{{Infobox tennis event|1981|German Open Championships| | date=11–17 May | edition=73rd | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] ([[Grand Prix Super Series|Super Series]]) | prize_money=$200,000 | draw=64S / 32D | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location=[[Hamburg]], West Germany | venue=[[Am Rothenbaum]] | champs={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter McNamara]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web|title=1981 Hamburg – Singles draw|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/hamburg/414/1981/draws?matchType=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{nowrap|{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Andrés Gómez]] / {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Hans Gildemeister]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1981 Hamburg – Doubles draw|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/hamburg/414/1981/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref>}} | before_name=German Open Championships | main_name= Grand Prix German Open }}
The '''1981 German Open Championships''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[clay court]]s at [[Am Rothenbaum]] in [[Hamburg]], West Germany that was part of the [[Grand Prix Super Series|Super Series]] of the [[1981 Grand Prix (tennis)|1981 Grand Prix circuit]]. It was the 73rd edition of the [[Grand Prix German Open|event]] and took place from 11 May until 17 May 1981. Sixth-seeded [[Peter McNamara]] won the singles title after a win against first-seeded [[Jimmy Connors]] in a rain-interrupted final that was played over two days.
==Finals== ===Singles=== {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter McNamara]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]], 7–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 * It was McNamara' 1st singles title of the year and the 3rd of his career.
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|ECU}} [[Andrés Gómez]] / {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Hans Gildemeister]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter McNamara]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul McNamee]], 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
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==External links== * {{official website|http://hamburg-open.com/}} * [https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/hamburg/414/overview ATP tournament profile] * [https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010002454 ITF tournament edition details]
{{Hamburg Masters tournaments}} {{1981 Volvo Grand Prix}}
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