The 1981 Masters (also known as the 1981 Volvo Masters for sponsorship reasons)
was a men's
tennis
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tournament played on indoor
carpet courts in
Madison Square Garden
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,
New York City
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, United States from January 13 through January 17, 1982. It was the year-end championship of the
1981 Volvo Grand Prix
The 1981 Volvo Grand Prix was the only men's professional tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of the four Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournaments and the Grand Prix tennis circuit, Grand Prix tournaments. The World Championship Tennis ...
tour.
Ivan Lendl won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Ivan Lendl defeated
Vitas Gerulaitis, 6–7
(5–7), 2–6, 7–6
(8–6), 6–2, 6–4.
Doubles
Peter Fleming and
John McEnroe
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defeated
Kevin Curren and
Steve Denton
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After becoming an all-American at the University of Texas in 1978, Denton spent ...
6–3, 6–3.
References
External links
ATP tournament profile
Volvo Masters
The Volvo Masters was the concluding official money event of the European Tour season until 2009, when it was replaced by the Dubai World Championship. The event was founded in 1988 and held at Valderrama Golf Club in Andalusia, Spain, except for ...
Grand Prix tennis circuit year-end championships
Tennis tournaments in the United States
Volvo Masters
The Volvo Masters was the concluding official money event of the European Tour season until 2009, when it was replaced by the Dubai World Championship. The event was founded in 1988 and held at Valderrama Golf Club in Andalusia, Spain, except for ...
Volvo Masters
The Volvo Masters was the concluding official money event of the European Tour season until 2009, when it was replaced by the Dubai World Championship. The event was founded in 1988 and held at Valderrama Golf Club in Andalusia, Spain, except for ...
Volvo Masters
The Volvo Masters was the concluding official money event of the European Tour season until 2009, when it was replaced by the Dubai World Championship. The event was founded in 1988 and held at Valderrama Golf Club in Andalusia, Spain, except for ...
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