No defending champions were declared for this edition, as the 1981 Final match between
Jimmy Connors
James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players, world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 2 ...
and
Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Vilas (; born 17 August 1952) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He was the world No. 1 of the Grand Prix tennis circuit, Grand Prix seasons in 1974, 1975 and 1977. He won 62 singles titles and 16 doubles titles during ...
was cancelled due to rain, with the score tied 5–5 in the first set.
Connors did not compete this year, while Vilas successfully managed to win the title, by defeating
Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl (; born March 7, 1960) is a Czech-American former professional tennis player and coach. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, he was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis ...
6–1, 7–6, 6–3 in the final.
This was the only tournament that
Björn Borg
Björn Rune Borg (; born 6 June 1956) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 109 weeks. Borg won 66 singles titles during his caree ...
disputed in the entire season, and the last one before retiring from professional tennis in January 1983. Borg will eventually reach the quarterfinals, before losing to
Yannick Noah
Yannick Noah (; born 18 May 1960) is a French former professional tennis player and singer, who was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005. Noah won the French Open in 1983 French Open – Men's singles, 1983, and is a forme ...
in straight sets.
Seeds
Draw
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
References
External links
Official results archive (ATP)Official results archive (ITF)
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Monte Carlo Singles