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Wimbledon 1981

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ATP Grand Slam Grass Start: Jun 22, 1981 Draw: 128 127 matches
Champion: John McEnroe

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
Tim Mayotte 6 6 7
Sandy Mayer 3 4 6
Johan Kriek 3 6 7 6
Francisco Gonzalez 6 3 6 1
Rod Frawley 6 6 7
John Fitzgerald 4 3 6
Vijay Amritraj 6 6 6
Paul Kronk 3 3 2
12 Peter Mcnamara 7 6 7
Jeff Borowiak 6 0 6
3 Jimmy Connors 6 6 6
14 Wojtek Fibak 3 2 4
2 John McEnroe 7 3 6 6
Stan Smith 5 6 1 2
1 Bjorn Borg 7 7 7
16 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 5 6
Quarterfinal
Rod Frawley 4 7 7 6
Tim Mayotte 6 6 6 3
3 Jimmy Connors 2 5 6 6 6
Vijay Amritraj 6 7 4 3 2
2 John McEnroe 6 7 6
Johan Kriek 1 5 1
1 Bjorn Borg 7 6 6
12 Peter Mcnamara 6 2 3
Semifinal
2 John McEnroe 7 6 7
Rod Frawley 6 4 5
1 Bjorn Borg 0 4 6 6 6
3 Jimmy Connors 6 6 3 0 4
Final
2 John McEnroe 4 7 7 6
1 Bjorn Borg 6 6 6 4

Early rounds

Round of 128 64 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Craig Wittus Eddie Edwards 6-4 6-4 6-4 · ·
Tim Wilkison Tom Okker 7-5 5-7 6-4 7-6 ·
Mats Wilander John Austin 6-7 6-2 6-2 6-2 ·
Robert Vant Hof Klaus Eberhard 6-4 6-4 6-4 · ·
Ferdi Taygan Nick Saviano 7-5 6-1 6-2 · ·
Sherwood Stewart Jim Delaney 7-5 6-3 6-7 6-3 ·
Stan Smith Haroon Ismail 6-3 6-1 6-3 · ·
Russell Simpson Steve Denton 7-6 6-3 7-6 · ·
Hans Simonsson Steve Krulevitz 4-6 2-6 6-4 6-4 6-3
John Sadri Andrew Jarrett 6-3 6-7 6-3 7-6 ·
Christophe Roger Vasselin Jose Lopez Maeso 6-4 6-4 7-6 · ·
Raul Ramirez Raymond Moore 6-4 7-5 6-2 · ·
Mel Purcell Dale Collings 6-4 6-3 6-3 · ·
Andrew Pattison Sammy Giammalva Jr 6-3 6-7 6-3 7-6 ·
Wayne Pascoe Pascal Portes 5-7 7-6 6-2 7-6 ·
Joakim Nystrom Sashi Menon 6-4 6-0 3-6 6-4 ·
Buster C Mottram Robin Drysdale 6-1 6-4 4-6 6-3 ·
Gilles Moretton Jaime Fillol 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-3 ·
Richard Meyer Ron Hightower 6-2 6-2 6-4 · ·
Paul Mcnamee Pavel Slozil 6-3 6-4 6-2 · ·
Tim Mayotte Bernard Mitton 6-3 6-4 6-2 · ·
Sandy Mayer Ilie Nastase 6-4 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-4
Bob Lutz David Carter 6-3 6-7 4-6 6-1 6-3
John Lloyd Phil Dent 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4
Chris Lewis Chris Dunk 6-7 7-6 0-6 6-4 6-4
Cliff Letcher Larry Stefanki 6-1 7-6 6-3 · ·
Henri Leconte John Alexander 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-2 ·
Paul Kronk Billy Martin 6-2 6-3 3-6 6-3 ·
Johan Kriek Mike Estep 6-0 6-3 6-7 6-3 ·
Carlos Kirmayr Mark Cox 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-4 ·
Chris Johnstone Craig A Miller 6-4 6-1 4-6 4-6 6-3
Tim Gullikson Gianluca Rinaldini 6-1 6-2 6-3 · ·
Francisco Gonzalez Christophe Freyss 6-0 7-5 6-2 · ·
Angel Gimenez Jorgen Windahl 6-3 7-5 6-2 · ·
Tony Giammalva Scott Davis 6-2 7-6 6-2 · ·
Rolf Gehring Ulrich Marten 7-6 6-2 6-7 6-0 ·
Rod Frawley Thierry Tulasne 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-0 ·
Peter Fleming Steve Docherty 7-6 6-2 2-6 7-6 ·
John Fitzgerald Scott Mccain 5-7 7-6 6-2 6-3 ·
John Feaver Fernando Maynetto 7-6 6-2 6-1 · ·
Pat Dupre Tomas Smid 7-5 6-3 3-6 6-2 ·
Brad Drewett Marcos Hocevar 7-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 ·
Marty Davis Shlomo Glickstein 7-5 5-7 2-6 7-5 6-4
Kevin Curren Joel Bailey 6-7 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-4
Ross Case Rick Fagel 6-1 6-2 6-1 · ·
Fritz Buehning Richard Lewis 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-4 ·
Jeff Borowiak Erik Van Dillen 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-2 ·
Vijay Amritraj Jan Kodes 6-0 6-1 7-5 · ·
Victor Amaya Peter Feigl 6-4 7-6 6-7 7-6 ·
Vitas Gerulaitis Glen Holroyd 6-3 6-4 7-6 · ·
Balazs Taroczy Anders Jarryd 7-6 6-4 6-3 · ·
Wojtek Fibak Matt Doyle 6-4 6-7 6-4 7-5 ·
Eric Fromm Yannick Noah 6-4 6-4 6-3 · ·
Peter Mcnamara Heinz Gunthardt 6-1 6-2 2-6 7-5 ·
Bill Scanlon Victor Pecci 7-6 6-0 6-0 · ·
Mark Edmondson Guillermo Vilas 6-4 6-1 1-6 4-6 6-3
Jose Luis Clerc Alvaro Fillol 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-4 9-7
Roscoe Tanner Bruce Manson 6-1 6-4 6-4 · ·
Brian Gottfried Butch Walts 6-3 6-3 6-2 · ·
Brian Teacher Roland Stadler 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-3 ·
Charlie Fancutt Ivan Lendl 4-6 6-3 6-4 1-6 6-3
Jimmy Connors Dick Stockton 6-1 6-2 6-4 · ·
John McEnroe Tom Gullikson 7-6 7-5 6-3 · ·
Bjorn Borg Peter Rennert 7-6 6-3 6-1 · ·
Round of 64 32 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Tim Wilkison Robert Vant Hof 6-3 6-4 6-2 · ·
Mats Wilander Henri Leconte 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-2 ·
Stan Smith Ross Case 6-3 7-6 7-6 · ·
Russell Simpson Gilles Moretton 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3 ·
John Sadri Christophe Roger Vasselin 7-6 6-7 6-3 6-4 ·
Andrew Pattison Angel Gimenez 4-6 7-6 6-7 6-1 6-4
Paul Mcnamee Chris Johnstone 6-2 6-1 6-2 · ·
Tim Mayotte Charlie Fancutt 4-6 6-4 7-6 6-3 ·
Sandy Mayer Hans Simonsson 6-2 6-1 7-6 · ·
Bob Lutz John Feaver 6-3 7-5 6-1 · ·
Paul Kronk Wayne Pascoe 7-5 6-3 6-4 · ·
Johan Kriek Joakim Nystrom 6-2 6-4 6-4 · ·
Tim Gullikson Peter Fleming 3-6 7-6 7-6 6-3 ·
Francisco Gonzalez Eric Fromm 6-3 6-7 7-5 6-3 ·
Tony Giammalva Pat Dupre 6-3 6-4 1-6 6-3 ·
Rolf Gehring Ferdi Taygan 7-5 6-1 7-6 · ·
Rod Frawley Cliff Letcher 6-3 6-1 6-3 · ·
John Fitzgerald Bill Scanlon 6-1 6-2 6-2 · ·
Brad Drewett Craig Wittus 6-3 6-0 6-4 · ·
Fritz Buehning Mark Edmondson 6-4 6-3 5-7 7-5 ·
Victor Amaya Buster C Mottram 6-3 6-4 6-2 · ·
Vitas Gerulaitis Kevin Curren 6-3 6-7 6-3 6-3 ·
Balazs Taroczy Richard Meyer 7-6 6-3 7-6 · ·
Wojtek Fibak Marty Davis 6-4 6-4 6-2 · ·
Peter Mcnamara Sherwood Stewart 6-4 6-0 6-1 · ·
Jose Luis Clerc John Lloyd 4-6 6-3 7-6 6-4 ·
Carlos Kirmayr Roscoe Tanner 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-2 ·
Jeff Borowiak Brian Gottfried 6-4 7-6 6-4 · ·
Vijay Amritraj Brian Teacher 6-4 2-6 2-6 6-2 6-1
Jimmy Connors Chris Lewis 7-6 7-6 6-3 · ·
John McEnroe Raul Ramirez 6-3 6-7 6-3 7-6 ·
Bjorn Borg Mel Purcell 6-4 6-1 6-3 · ·
Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Tim Mayotte John Sadri 7-6 6-3 7-5 · ·
Sandy Mayer Fritz Buehning 6-4 2-6 7-6 5-7 6-1
Johan Kriek Russell Simpson 7-6 3-6 6-2 7-5 ·
Francisco Gonzalez Paul Mcnamee 6-4 6-2 6-2 · ·
Rod Frawley Carlos Kirmayr 7-6 6-3 6-3 · ·
John Fitzgerald Mats Wilander 6-0 4-6 6-2 6-2 ·
Jeff Borowiak Tim Gullikson 6-3 7-6 4-6 6-3 ·
Vijay Amritraj Tim Wilkison 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-4 ·
Vitas Gerulaitis Victor Amaya 4-6 6-4 3-6 6-3 7-5
Stan Smith Balazs Taroczy 6-3 6-2 6-3 · ·
Wojtek Fibak Brad Drewett 7-6 6-1 3-6 3-6 6-4
Peter Mcnamara Andrew Pattison 6-1 6-0 7-5 · ·
Paul Kronk Jose Luis Clerc 2-6 6-4 6-1 7-6 ·
Jimmy Connors Tony Giammalva 6-4 6-4 6-0 · ·
John McEnroe Bob Lutz 6-4 6-2 6-0 · ·
Bjorn Borg Rolf Gehring 6-4 7-5 6-0 · ·

Players (128)

PlayerCountryReached
John McEnroe John McEnroe USA Winner
Bjorn Borg Bjorn Borg SWE Final
Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors USA Semifinal
RF Rod Frawley AUS Semifinal
JK Johan Kriek USA Quarterfinal
PM Peter Mcnamara AUS Quarterfinal
Tim Mayotte Tim Mayotte USA Quarterfinal
Vijay Amritraj Vijay Amritraj IND Quarterfinal
FG Francisco Gonzalez PAR Round of 16
JB Jeff Borowiak USA Round of 16
JF John Fitzgerald AUS Round of 16
PK Paul Kronk AUS Round of 16
SM Sandy Mayer USA Round of 16
Stan Smith Stan Smith USA Round of 16
Vitas Gerulaitis Vitas Gerulaitis USA Round of 16
Wojtek Fibak Wojtek Fibak POL Round of 16
AP Andrew Pattison USA Round of 32
Balazs Taroczy Balazs Taroczy HUN Round of 32
BL Bob Lutz USA Round of 32
Brad Drewett Brad Drewett AUS Round of 32
CK Carlos Kirmayr BRA Round of 32
FB Fritz Buehning USA Round of 32
John Sadri John Sadri USA Round of 32
Jose Luis Clerc Jose Luis Clerc ARG Round of 32
Mats Wilander Mats Wilander SWE Round of 32
PM Paul Mcnamee AUS Round of 32
RG Rolf Gehring GER Round of 32
RS Russell Simpson NZL Round of 32
Tim Gullikson Tim Gullikson USA Round of 32
TW Tim Wilkison USA Round of 32
TG Tony Giammalva USA Round of 32
VA Victor Amaya USA Round of 32
AG Angel Gimenez ESP Round of 64
BS Bill Scanlon USA Round of 64
BG Brian Gottfried USA Round of 64
BT Brian Teacher USA Round of 64
BM Buster C Mottram GBR Round of 64
CF Charlie Fancutt AUS Round of 64
CJ Chris Johnstone AUS Round of 64
Chris Lewis Chris Lewis NZL Round of 64
CV Christophe Roger Vasselin FRA Round of 64
CL Cliff Letcher AUS Round of 64
CW Craig Wittus USA Round of 64
EF Eric Fromm USA Round of 64
FT Ferdi Taygan USA Round of 64
GM Gilles Moretton FRA Round of 64
HS Hans Simonsson SWE Round of 64
Henri Leconte Henri Leconte FRA Round of 64
JN Joakim Nystrom SWE Round of 64
JF John Feaver GBR Round of 64
John Lloyd John Lloyd GBR Round of 64
Kevin Curren Kevin Curren USA Round of 64
ME Mark Edmondson AUS Round of 64
MD Marty Davis USA Round of 64
Mel Purcell Mel Purcell USA Round of 64
Pat Dupre Pat Dupre USA Round of 64
Peter Fleming Peter Fleming USA Round of 64
Raul Ramirez Raul Ramirez MEX Round of 64
RM Richard Meyer USA Round of 64
RH Robert Vant Hof USA Round of 64
Roscoe Tanner Roscoe Tanner USA Round of 64
RC Ross Case AUS Round of 64
SS Sherwood Stewart USA Round of 64
WP Wayne Pascoe AUS Round of 64
AF Alvaro Fillol CHI Round of 128
Anders Jarryd Anders Jarryd SWE Round of 128
AJ Andrew Jarrett GBR Round of 128
BM Bernard Mitton RSA Round of 128
BM Billy Martin USA Round of 128
BM Bruce Manson USA Round of 128
BW Butch Walts USA Round of 128
CD Chris Dunk USA Round of 128
CF Christophe Freyss FRA Round of 128
CM Craig A Miller AUS Round of 128
DC Dale Collings AUS Round of 128
DC David Carter AUS Round of 128
Dick Stockton Dick Stockton USA Round of 128
EE Eddie Edwards RSA Round of 128
Erik Van Dillen Erik Van Dillen USA Round of 128
FM Fernando Maynetto PER Round of 128
GR Gianluca Rinaldini ITA Round of 128
GH Glen Holroyd USA Round of 128
Guillermo Vilas Guillermo Vilas ARG Round of 128
HI Haroon Ismail ZIM Round of 128
Heinz Gunthardt Heinz Gunthardt SUI Round of 128
Ilie Nastase Ilie Nastase ROU Round of 128
Ivan Lendl Ivan Lendl USA Round of 128
Jaime Fillol Jaime Fillol CHI Round of 128
Jan Kodes Jan Kodes CZE Round of 128
JD Jim Delaney USA Round of 128
JB Joel Bailey USA Round of 128
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Round of 128
JA John Austin USA Round of 128
JW Jorgen Windahl SWE Round of 128
JM Jose Lopez Maeso ESP Round of 128
KE Klaus Eberhard GER Round of 128
LS Larry Stefanki USA Round of 128
MH Marcos Hocevar BRA Round of 128
MC Mark Cox GBR Round of 128
MD Matt Doyle USA Round of 128
ME Mike Estep USA Round of 128
NS Nick Saviano USA Round of 128
PP Pascal Portes FRA Round of 128
PS Pavel Slozil CZE Round of 128
PF Peter Feigl AUT Round of 128
PR Peter Rennert USA Round of 128
PD Phil Dent AUS Round of 128
Raymond Moore Raymond Moore RSA Round of 128
RL Richard Lewis GBR Round of 128
RF Rick Fagel USA Round of 128
RD Robin Drysdale GBR Round of 128
RS Roland Stadler SUI Round of 128
RH Ron Hightower USA Round of 128
SJ Sammy Giammalva Jr USA Round of 128
SM Sashi Menon IND Round of 128
SD Scott Davis USA Round of 128
SM Scott Mccain USA Round of 128
Shlomo Glickstein Shlomo Glickstein ISR Round of 128
SD Steve Denton USA Round of 128
SD Steve Docherty AUS Round of 128
SK Steve Krulevitz USA Round of 128
TT Thierry Tulasne FRA Round of 128
TG Tom Gullikson USA Round of 128
Tom Okker Tom Okker NED Round of 128
TS Tomas Smid CZE Round of 128
UM Ulrich Marten GER Round of 128
Victor Pecci Victor Pecci PAR Round of 128
Yannick Noah Yannick Noah FRA Round of 128