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.

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

Template:Flagicon John McEnroe defeated Template:Flagicon Björn Borg, 4–6, 7–6^(7–1), 7–6^(7–4), 6–4

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

Women's singles

Template:Flagicon Chris Evert Lloyd defeated Template:Flagicon 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

Template:Flagicon Peter Fleming / Template:Flagicon John McEnroe defeated Template:Flagicon Bob Lutz / Template:Flagicon 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

Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova / Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver defeated Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan / Template:Flagicon Anne Smith, 6–3, 7–6^(8–6)

• 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

Template:Flagicon Frew McMillan / Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve defeated Template:Flagicon John Austin / Template:Flagicon Tracy Austin, 4–6, 7–6^(7–2), 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

Template:Flagicon Matt Anger defeated Template:Flagicon Pat Cash, 7–6^(7–3), 7–5

Girls' singles

Template:Flagicon Zina Garrison defeated Template:Flagicon Rene Uys, 6–4, 3–6, 6–0

Singles seeds

Men's singles

1. Template:Flagicon Björn Borg (final, lost to John McEnroe)
2. Template:Flagicon John McEnroe (champion)
3. Template:Flagicon Jimmy Connors (semifinals, lost to Björn Borg)
4. Template:Flagicon Ivan Lendl (first round, lost to Charlie Fancutt)
5. Template:Flagicon Gene Mayer (withdrew before the tournament began)
6. Template:Flagicon Brian Teacher (second round, lost to Vijay Amritraj)
7. Template:Flagicon Brian Gottfried (second round, lost to Jeff Borowiak)
8. Template:Flagicon Roscoe Tanner (second round, lost to Carlos Kirmayr)
9. Template:Flagicon José Luis Clerc (third round, lost to Paul Kronk)
10. Template:Flagicon Guillermo Vilas (first round, lost to Mark Edmondson)
11. Template:Flagicon Víctor Pecci (first round, lost to Bill Scanlon)
12. Template:Flagicon Peter McNamara (quarterfinals, lost to Björn Borg)
13. Template:Flagicon Yannick Noah (first round, lost to Eric Fromm)
14. Template:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak (fourth round, lost to Jimmy Connors)
15. Template:Flagicon Balázs Taróczy (third round, lost to Stan Smith)
16. Template:Flagicon Vitas Gerulaitis (fourth round, lost to Björn Borg)

Women's singles

1. Template:Flagicon Chris Evert Lloyd (champion)
2. Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková (final, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd)
3. Template:Flagicon Tracy Austin (quarterfinals, lost to Pam Shriver)
4. Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova (semifinals, lost to Hana Mandlíková)
5. Template:Flagicon Andrea Jaeger (fourth round, lost to Mima Jaušovec)
6. Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals, lost to Hana Mandlíková)
7. Template:Flagicon Pam Shriver (semifinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd)
8. Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Navratilova)
9. Template:Flagicon Sylvia Hanika (first round, lost to Mary-Lou Piatek)
10. Template:Flagicon Mima Jaušovec (quarterfinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd)
11. Template:Flagicon Dianne Fromholtz (third round, lost to Claudia Pasquale)
12. Template:Flagicon Kathy Jordan (fourth round, lost to Virginia Ruzici)
13. Template:Flagicon Bettina Bunge (second round, lost to Sue Barker)
14. Template:Flagicon Barbara Potter (fourth round, lost to Tracy Austin)
15. Template:Flagicon Regina Maršíková (first round, lost to Lucia Romanov)
16. Template:Flagicon JoAnne Russell (first round, lost to Pam Teeguarden)

External links

• Official Wimbledon Championships website

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