{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{TennisEventInfo|1981|Bristol Open| | date=15–20 June | edition=2nd | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] | surface=[[Grass court|Grass]] / outdoor | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=$75,000 | location=[[Bristol]], England | champs={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Edmondson]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1981 Bristol – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bristol/313/1981/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Martin (tennis)|Billy Martin]] / {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Russell Simpson (tennis)|Russell Simpson]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1981 Bristol – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bristol/313/1981/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | before_year=1972 }}
The '''1981 Bristol Open''', also known by its sponsored name '''Lambert & Butler Championships''', was a [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[grass court]]s that was part of the [[1981 Volvo Grand Prix]]. It was played at [[Bristol]] in [[Great Britain]] and was held from 15 June until 20 June 1981. Unseeded [[Mark Edmondson]] won the singles title.<ref name="wot1982">{{cite book|title=Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation|year=1982|publisher=[[Queen Anne Press]]|location=London|isbn=9780356085968|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_0356085961/page/121 121]|edition=14th|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_0356085961/page/121}}</ref>
==Finals== ===Singles=== {{main|1981 Bristol Open – Singles}} {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Edmondson]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Roscoe Tanner]] 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 * It was Edmondson's 2nd title of the year and the 15th of his career.
===Doubles=== {{main|1981 Bristol Open – Doubles}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Martin (tennis)|Billy Martin]] / {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Russell Simpson (tennis)|Russell Simpson]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Austin (tennis)|John Austin]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Johan Kriek]] 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 * It was Martin's only title of the year and the 4th of his career. It was Simpson's only title of the year and the 5th of his career.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/bristol/gbr/1981/m-gp-gbr-04a-1981/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{Bristol Open tournaments}} {{1981 Volvo Grand Prix}}
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