1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
# 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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.

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

## Seeds

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

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

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

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 5**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 6**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 7**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 8**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
