1981_Cuore_Cup

1981 Cuore Cup

1981 Cuore Cup

Tennis tournament

The 1981 Cuore Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palazzo dello Sport in Milan, Italy. The event was part WCT Tour which was incorporated into the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from 23 March through 29 March 1981. Second-seeded John McEnroe won his third consecutive singles title at the event and earned $35,000 first-prize money.[3][4][5]

Quick Facts Date, Edition ...

Finals

Singles

United States John McEnroe defeated Sweden Björn Borg 7–6(7–2), 6–4

  • It was McEnroe's 2nd singles title of the year and the 26th of his career.

Doubles

United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramirez defeated United States John McEnroe / United States Peter Rennert 7–6, 6–3

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "1981 Milan – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. [2]
    "1981 Milan – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. [3]
    John Barrett, ed. (1981). Slazengers World of Tennis 1981 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 9780362020342.
  4. [4]
    "McEnroe defeats Borg in Milan". The Tuscaloosa News. AP. 30 March 1981. p. 15 – via Google News Archive.
  5. [5]
    "McEnroe Tops Borg, 7-6, 6-4, in Milan Final". The New York Times. 30 March 1981.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1981_Cuore_Cup, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.