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1981 South Australian Open

Tennis tournament

1981 South Australian Open

Date

5–11 January

Edition

79th

Category

Grand Prix

Draw

32S / 16D

Prize money

$50,000

Surface

Grass

Location

Adelaide, Australia

Venue

Memorial Drive

Champions

Singles

Mark Edmondson^[1]

Doubles

Colin Dibley /

John James^[2]

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South Australian Open

· 1982 →

The 1981 South Australian Open was a men's Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tournament held on outdoor grass courts at Memorial Drive in Adelaide, Australia that was part of the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It was the 79th edition of the tournament and was held from 5 January until 11 January 1981. Fifth-seeded Mark Edmondson won the singles title.^[3]

Finals

Singles

Mark Edmondson defeated Brad Drewett 7–5, 6–2

It was Edmondson's 1st title of the year and the 14th of his career.

Doubles

Colin Dibley / John James defeated Craig Edwards / Eddie Edwards 6–3, 6–4

It was Dibley's only title of the year and the 21st of his career. It was James's only title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

References

^ "1981 Adelaide – Men's singles". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ "1981 Adelaide – Men's doubles". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. p. 118. ISBN 9780356085968.