| Date: | 22 June – 4 July |
| Edition: | 95th |
| Category: | Grand Slam |
| Draw: | 128S/64D/48XD |
| Prize Money: | £322,136 |
| Surface: | Grass |
| Location: | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue: | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
| Champms: |  John McEnroe |
| Champws: | Chris Evert Lloyd |
| Champmd: | Peter Fleming / John McEnroe |
| Champwd: | Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver |
| Champxd: | Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve |
| Champbs: | Matt Anger |
| Champgs: | Zina Garrison |
The 1981 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.[1] [2] The tournament ran from 22 June until 4 July. It was the 95th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1981.
For the first time in the tournament's history there were no seeded British players in the singles draws.
The total prize money for 1981 championships was £322,136. The winner of the men's title earned £21,600 while the women's singles champion earned £19,440.[3] [4] However, the ladies champion was additionally presented with a diamond necklace, donated to the club, valued at £3,000.00, which technically made the ladies prize higher than the gentleman's for the only time in the championships history.[5]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | |
| Men's singles | £21,600 | £10,800 | £5,400 | £2,700 | £1,730 | £920 | £540 | £325 | |
| Women's singles | £19,440 | £9,450 | £4,725 | £2,160 | £1,345 | £745 | £420 | £250 | |
| Men's doubles * | £9,070 | £4,540 | £2,270 | £1,140 | £620 | £200 | £100 | ||
| Women's doubles * | £7,854 | £3,932 | £1,816 | £912 | £434 | £140 | £70 | ||
| Mixed doubles * | £4,770 | £2,390 | £1,140 | £560 | £280 | £0 | £0 |
See main article: 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles. John McEnroe defeated 
Björn Borg, 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–4), 6–4[6]
See main article: 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles. Chris Evert Lloyd defeated Hana Mandlíková, 6–2, 6–2[7]
See main article: 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles. Peter Fleming / John McEnroe defeated Bob Lutz / Stan Smith, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4[8]
See main article: 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles. Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver defeated Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)[9]
See main article: 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles. Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve defeated John Austin / Tracy Austin, 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3[10]
See main article: 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles. Matt Anger defeated 
Pat Cash, 7–6(7–3), 7–5[11]
See main article: 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles. Zina Garrison defeated Rene Uys, 6–4, 3–6, 6–0[12]
Björn Borg (final, lost to John McEnroe) John McEnroe (champion) Jimmy Connors (semifinals, lost to Björn Borg) Gene Mayer (withdrew before the tournament began) Brian Teacher (second round, lost to Vijay Amritraj) Brian Gottfried (second round, lost to Jeff Borowiak) Roscoe Tanner (second round, lost to Carlos Kirmayr)
José Luis Clerc (third round, lost to Paul Kronk) Guillermo Vilas (first round, lost to Mark Edmondson) Peter McNamara (quarterfinals, lost to Björn Borg)
Yannick Noah (first round, lost to Eric Fromm)
Wojciech Fibak (fourth round, lost to Jimmy Connors)
Balázs Taróczy (third round, lost to Stan Smith) Vitas Gerulaitis (fourth round, lost to Björn Borg) Chris Evert Lloyd (champion) Tracy Austin (quarterfinals, lost to Pam Shriver) Martina Navratilova (semifinals, lost to Hana Mandlíková) Andrea Jaeger (fourth round, lost to Mima Jaušovec) Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals, lost to Hana Mandlíková) Pam Shriver (semifinals, lost to Chris Evert Lloyd) Dianne Fromholtz (third round, lost to Claudia Pasquale) Kathy Jordan (fourth round, lost to Virginia Ruzici) Barbara Potter (fourth round, lost to Tracy Austin) JoAnne Russell (first round, lost to Pam Teeguarden)