1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 1981 Wimbledon Championships USA Chris Evert Lloyd TCH Hana Mandlíková 6–2, 6–2 96 (8 Q Qualifiers / 6 WC Wildcards) 16 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles grand slam 1981 Wimbledon Championships Chris Evert Lloyd defeated Hana Mandlíková in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships. It was her third Wimbledon singles title and twelfth major singles title overall, surpassing Margaret Court's Open Era record.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th Evert did not lose a set during the tournament. Evonne Goolagong Cawley was the reigning champion, but did not compete due to pregnancy. For only the second time in the history of the championships and for the first time since 1965, no British player was seeded in the women's singles championship. Seeds 1 1 USA Chris Evert Lloyd (champion) 2 8 TCH Hana Mandlíková (final) 3 3 USA Tracy Austin (quarterfinals) 4 6 USA Martina Navratilova (semifinals) 5 2 USA Andrea Jaeger (fourth round) 6 7 AUS Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals) 7 4 USA Pam Shriver (semifinals) 8 5 ROM 1965 Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals) 9 8 FRG Sylvia Hanika (first round) 10 2 YUG Mima Jaušovec (quarterfinals) 11 1 AUS Dianne Fromholtz (third round) 12 5 USA Kathy Jordan (fourth round) 13 6 FRG Bettina Bunge (second round) 14 3 USA Barbara Potter (fourth round) 15 4 TCH Regina Maršíková (first round) 16 7 USA JoAnne Russell (first round) Hana Mandlíková was seeded second, higher than her then current ranking of 5th at the start of the championship, due to her victory in the previous grand slam singles event in France. Although perfectly within their remit and rights to alter the seedings from the rankings as they saw fit, the All England Club were petitioned by the WTA, which complained about the arrangement.August 2025 Qualifying 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 USA Chris Evert Lloyd 6 6 10 YUG Mima Jaušovec 2 2 3 USA Tracy Austin 5 4 7 USA Pam Shriver 7 6 8 ROM 1965 Virginia Ruzici 2 3 4 USA Martina Navratilova 6 6 6 AUS Wendy Turnbull 0 0 2 TCH Hana Mandlíková 6 6 1 USA Chris Evert Lloyd 6 6 7 USA Pam Shriver 3 1 4 USA Martina Navratilova 5 6 1 2 TCH Hana Mandlíková 7 4 6 1 USA Chris Evert Lloyd 6 6 2 TCH Hana Mandlíková 2 2 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 USA C Evert Lloyd 6 6 Q AUS C O'Neil 3 0 USA S Jaeger 1 2 USA K Sands 6 6 USA K Rinaldi 6 2 9 RSA 1928 S Rollinson 3 6 7 WC GBR L Charles 5 6 SUI P Delhees 7 7 1 USA C Evert Lloyd 6 6 RSA 1928 Y Vermaak 1 2 USA K Sands 1 5 USA L Forood 6 7 USA K Rinaldi 6 0 0 Q SUI C Pasquale 3 6 6 SUI P Delhees 6 4 11 AUS D Fromholtz 7 6 1 USA C Evert Lloyd 6 7 USA L Forood 2 6 Q SUI C Pasquale 3 6 7 11 AUS D Fromholtz 6 2 5 1 USA C Evert Lloyd 6 6 Q SUI C Pasquale 0 0 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 YUG M Jaušovec 0 6 6 USA M Louie 6 2 4 RSA 1928 T Harford 6 6 USA A White 2 4 USA L Allen 6 6 WC GBR A Cooper 1 3 AUS N Gregory 1 1 5 USA A Jaeger 6 6 10 YUG M Jaušovec 6 6 Q SUI C Jolissaint 3 3 USA R Blount 2 7 6 RSA 1928 T Harford 6 6 3 USA L Allen 4 6 6 HUN M Pinterová 6 2 1 NED B Stöve 6 4 3 5 USA A Jaeger 4 6 6 10 YUG M Jaušovec 6 7 USA R Blount 2 5 USA L Allen 1 2 5 USA A Jaeger 6 6 10 YUG M Jaušovec 6 7 5 USA A Jaeger 4 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 USA T Austin 6 6 LL RSA 1928 J Mundel 0 2 ARG I Madruga 3 6 4 AUS S Leo 6 2 6 USA S Collins 6 6 WC USA R Casals 3 2 USA A Kiyomura 3 0 FRG C Kohde 6 6 3 USA T Austin 6 6 USA L Antonoplis 1 1 Q BRA 1968 G Langela 1 6 2 AUS S Leo 6 4 6 AUS S Saliba 3 1 USA S Collins 6 6 FRG C Kohde 4 6 14 USA B Potter 6 7 3 USA T Austin 6 7 AUS S Leo 4 6 USA S Collins 4 1 14 USA B Potter 6 6 3 USA T Austin 6 6 14 USA B Potter 4 0 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 TCH R Maršíková 7 1 3 ROM 1965 L Romanov 5 6 6 USA P Casale 7 6 WC GBR K Brasher 5 3 GBR G Coles 7 6 USA T Holladay 5 4 SWE E Ekblom 6 1 2 7 USA P Shriver 3 6 6 ROM 1965 L Romanov 6 4 3 GBR J Durie 3 6 6 USA P Casale 6 5 2 USA W White 3 7 6 USA P Smith 6 0 4 GBR G Coles 3 6 6 Q AUS E Little 0 3 7 USA P Shriver 6 6 GBR J Durie 7 6 USA W White 5 2 GBR G Coles 0 3 7 USA P Shriver 6 6 GBR J Durie 3 4 7 USA P Shriver 6 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 ROM 1965 V Ruzici 6 6 USA K Cummings 3 4 USA S Margolin 0 7 3 SWE N Bohm 6 6 6 ARG C Casabianca 1 4 SUI H Strachoňová 6 6 Q NED M Mesker 6 6 USA K Jones 2 3 8 ROM 1965 V Ruzici 4 7 6 Q SWE M Wikstedt 6 6 4 SWE N Bohm 7 4 6 FRG H Eisterlehner 6 6 2 SUI H Strachoňová 6 1 4 USA S Acker 4 6 6 Q NED M Mesker 4 3 12 USA K Jordan 6 6 8 ROM 1965 V Ruzici 3 7 8 SWE N Bohm 6 6 6 USA S Acker 3 4 12 USA K Jordan 6 6 8 ROM 1965 V Ruzici 3 6 6 12 USA K Jordan 6 4 3 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR S Barker 3 6 6 CAN M Blackwood 6 2 3 USA E Nagelsen 6 6 SUI I Villiger 2 1 USA E Norton 2 6 USA S Walsh 6 7 USA J Portman 4 0 4 USA M Navratilova 6 6 13 FRG B Bunge 7 3 3 GBR S Barker 6 6 6 USA E Nagelsen 6 2 6 Q RSA 1928 E Gordon 0 6 2 AUS E Sayers 5 3 USA S Walsh 7 6 USA S Mascarin 0 1 4 USA M Navratilova 6 6 GBR S Barker 6 2 3 USA E Nagelsen 2 6 6 USA S Walsh 1 6 0 4 USA M Navratilova 6 2 6 USA E Nagelsen 3 1 4 USA M Navratilova 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 AUS W Turnbull 7 6 USA D Desfor 5 3 RSA 1928 R Fairbank 6 3 6 USA C Reynolds 2 6 3 FRG E Pfaff 6 6 AUS D Freeman 3 3 USA P Teeguarden 6 6 11 16 USA J Russell 2 7 9 6 AUS W Turnbull 6 6 GBR D Jevans 2 2 KOR 1949 D-h Lee 3 1 RSA 1928 R Fairbank 6 6 FRG E Pfaff 2 6 2 TCH R Tomanová 6 1 6 USA L duPont 3 6 4 USA P Teeguarden 6 3 6 6 AUS W Turnbull 6 6 RSA 1928 R Fairbank 3 2 TCH R Tomanová 4 3 USA P Teeguarden 6 6 6 AUS W Turnbull 6 6 USA P Teeguarden 4 1 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 9 FRG S Hanika 4 5 USA M-L Piatek 6 7 FRG I Riedel-Kühn 1 1 GBR A Hobbs 6 6 USA B Hallquist 3 6 6 NED E Vessies-Appel 6 4 3 FRA C Vanier 3 5 2 TCH H Mandlíková 6 7 USA M-L Piatek 7 6 USA L Morse 6 1 GBR A Hobbs 6 7 GBR V Wade 1 6 USA A Buchanan 0 6 6 USA B Hallquist 6 3 3 USA A Smith 1 4 2 TCH H Mandlíková 6 6 USA M-L Piatek 6 6 5 GBR A Hobbs 7 1 7 USA A Buchanan 3 0 2 TCH H Mandlíková 6 6 GBR A Hobbs 3 2 2 TCH H Mandlíková 6 6 References External links 1981 LS 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1981 French Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1981 US Open – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:Wimbledon 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