1981 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

1981 Wimbledon Championships
1980 Champions   United States Tracy Austin
United States John Austin
Champions   Netherlands Betty Stöve
South Africa Frew McMillan
Runners-up   United States Tracy Austin
United States John Austin
Final score   46, 76 (72), 63
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men    women    seniors
WC Doubles    men    women  
Wimbledon Championships
 < 1980 1982 > 

Tracy Austin and John Austin were the defending champions but lost in the final 46, 76 (72), 63 against Betty Stöve and Frew McMillan.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. Two seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. United States Tracy Austin / United States John Austin (Final)
  2. Netherlands Betty Stöve / South Africa Frew McMillan (Champions)
  3. Australia Wendy Turnbull / United States Marty Riessen (Third Round)
  4. n/a
  5. Australia Dianne Fromholtz / Australia Mark Edmondson (First Round)
  6. United States Anne Smith / United States Steve Denton (First Round)
  7. South Africa Tanya Harford / South Africa Kevin Curren (Quarterfinals)
  8. n/a

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
 
1  United States Tracy Austin
 United States
John Austin
6 7    
   West Germany Bettina Bunge
 Australia Tony Roche
2 6    
  1  United States Tracy Austin
 United States John Austin
6 62 3
  2  Netherlands Betty Stöve
 South Africa Frew McMillan
4 77 6
   United States Sherry Acker
 United States Cary Leeds
6 1 2
2  Netherlands Betty Stöve
 South Africa Frew McMillan
4 6 6  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
1  United States T Austin
 United States J Austin
6 6 6  
   Romania L Romanov
 United States S Krulevitz
7 2 2     1  United States T Austin
 United States J Austin
6 7    
       United States J Stratton
 Australia B Drewett
4 6    
      1  United States T Austin
 United States J Austin
6 7    
   United States M L Piatek
 United States T Giammalva
               United States W White
 Australia D Carter
2 5    
   United States J Portman
 United States S Meister
w/o            United States J Portman
 United States S Meister
     
       United States W White
 Australia D Carter
w/o      
      1  United States T Austin
 United States J Austin
6 3 7
         United Kingdom V Wade
 India V Amritraj
4 6 5
       Australia E Little
 Australia P McNamara
       
   West Germany C Kohde
 United States F McNair
w/o            West Germany C Kohde
 United States F McNair
w/o      
LL  South Africa S Rollinson
 South Africa D Visser
               West Germany C Kohde
 United States F McNair
3 4  
   United States S Walsh
 United States D Ralston
3 7 3          United Kingdom V Wade
 India V Amritraj
6 6    
   United Kingdom V Wade
 India V Amritraj
6 6 6        United Kingdom V Wade
 India V Amritraj
6 6  
    LL  United States H Ludloff
 United Kingdom M Guntrip
2 3    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
3  Australia W Turnbull
 United States M Riessen
7 6    
   United States K Jones
 United States C Skakle
5 3       3  Australia W Turnbull
 United States M Riessen
6 6    
    Q  Australia S Saliba
 Australia C Fancutt
3 4    
      3  Australia W Turnbull
 United States M Riessen
3 6    
         West Germany B Bunge
 Australia T Roche
6 7    
       Netherlands M Mesker
 Netherlands T Okker
4 6 7
   South Africa R Uys
 South Africa R Moore
1 3          West Germany B Bunge
 Australia T Roche
6 1 9  
   West Germany B Bunge
 Australia T Roche
6 6            West Germany B Bunge
 Australia T Roche
6 7  
   Australia P Whytcross
 Australia C Johnstone
6 6 6          Australia P Whytcross
 Australia C Johnstone
3 6  
   South Africa I Kloss
 South Africa B Mitton
7 3 4        Australia P Whytcross
 Australia C Johnstone
6 7    
       New Zealand C Newton
 New Zealand O Parun
3 6    
         Australia P Whytcross
 Australia C Johnstone
6 6  
         United States D Desfor
 United States E Fromm
2 2    
       United States R Casals
 United Kingdom D Lloyd
3 7 8
   United States D Desfor
 United States E Fromm
6 3 6        United States D Desfor
 United States E Fromm
6 5 10  
6  United States A Smith
 United States S Denton
2 6 2  

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
5  Australia D Fromholtz
 Australia M Edmondson
5 6    
   United Kingdom J Durie
 United Kingdom J Bates
7 7          United Kingdom J Durie
 United Kingdom J Bates
7 6    
       United Kingdom A Hobbs
 India A Amritraj
6 3    
         United Kingdom J Durie
 United Kingdom J Bates
4 4    
         United States S Acker
 United States C Leeds
6 6    
       United Kingdom L Geeves
 United Kingdom R Beven
2 1  
   United States A White
 United States R Van't Hof
4 7 5        United States S Acker
 United States C Leeds
6 6    
   United States S Acker
 United States C Leeds
6 6 7          United States S Acker
 United States C Leeds
6 6  
         United Kingdom L Charles
 United Kingdom J Feaver
4 3  
       Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
 Czechoslovakia P Složil
6 6    
   South Africa Y Vermaak
 South Africa S van der Merwe
6 5 11        United States J Goodling
 South Africa J Yuill
2 4    
   United States J Goodling
 South Africa J Yuill
4 7 13          Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
 Czechoslovakia P Složil
6 4  
   United States L Allen
 United States M Hunter
               United Kingdom L Charles
 United Kingdom J Feaver
7 6    
   United Kingdom L Charles
 United Kingdom J Feaver
w/o            United Kingdom L Charles
 United Kingdom J Feaver
6 6  
    LL  Japan N Sato
 Japan J Kamiwazumi
3 2    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
7  South Africa T Hanford
 South Africa K Curren
6 3 10  
   Switzerland C Jolissaint
 Switzerland C Dowdeswell
1 6 8     7  South Africa T Harford
 South Africa K Curren
5 6 6  
       France C Vanier
 United States J Dilouie
7 0 2  
      7  South Africa T Harford
 South Africa K Curren
6 6    
   Switzerland I Villiger
 Switzerland M Günthardt
6 6 5       Q  Australia K Gulley
 Australia D Collings
1 4    
Q  Australia K Gulley
 Australia D Collings
4 7 7        Australia K Gulley
 Australia D Collings
6 3 7
       United Kingdom A Cooper
 United Kingdom J Dier
4 6 5  
      7  South Africa T Harford
 South Africa K Curren
7 5 1
Q  United States L Antonoplis
 United States S Simon
0 4         2  Netherlands B Stöve
 South Africa F McMillan
6 7 6
   United States P Teeguarden
 Switzerland H Günthardt
6 6          United States P Teeguarden
 Switzerland H Günthardt
6 6    
       United States S Mascarin
 United States S Davis
2 1    
         United States P Teeguarden
 Switzerland H Günthardt
1 6 3
      2  Netherlands B Stöve
 South Africa F McMillan
6 3 6  
       United States B Nagelsen
 United States R Meyer
4 5  
   United Kingdom D Jevans
 United Kingdom A Jarrett
7 5 5     2  Netherlands B Stöve
 South Africa F McMillan
6 7    
2  Netherlands B Stöve
 South Africa F McMillan
5 7 7  

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