1981 Miracle Indoor Championships

1981 Miracle Indoor Championships
Date	19–25 October
Edition	2nd
Category	Grand Prix
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$125,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Champions
Singles
Peter McNamara[1]
Doubles
Peter McNamara / Paul Kronk[2]

The 1981 Miracle Indoor Championships, also known as the Melbourne Indoor Championships, was an Association of Tennis Professionals men's tournament played on indoor carpet courts in the Frankston suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was the second edition of the tournament, which was part of the 1981 Grand Prix tennis circuit, and was held from 19 October until 25 October 1981. First-seeded Peter McNamara won the singles title after his opponent Vitas Gerulaitis defaulted the match at 5–5 in the final set in a protest against what he viewed as bad umpiring and line judging.[3][4]

Finals

Singles

Peter McNamara defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 6–4, 1–6, 5–5 def.

• It was McNamara's 2nd singles title of the year and the 4th of his career.

Doubles

Peter McNamara / Paul Kronk defeated Sherwood Stewart / Ferdi Taygan 3–6, 6–3, 6–4

References

1. "1981 Melbourne– Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. "1981 Melbourne– Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
3. "Miracle Indoor tennis – Gererulaitis walk-off: McNamara wins". The Canberra Times. 26 October 1981. p. 18 – via National Library of Australia.
4. John Barrett, ed. (1982). Slazengers World of Tennis 1982 : The Official Yearbook of the International Tennis Federation (14th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. p. 124. ISBN 9780356085968.

External links

• ITF tournament edition details