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1981 Donnay Indoor Championships
1981 Donnay Indoor Championships
Date	9–15 March
Edition	1st
Category	Grand Prix circuit (WCT)
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$175,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Brussels, Belgium
Champions
Singles
	Jimmy Connors
Doubles
	Sandy Mayer / Frew McMillan

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The 1981 Donnay Indoor Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts^[3] in Brussels, Belgium. It was a WCT tournament that was part of the 1981 Volvo Grand Prix circuit. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 9 March until 15 March 1981. Second-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title.^[3]

Finals

Singles

Jimmy Connors defeated Brian Gottfried, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3

It was Connors' 2nd singles title of the year and the 87th of his career.

Doubles

Sandy Mayer / Frew McMillan defeated Kevin Curren / Steve Denton, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3

References

^ "1981 Brussels Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ "1981 Brussels Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
^ ^a ^b "Brussels Indoor 1981". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2012-08-18.

[ms-1] "1981 Brussels Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

[md-2] "1981 Brussels Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

[ITF-3] "Brussels Indoor 1981". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2012-08-18.

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+The '''1981 Donnay Indoor Championships''' was a men's [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Carpet court|indoor carpet courts]]<ref name=ITF/> in [[Brussels]], Belgium. It was a [[World Championship Tennis|WCT]] tournament that was part of the [[1981 Volvo Grand Prix]] circuit. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 9 March until 15 March 1981. Second-seeded [[Jimmy Connors]] won the singles title.<ref name=ITF>{{Cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010002151|title=Brussels Indoor 1981|publisher=[[International Tennis Federation]]|access-date=2012-08-18|archive-date=2016-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330035633/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010002151|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-==Champions==
+==Finals==
 ===Singles===
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+{{main|1981 Donnay Indoor Championships – Singles}}
-{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Jimmy Connors]]''' def. {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]], 6&ndash;2, 6&ndash;4, 6&ndash;3<ref name="Singles"/>
+{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]] defeated  {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Gottfried]], 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
+* It was Connors' 2nd singles title of the year and the 87th of his [[Jimmy Connors career statistics|career]].
 ===Doubles===
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+{{main|1981 Donnay Indoor Championships – Doubles}}
-{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Sandy Mayer]]''' / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} '''[[Frew McMillan]]''' def. {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Kevin Curren]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Steve Denton]], 4&ndash;6, 6&ndash;3, 6&ndash;3<ref name="Doubles"/>
+{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sandy Mayer]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Frew McMillan]] defeated {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Kevin Curren]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Denton]], 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
 {{Brussels Indoor tournaments}}
 {{1981 Volvo Grand Prix}}
-[[Category:1981 Volvo Grand Prix|Donnay Indoor Championships]]
+[[Category:1981 Grand Prix (tennis)|Donnay Indoor Championships]]
+[[Category:1981 in Belgian tennis|Donnay]]
+[[Category:Donnay Indoor Championships|+]]
+[[Category:March 1981 sports events in Europe]]