1981 Wimbledon Championships
Date	22 June – 4 July
Edition	95th
Category	Grand Slam
Draw	128S/64D/48XD
Prize money	£322,136
Surface	Grass
Location	Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Venue	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
John McEnroe
Women's singles
Chris Evert Lloyd
Men's doubles
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
Women's doubles
Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver
Mixed doubles
Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve
Boys' singles
Matt Anger
Girls' singles
Zina Garrison
← 1980 · Wimbledon Championships · 1982 →

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.^[1][2] 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 in the tournament's history 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.^[3][4] 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.^[5]

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Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

John McEnroe defeated Björn Borg, 4–6, 7–6^(7–1), 7–6^(7–4), 6–4^[6]

• It was McEnroe's 3rd career Grand Slam title and his 1st Wimbledon title.

Women's singles

Chris Evert Lloyd defeated Hana Mandlíková, 6–2, 6–2^[7]

• It was Evert-Lloyd's 12th career Grand Slam title and her third and last Wimbledon title.

Men's doubles

Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Bob Lutz / Stan Smith, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4^[8]

• 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 / Pam Shriver defeated Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith, 6–3, 7–6^(8–6)[9]

• 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

Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve defeated John Austin / Tracy Austin, 4–6, 7–6^(7–2), 6–3^[10]

• 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

Matt Anger defeated Pat Cash, 7–6^(7–3), 7–5^[11]

Girls' singles

Zina Garrison defeated Rene Uys, 6–4, 3–6, 6–0^[12]

Singles seeds