Singles
1981 Stockholm Open
Champion	Gene Mayer
Runner-up	Sandy Mayer
Score	6–4, 6–2
Draw	64
Seeds	16

Björn Borg was the defending champion, but did not participate this year.

Gene Mayer won the title, defeating Sandy Mayer 6–4, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Jimmy Connors	3	3
	11	Sandy Mayer	6	6
								11	Sandy Mayer	4	2
								3	Gene Mayer	6	6
	3	Gene Mayer	6	6
		Hank Pfister	3	2

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	J Connors	6	6
		J Borowiak	0	2				1	J Connors	6	6
		J Granát	6	4	7				J Granát	2	1
		E Fromm	4	6	6										1	J Connors	6	7	6
		S Glickstein	6	1	6											S Glickstein	7	5	1
		J Soares	3	6	3				S Glickstein	7	6
		F Taygan	4	4				9	T Šmíd	6	4
	9	T Šmíd	6	6																		1	J Connors	6	6
	14	R Lutz	6	7																			N Saviano	3	4
		J Simpson	3	6				14	R Lutz	3	4
		B Testerman	6	5	2				N Saviano	6	6
		N Saviano	0	7	6											N Saviano	7	6
		G Moretton	6	7												I Năstase	5	2
		V Amaya	3	6					G Moretton	6	4	1
		I Năstase	6	6					I Năstase	1	6	6
	7	H Solomon	4	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	Y Noah	2	6	6
		H Sundström	6	2	3			4	Y Noah	6	4	6
		J Nyström	4	6	6				J Nyström	2	6	4
		J Norbäck	6	3	2										4	Y Noah	2	2
		S Meister	4	1											11	S Mayer	6	6
		J Gunnarsson	6	6					J Gunnarsson	6	3	3
		T Waltke	3	1				11	S Mayer	4	6	6
	11	S Mayer	6	6																		11	S Mayer	6	3	6
	16	C Kirmayr	4	6	7																		P Elter	2	6	1
		T Högstedt	6	4	5			16	C Kirmayr	4	4
		H-D Beutel	6	6					H-D Beutel	6	6
		C Roger-Vasselin	2	3												H-D Beutel	3	4
		S Svensson	2	6												P Elter	6	6
		P Elter	6	7					P Elter	7	6
		P Portes	4	5				6	J Kriek	6	2
	6	J Kriek	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	S Smith	6	6
		P Rennert	3	4				8	S Smith	6	2
		S Birner	6	1	3				M Wilander	7	6
		M Wilander	4	6	6											M Wilander	6	6
		T Giammalva	6	6											13	T Mayotte	4	2
		R Meyer	3	2					T Giammalva	3	1
		C Leeds	5	4				13	T Mayotte	6	6
	13	T Mayotte	7	6																			M Wilander	2	3
	10	F Buehning	6	6																		3	G Mayer	6	6
		T Wilkison	2	3				10	F Buehning	7	6
		S Simonsson	5	6	1				S Giammalva Jr.	6	4
		S Giammalva Jr.	7	1	6										10	F Buehning
		T Tulasne	4	3											3	G Mayer	w/o
		A Järryd	6	6					A Järryd	1	2
		P Fleming	4	1				3	G Mayer	6	6
	3	G Mayer	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	B Gottfried	6	6
		D Siegler	1	2				5	B Gottfried	3	6	2
		P Hjertquist	3	4					H Pfister	6	1	6
		H Pfister	6	6												H Pfister	5	7	6
		T Okker	3	2												T Gullikson	7	6	4
		T Gullikson	6	6					T Gullikson	4	6	6
		H Simonsson	6	2				12	R Gehring	6	4	3
	12	R Gehring	7	6																			H Pfister	6	6
	15	K Curren	6	6																			M Doyle	4	3
		E Edwards	3	1				15	K Curren	2	3
		M Doyle	6	6					M Doyle	6	6
		J Hayes	3	1												M Doyle	6	6
		S Denton	7	6												S Denton	4	3
		Á Giménez	5	4					S Denton	w/o
		K Eberhard	3	3				2	R Tanner
	2	R Tanner	6	6

External links

• ATP tournament draws
• ITF tournament draws