ATP Wimbledon 1981 Draw, Results & Schedule

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. The match log contains 123 recorded singles results for this edition.

Wimbledon, formally The Championships, is staged by the All England Club and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on grass.

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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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Results

Wimbledon 1981 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
John McEnroe #1 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4 Bjorn Borg #2 H2H Match data Jul 6, 1981* F
SF (2)
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 H2H Match data Jul 5, 1981* SF
QF (4)
John McEnroe #2 6-1 7-5 6-1 Johan Kriek #18 H2H Match data Jul 3, 1981* QF
Rod Frawley 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 Jul 3, 1981* QF
R16 (8)
Tim Mayotte #92 6-3 6-4 7-6 Sandy Mayer #31 H2H Match data Jul 1, 1981* R16 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 H2H Match data Jul 1, 1981* R16
Rod Frawley 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 Jul 1, 1981* R16
R32 (15)
John McEnroe #2 6-4 6-2 6-0 Bob Lutz H2H 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 H2H Match data Jun 28, 1981* R32
John Fitzgerald #81 6-0 4-6 6-2 6-2 Mats Wilander 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 Upset: winner had a 6 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Rod Frawley 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 6-3 6-2 6-3 Balazs Taroczy #17 H2H Match data Jun 28, 1981* R32
Bjorn Borg #1 6-4 7-5 6-0 Rolf Gehring #36 H2H Match data Jun 28, 1981* R32
R64 (30)
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 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1981* R64
Johan Kriek #18 6-2 6-4 6-4 Joakim Nystrom 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 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Tony Giammalva #60 6-3 6-4 1-6 6-3 Pat Dupre #52 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1981* R64
Rod Frawley 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 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Balazs Taroczy #17 7-6 6-3 7-6 Richard Meyer 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 — 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 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 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1981* R64
Brad Drewett 6-3 6-0 6-4 Craig Wittus H2H Match data Jun 26, 1981* R64
Wojtek Fibak #16 6-4 6-4 6-2 Marty Davis 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 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1981* R64
Stan Smith 6-3 7-6 7-6 Ross Case H2H Match data Jun 26, 1981* R64
Francisco Gonzalez #61 6-3 6-7 7-5 6-3 Eric Fromm H2H Match data Jun 26, 1981* R64
Mats Wilander 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-2 Henri Leconte H2H Match data Jun 26, 1981* R64
R128 (63)
Mel Purcell #27 6-4 6-3 6-3 Dale Collings H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
Ferdi Taygan 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 Upset: winner had a 1 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Chris Lewis #59 6-7 7-6 0-6 6-4 6-4 Chris Dunk 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 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 6-4 6-0 3-6 6-4 Sashi Menon H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
Bob Lutz 6-3 6-7 4-6 6-1 6-3 David Carter H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
Jimmy Connors #3 6-1 6-2 6-4 Dick Stockton H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
John Sadri #21 6-3 6-7 6-3 7-6 Andrew Jarrett 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 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-2 John Alexander H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
Ross Case 6-1 6-2 6-1 Rick Fagel H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
Tony Giammalva #60 6-2 7-6 6-2 Scott Davis H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
John Fitzgerald #81 5-7 7-6 6-2 6-3 Scott Mccain H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
Fritz Buehning #29 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-4 Richard Lewis H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
Vitas Gerulaitis #19 6-3 6-4 7-6 Glen Holroyd 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 — Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
Eric Fromm 6-4 6-4 6-3 Yannick Noah #13 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128 Upset: winner had a 3 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Russell Simpson #85 7-6 6-3 7-6 Steve Denton H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
Stan Smith 6-3 6-1 6-3 Haroon Ismail H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
Carlos Kirmayr #48 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-4 Mark Cox 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 — Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
Angel Gimenez #83 6-3 7-5 6-2 Jorgen Windahl 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 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 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
Paul Kronk 6-2 6-3 3-6 6-3 Billy Martin — 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 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
Robert Vant Hof 6-4 6-4 6-4 Klaus Eberhard — Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
Richard Meyer 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 — Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
Jose Luis Clerc #6 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-4 9-7 Alvaro Fillol 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 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 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
Tim Wilkison #87 7-5 5-7 6-4 7-6 Tom Okker H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
Brad Drewett 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 6-4 6-1 4-6 4-6 6-3 Craig A Miller H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
Brian Teacher #9 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-3 Roland Stadler 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 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 7-5 5-7 2-6 7-5 6-4 Shlomo Glickstein #50 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
Wayne Pascoe 5-7 7-6 6-2 7-6 Pascal Portes #41 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Mats Wilander 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 — 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 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
Rolf Gehring #36 7-6 6-2 6-7 6-0 Ulrich Marten H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128
Hans Simonsson 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 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1981* R128

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