{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox tennis tournament year|1981|Washington Star International| | date=July 20–26 | edition=13th | category=[[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix]] | prize_money=$175,000 | draw=64S / 32D | surface=[[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor | location=[[Washington, D.C.]], United States | venue=[[Rock Creek Park]] | champs={{flagicon|ARG|alt}} [[José Luis Clerc]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web |title=1981 Washington – Singles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/washington/418/1981/draws?matchType=singles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{nowrap|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Van Winitsky]]<ref name="md">{{cite web|title=1981 Washington – Doubles draw|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/washington/418/1981/draws?matchType=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref>}} | after_name=Sovran Bank Classic | main_name = Washington Open (tennis) {{!}} Washington Open }}
The '''1981 Washington Star International''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament and was played on outdoor [[clay court]]s. The event was part of the [[1981 Grand Prix (tennis)|1981 Grand Prix circuit]]. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held at [[Rock Creek Park]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] from July 20 through July 26, 1981. Third-seeded [[José Luis Clerc]] won the singles title.<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/94 94–95]|edition=14th|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_0356085961/page/94}}</ref>
==Finals==
===Singles=== {{flagicon|ARG|alt}} [[José Luis Clerc]] defeated {{flagicon|ARG|alt}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] 7–5, 6–2 * It was Clerc's 4th singles title of the year and the 14th of his career.
===Doubles=== {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Van Winitsky]] defeated {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Pavel Složil]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ferdi Taygan]] 5–7, 7–6<sup>(9–7)</sup>, 7–6<sup>(8–6)</sup>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/washington/418/overview ATP tournament profile] * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/washington-dc/usa/1981/m-gp-usa-19a-1981/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{Washington tennis tournaments}} {{1981 Volvo Grand Prix}}
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