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The 1981 French Open Tennis Tournament

Introduction

Officially known as the Tournoi de Roland Garros or the Roland Garros Tournament, this tournament is held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris. It is the second Grand Slam event that is held in a year after the Australian Open. This tournament was named after a World War I pilot Roland Garros. The courts in which the tournaments are held are made out of red clay. One such court was Philippe Chatrier. These Clay courts provide a great challenge to the participants as the clay courts tend to slow down the ball and give a greater bounce to the ball. Therefore the strategy applied in these tournaments is quite different from others.

The 1981 French Open Tennis Tournament was one of the tournaments that were held in these courts.

The 1981 French Open Tennis Tournament Statistics

The 1981 French Open Tennis Tournament featured Men Singles, Women Singles, Men Doubles, Women Doubles and Mixed Doubles. In the event of men Singles Bjorn Borg again won the title thereby carrying on his legacy. He defeated Ivan Lendll by 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. In the Women Singles category Hana Mandlikova won the title after defeating Sylvia Hanika by straight sets 6-2, 6-4. In the men Doubles Heinz Gunthardt and Balazs Taroczy defeated Terry Moor and Eliot Teltscher by straight sets. The score line was 6-2, 7-6, 6-3. The Women Doubles category saw Rosalyn Fairbank and Tayna Harford winning the title. They defeated Candy Reynolds and Paula Smith by 6-1, 6-3. In the Mixed Doubles category Andrea Jaeger and Jimmy Areas defeated Betty Stove and Fred McNair by 7-6, 6-4.

The 1981 French Open Tennis Tournament Summary

The 1981 French Open Tennis Tournament overall was an exciting tournament. There were many new names emerging at the same time in the Men Singles category top seed Bjorn Borg repeated history for the fourth time and defended his title.