1981 Donnay Indoor Championships – Singles

This was the first edition of the event.

Jimmy Connors won the title, defeating Brian Gottfried 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 in the final.

Seeds
• # 🇸🇪 Björn Borg (second round)

• # 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors (champion)

• # 🇵🇱 Wojtek Fibak (second round)

• # 🇺🇸 Brian Gottfried (final)

• # 🇮🇳 Vijay Amritraj (quarterfinals)

• # Tomáš Šmíd (first round)

• # 🇦🇺 Kim Warwick (quarterfinals, retired)

• # Heinz Günthardt (first round)