2
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Ilie Nastase 4-6 6-4 6-4
- Dave Siegler d. Ivan Dupasquier 7-6 6-4

## Stats
- Total matches: 31
- Players: 32

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/324/basel?season=1981
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