# 1981 Egyptian Open

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Egyptian professional tennis tournament

Tennis tournament

1981 Egyptian Open Date 9–15 March Edition 5th Category Grand Prix Draw 32S / 16D Prize money $75,000 Surface Clay / outdoor Location Cairo, Egypt Champions Singles Guillermo Vilas[1] Doubles Ismail El Shafei / Balázs Taróczy[2] ← 1980 · Egyptian Open · 1982 →

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

## Finals

### Singles

[Guillermo Vilas](/source/Guillermo_Vilas) defeated [Peter Elter](/source/Peter_Elter) 6–2, 6–3

- It was Vilas's 2nd singles title of the year and the 51st of his [career](/source/Guillermo_Vilas_career_statistics).

### Doubles

[Ismail El Shafei](/source/Ismail_El_Shafei) / [Balázs Taróczy](/source/Bal%C3%A1zs_Tar%C3%B3czy) defeated [Paolo Bertolucci](/source/Paolo_Bertolucci) / [Gianni Ocleppo](/source/Gianni_Ocleppo) 6–7, 6–3, 6–1

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["1981 Cairo – Singles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/cairo/206/1981/draws?matchtype=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["1981 Cairo – Doubles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/cairo/206/1981/draws?matchtype=doubles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

## External links

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

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