# Wimbledon 1981

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/256/wimbledon?season=1981
Tour: ATP

## Tournament info
- Category: Grand Slam
- Surface: grass
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Start date: 1981-06-22
- End date: 1981-07-06

## Champion
- Winner: John McEnroe
- Runner-up: Bjorn Borg
- Final score: 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- John McEnroe d. Bjorn Borg 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4

### SF
- Bjorn Borg d. Jimmy Connors 0-6 4-6 6-3 6-0 6-4
- John McEnroe d. Rod Frawley 7-6 6-4 7-5

### QF
- John McEnroe d. Johan Kriek 6-1 7-5 6-1
- Rod Frawley d. Tim Mayotte 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-3
- Bjorn Borg d. Peter Mcnamara 7-6 6-2 6-3
- Jimmy Connors d. Vijay Amritraj 2-6 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-2

### R16
- Tim Mayotte d. Sandy Mayer 6-3 6-4 7-6
- Bjorn Borg d. Vitas Gerulaitis 7-6 7-5 7-6
- Jimmy Connors d. Wojtek Fibak 6-3 6-2 6-4
- Peter Mcnamara d. Jeff Borowiak 7-6 6-0 7-6
- John McEnroe d. Stan Smith 7-5 3-6 6-1 6-2
- Rod Frawley d. John Fitzgerald 6-4 6-3 7-6
- Johan Kriek d. Francisco Gonzalez 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-1
- Vijay Amritraj d. Paul Kronk 6-3 6-3 6-2

### R32
- John McEnroe d. Bob Lutz 6-4 6-2 6-0
- Vijay Amritraj d. Tim Wilkison 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-4
- Johan Kriek d. Russell Simpson 7-6 3-6 6-2 7-5
- Sandy Mayer d. Fritz Buehning 6-4 2-6 7-6 5-7 6-1
- Francisco Gonzalez d. Paul Mcnamee 6-4 6-2 6-2
- Jeff Borowiak d. Tim Gullikson 6-3 7-6 4-6 6-3
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Victor Amaya 4-6 6-4 3-6 6-3 7-5
- Tim Mayotte d. John Sadri 7-6 6-3 7-5
- Wojtek Fibak d. Brad Drewett 7-6 6-1 3-6 3-6 6-4
- John Fitzgerald d. Mats Wilander 6-0 4-6 6-2 6-2
- Paul Kronk d. Jose Luis Clerc 2-6 6-4 6-1 7-6
- Rod Frawley d. Carlos Kirmayr 7-6 6-3 6-3
- Jimmy Connors d. Tony Giammalva 6-4 6-4 6-0
- Stan Smith d. Balazs Taroczy 6-3 6-2 6-3
- Bjorn Borg d. Rolf Gehring 6-4 7-5 6-0

### R64
- Jimmy Connors d. Chris Lewis 7-6 7-6 6-3
- Victor Amaya d. Buster C Mottram 6-3 6-4 6-2
- Russell Simpson d. Gilles Moretton 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3
- Johan Kriek d. Joakim Nystrom 6-2 6-4 6-4
- Jose Luis Clerc d. John Lloyd 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-4
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Kevin Curren 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-3
- Tim Wilkison d. Robert Vant Hof 6-3 6-4 6-2
- John Fitzgerald d. Bill Scanlon 6-1 6-2 6-2
- Tony Giammalva d. Pat Dupre 6-3 6-4 1-6 6-3
- Rod Frawley d. Cliff Letcher 6-3 6-1 6-3
- Jeff Borowiak d. Brian Gottfried 6-4 7-6 6-4
- Balazs Taroczy d. Richard Meyer 7-6 6-3 7-6
- John Sadri d. Christophe Roger-Vasselin 7-6 6-7 6-3 6-4
- Paul Kronk d. Wayne Pascoe 7-5 6-3 6-4
- Bjorn Borg d. Mel Purcell 6-4 6-1 6-3
- Carlos Kirmayr d. Roscoe Tanner 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-2
- Paul Mcnamee d. Chris Johnstone 6-2 6-1 6-2
- Tim Gullikson d. Peter Fleming 3-6 7-6 7-6 6-3
- Fritz Buehning d. Mark Edmondson 6-4 6-3 5-7 7-5
- Rolf Gehring d. Ferdi Taygan 7-5 6-1 7-6
- Brad Drewett d. Craig Wittus 6-3 6-0 6-4
- Wojtek Fibak d. Marty Davis 6-4 6-4 6-2
- John McEnroe d. Raul Ramirez 6-3 6-7 6-3 7-6
- Tim Mayotte d. Charlie Fancutt 4-6 6-4 7-6 6-3
- Andrew Pattison d. Angel Gimenez 4-6 7-6 6-7 6-1 6-4
- Vijay Amritraj d. Brian Teacher 6-4 2-6 2-6 6-2 6-1
- Sandy Mayer d. Hans Simonsson 6-2 6-1 7-6
- Stan Smith d. Ross Case 6-3 7-6 7-6
- Francisco Gonzalez d. Eric Fromm 6-3 6-7 7-5 6-3
- Mats Wilander d. Henri Leconte 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-2

### R128
- Mel Purcell d. Dale Collings 6-4 6-3 6-3
- Ferdi Taygan d. Nick Saviano 7-5 6-1 6-2
- Charlie Fancutt d. Ivan Lendl 4-6 6-3 6-4 1-6 6-3
- Chris Lewis d. Chris Dunk 6-7 7-6 0-6 6-4 6-4
- John McEnroe d. Tom Gullikson 7-6 7-5 6-3
- Gilles Moretton d. Jaime Fillol 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-3
- Wojtek Fibak d. Matt Doyle 6-4 6-7 6-4 7-5
- Joakim Nystrom d. Sashi Menon 6-4 6-0 3-6 6-4
- Bob Lutz d. David Carter 6-3 6-7 4-6 6-1 6-3
- Jimmy Connors d. Dick Stockton 6-1 6-2 6-4
- John Sadri d. Andrew Jarrett 6-3 6-7 6-3 7-6
- Peter Mcnamara d. Heinz Gunthardt 6-1 6-2 2-6 7-5
- Henri Leconte d. John Alexander 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-2
- Ross Case d. Rick Fagel 6-1 6-2 6-1
- Tony Giammalva d. Scott Davis 6-2 7-6 6-2
- John Fitzgerald d. Scott Mccain 5-7 7-6 6-2 6-3
- Fritz Buehning d. Richard Lewis 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-4
- Vitas Gerulaitis d. Glen Holroyd 6-3 6-4 7-6
- Victor Amaya d. Peter Feigl 6-4 7-6 6-7 7-6
- Tim Gullikson d. Gianluca Rinaldini 6-1 6-2 6-3
- Eric Fromm d. Yannick Noah 6-4 6-4 6-3
- Russell Simpson d. Steve Denton 7-6 6-3 7-6
- Stan Smith d. Haroon Ismail 6-3 6-1 6-3
- Carlos Kirmayr d. Mark Cox 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-4
- Paul Mcnamee d. Pavel Slozil 6-3 6-4 6-2
- Roscoe Tanner d. Bruce Manson 6-1 6-4 6-4
- Sherwood Stewart d. Jim Delaney 7-5 6-3 6-7 6-3
- Angel Gimenez d. Jorgen Windahl 6-3 7-5 6-2
- Sandy Mayer d. Ilie Nastase 6-4 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-4
- Rod Frawley d. Thierry Tulasne 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-0
- Kevin Curren d. Joel Bailey 6-7 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-4
- Paul Kronk d. Billy Martin 6-2 6-3 3-6 6-3
- Bjorn Borg d. Peter Rennert 7-6 6-3 6-1
- Johan Kriek d. Mike Estep 6-0 6-3 6-7 6-3
- Robert Vant Hof d. Klaus Eberhard 6-4 6-4 6-4
- Richard Meyer d. Ron Hightower 6-2 6-2 6-4
- Cliff Letcher d. Larry Stefanki 6-1 7-6 6-3
- Jose Luis Clerc d. Alvaro Fillol 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-4 9-7
- Brian Gottfried d. Butch Walts 6-3 6-3 6-2
- Craig Wittus d. Eddie Edwards 6-4 6-4 6-4
- Vijay Amritraj d. Jan Kodes 6-0 6-1 7-5
- Tim Wilkison d. Tom Okker 7-5 5-7 6-4 7-6
- Brad Drewett d. Marcos Hocevar 7-6 4-6 6-4 6-3
- Raul Ramirez d. Raymond Moore 6-4 7-5 6-2
- Peter Fleming d. Steve Docherty 7-6 6-2 2-6 7-6
- Chris Johnstone d. Craig A Miller 6-4 6-1 4-6 4-6 6-3
- Brian Teacher d. Roland Stadler 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-3
- Mark Edmondson d. Guillermo Vilas 6-4 6-1 1-6 4-6 6-3
- Bill Scanlon d. Victor Pecci 7-6 6-0 6-0
- Tim Mayotte d. Bernie Mitton 6-3 6-4 6-2
- Marty Davis d. Shlomo Glickstein 7-5 5-7 2-6 7-5 6-4
- Christophe Roger-Vasselin d. Jose Lopez Maeso 6-4 6-4 7-6
- Francisco Gonzalez d. Christophe Freyss 6-0 7-5 6-2
- Wayne Pascoe d. Pascal Portes 5-7 7-6 6-2 7-6
- Mats Wilander d. John Austin 6-7 6-2 6-2 6-2
- John Feaver d. Fernando Maynetto 7-6 6-2 6-1
- Pat Dupre d. Tomas Smid 7-5 6-3 3-6 6-2
- Buster C Mottram d. Robin Drysdale 6-1 6-4 4-6 6-3
- Rolf Gehring d. Ulrich Marten 7-6 6-2 6-7 6-0
- Hans Simonsson d. Steve Krulevitz 4-6 2-6 6-4 6-4 6-3
- Jeff Borowiak d. Erik Van Dillen 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-2
- John Lloyd d. Phil Dent 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4
- Balazs Taroczy d. Anders Jarryd 7-6 6-4 6-3

## Stats
- Total matches: 123
- Players: 127

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