Most Finals
Champion or runner-up finishes. 2 players share this record.
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Guillermo Vilas 1 final
ATP Cairo 1981 Draw, Results & Schedule
Guillermo Vilas won the 1981 Cairo, defeating Peter Elter 6-2 6-3 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Cairo, Egypt, from March 9 to March 15, 1981. The match log contains 31 recorded singles results for this edition.
Full tournament history →Dates
Mar 9 — Mar 15
Location
Cairo, Egypt
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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Historical categories use documented modern equivalents where available; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.
Results
| Winner | Score | Loser | H2H | Match Data | Date | Round |
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| F (1) | ||||||
| Guillermo Vilas | 6-2 6-3 | Peter Elter | H2H | Match data | Mar 15, 1981* | F |
| SF (2) | ||||||
| Peter Elter | 6-7 7-6 6-3 | Balazs Taroczy | H2H | Match data | Mar 14, 1981* | SF Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Guillermo Vilas | 6-4 6-3 | Ricardo Cano | H2H | Match data | Mar 14, 1981* | SF |
| QF (4) | ||||||
| Ricardo Cano | 6-4 6-4 | Ismail El Shafei | — | Match data | Mar 14, 1981* | QF |
| Peter Elter | 2-6 6-3 6-3 | Corrado Barazzutti | H2H | Match data | Mar 14, 1981* | QF |
| Balazs Taroczy | 7-5 6-4 | Angel Gimenez | H2H | Match data | Mar 14, 1981* | QF |
| Guillermo Vilas | 6-1 6-1 | Christophe Freyss | H2H | Match data | Mar 14, 1981* | QF |
| R16 (8) | ||||||
| Peter Elter | 6-3 6-2 | Stefan Simonsson | H2H | Match data | Mar 13, 1981* | R16 |
| Ismail El Shafei | 3-6 6-2 7-5 | Wolfgang Popp | — | Match data | Mar 13, 1981* | R16 |
| Angel Gimenez | 6-1 6-3 | Mark Edmondson | H2H | Match data | Mar 13, 1981* | R16 |
| Christophe Freyss | 7-6 6-4 | Dominique Bedel | H2H | Match data | Mar 13, 1981* | R16 |
| Balazs Taroczy | 6-1 6-3 | Roberto Vizcaino | H2H | Match data | Mar 13, 1981* | R16 |
| Ricardo Cano | 6-2 7-5 | Mike Fishbach | H2H | Match data | Mar 13, 1981* | R16 |
| Guillermo Vilas | 6-1 6-2 | Claudio Panatta | H2H | Match data | Mar 13, 1981* | R16 |
| Corrado Barazzutti | 7-6 6-0 | Marco Alciati | H2H | Match data | Mar 13, 1981* | R16 |
| R32 (16) | ||||||
| Corrado Barazzutti | 5-7 6-4 6-3 | Gianni Ocleppo | H2H | Match data | Mar 12, 1981* | R32 |
| Roberto Vizcaino | 4-6 6-4 7-5 | George Hardie | H2H | Match data | Mar 12, 1981* | R32 |
| Marco Alciati | 6-4 6-2 | Christoph Zipf | H2H | Match data | Mar 12, 1981* | R32 |
| Guillermo Vilas | 6-0 6-1 | Chaim Arlozorov | — | Match data | Mar 12, 1981* | R32 |
| Ricardo Cano | 6-2 6-3 | Mario Calautti | H2H | Match data | Mar 12, 1981* | R32 |
| Peter Elter | 6-1 6-4 | Paolo Bertolucci | H2H | Match data | Mar 12, 1981* | R32 |
| Wolfgang Popp | 6-2 6-1 | Hans Kary | H2H | Match data | Mar 12, 1981* | R32 |
| Angel Gimenez | 6-3 6-2 | Nicolas Kelaidis | H2H | Match data | Mar 12, 1981* | R32 |
| Stefan Simonsson | 6-0 6-3 | Hisham Nasser | — | Match data | Mar 12, 1981* | R32 |
| Dominique Bedel | 4-6 6-1 10-8 | Eric Fromm | H2H | Match data | Mar 12, 1981* | R32 |
| Claudio Panatta | 6-0 6-1 | Ahmed El Mehelmy | — | Match data | Mar 12, 1981* | R32 |
| Mark Edmondson | 6-0 6-1 | Gustavo Guerrero | H2H | Match data | Mar 12, 1981* | R32 |
| Balazs Taroczy | 6-3 6-2 | Eric Deblicker | H2H | Match data | Mar 12, 1981* | R32 |
| Christophe Freyss | 6-4 6-3 | John Fitzgerald | H2H | Match data | Mar 12, 1981* | R32 |
| Mike Fishbach | 6-4 7-6 | Khaled Baligh | H2H | Match data | Mar 12, 1981* | R32 |
| Ismail El Shafei | 6-3 6-4 | Colin Dibley | — | Match data | Mar 12, 1981* | R32 |
Tournament Records
The leading Open Era records for Cairo.
Most Match Wins
Recorded main-draw match wins.
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Guillermo Vilas 5 wins
Most Appearances
Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 5 players share this record.
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Ahmed El Mehelmy 1 appearance
View the full Cairo record book →
Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.
Recent Finals
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match Data | Season | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guillermo Vilas | 6-2 6-3 | Peter Elter | H2H | Match data | 1981 | Clay |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Cairo held?
- Cairo is held in Cairo, Egypt.
- Who won the most recent Cairo?
- The 1981 Cairo was won by Guillermo Vilas, who defeated Peter Elter 6-2 6-3.
- When was the first Cairo played?
- The first edition of Cairo was held in 1981.
- What surface is Cairo played on?
- Cairo is played on clay courts.