1981 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles

Brian Gottfried was the defending champion but lost in the final 1–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–2 to Ivan Lendl.

Seeds
The draw allocated unseeded players at random; as a result seven seeds received a bye into the second round.


 * 1)  Ivan Lendl (champion)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Brian Gottfried (final)
 * 3) 🇺🇸 Stan Smith (semifinals)
 * 4)  Tomáš Šmíd (semifinals)
 * 5) 🇺🇸 Sandy Mayer (quarterfinals)
 * 6)  Rolf Gehring (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇧🇷 Carlos Kirmayr (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇮🇱 Shlomo Glickstein (second round)
 * 9) 🇺🇸 John Austin (third round)
 * 10) 🇺🇸 Sammy Giammalva Jr. (second round)
 * 11)  Stanislav Birner (third round)
 * 12)  Pavel Složil (third round)
 * 13)  Ulrich Pinner (first round)
 * 14) 🇺🇸 Trey Waltke (first round)
 * 15) 🇪🇸 Ángel Giménez (first round)
 * 16) 🇺🇸 Nick Saviano (third round)