1981 Australian Open - Men's Singles

Johan Kriek defeated Steve Denton 6-2 7-6 6-7 6-4 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1981 Australian Open.

"See also::"1981 Australian Open - Women's Singles":"1981 Australian Open - Men's Doubles":"1981 Australian Open - Women's Doubles":"1981 Australian Open - Mixed Doubles"

eeds

The seeded players are listed below. Johan Kriek is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Draw

Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild Card
* L = Loser
* r. = retired

Finals

8TeamBracket-Tennis5 | team-width=160
RD3-team1=flagicon|USA Steve Denton
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RD3-score1-2=6
RD3-score1-3=7
RD3-score1-4=4
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RD3-score2-1=6
RD3-score2-2=7
RD3-score2-3=6
RD3-score2-4=6
RD2-team1=flagicon|USA Hank Pfister
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RD2-score1-1=6
RD2-score1-2=7
RD2-score1-3=1
RD2-score1-4=6
RD2-score1-5=3
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RD2-score2-1=7
RD2-score2-2=6
RD2-score2-3=6
RD2-score2-4=3
RD2-score2-5=6
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RD2-score3-1=6
RD2-score3-2=7
RD2-score3-3=7
RD2-team4=flagicon|AUS Mark Edmondson
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RD2-score4-1=0
RD2-score4-2=6
RD2-score4-3=5
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RD1-score1-1=6
RD1-score1-2=4
RD1-score1-3=6
RD1-score1-4=6
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RD1-score2-1=1
RD1-score2-2=6
RD1-score2-3=4
RD1-score2-4=3
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RD1-score3-2=6
RD1-score3-3=6
RD1-score3-4=0
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RD1-score4-1=6
RD1-score4-2=3
RD1-score4-3=7
RD1-score4-4=6
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RD1-score5-2=3
RD1-score5-3=5
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RD1-score6-1=7
RD1-score6-2=6
RD1-score6-3=7
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RD1-score7-1=7
RD1-score7-2=7
RD1-score7-3=6
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RD1-score8-2=6
RD1-score8-3=3

ection 1

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5
RD1=First round
RD2=Second round
RD3=Third round
RD4=Quarterfinals
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RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score01-2=4
RD4-score01-3=6
RD4-score01-4=6
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RD4-score02-3=4
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RD3-score01-1=3
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RD3-score02-2=6
RD3-score02-3=6
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RD2-score01-3=6
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RD2-score04-2=6
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RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score05-3=7
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RD2-score06-1=6
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RD2-score06-3=6
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RD2-score07-3=5
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RD2-score08-2=6
RD2-score08-3=7
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RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score01-3=7
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RD1-score02-1=4
RD1-score02-2=2
RD1-score02-3=6
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS W Masur
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RD1-score03-1=6
RD1-score03-2=4
RD1-score03-3=6
RD1-score03-4=2
RD1-score03-5=6
RD1-team04=flagicon|USA L Stefanki
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RD1-score04-2=6
RD1-score04-3=2
RD1-score04-4=6
RD1-score04-5=7
RD1-team05=flagicon|SWE H Simonsson
RD1-seed05=
RD1-score05-1=6
RD1-score05-2=7
RD1-score05-3=6
RD1-team06=flagicon|USA R Hightower
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score06-1=4
RD1-score06-2=6
RD1-score06-3=7
RD1-team07=flagicon|USA L Bourne
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RD1-score07-2=6
RD1-score07-3=3
RD1-score07-4=6
RD1-score07-5=1
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RD1-score08-1=3
RD1-score08-2=7
RD1-score08-3=6
RD1-score08-4=2
RD1-score08-5=6
RD1-team09=flagicon|AUS J Fitzgerald
RD1-seed09=16
RD1-score09-1=7
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score09-3=6
RD1-score09-4=3
RD1-score09-5=4
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RD1-seed10=
RD1-score10-1=5
RD1-score10-2=3
RD1-score10-3=7
RD1-score10-4=6
RD1-score10-5=6
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS C Fancutt
RD1-seed11=
RD1-score11-1=3
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score11-3=6
RD1-score11-4=6
RD1-team12=flagicon|AUS C Johnstone
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score12-1=6
RD1-score12-2=4
RD1-score12-3=3
RD1-score12-4=0
RD1-team13=flagicon|USA J Gurfein
RD1-seed13=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score13-2=7
RD1-score13-3=6
RD1-team14=flagicon|AUS W Pascoe
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score14-1=3
RD1-score14-2=6
RD1-score14-3=3
RD1-team15=flagicon|AUS B Drewett
RD1-seed15=
RD1-score15-1=4
RD1-score15-2=1
RD1-score15-3=2
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RD1-seed16=5
RD1-score16-1=6
RD1-score16-2=6
RD1-score16-3=6

ection 2

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5
RD1=First round
RD2=Second round
RD3=Third round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=S Glickstein
RD4-seed01=9
RD4-score01-1=4
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score01-3=6
RD4-score01-4=0
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RD4-seed02=
RD4-score02-1=6
RD4-score02-2=3
RD4-score02-3=7
RD4-score02-4=6
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RD3-seed01=
RD3-score01-1=2
RD3-score01-2=3
RD3-score01-3=2
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RD3-seed02=9
RD3-score02-1=6
RD3-score02-2=6
RD3-score02-3=6
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RD3-seed03=
RD3-score03-1=6
RD3-score03-2=4
RD3-score03-3=7
RD3-score03-4=7
RD3-score03-5=7
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RD3-seed04=
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RD3-score04-2=6
RD3-score04-3=6
RD3-score04-4=5
RD3-score04-5=6
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RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score01-3=4
RD2-score01-4=3
RD2-score01-5=3
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RD2-score02-2=4
RD2-score02-3=6
RD2-score02-4=6
RD2-score02-5=6
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RD2-seed03=
RD2-score03-1=3
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RD2-score03-3=2
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RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-score04-3=6
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RD2-score05-1=7
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score05-3=3
RD2-score05-4=2
RD2-score05-5=2
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RD2-seed06=
RD2-score06-1=6
RD2-score06-2=3
RD2-score06-3=6
RD2-score06-4=6
RD2-score06-5=6
RD2-team07=T Tulasne
RD2-seed07=
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RD2-score07-2=1
RD2-score07-3=3
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RD2-seed08=
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score08-2=6
RD2-score08-3=6
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RD1-seed01=3
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score01-3=6
RD1-team02=flagicon|AUS G Whitecross
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score02-1=3
RD1-score02-2=3
RD1-score02-3=3
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS R Frawley
RD1-seed03=
RD1-score03-1=2
RD1-score03-2=6
RD1-score03-3=6
RD1-score03-4=3
RD1-score03-5=6
RD1-team04=flagicon|GBR A Jarrett
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score04-1=6
RD1-score04-2=2
RD1-score04-3=1
RD1-score04-4=6
RD1-score04-5=3
RD1-team05=flagicon|USA D Siegler
RD1-seed05=
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RD1-score05-2=6
RD1-score05-3=3
RD1-score05-4=3
RD1-score05-5=3
RD1-team06=flagicon|FRA J Potier
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score06-1=3
RD1-score06-2=1
RD1-score06-3=6
RD1-score06-4=6
RD1-score06-5=6
RD1-team07=flagicon|USA C Dunk
RD1-seed07=
RD1-score07-1=4
RD1-score07-2=6
RD1-score07-3=5
RD1-team08=flagicon|ISR S Glickstein
RD1-seed08=9
RD1-score08-1=6
RD1-score08-2=7
RD1-score08-3=7
RD1-team09=flagicon|USA K Curren
RD1-seed09=14
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score09-3=6
RD1-team10=flagicon|USA S Krulevitz
RD1-seed10=
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RD1-score10-2=2
RD1-score10-3=1
RD1-team11=flagicon|ZAF E Edwards
RD1-seed11=
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RD1-score11-2=7
RD1-score11-3=3
RD1-score11-4=6
RD1-score11-5=3
RD1-team12=flagicon|USA S Denton
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score12-1=7
RD1-score12-2=6
RD1-score12-3=6
RD1-score12-4=4
RD1-score12-5=6
RD1-team13=flagicon|FRA T Tulasne
RD1-seed13=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score13-2=6
RD1-score13-3=7
RD1-team14=flagicon|NZL O Parun
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score14-1=3
RD1-score14-2=4
RD1-score14-3=5
RD1-team15=flagicon|AUS J Alexander
RD1-seed15=
RD1-score15-1=2
RD1-score15-2=6
RD1-score15-3=3
RD1-score15-4=6
RD1-score15-5=7
RD1-team16=flagicon|USA F Buehning
RD1-seed16=7
RD1-score16-1=6
RD1-score16-2=4
RD1-score16-3=6
RD1-score16-4=1
RD1-score16-5=6

ection 3

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5
RD1=First round
RD2=Second round
RD3=Third round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=T Mayotte
RD4-seed01=8
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score01-2=3
RD4-score01-3=5
RD4-team02=J Kriek
RD4-seed02=4
RD4-score02-1=7
RD4-score02-2=6
RD4-score02-3=7
RD3-team01=T Mayotte
RD3-seed01=8
RD3-score01-1=7
RD3-score01-2=7
RD3-score01-3=6
RD3-team02=P Dupre
RD3-seed02=13
RD3-score02-1=6
RD3-score02-2=5
RD3-score02-3=4
RD3-team03=C Lewis
RD3-seed03=11
RD3-score03-1=5
RD3-score03-2=5
RD3-score03-3=6
RD3-score03-4=6
RD3-score03-5=4
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RD3-seed04=4
RD3-score04-1=7
RD3-score04-2=7
RD3-score04-3=3
RD3-score04-4=2
RD3-score04-5=6
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RD2-seed01=8
RD2-score01-1=7
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score01-3=6
RD2-team02=R Van't Hof
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score02-1=6
RD2-score02-2=3
RD2-score02-3=3
RD2-team03=R Simpson
RD2-seed03=
RD2-score03-1=4
RD2-score03-2=4
RD2-score03-3=2
RD2-team04=P Dupre
RD2-seed04=13
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-team05=C Lewis
RD2-seed05=11
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score05-3=6
RD2-team06=M Davis
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score06-1=4
RD2-score06-2=3
RD2-score06-3=3
RD2-team07=T Hogstedt
RD2-seed07=
RD2-score07-1=2
RD2-score07-2=4
RD2-score07-3=6
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RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score08-2=6
RD2-score08-3=7
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RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score01-3=6
RD1-team02=flagicon|USA E Sherbeck
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score02-1=2
RD1-score02-2=3
RD1-score02-3=1
RD1-team03=flagicon|USA R Van't Hof
RD1-seed03=
RD1-score03-1=6
RD1-score03-2=6
RD1-score03-3=1
RD1-score03-4=4
RD1-score03-5=6
RD1-team04=flagicon|USA T Wilkison
RD1-seed04=
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RD1-score04-2=3
RD1-score04-3=6
RD1-score04-4=6
RD1-score04-5=3
RD1-team05=flagicon|NZL R Simpson
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RD1-score05-2=7
RD1-score05-3=6
RD1-score05-4=6
RD1-score05-5=6
RD1-team06=flagicon|AUS D Collings
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RD1-score06-2=5
RD1-score06-3=7
RD1-score06-4=4
RD1-score06-5=4
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RD1-score07-2=7
RD1-score07-3=6
RD1-score07-4=3
RD1-score07-5=3
RD1-team08=flagicon|USA P Dupre
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RD1-score08-2=6
RD1-score08-3=4
RD1-score08-4=6
RD1-score08-5=6
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RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score09-3=6
RD1-team10=flagicon|ROU I Nastase
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RD1-score10-1=4
RD1-score10-2=3
RD1-score10-3=2
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RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score11-3=7
RD1-score11-4=4
RD1-score11-5=1
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RD1-score12-2=7
RD1-score12-3=6
RD1-score12-4=6
RD1-score12-5=6
RD1-team13=flagicon|SWE T Hogstedt
RD1-seed13=
RD1-score13-1=7
RD1-score13-2=6
RD1-score13-3=6
RD1-team14=flagicon|USA S McCain
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score14-1=5
RD1-score14-2=4
RD1-score14-3=2
RD1-team15=flagicon|USA D Gitlin
RD1-seed15=
RD1-score15-1=2
RD1-score15-2=5
RD1-score15-3=1
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RD1-seed16=4
RD1-score16-1=6
RD1-score16-2=7
RD1-score16-3=6

ection 4

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RD1=First round
RD2=Second round
RD3=Third round
RD4=Quarterfinals
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RD4-seed01=6
RD4-score01-1=7
RD4-score01-2=7
RD4-score01-3=6
RD4-team02=P McNamara
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-score02-1=5
RD4-score02-2=6
RD4-score02-3=3
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RD3-seed01=6
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score01-3=6
RD3-team02=C Letcher
RD3-seed02=
RD3-score02-1=2
RD3-score02-2=0
RD3-score02-3=3
RD3-team03=P Kronk
RD3-seed03=
RD3-score03-1=6
RD3-score03-2=2
RD3-score03-3=2
RD3-score03-4=6
RD3-score03-5=3
RD3-team04=P McNamara
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-score04-1=1
RD3-score04-2=6
RD3-score04-3=6
RD3-score04-4=4
RD3-score04-5=6
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RD2-seed01=6
RD2-score01-1=5
RD2-score01-2=1
RD2-score01-3=7
RD2-score01-4=7
RD2-score01-5=6
RD2-team02=S Ball
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score02-1=7
RD2-score02-2=6
RD2-score02-3=5
RD2-score02-4=5
RD2-score02-5=4
RD2-team03=J Delaney
RD2-seed03=
RD2-score03-1=6
RD2-score03-2=6
RD2-score03-3=6
RD2-score03-4=6
RD2-score03-5=4
RD2-team04=C Letcher
RD2-seed04=
RD2-score04-1=7
RD2-score04-2=7
RD2-score04-3=4
RD2-score04-4=3
RD2-score04-5=6
RD2-team05=P Rennert
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RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score05-2=1
RD2-score05-3=3
RD2-team06=P Kronk
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score06-1=7
RD2-score06-2=6
RD2-score06-3=6
RD2-team07=R Lewis
RD2-seed07=
RD2-score07-1=6
RD2-score07-2=6
RD2-score07-3=5
RD2-score07-4=4
RD2-score07-5=2
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RD2-seed08=2
RD2-score08-1=3
RD2-score08-2=4
RD2-score08-3=7
RD2-score08-4=6
RD2-score08-5=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|AUS M Edmondson
RD1-seed01=6
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score01-3=6
RD1-team02=flagicon|AUS P Cash
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score02-1=1
RD1-score02-2=2
RD1-score02-3=3
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS S Ball
RD1-seed03=
RD1-score03-1=6
RD1-score03-2=6
RD1-score03-3=4
RD1-score03-4=7
RD1-team04=flagicon|USA S Meister
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score04-1=2
RD1-score04-2=4
RD1-score04-3=6
RD1-score04-4=6
RD1-team05=flagicon|USA J Delaney
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RD1-team09=flagicon|USA P Rennert
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RD1-team12=flagicon|SWE M Wilander
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RD1-team13=flagicon|GBR R Lewis
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RD1-score13-2=6
RD1-score13-3=6
RD1-team14=flagicon|USA C Wittus
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RD1-team15=flagicon|AUS D Carter
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RD1-score15-1=0
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External links

* [http://www.atptennis.com/en/tournaments/eventhistory/draws.asp?TournamentID=580&TournamentYear=1981 Australian Open (1981) on ATPtennis.com]
* [http://tenniscorner.net/index.php?corner=M&tourid=19811221MEL&drawtype=M&action=draw Australian Open (1981) on tenniscorner.net]