Wimbledon Championships 1981 / men's singles

Wimbledon Championships 1981
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Wimbledon Championships Men's Singles
1980 ◄ 1981 ► 1982
Grand Slams 1981 men's singles
Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open

Men's singles at the Wimbledon Championships 1981

Defending champion was Björn Borg .

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Bjorn Borg final 02.  John McEnroe victory 03.  Jimmy Connors Semifinals 04th  Ivan Lendl 1 round 05.  Gene Mayer retreat 06th  Brian Teacher 2nd round 07th  Brian Gottfried 2nd round 08th.  Roscoe Tanner 2nd round

No. player Round reached 09.  José Luis Clerc 3rd round 10.  Guillermo Vilas 1 round 11.  Víctor Pecci 1 round 12.  Peter McNamara Quarter finals 13.  Yannick Noah 1 round 14th  Wojciech Fibak Round of 16 15th  Balázs Taróczy 3rd round 16.  Vitas gerulaitis Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Bjorn Borg

7th

6th

6th

12

Peter McNamara

6 2

2

3

1

Bjorn Borg

0

4th

6th

6th

6th

3

Jimmy Connors

6th

6th

3

0

4th

3

Jimmy Connors

2

5

6th

6th

6th

Vijay Amritraj

6th

7th

4th

3

2

1

Bjorn Borg

6th

6 1

6 4

4th

2

John McEnroe

4th

7th

7th

6th

Rod Frawley

4th

7th

7th

6th

Tim Mayotte

6th

6 5

6 4

3

Rod Frawley

6 2

4th

5

2

John McEnroe

7th

6th

7th

Johan Kriek

1

5

1

2

John McEnroe

6th

7th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

B. Borg

7th

6th

6th

P. Rennert

6th

3

1

1

B. Borg

6th

6th

6th

Q

D. Collings

4th

3

3

M. Purcell

4th

1

3

M. Purcell

6th

6th

6th

1

B. Borg

6th

7th

6th

F. Taygan

7th

6th

6th

R. Gehring

4th

5

0

N. Saviano

5

1

2

F. Taygan

5

1

6th

LL

U. Marten

6th

2

7th

0

R. Gehring

7th

6th

7th

R. Gehring

7th

6th

6th

6th

1

B. Borg

7th

7th

7th

V. Amaya

6th

7th

6th

7th

16

V. Gerulaitis

6th

5

6th

P. Feigl

4th

6th

7th

6th

V. Amaya

6th

6th

6th

C. Mottram

6th

6th

4th

6th

C. Mottram

3

4th

2

WC

R. Drysdale

1

4th

6th

3

V. Amaya

6th

4th

6th

3

5

Q

J. Bailey

7th

6th

3

6th

4th

16

V. Gerulaitis

4th

6th

3

6th

7th

K. Curren

6th

4th

6th

7th

6th

K. Curren

3

7th

3

3

Q

G. Holroyd

3

4th

6th

16

V. Gerulaitis

6th

6th

6th

6th

16

V. Gerulaitis

6th

6th

7th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

12

P. McNamara

6th

6th

2

7th

H. Günthardt

1

2

6th

5

12

P. McNamara

6th

6th

6th

J. Delaney

5

3

7th

3

S. Stewart

4th

0

1

S. Stewart

7th

6th

6th

6th

12

P. McNamara

6th

6th

7th

Á. Giménez

6th

7th

6th

A. Pattison

1

0

5

Q

J. Windahl

3

5

2

Á. Giménez

6th

6th

7th

1

4th

S. Giammalva

3

7th

3

6th

A. Pattison

4th

7th

6th

6th

6th

A. Pattison

6th

6th

6th

7th

12

P. McNamara

7th

6th

7th

T. Gullikson

6th

6th

6th

J. Borowiak

6th

0

6th

G. Rinaldini

1

2

3

T. Gullikson

3

7th

7th

6th

P. Fleming

7th

6th

2

7th

P. Fleming

6th

6th

6th

3

S. Docherty

6th

2

6th

6th

T. Gullikson

3

6th

6th

3

Q

E. van Dillen

2

4th

6th

2

J. Borowiak

6th

7th

4th

6th

J. Borowiak

6th

6th

4th

6th

J. Borowiak

6th

7th

6th

B. Walts

3

3

2

7th

B. Gottfried

4th

6th

4th

7th

B. Gottfried

6th

6th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

3

J. Connors

6th

6th

6th

D. Stockton

1

2

4th

3

J. Connors

7th

7th

6th

C. Lewis

6th

7th

0

6th

6th

C. Lewis

6th

6th

3

Q

C. Dunk

7th

6th

6th

4th

4th

3

J. Connors

6th

6th

6th

T. Šmíd

5

3

6th

2

T. Giammalva

4th

4th

0

P. Du Pré

7th

6th

3

6th

P. Du Pré

3

4th

6th

3

T. Giammalva

6th

7th

6th

T. Giammalva

6th

6th

1

6th

LL

S. Davis

2

6th

2

3

J. Connors

6th

6th

6th

Q

C. Wittus

6th

6th

6th

14th

W. Fibak

3

2

4th

E. Edwards

4th

4th

4th

Q

C. Wittus

3

0

4th

B. Drewett

7th

4th

6th

6th

B. Drewett

6th

6th

6th

M. Hocevar

6th

6th

4th

3

B. Drewett

6th

1

6th

6th

4th

Q

M. Davis

7th

5

2

7th

6th

14th

W. Fibak

7th

6th

3

3

6th

S. Glickstein

5

7th

6th

5

4th

Q

M. Davis

4th

4th

2

M. Doyle

4th

7th

4th

5

14th

W. Fibak

6th

6th

6th

14th

W. Fibak

6th

6th

6th

7th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

9

J. Luis Clerc

3

6th

2

6th

9

LL

Á. Fillol

6th

3

6th

4th

7th

9

J. Luis Clerc

4th

6th

7th

6th

WC

J. Lloyd

6th

3

4th

6th

6th

WC

J. Lloyd

6th

3

6th

4th

P. Dent

4th

6th

6th

3

4th

9

J. Luis Clerc

6th

4th

1

6th

P. Portes

7th

6th

2

6th

P. Kronk

2

6th

6th

7th

Q

W. Pascoe

5

7th

6th

7th

Q

W. Pascoe

5

3

4th

P. Kronk

6th

6th

3

6th

P. Kronk

7th

6th

6th

B. Martin

2

3

6th

3

P. Kronk

3

3

2

R. Van't Hof

6th

6th

6th

V. Amritraj

6th

6th

6th

K. Eberhard

4th

4th

4th

R. Van't Hof

3

4th

2

T. Okker

5

7th

4th

6th

T. Wilkison

6th

6th

6th

T. Wilkison

7th

5

6th

7th

T. Wilkison

3

2

6th

4th

V. Amritraj

6th

6th

7th

V. Amritraj

6th

6th

3

6th

WC

J. Kodeš

0

1

5

V. Amritraj

6th

2

2

6th

6th

R. Stadler

6th

0

3

3

6th

B. Teacher

4th

6th

6th

2

1

6th

B. Teacher

4th

6th

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

8th

R. Tanner

6th

6th

6th

B. Manson

1

4th

4th

8th

R. Tanner

4th

4th

6th

2

C. Kirmayr

6th

6th

6th

6th

C. Kirmayr

6th

6th

3

6th

WC

M. Cox

3

7th

4th

4th

C. Kirmayr

6th

3

3

L. Stefanki

1

6th

3

R. Frawley

7th

6th

6th

Q

C. Letcher

6th

7th

6th

Q

C. Letcher

3

1

3

R. Frawley

4th

6th

6th

6th

R. Frawley

6th

6th

6th

T. Tulasne

6th

2

3

0

R. Frawley

6th

6th

7th

J. Austin

7th

2

2

2

J. Fitzgerald

4th

3

6th

Q

M. Wilander

6th

6th

6th

6th

Q

M. Wilander

4th

6th

6th

6th

WC

J. Alexander

4th

6th

4th

2

LL

H. Leconte

6th

4th

2

2

LL

H. Leconte

6th

2

6th

6th

Q

M. Wilander

0

6th

2

2

J. Fitzgerald

5

7th

6th

6th

J. Fitzgerald

6th

4th

6th

6th

Q

S. McCain

7th

6th

2

3

J. Fitzgerald

6th

6th

6th

B. Scanlon

7th

6th

6th

B. Scanlon

1

2

2

11

V. Pecci

6th

0

0

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

10

G. Vilas

4th

1

6th

6th

3

M. Edmondson

6th

6th

1

4th

6th

M. Edmondson

4th

3

7th

5

WC

R. Lewis

5

6th

4th

4th

F. Buehning

6th

6th

5

7th

F. Buehning

7th

4th

6th

6th

F. Buehning

4th

6th

6th

7th

1

S. Krulevitz

6th

6th

4th

4th

3

S. Mayer

6th

2

7th

5

6th

H. Simonsson

4th

2

6th

6th

6th

H. Simonsson

2

1

6th

I. Nastasis

4th

6th

6th

4th

4th

S. Mayer

6th

6th

7th

S. Mayer

6th

4th

4th

6th

6th

S. Mayer

3

4th

6th

WC

A. Jarrett

3

7th

3

6th

T. Mayotte

6th

6th

7th

J. Sadri

6th

6th

6th

7th

J. Sadri

7th

6th

6th

6th

C. Roger-Vasselin

6th

6th

7th

C. Roger-Vasselin

6th

7th

3

4th

J. López-Maeso

4th

4th

6th

J. Sadri

6th

3

5

T. Mayotte

6th

6th

6th

T. Mayotte

7th

6th

7th

B. Mitton

3

4th

2

T. Mayotte

4th

6th

7th

6th

Q

C. Fancutt

4th

6th

6th

1

6th

Q

C. Fancutt

6th

4th

6th

3

4th

I. Lendl

6th

3

4th

6th

3

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

LL

M. Estep

0

3

7th

3

J. Kriek

6th

6th

6th

6th

J. Kriek

6th

6th

6th

Q

S. Menon

4th

0

6th

4th

LL

J. Nyström

2

4th

4th

LL

J. Nyström

6th

6th

3

6th

J. Kriek

7th

3

6th

7th

R. Simpson

7th

6th

7th

R. Simpson

6th

6th

2

5

LL

S. Denton

6th

3

6th

R. Simpson

6th

6th

3

6th

Q

G. Moretton

4th

6th

6th

6th

Q

G. Moretton

4th

4th

6th

3

J. Fillol

6th

3

2

3

J. Kriek

3

6th

7th

6th

P. Složil

3

4th

2

F. González

6th

3

6th

1

P. McNamee

6th

6th

6th

P. McNamee

6th

6th

6th

LL

C. Johnstone

6th

6th

4th

4th

6th

LL

C. Johnstone

2

1

2

Q

C. Miller

4th

1

6th

6th

3

P. McNamee

4th

2

2

F. González

6th

7th

6th

F. González

6th

6th

6th

C. Freyss

0

5

2

F. González

6th

6th

7th

6th

E. Fromm

6th

6th

6th

E. Fromm

3

7th

5

3

13

Y. Noah

4th

4th

3

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

15th

B. Taróczy

7th

6th

6th

A. Jarryd

6th

4th

3

15th

B. Taróczy

7th

6th

7th

R. Hightower

2

2

4th

R. Meyer

6th

3

6th

R. Meyer

6th

6th

6th

15th

B. Taróczy

3

2

3

H. Ismail

3

1

3

S. Smith

6th

6th

6th

S. Smith

6th

6th

6th

S. Smith

6th

7th

7th

R. Fagel

1

2

1

R. Case

3

6th

6th

R. Case

6th

6th

6th

S. Smith

5

6th

1

2

D. Carter

3

7th

6th

1

3

2

J. McEnroe

7th

3

6th

6th

B. Lutz

6th

6th

4th

6th

6th

B. Lutz

6th

7th

6th

F. Maynetto

6th

2

1

WC

J. Feaver

3

5

1

WC

J. Feaver

7th

6th

6th

B. Lutz

4th

2

0

R. Moore

4th

5

2

2

J. McEnroe

6th

6th

6th

R. Ramírez

6th

7th

6th

R. Ramírez

3

7th

3

6th

T. Gullikson

6th

5

3

2

J. McEnroe

6th

6th

6th

7th

2

J. McEnroe

7th

7th

6th

Web links

• Draw of the Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com (English)