# South African Open 1981

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/atp_archive:6815/south-african-open?season=1981
Tour: ATP

Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1981 South African Open, defeating Jeff Borowiak 6-4 7-6 6-1 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Johannesburg, South Africa, from November 23 to November 29, 1981. The match log contains 31 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: Hard
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Start date: 1981-11-23
- End date: 1981-11-29

## Champion
- Winner: Vitas Gerulaitis
- Runner-up: Jeff Borowiak
- Final score: 6-4 7-6 6-1

## Knockout results
### F
- Vitas Gerulaitis def. Jeff Borowiak 6-4 7-6 6-1

### SF
- Jeff Borowiak def. Shlomo Glickstein 6-3 6-7 7-5
- Vitas Gerulaitis def. Steve Denton 7-6 6-3

### QF
- Shlomo Glickstein def. Tom Gullikson 7-6 6-4
- Steve Denton def. Freddie Sauer 6-4 7-6
- Jeff Borowiak def. Buster C Mottram 7-6 6-3
- Vitas Gerulaitis def. Andrew Pattison 6-1 6-1

### R16
- Shlomo Glickstein def. Harold Solomon 7-5 7-6
- Steve Denton def. Sherwood Stewart 3-6 6-4 9-7
- Jeff Borowiak def. Tian C Viljoen 7-6 0-6 6-4
- Tom Gullikson def. Rolf Gehring 6-3 6-3
- Andrew Pattison def. Andreas Maurer 6-1 6-4
- Vitas Gerulaitis def. Terry Moor 6-3 6-3
- Freddie Sauer def. Leon Naude 7-6 2-6 6-2
- Buster C Mottram def. Danie Visser 6-1 5-7 8-6

### R32
- Leon Naude def. Rory Chappell 2-6 6-4 6-1
- Tom Gullikson def. Ricardo Ycaza 6-3 6-0
- Harold Solomon def. Kevin Curren 6-4 6-4
- Tian C Viljoen def. Heinz Gunthardt 6-1 6-4
- Terry Moor def. Nick Saviano 7-6 6-2
- Shlomo Glickstein def. Russell Simpson 6-4 6-2
- Buster C Mottram def. Tony Giammalva 6-1 7-6
- Andrew Pattison def. Jose Luis Damiani 6-2 6-2
- Steve Denton def. Ferdi Taygan 6-7 6-4 6-3
- Sherwood Stewart def. Fritz Buehning 7-6 6-2
- Danie Visser def. Kim Warwick 6-4 7-6
- Rolf Gehring def. Gianni Ocleppo 6-0 6-7 6-4
- Jeff Borowiak def. Steve Krulevitz 7-6 4-6 6-4
- Andreas Maurer def. Trey Waltke 6-3 2-0 RET
- Freddie Sauer def. Klaus Eberhard 5-7 7-6 6-1
- Vitas Gerulaitis def. Bernard Boileau 6-1 6-2

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

Other editions available: 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984
(+16 more)

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