Men's singles
1981 Player's Canadian Open
Champion	Ivan Lendl
Runner-up	Eliot Teltscher
Score	6–3, 6–2
Draw	64
Seeds	16

Ivan Lendl was the defending champion.

Lendl successfully defended his title, defeating Eliot Teltscher in the final, 6–3, 6–2.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	10	Vijay Amritraj	6	2	3
	6	Eliot Teltscher	1	6	6
								6	Eliot Teltscher	3	2
								4	Ivan Lendl	6	6
	4	Ivan Lendl	5	6	6
	15	Shlomo Glickstein	7	2	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	J McEnroe	6	6
		P Hjertquist	3	2				1	J McEnroe	6	6
		J Lloyd	1	3					P Fleming	3	2
		P Fleming	6	6											1	J McEnroe	7	6	1
		H Simonsson	7	6											10	V Amritraj	5	7	6
		B Cowan	6	4					H Simonsson	1	6	2
		D Carter	0	4				10	V Amritraj	6	4	6
	10	V Amritraj	6	6																		10	V Amritraj	6	6
	12	S Giammalva Jr.	6	6																			S Denton	2	2
		T Wilkison	3	4				12	S Giammalva Jr.	6	3
		B Mitton	6	4	6				B Mitton	7	6
		JC Ayala	4	6	1											B Mitton	6	5	6
		R Van't Hof	2	2												S Denton	4	7	7
		S Denton	6	6					S Denton	1	7	6
		F Taygan	3	2				8	V Gerulaitis	6	6	4
	8	V Gerulaitis	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	J Connors	4	3
		T Waltke	6	6					T Waltke	2	7	3
		R Stadler	1	6	2				C Roger-Vasselin	6	6	6
		C Roger-Vasselin	6	4	6											C Roger-Vasselin	3	2
		H Günthardt	6	6												H Günthardt	6	6
	Q	N O'Rourke	0	1					H Günthardt	3	6	6
	WC	G Michibata	4	2				16	K Curren	6	3	2
	16	K Curren	6	6																			H Günthardt	4	2
	11	T Šmíd	6	7																		6	E Teltscher	6	6
	Q	M Dickson	2	6				11	T Šmíd	7	3	7
		J Norbäck	5	0					B Manson	6	6	6
		B Manson	7	6											11	T Šmíd	3	4
		B Fritz	6	6											6	E Teltscher	6	6
	WC	S Bonneau	4	1					B Fritz	3	1
	Q	R Meyers	4	0				6	E Teltscher	6	6
	6	E Teltscher	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	B Teacher	5	6	6
		J Austin	7	2	4			7	B Teacher	6	7
		J Gurfein	3	6	6				J Gurfein	3	6
		P Du Pré	6	2	4										7	B Teacher	3	6	6
		B Drewett	7	7												B Drewett	6	3	3
	Q	J Brabenec	5	6					B Drewett	2	6	6
		S Meister	6	6					S Meister	6	1	1
	LL	D Schneider	4	4																		7	B Teacher	1	1
	9	J Sadri	6	6																		4	I Lendl	6	6
		M Edmondson	1	4				9	J Sadri	4	6	5
		A Amritraj	6	6					A Amritraj	6	4	7
	Q	G Holroyd	3	4												A Amritraj	0	3
		Ti Gullikson	6	6											4	I Lendl	6	6
		T Tulasne	3	1					Ti Gullikson	1	2
		C Lewis	2	6	1			4	I Lendl	6	6
	4	I Lendl	6	3	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	P McNamara	6	6
		T Giammalva	3	3				5	P McNamara	6	6
		J Fitzgerald	6	6					J Fitzgerald	2	4
	Q	A Kohlberg	0	2											5	P McNamara	4	6	3
		P Dent	2	6	6										15	S Glickstein	6	3	6
		R Simpson	6	4	7				R Simpson	3	3
		S Docherty	7	3	3			15	S Glickstein	6	6
	15	S Glickstein	6	6	6																	15	S Glickstein	3	6	6
	13	To Gullikson	6	6																			R Krishnan	6	3	4
		D Bedel	3	0				13	To Gullikson	5	6	6
		R Fagel	6	2					P Feigl	7	1	4
		P Feigl	7	6											13	To Gullikson	1	3
		N Saviano	6	3	2											R Krishnan	6	6
		R Krishnan	2	6	6				R Krishnan	7	6
		S Stewart	6	5	7				S Stewart	5	1
	LL	T Lundy	4	7	5

External links

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