1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1981 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Chris Evert Lloyd
Runner-up	Hana Mandlíková
Score	6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	96 (8 Q / 6 WC )
Seeds	16
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.

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.

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Chris Evert Lloyd	6	6
	10	Mima Jaušovec	2	2
								1	Chris Evert Lloyd	6	6
								7	Pam Shriver	3	1
	3	Tracy Austin	5	4
	7	Pam Shriver	7	6
															1	Chris Evert Lloyd	6	6
															2	Hana Mandlíková	2	2
	8	Virginia Ruzici	2	3
	4	Martina Navratilova	6	6
								4	Martina Navratilova	5	6	1
								2	Hana Mandlíková	7	4	6
	6	Wendy Turnbull	0	0
	2	Hana Mandlíková	6	6

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

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	M Jaušovec	0	6	6
		M Louie	6	2	4			10	M Jaušovec	6	6
								Q	C Jolissaint	3	3
															10	M Jaušovec	6	7
																R Blount	2	5
									R Blount	2	7	6
		T Harford	6	6					T Harford	6	6	3
		A White	2	4																		10	M Jaušovec	6	7
		L Allen	6	6																		5	A Jaeger	4	6
	WC	A Cooper	1	3					L Allen	4	6	6
									M Pinterová	6	2	1
																L Allen	1	2
															5	A Jaeger	6	6
									B Stöve	6	4	3
		N Gregory	1	1				5	A Jaeger	4	6	6
	5	A Jaeger	6	6

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

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

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	V Ruzici	6	6
		K Cummings	3	4				8	V Ruzici	4	7	6
								Q	M Wikstedt	6	6	4
															8	V Ruzici	3	7	8
		S Margolin	0	7	3											N Bohm	6	6	6
		N Bohm	6	6	6				N Bohm	7	4	6
									H Eisterlehner	6	6	2
																						8	V Ruzici	3	6	6
		C Casabianca	1	4																		12	K Jordan	6	4	3
		H Strachoňová	6	6					H Strachoňová	6	1	4
									S Acker	4	6	6
																S Acker	3	4
	Q	M Mesker	6	6											12	K Jordan	6	6
		K Jones	2	3				Q	M Mesker	4	3
								12	K Jordan	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								13	B Bunge	7	3	3
		S Barker	3	6	6				S Barker	6	6	6
		M Blackwood	6	2	3											S Barker	6	2	3
		E Nagelsen	6	6												E Nagelsen	2	6	6
		I Villiger	2	1					E Nagelsen	6	2	6
								Q	E Gordon	0	6	2
																							E Nagelsen	3	1
																						4	M Navratilova	6	6
									E Sayers	5	3
		E Norton	2	6					S Walsh	7	6
		S Walsh	6	7												S Walsh	1	6	0
															4	M Navratilova	6	2	6
									S Mascarin	0	1
		J Portman	4	0				4	M Navratilova	6	6
	4	M Navratilova	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	W Turnbull	7	6
		D Desfor	5	3				6	W Turnbull	6	6
									D Jevans	2	2
															6	W Turnbull	6	6
																R Fairbank	3	2
									D-h Lee	3	1
		R Fairbank	6	3	6				R Fairbank	6	6
		C Reynolds	2	6	3																	6	W Turnbull	6	6
		E Pfaff	6	6																			P Teeguarden	4	1
		D Freeman	3	3					E Pfaff	2	6	2
									R Tomanová	6	1	6
																R Tomanová	4	3
																P Teeguarden	6	6
									L duPont	3	6	4
		P Teeguarden	6	6	11				P Teeguarden	6	3	6
	16	J Russell	2	7	9

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

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1981 French Open – Women's singles

Grand Slam women's singles

Succeeded by 1981 US Open – Women's singles