1981 Geneva Open – Singles

Balázs Taróczy was the defending champion, but lost in the first round this year.

Björn Borg successfully defended his title, defeating Tomáš Šmíd 6–4, 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

 * 1) 🇸🇪 Björn Borg (champion)
 * 2)  Víctor Pecci (second round)
 * 3) 🇭🇺 Balázs Taróczy (first round)
 * 4)  Tomáš Šmíd (final)
 * 5)  José Luis Damiani (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇦🇷 Ricardo Cano (quarterfinals)
 * 7)  Heinz Günthardt (quarterfinals)
 * 8) N/A