1981 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

John McEnroe defeated the five-time defending champion Björn Borg in a rematch of the previous year's final, 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–4), 6–4, to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships. It was his first Wimbledon singles title and third major singles title overall. Borg was attempting to equal William Renshaw's record of six consecutive Wimbledon titles and Roy Emerson's all-time record of 12 major titles.[1]

Men's singles
1981 Wimbledon Championships
ChampionUnited States John McEnroe
Runner-upSweden Björn Borg
Score4–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds16

During this tournament, McEnroe famously shouted "You cannot be serious!" to the chair umpire in response to a serve being called "out". The disagreement took place on June 22 during his first round match against Tom Gullikson.[2]

Seeds

01.   Sweden Björn Borg (final)
02.   United States John McEnroe (champion)
03.   United States Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
04.   Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (first round)
05.   United States Gene Mayer (withdrew before the tournament began)
06.   United States Brian Teacher (second round)
07.   United States Brian Gottfried (second round)
08.   United States Roscoe Tanner (second round)
09.   Argentina José Luis Clerc (third round)
10.   Argentina Guillermo Vilas (first round)
11.   Paraguay Víctor Pecci (first round)
12.   Australia Peter McNamara (quarterfinals)
13.   France Yannick Noah (first round)
14.   Poland Wojciech Fibak (fourth round)
15.   Hungary Balázs Taróczy (third round)
16.   United States Vitas Gerulaitis (fourth round)

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

Gene Mayer withdrew due to injury. He was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Mike Estep.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Sweden Björn Borg 77 6 6
12 Australia Peter McNamara 62 2 3
1 Sweden Björn Borg 0 4 6 6 6
3 United States Jimmy Connors 6 6 3 0 4
3 United States Jimmy Connors 2 5 6 6 6
India Vijay Amritraj 6 7 4 3 2
1 Sweden Björn Borg 6 61 64 4
2 United States John McEnroe 4 77 77 6
Australia Rod Frawley 4 77 77 6
United States Tim Mayotte 6 65 64 3
Australia Rod Frawley 62 4 5
2 United States John McEnroe 77 6 7
South Africa Johan Kriek 1 5 1
2 United States John McEnroe 6 7 6

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Sweden B Borg 77 6 6
United States P Rennert 62 3 1 1 Sweden B Borg 6 6 6
Q Australia D Collings 4 3 3 United States M Purcell 4 1 3
United States M Purcell 6 6 6 1 Sweden B Borg 6 7 6
United States F Taygan 7 6 6 West Germany R Gehring 4 5 0
United States N Saviano 5 1 2 United States F Taygan 5 1 6
LL West Germany U Marten 6 2 7 0 West Germany R Gehring 7 6 7
West Germany R Gehring 7 6 6 6 1 Sweden B Borg 77 7 78
United States V Amaya 6 7 6 7 16 United States V Gerulaitis 64 5 66
Austria P Feigl 4 6 7 6 United States V Amaya 6 6 6
United Kingdom C Mottram 6 6 4 6 United Kingdom C Mottram 3 4 2
WC United Kingdom R Drysdale 1 4 6 3 United States V Amaya 6 4 6 3 5
Q United States J Bailey 7 6 3 6 4 16 United States V Gerulaitis 4 6 3 6 7
South Africa K Curren 6 4 6 7 6 South Africa K Curren 3 7 3 3
Q United States G Holroyd 3 4 6 16 United States V Gerulaitis 6 6 6 6
16 United States V Gerulaitis 6 6 7

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 Australia P McNamara 6 6 2 7
Switzerland H Günthardt 1 2 6 5 12 Australia P McNamara 6 6 6
United States J Delaney 5 3 7 3 United States S Stewart 4 0 1
United States S Stewart 7 6 6 6 12 Australia P McNamara 6 6 7
Spain Á Giménez 6 7 6 Zimbabwe A Pattison 1 0 5
Q Sweden J Windahl 3 5 2 Spain Á Giménez 6 6 7 1 4
United States S Giammalva 3 7 3 6 Zimbabwe A Pattison 4 7 6 6 6
Zimbabwe A Pattison 6 6 6 7 12 Australia P McNamara 7 6 7
United States Tim Gullikson 6 6 6 United States J Borowiak 6 0 6
Italy G Rinaldini 1 2 3 United States Tim Gullikson 3 7 7 6
United States P Fleming 7 6 2 7 United States P Fleming 6 6 6 3
Australia S Docherty 6 2 6 6 United States Tim Gullikson 3 6 6 3
Q United States E van Dillen 2 4 6 2 United States J Borowiak 6 7 4 6
United States J Borowiak 6 6 4 6 United States J Borowiak 6 7 6
United States K Walts 3 3 2 7 United States B Gottfried 4 6 4
7 United States B Gottfried 6 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 United States J Connors 6 6 6
United States R Stockton 1 2 4 3 United States J Connors 7 7 6
New Zealand C Lewis 6 7 0 6 6 New Zealand C Lewis 6 6 3
Q United States C Dunk 7 6 6 4 4 3 United States J Connors 6 6 6
Czechoslovakia T Šmid 5 3 6 2 United States A Giammalva 4 4 0
United States P DuPré 7 6 3 6 United States P DuPré 3 4 6 3
United States A Giammalva 6 7 6 United States A Giammalva 6 6 1 6
LL United States S Davis 2 6 2 3 United States J Connors 6 6 6
Q United States C Wittus 6 6 6 14 Poland W Fibak 3 2 4
South Africa E Edwards 4 4 4 Q United States C Wittus 3 0 4
Australia B Drewett 7 4 6 6 Australia B Drewett 6 6 6
Brazil M Hocevar 6 6 4 3 Australia B Drewett 6 1 6 6 4
Q United States M Davis 7 5 2 7 6 14 Poland W Fibak 7 6 3 3 6
Israel S Glickstein 5 7 6 5 4 Q United States M Davis 4 4 2
United States M Doyle 4 7 4 5 14 Poland W Fibak 6 6 6
14 Poland W Fibak 6 6 6 7

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Argentina JL Clerc 3 6 2 6 9
LL Chile Á Fillol 6 3 6 4 7 9 Argentina JL Clerc 4 6 7 6
WC United Kingdom J Lloyd 6 3 4 6 6 WC United Kingdom J Lloyd 6 3 6 4
Australia P Dent 4 6 6 3 4 9 Argentina JL Clerc 6 4 1 6
France P Portes 7 6 2 6 Australia P Kronk 2 6 6 7
Q Australia W Pascoe 5 7 6 7 Q Australia W Pascoe 5 3 4
Australia P Kronk 6 6 3 6 Australia P Kronk 7 6 6
United States W Martin 2 3 6 3 Australia P Kronk 3 3 2
United States R Van't Hof 6 6 6 India V Amritraj 6 6 6
West Germany K Eberhard 4 4 4 United States R Van't Hof 3 4 2
Netherlands T Okker 5 7 4 6 United States T Wilkison 6 6 6
United States T Wilkison 7 5 6 7 United States T Wilkison 3 2 6 4
India V Amritraj 6 6 7 India V Amritraj 6 6 3 6
WC Czechoslovakia J Kodeš 0 1 5 India V Amritraj 6 2 2 6 6
Switzerland R Stadler 6 0 3 3 6 United States B Teacher 4 6 6 2 1
6 United States B Teacher 4 6 6 6

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 United States R Tanner 6 6 6
United States B Manson 1 4 4 8 United States R Tanner 4 4 6 2
Brazil C Kirmayr 6 6 6 6 Brazil C Kirmayr 6 6 3 6
WC United Kingdom M Cox 3 7 4 4 Brazil C Kirmayr 6 3 3
United States L Stefanki 1 6 3 Australia R Frawley 7 6 6
Q Australia C Letcher 6 7 6 Q Australia C Letcher 3 1 3
Australia R Frawley 4 6 6 6 Australia R Frawley 6 6 6
France T Tulasne 6 2 3 0 Australia R Frawley 6 6 7
United States J Austin 7 2 2 2 Australia J Fitzgerald 4 3 6
Q Sweden M Wilander 6 6 6 6 Q Sweden M Wilander 4 6 6 6
WC Australia J Alexander 4 6 4 2 LL France H Leconte 6 4 2 2
LL France H Leconte 6 2 6 6 Q Sweden M Wilander 0 6 2 2
Australia J Fitzgerald 5 7 6 6 Australia J Fitzgerald 6 4 6 6
Q United States S McCain 7 6 2 3 Australia J Fitzgerald 6 6 6
United States W Scanlon 7 6 6 United States W Scanlon 1 2 2
11 Paraguay V Pecci 6 0 0

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 Argentina G Vilas 4 1 6 6 3
Australia M Edmondson 6 6 1 4 6 Australia M Edmondson 4 3 7 5
WC United Kingdom R Lewis 5 6 4 4 United States F Buehning 6 6 5 7
United States F Buehning 7 4 6 6 United States F Buehning 4 6 6 7 1
United States S Krulevitz 6 6 4 4 3 United States A Mayer 6 2 7 5 6
Sweden H Simonsson 4 2 6 6 6 Sweden H Simonsson 2 1 6
Romania I Năstase 4 6 6 4 4 United States A Mayer 6 6 7
United States A Mayer 6 4 4 6 6 United States A Mayer 3 4 6
WC United Kingdom A Jarrett 3 7 3 6 United States T Mayotte 6 6 7
United States J Sadri 6 6 6 7 United States J Sadri 7 6 6 6
France C Roger-Vasselin 6 6 7 France C Roger-Vasselin 6 7 3 4
Spain J López-Maeso 4 4 6 United States J Sadri 6 3 5
United States T Mayotte 6 6 6 United States T Mayotte 7 6 7
South Africa B Mitton 3 4 2 United States T Mayotte 4 6 7 6
Q Australia C Fancutt 4 6 6 1 6 Q Australia C Fancutt 6 4 6 3
4 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 3 4 6 3

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
LL United States M Estep 0 3 7 3
South Africa J Kriek 6 6 6 6 South Africa J Kriek 6 6 6
Q India S Menon 4 0 6 4 LL Sweden J Nyström 2 4 4
LL Sweden J Nyström 6 6 3 6 South Africa J Kriek 7 3 6 7
New Zealand R Simpson 7 6 7 New Zealand R Simpson 6 6 2 5
LL United States S Denton 6 3 6 New Zealand R Simpson 6 6 3 6
Q France G Moretton 4 6 6 6 Q France G Moretton 4 4 6 3
Chile J Fillol 6 3 2 3 South Africa J Kriek 3 6 7 6
Czechoslovakia P Složil 3 4 2 Paraguay F González 6 3 6 1
Australia P McNamee 6 6 6 Australia P McNamee 6 6 6
LL Australia C Johnstone 6 6 4 4 6 LL Australia C Johnstone 2 1 2
Q Australia C Miller 4 1 6 6 3 Australia P McNamee 4 2 2
Paraguay F González 6 7 6 Paraguay F González 6 6 6
France C Freyss 0 5 2 Paraguay F González 6 6 7 6
United States E Fromm 6 6 6 United States E Fromm 3 7 5 3
13 France Y Noah 4 4 3

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Hungary B Taróczy 7 6 6
Sweden A Järryd 6 4 3 15 Hungary B Taróczy 7 6 7
United States R Hightower 2 2 4 United States R Meyer 6 3 6
United States R Meyer 6 6 6 15 Hungary B Taróczy 3 2 3
Zimbabwe H Ismail 3 1 3 United States S Smith 6 6 6
United States S Smith 6 6 6 United States S Smith 6 7 7
United States R Fagel 1 2 1 Australia R Case 3 6 6
Australia R Case 6 6 6 United States S Smith 5 6 1 2
Australia D Carter 3 7 6 1 3 2 United States J McEnroe 7 3 6 6
United States R Lutz 6 6 4 6 6 United States R Lutz 6 7 6
Peru F Maynetto 6 2 1 WC United Kingdom J Feaver 3 5 1
WC United Kingdom J Feaver 7 6 6 United States R Lutz 4 2 0
South Africa R Moore 4 5 2 2 United States J McEnroe 6 6 6
Mexico R Ramírez 6 7 6 Mexico R Ramírez 3 78 3 66
United States To Gullikson 65 5 3 2 United States J McEnroe 6 66 6 78
2 United States J McEnroe 77 7 6

References

  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "John McEnroe's epic Wimbledon meltdown: 'You cannot be serious!' | ESPN Archives". YouTube.
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