1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1981 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Chris Evert Lloyd
Runner-upCzechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Score6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw96 (8 Q / 6 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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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 her twelfth major singles title, surpassing Margaret Court's Open Era record.[1]

Evonne Goolagong Cawley was the reigning champion, but did not compete due to pregnancy.

Seeds

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01.   United States Chris Evert Lloyd (champion)
02.   Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková (final)
03.   United States Tracy Austin (quarterfinals)
04.   United States Martina Navratilova (semifinals)
05.   United States Andrea Jaeger (fourth round)
06.   Australia Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals)
07.   United States Pam Shriver (semifinals)
08.   Romania Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals)
09.   West Germany Sylvia Hanika (first round)
10.   Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec (quarterfinals)
11.   Australia Dianne Fromholtz (third round)
12.   United States Kathy Jordan (fourth round)
13.   West Germany Bettina Bunge (second round)
14.   United States Barbara Potter (fourth round)
15.   Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková (first round)
16.   United States JoAnne Russell (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Hana Mandlíková was seeded second, higher than her then current ranking of 5th at the start of the championship, due to her victories in the previous two grand slam singles events in Australia and 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.

Qualifying

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Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Chris Evert Lloyd 6 6
10 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec 2 2
1 United States Chris Evert Lloyd 6 6
7 United States Pam Shriver 3 1
3 United States Tracy Austin 5 4
7 United States Pam Shriver 7 6
1 United States Chris Evert Lloyd 6 6
2 Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková 2 2
8 Romania Virginia Ruzici 2 3
4 United States Martina Navratilova 6 6
4 United States Martina Navratilova 5 6 1
2 Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková 7 4 6
6 Australia Wendy Turnbull 0 0
2 Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States C Evert Lloyd 6 6
Q Australia C O'Neil 3 0 1 United States C Evert Lloyd 6 6
South Africa Y Vermaak 1 2
1 United States C Evert Lloyd 6 7
United States S Jaeger 1 2 United States L Forood 2 6
United States K Sands 6 6 United States K Sands 1 5
United States L Forood 6 7
1 United States C Evert Lloyd 6 6
United States K Rinaldi 6 2 9 Q Switzerland C Pasquale 0 0
South Africa S Rollinson 3 6 7 United States K Rinaldi 6 0 0
Q Switzerland C Pasquale 3 6 6
Q Switzerland C Pasquale 3 6 7
WC United Kingdom L Charles 5 6 11 Australia D Fromholtz 6 2 5
Switzerland P Delhees 7 7 Switzerland P Delhees 6 4
11 Australia D Fromholtz 7 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec 0 6 6
United States M Louie 6 2 4 10 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec 6 6
Q Switzerland C Jolissaint 3 3
10 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec 6 7
United States R Blount 2 5
United States R Blount 2 7 6
South Africa T Harford 6 6 South Africa T Harford 6 6 3
United States A White 2 4 10 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec 6 7
United States L Allen 6 6 5 United States A Jaeger 4 6
WC United Kingdom A Cooper 1 3 United States L Allen 4 6 6
Hungary M Pinterová 6 2 1
United States L Allen 1 2
5 United States A Jaeger 6 6
Netherlands B Stöve 6 4 3
Australia N Gregory 1 1 5 United States A Jaeger 4 6 6
5 United States A Jaeger 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 United States T Austin 6 6
LL South Africa J Mundel 0 2 3 United States T Austin 6 6
United States L Antonoplis 1 1
3 United States T Austin 6 7
Australia S Leo 4 6
Q Brazil G Langela 1 6 2
Argentina I Madruga 3 6 4 Australia S Leo 6 4 6
Australia S Leo 6 2 6 3 United States T Austin 6 6
14 United States B Potter 4 0
Australia S Saliba 3 1
United States S Collins 6 6 United States S Collins 6 6
WC United States R Casals 3 2 United States S Collins 4 1
United States A Kiyomura 3 0 14 United States B Potter 6 6
West Germany C Kohde 6 6 West Germany C Kohde 4 6
14 United States B Potter 6 7

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Czechoslovakia R Maršíková 7 1 3
Romania L Romanov 5 6 6 Romania L Romanov 6 4 3
United Kingdom J Durie 3 6 6
United Kingdom J Durie 7 6
United States P Casale 7 6 United States W White 5 2
WC United Kingdom K Brasher 5 3 United States P Casale 6 5 2
United States W White 3 7 6
United Kingdom J Durie 3 4
7 United States P Shriver 6 6
United States P Smith 6 0 4
United Kingdom G Coles 7 6 United Kingdom G Coles 3 6 6
United States T Holladay 5 4 United Kingdom G Coles 0 3
7 United States P Shriver 6 6
Q Australia E Little 0 3
Sweden E Ekblom 6 1 2 7 United States P Shriver 6 6
7 United States P Shriver 3 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Romania V Ruzici 6 6
United States K Cummings 3 4 8 Romania V Ruzici 4 7 6
Q Sweden M Wikstedt 6 6 4
8 Romania V Ruzici 3 7 8
United States S Margolin 0 7 3 Sweden N Bohm 6 6 6
Sweden N Bohm 6 6 6 Sweden N Bohm 7 4 6
West Germany H Eisterlehner 6 6 2
8 Romania V Ruzici 3 6 6
Argentina C Casabianca 1 4 12 United States K Jordan 6 4 3
Switzerland H Strachoňová 6 6 Switzerland H Strachoňová 6 1 4
United States S Acker 4 6 6
United States S Acker 3 4
Q Netherlands M Mesker 6 6 12 United States K Jordan 6 6
United States K Jones 2 3 Q Netherlands M Mesker 4 3
12 United States K Jordan 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 West Germany B Bunge 7 3 3
United Kingdom S Barker 3 6 6 United Kingdom S Barker 6 6 6
Canada M Blackwood 6 2 3 United Kingdom S Barker 6 2 3
United States E Nagelsen 6 6 United States E Nagelsen 2 6 6
Switzerland I Villiger 2 1 United States E Nagelsen 6 2 6
Q South Africa E Gordon 0 6 2
United States E Nagelsen 3 1
4 United States M Navratilova 6 6
Australia E Sayers 5 3
United States E Norton 2 6 United States S Walsh 7 6
United States S Walsh 6 7 United States S Walsh 1 6 0
4 United States M Navratilova 6 2 6
United States S Mascarin 0 1
United States J Portman 4 0 4 United States M Navratilova 6 6
4 United States M Navratilova 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Australia W Turnbull 7 6
United States D Desfor 5 3 6 Australia W Turnbull 6 6
United Kingdom D Jevans 2 2
6 Australia W Turnbull 6 6
South Africa R Fairbank 3 2
South Korea D-h Lee 3 1
South Africa R Fairbank 6 3 6 South Africa R Fairbank 6 6
United States C Reynolds 2 6 3 6 Australia W Turnbull 6 6
West Germany E Pfaff 6 6 United States P Teeguarden 4 1
Australia D Freeman 3 3 West Germany E Pfaff 2 6 2
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová 6 1 6
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová 4 3
United States P Teeguarden 6 6
United States L duPont 3 6 4
United States P Teeguarden 6 6 11 United States P Teeguarden 6 3 6
16 United States J Russell 2 7 9

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 West Germany S Hanika 4 5
United States M-L Piatek 6 7 United States M-L Piatek 7 6
United States L Morse 6 1
United States M-L Piatek 6 6 5
West Germany I Riedel-Kühn 1 1 United Kingdom A Hobbs 7 1 7
United Kingdom A Hobbs 6 6 United Kingdom A Hobbs 6 7
United Kingdom V Wade 1 6
United Kingdom A Hobbs 3 2
2 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková 6 6
United States A Buchanan 0 6 6
United States B Hallquist 3 6 6 United States B Hallquist 6 3 3
Netherlands E Vessies-Appel 6 4 3 United States A Buchanan 3 0
2 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková 6 6
United States A Smith 1 4
France C Vanier 3 5 2 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková 6 6
2 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková 6 7

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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