Where is Sydney International held?

Sydney International is held in Sydney, Australia.

Who is the latest recorded Sydney International winner?

The 2022 Sydney International was won by Aslan Karatsev, who defeated Andy Murray 6-3 6-3.

Who has won the most Sydney International titles?

Lleyton Hewitt has won 4 Sydney International titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).

When was the first Sydney International played?

The first edition of Sydney International was held in 1885.

What surface is Sydney International played on?

Sydney International is played on grass courts.

ATP Sydney International 1981 Draw & Results

Completed

Tim Wilkison won the 1981 Sydney International, defeating Chris Lewis 6-4 7-6 6-3 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played December 14–20 on grass courts in Sydney, Australia.

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Champion

Tim Wilkison

def. Chris Lewis , 6-4 7-6 6-3

Dates

Dec 14 — Dec 20

Location

Sydney, Australia

Results

63 recorded singles results

Sydney International 1981 match log
Winner	Score	Loser	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
F (1)
Tim Wilkison CH	6-4 7-6 6-3	Chris Lewis	H2H	Match data	Dec 20, 1981*	F
SF (2)
Chris Lewis	6-3 6-3	Mark Edmondson	H2H	Match data	Dec 19, 1981*	SF
Tim Wilkison CH	7-5 6-3	Steve Denton	H2H	Match data	Dec 19, 1981*	SF
QF (4)
Steve Denton	6-4 7-6	Hank Pfister	H2H	Match data	Dec 19, 1981*	QF Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Chris Lewis	6-1 6-1	John Alexander	H2H	Match data	Dec 19, 1981*	QF
Tim Wilkison CH	2-6 7-5 6-3	Phil Dent 2× CH	H2H	Match data	Dec 19, 1981*	QF
Mark Edmondson	7-6 1-6 6-3	Chris Johnstone	H2H	Match data	Dec 19, 1981*	QF
R16 (8)
Chris Lewis	6-3 7-6	Lloyd Bourne	H2H	Match data	Dec 18, 1981*	R16
Tim Wilkison CH	6-4 6-7 6-4	Henri Leconte	H2H	Match data	Dec 18, 1981*	R16
Phil Dent 2× CH	6-3 6-7 6-3	Jonathan Smith	—	Match data	Dec 18, 1981*	R16
Steve Denton	6-3 6-4	Wally Masur	H2H	Match data	Dec 18, 1981*	R16
John Alexander	7-5 6-4	Kevin Curren	H2H	Match data	Dec 18, 1981*	R16
Chris Johnstone	6-3 6-3	Roscoe Tanner CH	H2H	Match data	Dec 18, 1981*	R16 Upset: winner had a 10 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Hank Pfister	6-4 6-3	Johan Kriek	H2H	Match data	Dec 18, 1981*	R16
Mark Edmondson	6-2 6-4	Shlomo Glickstein	H2H	Match data	Dec 18, 1981*	R16
R32 (16)
Johan Kriek	6-3 6-1	Mike Estep	H2H	Match data	Dec 17, 1981*	R32
Roscoe Tanner CH	6-3 6-0	Anders Jarryd	H2H	Match data	Dec 17, 1981*	R32
Kevin Curren	4-6 6-3 6-4	Craig A Miller	H2H	Match data	Dec 17, 1981*	R32
Chris Johnstone	3-6 6-0 6-1	Pat Dupre	H2H	Match data	Dec 17, 1981*	R32 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Phil Dent 2× CH	7-5 7-6	John Sadri	H2H	Match data	Dec 17, 1981*	R32
Henri Leconte	6-3 2-6 6-1	Tim Mayotte	H2H	Match data	Dec 17, 1981*	R32 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Wally Masur	1-6 6-2 6-4	Peter Rennert	H2H	Match data	Dec 17, 1981*	R32
Steve Denton	7-5 6-0	Wayne Hampson	H2H	Match data	Dec 17, 1981*	R32
John Alexander	6-3 4-6 7-6	Yannick Noah	H2H	Match data	Dec 17, 1981*	R32 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Hank Pfister	6-3 6-2	Rod Frawley	H2H	Match data	Dec 17, 1981*	R32
Mark Edmondson	7-6 6-3	Craig Edwards	H2H	Match data	Dec 17, 1981*	R32
Chris Lewis	7-5 6-1	Jim Delaney	H2H	Match data	Dec 17, 1981*	R32
Jonathan Smith	6-4 6-4	Ilie Nastase	—	Match data	Dec 17, 1981*	R32
Lloyd Bourne	7-6 6-7 6-3	Paul Mcnamee	H2H	Match data	Dec 17, 1981*	R32 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Tim Wilkison CH	6-1 6-4	Fritz Buehning DEF	H2H	Match data	Dec 17, 1981*	R32
Shlomo Glickstein	6-1 3-6 7-6	Chris Mayotte	H2H	Match data	Dec 17, 1981*	R32
R64 (32)
Craig Edwards	7-5 6-4	Ron Hightower	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Craig A Miller	7-6 2-6 6-3	John Fitzgerald	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Tim Mayotte	6-3 7-6	Loic Courteau	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Chris Johnstone	4-6 6-3 6-4	Syd Ball	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Pat Dupre	6-4 4-6 6-2	Mats Wilander	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Kevin Curren	2-6 6-1 6-3	Charlie Fancutt	—	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Wally Masur	4-6 7-6 7-6	Brad Drewett	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Mike Estep	6-4 7-6	Nick Brown	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Anders Jarryd	6-3 6-3	Paul Kronk	—	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Fritz Buehning DEF	1-6 6-3 7-6	Russell Simpson	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
John Alexander	6-1 6-3	Joakim Nystrom	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Yannick Noah	7-6 6-3	Hans Simonsson	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Henri Leconte	6-4 6-4	Craig Wittus	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Steve Denton	6-1 6-3	Jerome Potier	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Lloyd Bourne	7-5 6-7 6-4	Pat Cash	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Mark Edmondson	6-2 6-1	Scott Mccain	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Chris Lewis	6-3 3-6 6-3	Dave Siegler	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
John Sadri	6-4 6-3	Eddie Edwards	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Ilie Nastase	6-2 6-4	Peter Mcnamara	—	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Roscoe Tanner CH	6-3 7-6	Peter Doohan	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Johan Kriek	7-5 7-6	Bruce Derlin	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Jonathan Smith	7-6 6-3	Thierry Tulasne	—	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Rod Frawley	6-7 6-4 6-4	David Carter	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Jim Delaney	7-6 6-3	Greg Whitecross	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Phil Dent 2× CH	6-1 6-2	Marty Davis	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Peter Rennert	6-3 3-6 6-3	Chris Dunk	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Paul Mcnamee	6-3 3-6 6-3	Drew Gitlin	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Shlomo Glickstein	7-6 6-3	Onny Parun	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Chris Mayotte	6-4 6-3	Steve Meister	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Wayne Hampson	6-4 7-6	Kim Warwick	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Tim Wilkison CH	6-2 6-3	Jim Gurfein	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64
Hank Pfister	7-6 6-1	Brad Guan	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1981*	R64

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Sydney International.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles.

Lleyton Hewitt 4 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

Lleyton Hewitt 4 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

Phil Dent 32 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.

John Alexander 13 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Sydney International finals
Winner	Score	Runner-up	H2H	Match Data	Season	Surface
Aslan Karatsev #20	6-3 6-3	Andy Murray #135	H2H	Match data	2022	Hard
Alex de Minaur #29	7-5 7-6(5)	Andreas Seppi #37	H2H	Match data	2019	Hard
Daniil Medvedev #84	1-6 6-4 7-5	Alex de Minaur #167	H2H	Match data	2018	Hard
Gilles Muller #34	7-6(5) 6-2	Daniel Evans #67	H2H	Match data	2017	Hard
Viktor Troicki #22	2-6 6-1 7-6(7)	Grigor Dimitrov #28	H2H	Match data	2016	Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Sydney International held?: Sydney International is held in Sydney, Australia.
Who is the latest recorded Sydney International winner?: The 2022 Sydney International was won by Aslan Karatsev, who defeated Andy Murray 6-3 6-3.
Who has won the most Sydney International titles?: Lleyton Hewitt has won 4 Sydney International titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Sydney International played?: The first edition of Sydney International was held in 1885.
What surface is Sydney International played on?: Sydney International is played on grass courts.