# 1981 Washington Star International

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1981 Washington Star International Date July 20–26 Edition 13th Category Grand Prix Draw 64S / 32D Prize money $175,000 Surface Clay / outdoor Location Washington, D.C., United States Venue Rock Creek Park Champions Singles José Luis Clerc[1] Doubles Raúl Ramírez / Van Winitsky[2] ← 1980 · Washington Open · 1982 →

The **1981 Washington Star International** was a men's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament and was played on outdoor [clay courts](/source/Clay_court). The event was part of the [1981 Grand Prix circuit](/source/1981_Grand_Prix_(tennis)). It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held at [Rock Creek Park](/source/Rock_Creek_Park) in [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.) from July 20 through July 26, 1981. Third-seeded [José Luis Clerc](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Luis_Clerc) won the singles title.[3]

## Finals

### Singles

[José Luis Clerc](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Luis_Clerc) defeated [Guillermo Vilas](/source/Guillermo_Vilas) 7–5, 6–2

- It was Clerc's 4th singles title of the year and the 14th of his career.

### Doubles

[Raúl Ramírez](/source/Ra%C3%BAl_Ram%C3%ADrez) / [Van Winitsky](/source/Van_Winitsky) defeated [Pavel Složil](/source/Pavel_Slo%C5%BEil) / [Ferdi Taygan](/source/Ferdi_Taygan) 5–7, 7–6(9–7), 7–6(8–6)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["1981 Washington – Singles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/washington/418/1981/draws?matchType=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["1981 Washington – Doubles draw"](http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/washington/418/1981/draws?matchType=doubles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wot1982_3-0)** [John Barrett](/source/John_Barrett_(tennis)), ed. (1982). [*Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation*](https://archive.org/details/isbn_0356085961/page/94) (14th ed.). London: [Queen Anne Press](/source/Queen_Anne_Press). pp. [94–95](https://archive.org/details/isbn_0356085961/page/94). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780356085968](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780356085968).

## External links

- [ATP tournament profile](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/washington/418/overview)

- [ITF tournament edition details](https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/washington-dc/usa/1981/m-gp-usa-19a-1981/draws-and-results/)

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