ATP Wimbledon 1981 Draw, Results & Schedule

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John McEnroe won the 1981 Wimbledon, defeating Bjorn Borg 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in London, United Kingdom, from June 22 to July 6, 1981.

Champion
John McEnroe
def. Bjorn Borg , 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4
Dates
Jun 22 — Jul 6
Location
London, United Kingdom
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jul 6, 1981* F John McEnroe #1 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4 Bjorn Borg #2 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jul 5, 1981* SF Bjorn Borg #1 0-6 4-6 6-3 6-0 6-4 Jimmy Connors #3 H2H Match data
Jul 5, 1981* SF John McEnroe #2 7-6 6-4 7-5 Rod Frawley #92 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jul 3, 1981* QF John McEnroe #2 6-1 7-5 6-1 Johan Kriek #18 H2H Match data
Jul 3, 1981* QF Rod Frawley #92 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-3 Tim Mayotte #92 H2H Match data
Jul 3, 1981* QF Bjorn Borg #1 7-6 6-2 6-3 Peter Mcnamara — Match data
Jul 3, 1981* QF Jimmy Connors #3 2-6 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-2 Vijay Amritraj #28 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jul 1, 1981* R16 Tim Mayotte #92 6-3 6-4 7-6 Sandy Mayer #31 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1981* R16 Bjorn Borg #1 7-6 7-5 7-6 Vitas Gerulaitis #19 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1981* R16 Jimmy Connors #3 6-3 6-2 6-4 Wojtek Fibak #16 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1981* R16 Peter Mcnamara 7-6 6-0 7-6 Jeff Borowiak #72 — Match data
Jul 1, 1981* R16 John McEnroe #2 7-5 3-6 6-1 6-2 Stan Smith #37 — Match data
Jul 1, 1981* R16 Rod Frawley #92 6-4 6-3 7-6 John Fitzgerald #81 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1981* R16 Johan Kriek #18 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-1 Francisco Gonzalez #61 H2H Match data
Jul 1, 1981* R16 Vijay Amritraj #28 6-3 6-3 6-2 Paul Kronk — Match data
R32 (15)
Jun 28, 1981* R32 John McEnroe #2 6-4 6-2 6-0 Bob Lutz — Match data
Jun 28, 1981* R32 Vijay Amritraj #28 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-4 Tim Wilkison #87 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1981* R32 Johan Kriek #18 7-6 3-6 6-2 7-5 Russell Simpson #85 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1981* R32 Sandy Mayer #31 6-4 2-6 7-6 5-7 6-1 Fritz Buehning #29 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1981* R32 Francisco Gonzalez #61 6-4 6-2 6-2 Paul Mcnamee #32 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1981* R32 Jeff Borowiak #72 6-3 7-6 4-6 6-3 Tim Gullikson — Match data
Jun 28, 1981* R32 Vitas Gerulaitis #19 4-6 6-4 3-6 6-3 7-5 Victor Amaya #35 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1981* R32 Tim Mayotte #92 7-6 6-3 7-5 John Sadri #21 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1981* R32 Wojtek Fibak #16 7-6 6-1 3-6 3-6 6-4 Brad Drewett #97 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1981* R32 John Fitzgerald #81 6-0 4-6 6-2 6-2 Mats Wilander #283 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1981* R32 Paul Kronk 2-6 6-4 6-1 7-6 Jose Luis Clerc #6 — Match data
Jun 28, 1981* R32 Rod Frawley #92 7-6 6-3 6-3 Carlos Kirmayr #48 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1981* R32 Jimmy Connors #3 6-4 6-4 6-0 Tony Giammalva #60 H2H Match data
Jun 28, 1981* R32 Stan Smith #37 6-3 6-2 6-3 Balazs Taroczy #17 — Match data
Jun 28, 1981* R32 Bjorn Borg #1 6-4 7-5 6-0 Rolf Gehring #36 H2H Match data
R64 (30)
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Jimmy Connors #3 7-6 7-6 6-3 Chris Lewis #59 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Victor Amaya #35 6-3 6-4 6-2 Buster C Mottram #49 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Russell Simpson #85 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3 Gilles Moretton #192 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Johan Kriek #18 6-2 6-4 6-4 Joakim Nystrom #440 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Jose Luis Clerc #6 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-4 John Lloyd — Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Vitas Gerulaitis #19 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-3 Kevin Curren #34 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Tim Wilkison #87 6-3 6-4 6-2 Robert Vant Hof — Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 John Fitzgerald #81 6-1 6-2 6-2 Bill Scanlon #39 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Tony Giammalva #60 6-3 6-4 1-6 6-3 Pat Dupre #52 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Rod Frawley #92 6-3 6-1 6-3 Cliff Letcher — Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Jeff Borowiak #72 6-4 7-6 6-4 Brian Gottfried #10 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Balazs Taroczy #17 7-6 6-3 7-6 Richard Meyer #100 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 John Sadri #21 7-6 6-7 6-3 6-4 Christophe Roger-Vasselin #80 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Paul Kronk 7-5 6-3 6-4 Wayne Pascoe #198 — Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Bjorn Borg #1 6-4 6-1 6-3 Mel Purcell #27 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Carlos Kirmayr #48 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-2 Roscoe Tanner #8 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Paul Mcnamee #32 6-2 6-1 6-2 Chris Johnstone #137 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Tim Gullikson 3-6 7-6 7-6 6-3 Peter Fleming #56 — Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Fritz Buehning #29 6-4 6-3 5-7 7-5 Mark Edmondson #55 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Rolf Gehring #36 7-5 6-1 7-6 Ferdi Taygan #96 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Brad Drewett #97 6-3 6-0 6-4 Craig Wittus #423 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Wojtek Fibak #16 6-4 6-4 6-2 Marty Davis #269 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 John McEnroe #2 6-3 6-7 6-3 7-6 Raul Ramirez #62 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Tim Mayotte #92 4-6 6-4 7-6 6-3 Charlie Fancutt — Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Andrew Pattison 4-6 7-6 6-7 6-1 6-4 Angel Gimenez #83 — Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Vijay Amritraj #28 6-4 2-6 2-6 6-2 6-1 Brian Teacher #9 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Sandy Mayer #31 6-2 6-1 7-6 Hans Simonsson #115 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Stan Smith #37 6-3 7-6 7-6 Ross Case #163 — Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Francisco Gonzalez #61 6-3 6-7 7-5 6-3 Eric Fromm #249 H2H Match data
Jun 26, 1981* R64 Mats Wilander #283 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-2 Henri Leconte #440 H2H Match data
R128 (63)
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Mel Purcell #27 6-4 6-3 6-3 Dale Collings #211 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Ferdi Taygan #96 7-5 6-1 6-2 Nick Saviano #65 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Charlie Fancutt 4-6 6-3 6-4 1-6 6-3 Ivan Lendl #4 — Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Chris Lewis #59 6-7 7-6 0-6 6-4 6-4 Chris Dunk #549 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 John McEnroe #2 7-6 7-5 6-3 Tom Gullikson — Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Gilles Moretton #192 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-3 Jaime Fillol #100 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Wojtek Fibak #16 6-4 6-7 6-4 7-5 Matt Doyle — Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Joakim Nystrom #440 6-4 6-0 3-6 6-4 Sashi Menon #123 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Bob Lutz 6-3 6-7 4-6 6-1 6-3 David Carter #145 — Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Jimmy Connors #3 6-1 6-2 6-4 Dick Stockton #138 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 John Sadri #21 6-3 6-7 6-3 7-6 Andrew Jarrett #344 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Peter Mcnamara 6-1 6-2 2-6 7-5 Heinz Gunthardt #43 — Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Henri Leconte #440 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-2 John Alexander #100 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Ross Case #163 6-1 6-2 6-1 Rick Fagel #99 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Tony Giammalva #60 6-2 7-6 6-2 Scott Davis #457 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 John Fitzgerald #81 5-7 7-6 6-2 6-3 Scott Mccain #203 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Fritz Buehning #29 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-4 Richard Lewis #245 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Vitas Gerulaitis #19 6-3 6-4 7-6 Glen Holroyd #440 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Victor Amaya #35 6-4 7-6 6-7 7-6 Peter Feigl #93 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Tim Gullikson 6-1 6-2 6-3 Gianluca Rinaldini #232 — Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Eric Fromm #249 6-4 6-4 6-3 Yannick Noah #13 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Russell Simpson #85 7-6 6-3 7-6 Steve Denton #403 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Stan Smith #37 6-3 6-1 6-3 Haroon Ismail #99 — Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Carlos Kirmayr #48 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-4 Mark Cox #140 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Paul Mcnamee #32 6-3 6-4 6-2 Pavel Slozil #67 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Roscoe Tanner #8 6-1 6-4 6-4 Bruce Manson #73 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Sherwood Stewart 7-5 6-3 6-7 6-3 Jim Delaney #269 — Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Angel Gimenez #83 6-3 7-5 6-2 Jorgen Windahl #333 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Sandy Mayer #31 6-4 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-4 Ilie Nastase #66 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Rod Frawley #92 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-0 Thierry Tulasne #71 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Kevin Curren #34 6-7 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-4 Joel Bailey #232 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Paul Kronk 6-2 6-3 3-6 6-3 Billy Martin #118 — Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Bjorn Borg #1 7-6 6-3 6-1 Peter Rennert #62 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Johan Kriek #18 6-0 6-3 6-7 6-3 Mike Estep #203 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Robert Vant Hof 6-4 6-4 6-4 Klaus Eberhard #99 — Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Richard Meyer #100 6-2 6-2 6-4 Ron Hightower #97 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Cliff Letcher 6-1 7-6 6-3 Larry Stefanki #325 — Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Jose Luis Clerc #6 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-4 9-7 Alvaro Fillol #141 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Brian Gottfried #10 6-3 6-3 6-2 Butch Walts #57 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Craig Wittus #423 6-4 6-4 6-4 Eddie Edwards #98 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Vijay Amritraj #28 6-0 6-1 7-5 Jan Kodes #221 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Tim Wilkison #87 7-5 5-7 6-4 7-6 Tom Okker #107 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Brad Drewett #97 7-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 Marcos Hocevar #68 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Raul Ramirez #62 6-4 7-5 6-2 Raymond Moore #100 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Peter Fleming #56 7-6 6-2 2-6 7-6 Steve Docherty #94 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Chris Johnstone #137 6-4 6-1 4-6 4-6 6-3 Craig A Miller #232 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Brian Teacher #9 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-3 Roland Stadler #184 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Mark Edmondson #55 6-4 6-1 1-6 4-6 6-3 Guillermo Vilas #7 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Bill Scanlon #39 7-6 6-0 6-0 Victor Pecci #14 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Tim Mayotte #92 6-3 6-4 6-2 Bernie Mitton #91 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Marty Davis #269 7-5 5-7 2-6 7-5 6-4 Shlomo Glickstein #50 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Christophe Roger-Vasselin #80 6-4 6-4 7-6 Jose Lopez Maeso — Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Francisco Gonzalez #61 6-0 7-5 6-2 Christophe Freyss #97 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Wayne Pascoe #198 5-7 7-6 6-2 7-6 Pascal Portes #41 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Mats Wilander #283 6-7 6-2 6-2 6-2 John Austin — Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 John Feaver 7-6 6-2 6-1 Fernando Maynetto #178 — Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Pat Dupre #52 7-5 6-3 3-6 6-2 Tomas Smid #26 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Buster C Mottram #49 6-1 6-4 4-6 6-3 Robin Drysdale #185 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Rolf Gehring #36 7-6 6-2 6-7 6-0 Ulrich Marten #161 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Hans Simonsson #115 4-6 2-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 Steve Krulevitz #98 H2H Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Jeff Borowiak #72 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-2 Erik Van Dillen — Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 John Lloyd 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 Phil Dent #44 — Match data
Jun 24, 1981* R128 Balazs Taroczy #17 7-6 6-4 6-3 Anders Jarryd #182 H2H Match data

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