1981 Grand Prix (tennis)
The 1981 Volvo Grand Prix was the only men's professional tennis circuit held that year. It consisted of the four Grand Slam tournaments and the Grand Prix tournaments. The World Championship Tennis Tour was incorporated into the Grand Prix circuit. The WCT tour consisted of eight regular tournaments, a season's final, three tournaments categorized as special events and a doubles championship. In total 89 tournaments were held divided over 29 countries. The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council.
Schedule
The table below shows the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix schedule.;Key
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Tour finals |
| Super Series |
| Regular Series |
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January 1982
Points system
The tournaments listed above were divided into twelve point categories. The highest points were allocated to the Grand Slam tournaments; French Open, the Wimbledon Championships, the US Open and the Australian Open. Points were allocated based on these categories and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. The points table is based on a 32 player draw. No points were awarded to first-round losers and advancements by default were equal to winning a round. The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, is as follows:| Grand Slam | $300,000+ | $275,000+ | $250,000+ | $225,000+ | $200,000+ | $175,000+ | $150,000+ | $125,000+ | $100,000+ | $75,000+ | $50,000+ | |
| Winner | 350 | 300 | 275 | 250 | 225 | 200 | 175 | 150 | 125 | 100 | 75 | 50 |
| Runner-up | 245 | 210 | 192 | 175 | 157 | 140 | 122 | 104 | 87 | 70 | 52 | 35 |
| Semifinalist | 140 | 120 | 110 | 100 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 |
| Quarterfinalist | 70 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
| Fourth round | 35 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Third round | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | – | – |
| Second round | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Grand Prix standings
1. Ivan Lendl2. John McEnroe
3. Jimmy Connors
4. José Luis Clerc
5. Guillermo Vilas
6. Björn Borg
7. Roscoe Tanner
8. Eliot Teltscher
9. Vitas Gerulaitis
10. Yannick Noah
ATP rankings
''*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 4th, 1982.''WCT Tour standings
| Player | Tournaments Played | Tournaments Won | Points |
 List of tournament winnersThe list of winners and number of singles titles won, alphabetically by last name:
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