1981 Wimbledon Championships
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The 1981 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on :grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
in Wimbledon
in London in England. It was the 95th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 22 June to 4 July 1981.
John McEnroe
defeated
Björn Borg
4–6, 7–6 (7–1), 7–6 (7–4), 6–4
Chris Evert-Lloyd
defeated
Hana Mandlíková
6–2, 6–2
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
defeated Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver
defeated Kathy Jordan
/ Anne Smith
6–3, 7–6 (8–6)
Betty Stöve
/
Frew McMillan
defeated Tracy Austin
/ John Austin
4–6, 7–6 (7–2), 6–3
Matt Anger
defeated
Pat Cash
7–6 (7–3), 7–5
Zina Garrison
defeated Rene Uys 6–4, 3–6, 6–0
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club , also known as the All-England Club, based at Aorangi Park, Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, the only Grand Slam tennis event still held on grass...
in Wimbledon
Wimbledon, London
Wimbledon is a district in the south west area of London, England, located south of Wandsworth, and east of Kingston upon Thames. It is situated within Greater London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas...
in London in England. It was the 95th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 22 June to 4 July 1981.
Men's Singles
John McEnroeJohn McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...
defeated
Björn BorgBjörn Borg
Björn Rune Borg is a former world no. 1 tennis player from Sweden. Between 1974 and 1981 he won 11 Grand Slam singles titles. He won five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles and six French Open singles titles...
4–6, 7–6 (7–1), 7–6 (7–4), 6–4
- It was McEnroe's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.
Women's Singles
Chris Evert-LloydChris Evert
Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
defeated
Hana MandlíkováHana Mandlíková
Hana Mandlíková is a former Czech professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia and later Australia. During her career, she won four Grand Slam singles titles – two at the Australian Open, one at the French Open, and one at the US Open...
6–2, 6–2
- It was Evert-Lloyd's 16th career Grand Slam title and her third and last Wimbledon title after she fluked her way to two other wins in the seventies.
Men's Doubles
Peter Fleming / John McEnroeJohn McEnroe
John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...
defeated
Bob Lutz / Stan SmithStan Smith
Stanley Roger "Stan" Smith is a former American tennis player and two time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world...
6–4, 6–4, 6–4
- 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
Martina Navratilova / United States Pam ShriverPam Shriver
Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments...
defeated
Kathy JordanKathy Jordan
Kathryn "Kathy" Jordan is a former American tennis player. During her career, she won 7 Grand Slam titles, 5 of them in women's doubles and 2 of them in mixed doubles...
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Anne SmithAnne Smith
Anne Smith is a female former professional tennis player from the United States. Smith's highest women's doubles ranking was World No. 1 in 1980 and 1981. Her highest singles ranking was World No. 12 in 1982...
6–3, 7–6 (8–6)
- 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
Betty StöveBetty Stöve
Betty Stöve is a former Dutch professional tennis player. She is best remembered for reaching the ladies' singles final at Wimbledon in 1977. She also won ten Grand Slam titles in women's doubles and mixed doubles.-Career:...
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Frew McMillanFrew McMillan
Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa.He won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. The most notable aspect of his game was that he had both a two-handed backhand and forehand, which simultaneously increased his...
defeated
Tracy AustinTracy Austin
Tracy Ann Austin Holt is a former World No. 1 female professional tennis player from the United States who won the women's singles title at the US Open in 1979 and 1981 and the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 1980, before a series of injuries cut her career short.-To 1980:Austin defeated...
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John AustinJohn Austin (tennis)
John Austin is an American former professional tennis player born in Long Beach, California. He won the Wimbledon mixed doubles championship with his sister, Tracy Austin, in 1980....
4–6, 7–6 (7–2), 6–3
- It was Stöve's 10th and last career Grand Slam title and her 3rd Wimbledon title. It was McMillan's 10th and last career Grand Slam title and his 5th Wimbledon title.
Boys' Singles
Matt AngerMatt Anger
Matt Anger is a former tennis player from the United States, who won one singles and two doubles titles during his career....
defeated
Pat CashPat Cash
Patrick Hart "Pat" Cash is a retired Australian professional tennis player who won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1987.-Early career:...
7–6 (7–3), 7–5
Girls' Singles
Zina GarrisonZina Garrison
Zina Lynna Garrison is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During her career, she was a women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon in 1990, a three-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, and a women's doubles gold medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games.-Career:An African-American...
defeated
Rene Uys 6–4, 3–6, 6–0