John McEnroe #1 def. Bjorn Borg #2

4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4

John McEnroe defeated Bjorn Borg 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4 in the 1981 Wimbledon final on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeBjorn Borg
Country USA SWE
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Jun 6, 1956
Age2225
Height180 cm180 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)12
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,3162,423
Current career W-L835–191617–141
Current career earnings$12,552,132$3,655,751
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe #1 5 7 Bjorn Borg #2

Path

John McEnroe's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rod Frawley 7-6 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 5, 1981SF
Johan Kriek #186-1 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 3, 1981QF
Stan Smith 7-5 3-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 1, 1981R16
Bob Lutz 6-4 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataJun 28, 1981R32
Raul Ramirez #626-3 6-7 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch dataJun 26, 1981R64
Tom Gullikson 7-6 7-5 6-3WMatch dataJun 24, 1981R128

John McEnroe's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Bjorn Borg's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jimmy Connors #30-6 4-6 6-3 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 5, 1981SF
Peter Mcnamara 7-6 6-2 6-3WMatch dataJul 3, 1981QF
Vitas Gerulaitis #197-6 7-5 7-6WH2HMatch dataJul 1, 1981R16
Rolf Gehring #366-4 7-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataJun 28, 1981R32
Mel Purcell #276-4 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 26, 1981R64
Peter Rennert #627-6 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 24, 1981R128