1981 Wimbledon Championships

October 2020 1981 Wimbledon Championships 22 June – 4 July 95th Grand Slam 128S/64D/48XD £322,136 Grass Church RoadSW19, Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club USA John McEnroe USA Chris Evert Lloyd USA Peter Fleming / USA John McEnroe USA Martina Navratilova / USA Pam Shriver RSA 1928 Frew McMillan / NED Betty Stöve USA Matt Anger USA Zina Garrison The 1981 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2ndBarrett John Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships 2001 CollinsWillow London 0007117078 The tournament ran from 22 June until 4 July. It was the 95th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1981. For the first time since the 1965 tournament, there were no seeded British players in the singles draws. Prize money The total prize money for 1981 championships was £322,136. The winner of the men's title earned £21,600 while the women's singles champion earned £19,440.Little Alan Wimbledon Compendium 2013 2013 All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London 978-1899039401 327–334 23About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/aboutwimbledon/prize_money_and_finance.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 8 October 2017 However, the ladies champion was additionally presented with a diamond necklace, donated to the club, valued at £3,000.00, which technically made the ladies prize higher than the gentleman's for the only time in the championships history.Chrissie: My Own Story by Evert Lloyd, Chris & Amdur, Neil (1984). Simon & Schuster ASIN: B011MBD9JY EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Men's singles£21,600£10,800£5,400£2,700£1,730£920£540£325Women's singles£19,440£9,450£4,725£2,160£1,345£745£420£250Men's doubles *£9,070£4,540£2,270£1,140£620£200£100Women's doubles *£7,854£3,932£1,816£912£434£140£70Mixed doubles *£4,770£2,390£1,140£560£280£0£0 * per team Champions Seniors Men's singles 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles USA John McEnroe defeated SWE Björn Borg, 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–4), 6–4Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was McEnroe's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title. Women's singles 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles USA Chris Evert Lloyd defeated TCH Hana Mandlíková, 6–2, 6–2Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Evert-Lloyd's 12th career Grand Slam title and her third and last Wimbledon title. Men's doubles 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles USA Peter Fleming / USA John McEnroe defeated USA Bob Lutz / USA Stan Smith, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Fleming's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 2nd Wimbledon title. It was McEnroe's 7th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd Wimbledon title. Women's doubles 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles USA Martina Navratilova / USA Pam Shriver defeated USA Kathy Jordan / USA Anne Smith, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Navratilova's 11th career Grand Slam title and her 5th Wimbledon title. It was Shriver's 1st career Grand Slam title and her 1st Wimbledon title. Mixed doubles 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles RSA 1928 Frew McMillan / NED Betty Stöve defeated USA John Austin / USA Tracy Austin, 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was McMillan's 10th and last career Grand Slam title and his 5th Wimbledon title. It was Stöve's 10th and last career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title. Juniors Boys' singles 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles USA Matt Anger defeated AUS Pat Cash, 7–6(7–3), 7–5Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boyssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Girls' singles 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles USA Zina Garrison defeated RSA 1928 Rene Uys, 6–4, 3–6, 6–0Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Singles seeds Men's singles SWE Björn Borg (final, lost to John McEnroe) USA John McEnroe (champion) USA Jimmy Connors (semifinals, lost to Björn Borg) TCH Ivan Lendl (first round, lost to Charlie Fancutt) USA Gene Mayer (withdrew before the tournament began) USA Brian Teacher (second round, lost to Vijay Amritraj) USA Brian Gottfried (second round, lost to Jeff Borowiak) USA Roscoe Tanner (second round, lost to Carlos Kirmayr) ARG José Luis Clerc (third round, lost to Paul Kronk) ARG Guillermo Vilas (first round, lost to Mark Edmondson) PAR 1954 Víctor Pecci (first round, lost to Bill Scanlon) AUS Peter McNamara (quarterfinals, lost to Björn Borg) FRA Yannick Noah (first round, lost to Eric Fromm) POL 1980 Wojciech Fibak (fourth round, lost to Jimmy Connors) HUN Balázs Taróczy (third round, lost to Stan Smith) USA Vitas Gerulaitis (fourth round, lost to Björn Borg) Women's singles USA Chris Evert Lloyd (champion) TCH Hana Mandlíková (final, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd) USA Tracy Austin (quarterfinals, lost to Pam Shriver) USA Martina Navratilova (semifinals, lost to Hana Mandlíková) USA Andrea Jaeger (fourth round, lost to Mima Jaušovec) AUS Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals, lost to Hana Mandlíková) USA Pam Shriver (semifinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd) ROM 1965 Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals, lost to Martina Navratilova) FRG Sylvia Hanika (first round, lost to Mary-Lou Piatek) YUG Mima Jaušovec (quarterfinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd) AUS Dianne Fromholtz (third round, lost to Claudia Pasquale) USA Kathy Jordan (fourth round, lost to Virginia Ruzici) FRG Bettina Bunge (second round, lost to Sue Barker) USA Barbara Potter (fourth round, lost to Tracy Austin) TCH Regina Maršíková (first round, lost to Lucia Romanov) USA JoAnne Russell (first round, lost to Pam Teeguarden) References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website 1981 French Open Grand Slams 1981 US Open Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Wimbledon Category:Long stubs with short prose