{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2026}} {{TennisEventInfo|1981|Robinson's Tennis Open| | date=March 9–15 | edition=2nd | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] | location=[[Oldsmar, Florida]], U.S. | venue=East Lake Woodlands Golf and Racquet Club | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=$75,000 | surface=Hard / outdoor | attendance=16,400<ref>{{cite news |author1=Greg Gordon |title=Open needs economic support |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/335318339/ |work=The Tampa Tribune |date=March 19, 1981 |page=11-C |quote=Attendance at the Robinson's Men's Tennis Open suffered miserably last week, drawing only 2,000 more people than last April's first edition. This year's field was twice as good as the first bu attracted only 16,400 for the week (...).}}</ref> | champs={{flagicon|USA}} [[Mel Purcell]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web |title=1981 Tampa– Singles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/tampa/346/1981/draws?matchtype=singles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Butch Walts]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Bernard Mitton]]<ref name="md">{{cite web |title=1981 Tampa – Doubles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/tampa/346/1981/draws?matchtype=doubles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | main_name=Tampa Open }} The '''1981 Robinson's Tennis Open''', also known as the '''Tampa Open''', was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[hard court]]s at the East Lake Woodlands Golf and Racquet Club in [[Oldsmar, Florida]] in the United States that was part of the [[1981 Grand Prix (tennis)|1981 Grand Prix circuit]]. It was the second edition of the [[Tampa Open|tournament]] and took place from March 9 through March 15, 1981. Second-seeded [[Mel Purcell]] won the singles title and earned $15,000 first-prize money.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Ralph Diaz |title=No. 2 blues are finished for Purcell |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/334131175/ |work=The Tampa Times |date=March 16, 1981 |page=1-C |url-access=limited}}</ref><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/119 119]|edition=14th|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_0356085961/page/119}}</ref>
==Finals== ===Singles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mel Purcell]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Borowiak]] 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 * It was Purcell's 1st singles title of his career.
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[Butch Walts]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Bernard Mitton]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Carter (tennis)|David Carter]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Kronk]] 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 * It was Walts' 2nd doubles title of the year and the 10th of his career. It was Mitton's 2nd doubles title of the year and the 5th of his career.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/tampa/usa/1981/m-gp-usa-10a-1981/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{Tampa tournaments}} {{1981 Volvo Grand Prix}}
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