1981 Bristol Open
Encyclopedia
The 1981 Bristol Open was a tennis
tournament played on grass court
s that was part of the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix
. It was played at Bristol
in Great Britain
and began on June 13, 1981.
Mark Edmondson
defeated
Roscoe Tanner
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Billy Martin
/
Russell Simpson defeated John Austin
/ Johan Kriek
3–6, 6–3, 12–10
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on grass court
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...
s that was part of the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix
1981 Volvo Grand Prix
The 1981 Volvo Grand Prix was the only tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:The table below shows the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix schedule ....
. It was played at Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
and began on June 13, 1981.
Men's Singles
Mark EdmondsonMark Edmondson
Mark Edmondson is a former professional Australian male tennis player....
defeated
Roscoe TannerRoscoe Tanner
Roscoe Tanner is an American former professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1972 and reached a career high world singles ranking of World No...
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
- It was Edmondson's 2nd title of the year and the 15th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Billy MartinBilly Martin (tennis)
Billy Martin , is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career he won 1 singles titles and 3 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 32 in 1975.-Singles titles :-Runner-ups :-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:...
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Russell Simpson defeated John AustinJohn Austin (tennis)
John Austin is an American former professional tennis player born in Long Beach, California. He won the Wimbledon mixed doubles championship with his sister, Tracy Austin, in 1980....
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Johan KriekJohan Kriek
Johan Kriek is a South African American professional male tennis player and founder of the Global Water Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering clean water to the world's neediest communities. Kriek has won two Australian Opens and has reached the semi-finals at the French...
3–6, 6–3, 12–10
- It was Martin's only title of the year and the 4th of his career. It was Simpson's only title of the year and the 5th of his career.