1981 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

Mixed Doubles
1981 Wimbledon Championships
1980 Champions	Tracy Austin John Austin
Champions	Betty Stöve Frew McMillan
Runners-up	Tracy Austin John Austin
Final score	4–6, 7–6 (7–2), 6–3

Tracy Austin and John Austin were the defending champions but lost in the final 4–6, 7–6 (7–2), 6–3 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. Tracy Austin / John Austin (Final)
2. Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan (Champions)
3. Wendy Turnbull / Marty Riessen (Third Round)
4. n/a
5. Dianne Fromholtz / Mark Edmondson (First Round)
6. Anne Smith / Steve Denton (First Round)
7. Tanya Harford / Kevin Curren (Quarterfinals)
8. n/a

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Tracy Austin   John Austin	6	7
		Bettina Bunge   Tony Roche	2	6
								1	Tracy Austin   John Austin	6	6^2	3
								2	Betty Stöve   Frew McMillan	4	7^7	6
		Sherry Acker   Cary Leeds	6	1	2
	2	Betty Stöve   Frew McMillan	4	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

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

Section 2

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

Bottom Half

Section 3

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

Section 4

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

References

• 1981 ITF Wimbledon Championships Mixed Doubles Draw