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 twelfth major singles title overall, surpassing Margaret Court's Open Era record. Evert did not lose a set during the tournament.
Evonne Goolagong Cawley was the reigning champion, but did not compete due to pregnancy.
For only the second time in the history of the championships and for the first time since 1965, no British player was seeded in the women's singles championship.
Seeds
Chris Evert Lloyd (champion) Hana Mandlíková (final) Tracy Austin (quarterfinals) Martina Navratilova (semifinals) Andrea Jaeger (fourth round) Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals) Pam Shriver (semifinals) Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals) Sylvia Hanika (first round) Mima Jaušovec (quarterfinals) Dianne Fromholtz (third round) Kathy Jordan (fourth round) Bettina Bunge (second round) Barbara Potter (fourth round) Regina Maršíková (first round) JoAnne Russell (first round)
Hana Mandlíková was seeded second, higher than her then current ranking of 5th at the start of the championship, due to her victory in the previous grand slam singles event in 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
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links
1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation