1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles


defeated Hana Mandlíková in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships. The win was her 12th Grand Slam singles title, surpassing Margaret Court's record of 11 titles in the open era. Evonne Goolagong Cawley was the defending champion, but did not compete.

Seeds

Chris Evert Lloyd
Hana Mandlíková '
Tracy Austin '
Martina Navratilova '
Andrea Jaeger '
Wendy Turnbull '
Pam Shriver '
Virginia Ruzici '
Sylvia Hanika '
Mima Jaušovec '
Dianne Fromholtz '
Kathy Jordan '
Bettina Bunge '
Barbara Potter '
Regina Maršíková '
JoAnne Russell
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

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8