1981 Bavarian Tennis Championships – Singles

Rolf Gehring was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals this year.

Chris Lewis won the title, defeating Christophe Roger-Vasselin 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1, 6–1 in the final.

Seeds

 * 1) 🇺🇸 Eliot Teltscher (second round)
 * 2)  Rolf Gehring (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇮🇱 Shlomo Glickstein (quarterfinals)
 * 4) 🇳🇿 Chris Lewis (champion)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Butch Walts (quarterfinals)
 * 6)  Pavel Složil (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇫🇷 Christophe Roger-Vasselin (final)
 * 8)  Ulrich Pinner (semifinals)