1981 French Open

1981 French Open
Date25 May – 7 June 1981
Edition80
Category51st Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S / 64D / 32X
Prize money$450,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationParis (XVIe), France
VenueStade Roland Garros
Champions
Men's singles
Sweden Björn Borg[1]
Women's singles
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková[2]
Men's doubles
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt / Hungary Balázs Taróczy[3]
Women's doubles
South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank Nideffer / South Africa Tanya Harford[2]
Mixed doubles
United States Andrea Jaeger / United States James Arias[2]
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The 1981 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 25 May until 7 June. It was the 85th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1981.[4][5]

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  2. ^ a b c "WTA Tournament Archive – 1981 Roland Garros" (PDF). WTA.
  3. ^ "ATP – 1981 Roland Garros Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
  4. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 390, 397, 400, 402–3. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  5. ^ Gilles Delamarre (1991). Roland Garros : Le Livre du Tournoi du Centenaire. Paris: Fédération Française de Tennis. pp. 240–245. ISBN 2906450510.