{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{TennisEventInfo|1981|United Virginia Bank Classic| | date=February 2–8 | edition= 16th | category=[[Grand Prix tennis tour|Grand Prix]] (WCT) | prize_money=$175,000 | draw=32S / 16D | surface=[[Carpet court|Carpet]] / indoor | location=[[Richmond, Virginia]], United States | venue=[[Richmond Coliseum]] | champs={{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yannick Noah]]<ref name=ms>{{cite web|title=1981 Richmond – Singles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/richmond/802/1981/draws?matchtype=singles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Gullikson]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Bernard Mitton]]<ref name=md>{{cite web|title=1981 Richmond – Doubles draw|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/richmond/802/1981/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) }}</ref> | after_name=Richmond WCT Classic | main_name=Richmond WCT }}

The '''1981 United Virginia Bank Classic''', also known as the '''Richmond WCT''', was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on indoor [[carpet court]]s at the [[Richmond Coliseum]] in [[Richmond, Virginia]], United States. The event was part [[World Championship Tennis|WCT Tour]] which was incorporated into the [[1981 Volvo Grand Prix]] circuit. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from February 2 through February 8, 1981. Eighth-seeded [[Yannick Noah]] won the singles title and $35,000 first-prize money after his opponent in the final [[Ivan Lendl]] retired with a pulled leg muscle.<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/27 27,181]|edition=14th|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The $35,000 Racquet|url=https://digital.library.vcu.edu/islandora/object/vcu%3A15745|work=Commonwealth Times|author=Bob Bell|issue=15|via=Virginia Commonwealth University|date=February 17, 1981|pages=12–13, 23}}</ref>

==Finals==

===Singles=== {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yannick Noah]] defeated {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ivan Lendl]] 6–1, 3–1, retired * It was Noah's 1st singles title of the year and the 6th of his career.

===Doubles=== {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Gullikson]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Bernard Mitton]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]] / {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]] 3–6, 6–2, 6–3

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/richmond/usa/1981/m-gp-usa-04a-1981/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]

{{Richmond tournaments}} {{1981 Volvo Grand Prix}}

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