1981 Wimbledon Championships


The 1981 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 22 June until 4 July. It was the 95th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1981.
For the first time in the tournament's history there were no seeded British players in the singles draws.

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.
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round 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

* per team

Champions

Seniors

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

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

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

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

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

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

Girls' singles

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

Singles seeds

Men's singles

  1. Björn Borg '
  2. John McEnroe
  3. Jimmy Connors '
  4. Ivan Lendl '
  5. Gene Mayer '
  6. Brian Teacher '
  7. Brian Gottfried '
  8. Roscoe Tanner '
  9. José Luis Clerc '
  10. Guillermo Vilas '
  11. Víctor Pecci '
  12. Peter McNamara '
  13. Yannick Noah '
  14. Wojciech Fibak '
  15. Balázs Taróczy '
  16. Vitas Gerulaitis ''''

    Women's singles

  17. Chris Evert Lloyd
  18. Hana Mandlíková '
  19. Tracy Austin '
  20. Martina Navratilova '
  21. Andrea Jaeger '
  22. Wendy Turnbull '
  23. Pam Shriver '
  24. Virginia Ruzici '
  25. Sylvia Hanika '
  26. Mima Jaušovec '
  27. Dianne Fromholtz '
  28. Kathy Jordan '
  29. Bettina Bunge '
  30. Barbara Potter '
  31. Regina Maršíková '
  32. JoAnne Russell ''''