1981 Egyptian Open

{{short description|Egyptian professional tennis tournament}} {{TennisEventInfo|1981|Egyptian Open| | date=9–15 March | edition=5th | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=$75,000 | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location=[[Cairo]], Egypt | champs={{flagicon|ARG|}} [[Guillermo Vilas]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web |title=1981 Cairo – Singles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/cairo/206/1981/draws?matchtype=singles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|EGY}} [[Ismail El Shafei]] / {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Balázs Taróczy]]<ref name="md">{{cite web |title=1981 Cairo – Doubles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/cairo/206/1981/draws?matchtype=doubles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> }}

The '''1981 Egyptian Open''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[clay court]]s that was part of the [[1981 Volvo Grand Prix]] circuit. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was played in [[Cairo]], Egypt from 9 March until 15 March 1981. First-seeded [[Guillermo Vilas]] won the singles title.

==Finals== ===Singles=== {{flagicon|ARG|}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] defeated {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Peter Elter]] 6–2, 6–3 * It was Vilas's 2nd singles title of the year and the 51st of his [[Guillermo Vilas career statistics|career]].

===Doubles=== {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Ismail El Shafei]] / {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Balázs Taróczy]] defeated {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Bertolucci]] / {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianni Ocleppo]] 6–7, 6–3, 6–1

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/cairo/egy/1981/m-gp-egy-01a-1981/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]

[[Category:1981 Grand Prix (tennis)|Cairo Open]] [[Category:Cairo Open]] [[Category:1981 in Egypt]]