1981 Wimbledon Championships

Tennis tournament

Date

22 June – 4 July

Edition

95th

Prize money

The total prize money for 1981 championships was £322,136. The winner of the men's title earned £21,600 while the women's singles champion earned £19,440. However, the ladies champion was additionally presented with a diamond necklace, donated to the club, valued at £3,000.00, which technically made the ladies prize higher than the gentleman's for the only time in the championships history.

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64	Round of 128
Men's singles	£21,600	£10,800	£5,400	£2,700	£1,730	£920	£540	£325
Women's singles	£19,440	£9,450	£4,725	£2,160	£1,345	£745	£420	£250
Men's doubles *	£9,070	£4,540	£2,270	£1,140	£620	£200	£100	—
Women's doubles *	£7,854	£3,932	£1,816	£912	£434	£140	£70	—
Mixed doubles *	£4,770	£2,390	£1,140	£560	£280	£0	£0	—

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Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

John McEnroe defeated Björn Borg, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–4

It was McEnroe's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Main article: 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Chris Evert Lloyd defeated Hana Mandlíková, 6–2, 6–2

It was Evert-Lloyd's 12th career Grand Slam title and her third and last Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles

Main article: 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Bob Lutz / Stan Smith, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4

It was Fleming's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Wimbledon title. It was McEnroe's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Wimbledon title.

Women's doubles

Main article: 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith, 6–3, 7–6

It was Navratilova's 11th career Grand Slam title and her 5th Wimbledon title. It was Shriver's 1st career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title.

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve defeated John Austin / Tracy Austin, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3

It was McMillan's 10th and last career Grand Slam title and his 5th Wimbledon title. It was Stöve's 10th and last career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title.

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Matt Anger defeated Pat Cash, 7–6, 7–5

Girls' singles

Main article: 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

Zina Garrison defeated Rene Uys, 6–4, 3–6, 6–0

Singles seeds

Men's singles

Björn Borg (final, lost to John McEnroe)
John McEnroe (champion)
Jimmy Connors (semifinals, lost to Björn Borg)
Ivan Lendl (first round, lost to Charlie Fancutt)
Gene Mayer (withdrew before the tournament began)
Brian Teacher (second round, lost to Vijay Amritraj)
Brian Gottfried (second round, lost to Jeff Borowiak)
Roscoe Tanner (second round, lost to Carlos Kirmayr)
José Luis Clerc (third round, lost to Paul Kronk)
Guillermo Vilas (first round, lost to Mark Edmondson)
Víctor Pecci (first round, lost to Bill Scanlon)
Peter McNamara (quarterfinals, lost to Björn Borg)
Yannick Noah (first round, lost to Eric Fromm)
Wojciech Fibak (fourth round, lost to Jimmy Connors)
Balázs Taróczy (third round, lost to Stan Smith)
Vitas Gerulaitis (fourth round, lost to Björn Borg)

Women's singles

Chris Evert Lloyd (champion)
Hana Mandlíková (final, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd)
Tracy Austin (quarterfinals, lost to Pam Shriver)
Martina Navratilova (semifinals, lost to Hana Mandlíková)
Andrea Jaeger (fourth round, lost to Mima Jaušovec)
Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals, lost to Hana Mandlíková)
Pam Shriver (semifinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd)
Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Navratilova)
Sylvia Hanika (first round, lost to Mary-Lou Piatek)
Mima Jaušovec (quarterfinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd)
Dianne Fromholtz (third round, lost to Claudia Pasquale)
Kathy Jordan (fourth round, lost to Virginia Ruzici)
Bettina Bunge (second round, lost to Sue Barker)
Barbara Potter (fourth round, lost to Tracy Austin)
Regina Maršíková (first round, lost to Lucia Romanov)
JoAnne Russell (first round, lost to Pam Teeguarden)

References

Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). : New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.
Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN 0007117078.
Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
"About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
Chrissie: My Own Story by Evert Lloyd, Chris & Amdur, Neil (1984). Simon & Schuster ASIN: B011MBD9JY
"Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
"Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
"Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
"Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
"Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
"Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
"Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

External links

Official Wimbledon Championships website

Preceded by1981 French Open

Grand Slams

Succeeded by1981 US Open

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Open Era finalists

1981 Grand Prix Tour « 1980 1982 »

Grand Slam tournaments

Grand Prix circuit

Super Series

Regular Series

Team events

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Grand Slam events	French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) Australian Open (S, D)
Avon Championships Circuit	Kansas (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Detroit (S, D) California (S, D) Houston (S, D) Seattle (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Boston (S, D)
Toyota Series	Charleston (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Orlando (S, D) Perugia (S, D) Lugano (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Surbiton (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Indianapolis (S, D) Richmond (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Mahwah (S, D) Tokyo 1 (S) Atlanta (S, D) Bloomington (S, D) Tampa (S, D) Kyoto (S, D) Deerfield Beach (S, D) Brighton (S, D) Tokyo 2 (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Hong Kong (S, D) Perth (S, D) Sydney (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup Wightman Cup
Avon Championships (S, D) Bridgestone Doubles Championships (D) Toyota Series Championships (S, D)

1981 in tennis

Grand Slam

Tours

Men	Volvo Grand Prix Volvo Masters
Women	WTA Tour Avon Championships Toyota Series Championships

National teams

Men	Davis Cup (World Group) World Team Cup
Women	Federation Cup Wightman Cup

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