1981 Monte Carlo Open

{{TennisEventInfo|1981|Monte Carlo Open| | date=13–20 April | edition=75th | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix circuit]] | prize_money=$250,000 | draw=32S / 16D | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location=[[Roquebrune-Cap-Martin]], France | venue=[[Monte Carlo Country Club]] | champs=Match not completed, abandoned due to rain | champd={{flagicon|SUI}} [[Heinz Günthardt]] / {{flagicon|HUN|1957}} [[Balázs Taróczy]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1981 Monte Carlo – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/monte-carlo/410/1981/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> }}

The '''1981 Monte Carlo Open''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Clay court|outdoor clay courts]] at the [[Monte Carlo Country Club]] in [[Roquebrune-Cap-Martin]], France that was part of the [[1981 Volvo Grand Prix]] circuit. It was the 75th edition of the tournament and was held from 13 April until 20 April 1981. [[Jimmy Connors]] and [[Guillermo Vilas]] were considered runners-up since the final, which was already postponed to Monday due to rain, was abandoned due to further rain at 5–5 in the first set.<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|pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_0356085961/page/83 83, 84]|edition=14th|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}</ref>

==Finals==

===Singles=== No winner as the final was abandoned. [[Jimmy Connors]] and [[Guillermo Vilas]] both received [[runners-up]] finishes. {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] and {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] 5–5.

===Doubles=== {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Heinz Günthardt]] / {{flagicon|HUN|1957}} [[Balázs Taróczy]] defeated {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Pavel Složil]] / {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Tomáš Šmíd]] 6–3, 6–3

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{official website|http://montecarlotennismasters.com}} * [http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/monte-carlo/410/overview ATP tournament profile] * [http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010002850 ITF tournament details] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513012633/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010002850 |date=2014-05-13 }}

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