Denver 1981

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ATP ATP 500/250 Carpet Start: Mar 2, 1981 Draw: 32 31 matches

Champion: Gene Mayer

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

Bruce Manson 6 7

Tom Gullikson 3 6

Tony Giammalva 7 4 6

Butch Walts 6 6 3

6 Fritz Buehning 4 7 6

Andrew Pattison 6 5 4

5 Terry Moor 3 6 7

Nick Saviano 6 3 6

4 Mel Purcell 6 6

Colin Dibley 2 2

3 John Sadri 6 6

John Austin 3 4

2 Ilie Nastase 3 6 6

Ferdi Taygan 6 3 2

1 Gene Mayer 6 4 6

Phil Dent 2 6 4

Quarterfinal

4 Mel Purcell 7 6

5 Terry Moor 5 3

3 John Sadri 7 7

Tony Giammalva 6 5

6 Fritz Buehning 6 7

2 Ilie Nastase 4 6

1 Gene Mayer 6 6

Bruce Manson 4 4

Semifinal

3 John Sadri 5 6 7

6 Fritz Buehning 7 3 5

1 Gene Mayer 3 6 6

4 Mel Purcell 6 3 2

Final

1 Gene Mayer 6 6

3 John Sadri 4 4

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Butch Walts	Steve Denton	7-6	6-7	7-6
Ferdi Taygan	Bernard Mitton	6-4	4-6	6-3
Nick Saviano	John Hayes	6-3	3-6	6-3
Andrew Pattison	Scott Davis	6-3	6-3	·
Bruce Manson	Chris Mayotte	7-6	6-0	·
Colin Dibley	Jaime Fillol	6-1	6-2	·
Phil Dent	Dick Stockton	6-4	6-3	·
John Austin	Juan Farrow	6-1	6-3	·
Tony Giammalva	Kevin Curren	7-6	7-6	·
Tom Gullikson	Tim Gullikson	2-6	6-4	6-3
Fritz Buehning	Eddie Edwards	6-4	6-3	·
Terry Moor	Robert Vant Hof	6-4	7-6	·
Mel Purcell	Richard Meyer	7-6	6-2	·
John Sadri	Steve Krulevitz	6-1	3-6	7-5
Ilie Nastase	Jim Delaney	6-3	7-5	·
Gene Mayer	Walter Redondo	6-1	6-2	·

Players (32)

	Player	Country	Reached
	Gene Mayer	USA	Winner
	John Sadri	USA	Final
FB	Fritz Buehning	USA	Semifinal
	Mel Purcell	USA	Semifinal
BM	Bruce Manson	USA	Quarterfinal
	Ilie Nastase	ROU	Quarterfinal
	Terry Moor	USA	Quarterfinal
TG	Tony Giammalva	USA	Quarterfinal
AP	Andrew Pattison	USA	Round of 16
BW	Butch Walts	USA	Round of 16
	Colin Dibley	AUS	Round of 16
FT	Ferdi Taygan	USA	Round of 16
JA	John Austin	USA	Round of 16
NS	Nick Saviano	USA	Round of 16
PD	Phil Dent	AUS	Round of 16
TG	Tom Gullikson	USA	Round of 16
BM	Bernard Mitton	RSA	Round of 32
CM	Chris Mayotte	USA	Round of 32
	Dick Stockton	USA	Round of 32
EE	Eddie Edwards	RSA	Round of 32
	Jaime Fillol	CHI	Round of 32
JD	Jim Delaney	USA	Round of 32
JH	John Hayes	USA	Round of 32
JF	Juan Farrow	USA	Round of 32
	Kevin Curren	USA	Round of 32
RM	Richard Meyer	USA	Round of 32
RH	Robert Vant Hof	USA	Round of 32
SD	Scott Davis	USA	Round of 32
SD	Steve Denton	USA	Round of 32
SK	Steve Krulevitz	USA	Round of 32
	Tim Gullikson	USA	Round of 32
WR	Walter Redondo	USA	Round of 32