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

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
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Stan Smith CH 6-3 6-1 6-3
Haroon Ismail
Ross Case 6-1 6-2 6-1
Rick Fagel
Balazs Taroczy #17 7-6 6-4 6-3
Anders Jarryd
Richard Meyer 6-2 6-2 6-4
Ron Hightower #97
Johan Kriek #18 6-0 6-3 6-7 6-3
Mike Estep
Joakim Nystrom 6-4 6-0 3-6 6-4
Sashi Menon
Russell Simpson #85 7-6 6-3 7-6
Steve Denton
Gilles Moretton 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-3
Jaime Fillol #100
Francisco Gonzalez #61 6-0 7-5 6-2
Christophe Freyss
Eric Fromm 6-4 6-4 6-3
Yannick Noah #13
Paul Mcnamee #32 6-3 6-4 6-2
Pavel Slozil #67
Chris Johnstone 6-4 6-1 4-6 4-6 6-3
Craig A Miller
Rod Frawley 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-0
Thierry Tulasne #71
Cliff Letcher 6-1 7-6 6-3
Larry Stefanki
Carlos Kirmayr #48 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-4
Mark Cox
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
Bill Scanlon #39 7-6 6-0 6-0
Victor Pecci #14
Mats Wilander 6-7 6-2 6-2 6-2
John Austin
Henri Leconte 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-2
John Alexander
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
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 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
Mark Edmondson #55 6-4 6-1 1-6 4-6 6-3
Guillermo Vilas #7
Bjorn Borg #1 DEF · 5× 7-6 6-3 6-1
Peter Rennert #62
Mel Purcell #27 6-4 6-3 6-3
Dale Collings
Rolf Gehring #36 7-6 6-2 6-7 6-0
Ulrich Marten
Ferdi Taygan 7-5 6-1 6-2
Nick Saviano #65
Vitas Gerulaitis #19 6-3 6-4 7-6
Glen Holroyd
Kevin Curren #34 6-7 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-4
Joel Bailey
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
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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
Peter Fleming #56 7-6 6-2 2-6 7-6
Steve Docherty #94
Jimmy Connors #3 CH 6-1 6-2 6-4
Dick Stockton
Chris Lewis #59 6-7 7-6 0-6 6-4 6-4
Chris Dunk
Tony Giammalva #60 6-2 7-6 6-2
Scott Davis
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 7-5 5-7 2-6 7-5 6-4
Shlomo Glickstein #50
Brad Drewett 7-6 4-6 6-4 6-3
Marcos Hocevar #68
Craig Wittus 6-4 6-4 6-4
Eddie Edwards #98
Vijay Amritraj #28 6-0 6-1 7-5
Jan Kodes CH
Brian Teacher #9 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-3
Roland Stadler
Tim Wilkison #87 7-5 5-7 6-4 7-6
Tom Okker
Robert Vant Hof 6-4 6-4 6-4
Klaus Eberhard
Paul Kronk 6-2 6-3 3-6 6-3
Billy Martin
Wayne Pascoe 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
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 CH 6-3 7-6 7-6
Ross Case
Balazs Taroczy #17 7-6 6-3 7-6
Richard Meyer
Johan Kriek #18 6-2 6-4 6-4
Joakim Nystrom
Russell Simpson #85 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3
Gilles Moretton
Francisco Gonzalez #61 6-3 6-7 7-5 6-3
Eric Fromm
Paul Mcnamee #32 6-2 6-1 6-2
Chris Johnstone
Rod Frawley 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 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-2
Henri Leconte
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
Fritz Buehning #29 6-4 6-3 5-7 7-5
Mark Edmondson #55
Bjorn Borg #1 DEF · 5× 6-4 6-1 6-3
Mel Purcell #27
Rolf Gehring #36 7-5 6-1 7-6
Ferdi Taygan
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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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 CH 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
Brad Drewett 6-3 6-0 6-4
Craig Wittus
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
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 CH 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 7-6 6-3 6-3
Carlos Kirmayr #48
John Fitzgerald #81 6-0 4-6 6-2 6-2
Mats Wilander
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 DEF · 5× 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 CH 6-4 6-4 6-0
Tony Giammalva #60
Wojtek Fibak #16 7-6 6-1 3-6 3-6 6-4
Brad Drewett
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 CH
Johan Kriek #18 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-1
Francisco Gonzalez #61
Rod Frawley 6-4 6-3 7-6
John Fitzgerald #81
Tim Mayotte #92 6-3 6-4 7-6
Sandy Mayer #31
Bjorn Borg #1 DEF · 5× 7-6 7-5 7-6
Vitas Gerulaitis #19
Peter Mcnamara 7-6 6-0 7-6
Jeff Borowiak #72
Jimmy Connors #3 CH 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 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-3
Tim Mayotte #92
Bjorn Borg #1 DEF · 5× 7-6 6-2 6-3
Peter Mcnamara
Jimmy Connors #3 CH 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
Bjorn Borg #1 DEF · 5× 0-6 4-6 6-3 6-0 6-4
Jimmy Connors #3 CH

Final

John McEnroe #1 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4
Bjorn Borg #2 DEF · 5×

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Wimbledon.

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Roger Federer 12 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Novak Djokovic 108 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Roger Federer 22 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Wimbledon finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Jannik Sinner #1 6-7(7) 7-6(2) 6-3 6-4 Alexander Zverev #3 H2H Match data 2026 Grass
Jannik Sinner #2 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 Carlos Alcaraz #1 H2H Match data 2025 Grass
Carlos Alcaraz #3 6-2 6-2 7-6(4) Novak Djokovic #2 H2H Match data 2024 Grass
Carlos Alcaraz #1 1-6 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 Novak Djokovic #2 H2H Match data 2023 Grass
Novak Djokovic #3 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3) Nick Kyrgios #40 H2H Match data 2022 Grass

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Wimbledon held?
Wimbledon is held in London, United Kingdom.
Who won the most recent Wimbledon?
The 2026 Wimbledon was won by Jannik Sinner, who defeated Alexander Zverev 6-7(7) 7-6(2) 6-3 6-4.
Who has won the most Wimbledon titles?
Roger Federer has won 8 Wimbledon titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Wimbledon played?
The first edition of Wimbledon was held in 1877.
What surface is Wimbledon played on?
Wimbledon is played on grass courts.