1981 Bavarian Tennis Championships – Singles

Rolf Gehring was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals this year.

Singles
1981 Bavarian Tennis Championships
Champion	Chris Lewis
Runner-up	Christophe Roger-Vasselin
Score	4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1, 6–1
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Chris Lewis won the title, defeating Christophe Roger-Vasselin 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1, 6–1 in the final.

Seeds

1. Eliot Teltscher (second round)
2. Rolf Gehring (semifinals)
3. Shlomo Glickstein (quarterfinals)
4. Chris Lewis (champion)
5. Butch Walts (quarterfinals)
6. Pavel Složil (quarterfinals)
7. Christophe Roger-Vasselin (final)
8. Ulrich Pinner (semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Final

	Semifinals							Final
	8	Ulrich Pinner	1	1
	4	Chris Lewis	6	6
								4	Chris Lewis	4	6	2	6	6
								7	Christophe Roger-Vasselin	6	2	6	1	1
	7	Christophe Roger-Vasselin	6	7
	2	Rolf Gehring	4	6

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	E Teltscher	1	6	6
		P Kronk	6	4	4			1	E Teltscher	5	1
		H-D Beutel	6	2	3				F Luna	7	6
		F Luna	4	6	6											F Luna	6	6	3
		D Schneider	6	6											8	U Pinner	3	7	6
		R Moore	2	3					D Schneider	4	2
		P Hjertquist	1	5				8	U Pinner	6	6
	8	U Pinner	6	7																		8	U Pinner	1	1
	4	C Lewis	6	6																		4	C Lewis	6	6
		J Norbäck	3	2				4	C Lewis	6	7
		K Eberhard	6	5	6				K Eberhard	4	6
		A Järryd	4	7	1										4	C Lewis	3	7	7
		C Zipf	1	6	0										6	P Složil	6	5	6
		G Moretton	6	4	6				G Moretton	3	5
		R Frawley	3	0				6	P Složil	6	7
	6	P Složil	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	C Roger-Vasselin	6	6
		G Gnettner	2	2				7	C Roger-Vasselin	6	6
		C Freyss	6	7					C Freyss	2	3
		D Bedel	2	6											7	C Roger-Vasselin	7	7
		O Parun	6	1											3	S Glickstein	6	5
		E Fromm	7	6					E Fromm	4	5
		C Mayotte	4	6				3	S Glickstein	6	7
	3	S Glickstein	6	7																		7	C Roger-Vasselin	6	7
	5	B Walts	6	6																		2	R Gehring	4	6
		E Edwards	1	2				5	B Walts	6	6
		S Denton	6	7					S Denton	4	4
		D Naegelen	0	6											5	B Walts	4	2
		A Pattison	2	1											2	R Gehring	6	6
		P Feigl	6	6					P Feigl	3	3
		H Schwaier	2	4				2	R Gehring	6	6
	2	R Gehring	6	6

External links

• 1981 Bavarian Tennis Championships Singles draw