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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Round of 128
John McEnroe #2 7-6 7-5 6-3
Tom Gullikson
Raul Ramirez #62 6-4 7-5 6-2
Raymond Moore #100
TBD
TBD
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Stan Smith #37 6-3 6-1 6-3
Haroon Ismail #99
Ross Case #163 6-1 6-2 6-1
Rick Fagel #99
Balazs Taroczy #17 7-6 6-4 6-3
Anders Jarryd #182
Richard Meyer #100 6-2 6-2 6-4
Ron Hightower #97
Johan Kriek #18 6-0 6-3 6-7 6-3
Mike Estep #203
Joakim Nystrom #440 6-4 6-0 3-6 6-4
Sashi Menon #123
Russell Simpson #85 7-6 6-3 7-6
Steve Denton #403
Gilles Moretton #192 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-3
Jaime Fillol #100
Francisco Gonzalez #61 6-0 7-5 6-2
Christophe Freyss #97
Eric Fromm #249 6-4 6-4 6-3
Yannick Noah #13
Paul Mcnamee #32 6-3 6-4 6-2
Pavel Slozil #67
Chris Johnstone #137 6-4 6-1 4-6 4-6 6-3
Craig A Miller #232
Rod Frawley #92 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-0
Thierry Tulasne #71
Cliff Letcher 6-1 7-6 6-3
Larry Stefanki #325
Carlos Kirmayr #48 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-4
Mark Cox #140
Roscoe Tanner #8 6-1 6-4 6-4
Bruce Manson #73
John Fitzgerald #81 5-7 7-6 6-2 6-3
Scott Mccain #203
Bill Scanlon #39 7-6 6-0 6-0
Victor Pecci #14
Mats Wilander #283 6-7 6-2 6-2 6-2
John Austin
Henri Leconte #440 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-2
John Alexander #100
Tim Mayotte #92 6-3 6-4 6-2
Bernie Mitton #91
Charlie Fancutt 4-6 6-3 6-4 1-6 6-3
Ivan Lendl #4
John Sadri #21 6-3 6-7 6-3 7-6
Andrew Jarrett #344
Christophe Roger-Vasselin #80 6-4 6-4 7-6
Jose Lopez Maeso
Sandy Mayer #31 6-4 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-4
Ilie Nastase #66
Hans Simonsson #115 4-6 2-6 6-4 6-4 6-3
Steve Krulevitz #98
Fritz Buehning #29 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-4
Richard Lewis #245
Mark Edmondson #55 6-4 6-1 1-6 4-6 6-3
Guillermo Vilas #7
Bjorn Borg #1 7-6 6-3 6-1
Peter Rennert #62
Mel Purcell #27 6-4 6-3 6-3
Dale Collings #211
Rolf Gehring #36 7-6 6-2 6-7 6-0
Ulrich Marten #161
Ferdi Taygan #96 7-5 6-1 6-2
Nick Saviano #65
Vitas Gerulaitis #19 6-3 6-4 7-6
Glen Holroyd #440
Kevin Curren #34 6-7 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-4
Joel Bailey #232
Victor Amaya #35 6-4 7-6 6-7 7-6
Peter Feigl #93
Buster C Mottram #49 6-1 6-4 4-6 6-3
Robin Drysdale #185
TBD
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TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
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TBD
Jeff Borowiak #72 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-2
Erik Van Dillen
Brian Gottfried #10 6-3 6-3 6-2
Butch Walts #57
Tim Gullikson 6-1 6-2 6-3
Gianluca Rinaldini #232
Peter Fleming #56 7-6 6-2 2-6 7-6
Steve Docherty #94
Jimmy Connors #3 6-1 6-2 6-4
Dick Stockton #138
Chris Lewis #59 6-7 7-6 0-6 6-4 6-4
Chris Dunk #549
Tony Giammalva #60 6-2 7-6 6-2
Scott Davis #457
Pat Dupre #52 7-5 6-3 3-6 6-2
Tomas Smid #26
Wojtek Fibak #16 6-4 6-7 6-4 7-5
Matt Doyle
Marty Davis #269 7-5 5-7 2-6 7-5 6-4
Shlomo Glickstein #50
Brad Drewett #97 7-6 4-6 6-4 6-3
Marcos Hocevar #68
Craig Wittus #423 6-4 6-4 6-4
Eddie Edwards #98
Vijay Amritraj #28 6-0 6-1 7-5
Jan Kodes #221
Brian Teacher #9 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-3
Roland Stadler #184
Tim Wilkison #87 7-5 5-7 6-4 7-6
Tom Okker #107
Robert Vant Hof 6-4 6-4 6-4
Klaus Eberhard #99
Paul Kronk 6-2 6-3 3-6 6-3
Billy Martin #118
Wayne Pascoe #198 5-7 7-6 6-2 7-6
Pascal Portes #41
Jose Luis Clerc #6 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-4 9-7
Alvaro Fillol #141
John Lloyd 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4
Phil Dent #44
Round of 64
John McEnroe #2 6-3 6-7 6-3 7-6
Raul Ramirez #62
Bob Lutz
BYE
Stan Smith #37 6-3 7-6 7-6
Ross Case #163
Balazs Taroczy #17 7-6 6-3 7-6
Richard Meyer #100
Johan Kriek #18 6-2 6-4 6-4
Joakim Nystrom #440
Russell Simpson #85 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3
Gilles Moretton #192
Francisco Gonzalez #61 6-3 6-7 7-5 6-3
Eric Fromm #249
Paul Mcnamee #32 6-2 6-1 6-2
Chris Johnstone #137
Rod Frawley #92 6-3 6-1 6-3
Cliff Letcher
Carlos Kirmayr #48 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-2
Roscoe Tanner #8
John Fitzgerald #81 6-1 6-2 6-2
Bill Scanlon #39
Mats Wilander #283 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-2
Henri Leconte #440
Tim Mayotte #92 4-6 6-4 7-6 6-3
Charlie Fancutt
John Sadri #21 7-6 6-7 6-3 6-4
Christophe Roger-Vasselin #80
Sandy Mayer #31 6-2 6-1 7-6
Hans Simonsson #115
Fritz Buehning #29 6-4 6-3 5-7 7-5
Mark Edmondson #55
Bjorn Borg #1 6-4 6-1 6-3
Mel Purcell #27
Rolf Gehring #36 7-5 6-1 7-6
Ferdi Taygan #96
Vitas Gerulaitis #19 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-3
Kevin Curren #34
Victor Amaya #35 6-3 6-4 6-2
Buster C Mottram #49
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TBD
TBD
Jeff Borowiak #72 6-4 7-6 6-4
Brian Gottfried #10
Tim Gullikson 3-6 7-6 7-6 6-3
Peter Fleming #56
Jimmy Connors #3 7-6 7-6 6-3
Chris Lewis #59
Tony Giammalva #60 6-3 6-4 1-6 6-3
Pat Dupre #52
Wojtek Fibak #16 6-4 6-4 6-2
Marty Davis #269
Brad Drewett #97 6-3 6-0 6-4
Craig Wittus #423
Vijay Amritraj #28 6-4 2-6 2-6 6-2 6-1
Brian Teacher #9
Tim Wilkison #87 6-3 6-4 6-2
Robert Vant Hof
Paul Kronk 7-5 6-3 6-4
Wayne Pascoe #198
Jose Luis Clerc #6 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-4
John Lloyd
Round of 32
John McEnroe #2 6-4 6-2 6-0
Bob Lutz
Stan Smith #37 6-3 6-2 6-3
Balazs Taroczy #17
Johan Kriek #18 7-6 3-6 6-2 7-5
Russell Simpson #85
Francisco Gonzalez #61 6-4 6-2 6-2
Paul Mcnamee #32
Rod Frawley #92 7-6 6-3 6-3
Carlos Kirmayr #48
John Fitzgerald #81 6-0 4-6 6-2 6-2
Mats Wilander #283
Tim Mayotte #92 7-6 6-3 7-5
John Sadri #21
Sandy Mayer #31 6-4 2-6 7-6 5-7 6-1
Fritz Buehning #29
Bjorn Borg #1 6-4 7-5 6-0
Rolf Gehring #36
Vitas Gerulaitis #19 4-6 6-4 3-6 6-3 7-5
Victor Amaya #35
Peter Mcnamara
BYE
Jeff Borowiak #72 6-3 7-6 4-6 6-3
Tim Gullikson
Jimmy Connors #3 6-4 6-4 6-0
Tony Giammalva #60
Wojtek Fibak #16 7-6 6-1 3-6 3-6 6-4
Brad Drewett #97
Vijay Amritraj #28 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-4
Tim Wilkison #87
Paul Kronk 2-6 6-4 6-1 7-6
Jose Luis Clerc #6
Round of 16
John McEnroe #2 7-5 3-6 6-1 6-2
Stan Smith #37
Johan Kriek #18 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-1
Francisco Gonzalez #61
Rod Frawley #92 6-4 6-3 7-6
John Fitzgerald #81
Tim Mayotte #92 6-3 6-4 7-6
Sandy Mayer #31
Bjorn Borg #1 7-6 7-5 7-6
Vitas Gerulaitis #19
Peter Mcnamara 7-6 6-0 7-6
Jeff Borowiak #72
Jimmy Connors #3 6-3 6-2 6-4
Wojtek Fibak #16
Vijay Amritraj #28 6-3 6-3 6-2
Paul Kronk
Quarterfinals
John McEnroe #2 6-1 7-5 6-1
Johan Kriek #18
Rod Frawley #92 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-3
Tim Mayotte #92
Bjorn Borg #1 7-6 6-2 6-3
Peter Mcnamara
Jimmy Connors #3 2-6 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-2
Vijay Amritraj #28
Semifinals
John McEnroe #2 7-6 6-4 7-5
Rod Frawley #92
Bjorn Borg #1 0-6 4-6 6-3 6-0 6-4
Jimmy Connors #3
Final
John McEnroe #1 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4
Bjorn Borg #2

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Where is Wimbledon held?
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