1981 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Peter Fleming and John McEnroe defeated Bob Lutz and Stan Smith in the final, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was the pair's second Wimbledon men's doubles title. McEnroe also won the singles event for the first time that year.

Men's doubles
1981 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
Runners-upUnited States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
Score6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw64 (5 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1980 · Wimbledon Championships · 1982 →

Peter McNamara and Paul McNamee were the defending champions, but were defeated in the semifinals by Lutz and Smith.

Seeds edit

01.     Peter Fleming /   John McEnroe (champions)
02.     Peter McNamara /   Paul McNamee (semifinals)
03.     Bob Lutz /   Stan Smith (final)
04.   n/a
05.     Heinz Günthardt /   Balázs Taróczy (third round)
06.     Marty Riessen /   Sherwood Stewart (second round)
07.     Bruce Manson /   Brian Teacher (first round)
08.     Brian Gottfried /   Raúl Ramírez (third round)
09.     Kevin Curren /   Steve Denton (second round)
10.   n/a
11.     Tim Gullikson /   Bernard Mitton (second round)
12.     Fritz Buehning /   Ferdi Taygan (quarterfinals)
13.     Pavel Složil /   Tomáš Šmíd (second round)
14.     Andrew Pattison /   Butch Walts (first round)
15.     Craig Edwards /   Eddie Edwards (first round)
16.     Frew McMillan /   Buster Mottram (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe
4 6 6 6
  Anand Amritraj
  Vijay Amritraj
6 2 1 4
1   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe
6 6 6
  Tom Okker
  Dick Stockton
3 2 4
  Tom Okker
  Dick Stockton
7 7 4 7
  Ismail El Shafei
  John Feaver
6 6 6 6
1   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe
6 6 6
3   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
4 4 4
  Rod Frawley
  Chris Lewis
5 3 2
3   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
7 6 6
3   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
6 2 4 7 6
2   Paul McNamee
  Peter McNamara
4 6 6 6 4
12   Fritz Buehning
  Ferdi Taygan
3 5 6 5
2   Peter McNamara
  Paul McNamee
6 7 3 7

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   P Fleming
  J McEnroe
6 6 3 6
LL   C Aguilar
  J Edwards
1 2 6 3 1   P Fleming
  J McEnroe
7 4 6 6
  E Ewert
  C Johnstone
7 4 6 2   R Moore
  E van Dillen
6 6 3 4
  R Moore
  E van Dillen
6 6 7 6 1   P Fleming
  J McEnroe
6 6 6
  S Krulevitz
  R Meyer
6 7 5 6   J Fitzgerald
  W Pascoe
4 2 2
  R Case
  J Fillol
4 6 7 3   S Krulevitz
  R Meyer
4 6 4 6
  J Fitzgerald
  W Pascoe
6 7 4 6   J Fitzgerald
  W Pascoe
6 4 6 7
LL   M Appleton
  D Collings
4 6 6 1 1   P Fleming
  J McEnroe
4 6 6 6
16   F McMillan
  C Mottram
7 6 6   A Amritraj
  V Amritraj
6 2 1 4
  J Kodeš
  O Parun
5 2 3 16   F McMillan
  C Mottram
6 6 6
  C Roger-Vasselin
  T Tulasne
7 6 6   C Roger-Vasselin
  T Tulasne
3 3 3
WC   R Beven
  J Dier
6 1 4 16   F McMillan
  C Mottram
3 7 7 1 2
Q   M Anger
  S Davis
3 3 2   A Amritraj
  V Amritraj
6 6 5 6 6
  A Amritraj
  V Amritraj
6 6 6   A Amritraj
  V Amritraj
6 7 7
WC   A Lloyd
  J Lloyd
7 3 3 6 6   M Riessen
  S Stewart
1 6 6
6   M Riessen
  S Stewart
6 6 6 7

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
LL   R Booth
  J Windahl
3 6 6 6 0
LL   S McCain
  S Meister
6 7 2 4 6 LL   S McCain
  S Meister
1 5 6
  M Davis
  C Dunk
7 6 6 7   M Davis
  C Dunk
6 7 7
Q   C Fancutt
  M Fancutt
6 4 7 6   M Davis
  C Dunk
3 5 5
LL   B Moir
  M Robertson
7 3 3 6   T Okker
  R Stockton
6 7 7
  T Okker
  R Stockton
6 6 6 7   T Okker
  R Stockton
3 2 6 7 6
  B Drewett
  L Stefanki
6 3 4 11   T Gullikson
  B Mitton
6 6 4 6 2
11   T Gullikson
  B Mitton
7 6 6   T Okker
  R Stockton
7 7 4 7
13   P Složil
  T Šmíd
6 6 6   I El Shafei
  J Feaver
6 6 6 6
  E Fromm
  C Leeds
2 3 2 13   P Složil
  T Šmíd
4 3 6
  S Menon
  W Scanlon
3 6 6 4   I El Shafei
  J Feaver
6 6 7
  I El Shafei
  J Feaver
6 3 7 6   I El Shafei
  J Feaver
7 7 6
  JL Clerc
  I Năstase
6 6 5 6 8   B Gottfried
  R Ramírez
6 6 3
  I Harris
  C Wittus
4 4 7 4   JL Clerc
  I Năstase
w/o
  D Carter
  P Kronk
3 6 4 3 8   B Gottfried
  R Ramírez
8   B Gottfried
  R Ramírez
6 3 6 6

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   B Manson
  B Teacher
6 5 6
  U Marten
  W Popp
7 7 7   U Marten
  W Popp
6 6 3
  R Carruthers
  F Maynetto
4 6 6 2 6   R Carruthers
  F Maynetto
7 7 6
  M Purcell
  P Rennert
6 3 4 6 3   R Carruthers
  F Maynetto
2 4 4
WC   J Newcombe
  A Roche
4 7 6 6 4   R Frawley
  C Lewis
6 6 6
  R Frawley
  C Lewis
6 6 7 1 6   R Frawley
  C Lewis
3 7 7 6
Q   T Graham
  B Nichols
6 6 6 4 6 Q   T Graham
  B Nichols
6 6 5 4
15   C Edwards
  E Edwards
2 7 3 6 4   R Frawley
  C Lewis
5 3 2
14   A Pattison
  K Walts
6 6 6 7 1 3   R Lutz
  S Smith
7 6 6
Q   R Chappell
  S van der Merwe
7 7 4 5 6 Q   R Chappell
  S van der Merwe
4 6 4
  Y Noah
  P Portes
w/o   G Holroyd
  W Redondo
6 7 6
  G Holroyd
  W Redondo
  G Holroyd
  W Redondo
4 7 6 6 1
  C Skakle
  J Yuill
7 4 3   R Lutz
  S Smith
6 5 7 4 6
Q   C Viljoen
  D Visser
6 5r   C Skakle
  J Yuill
4 4 3
  K Eberhard
  H Kirchhübel
3 2 2 3   R Lutz
  S Smith
6 6 6
3   R Lutz
  S Smith
6 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   H Günthardt
  B Taróczy
7 5 6 7
  C Kirmayr
  C Motta
6 7 3 6 5   H Günthardt
  B Taróczy
6 6 3 7
  T Delatte
  M Edmondson
7 0 6 6   T Delatte
  M Edmondson
4 4 6 6
  J Alexander
  P Dent
5 6 2 4 5   H Günthardt
  B Taróczy
4 7 6 6 6
  J Austin
  F McNair
6 7 7 12   F Buehning
  F Taygan
6 6 7 3 8
  F González
  V Pecci
3 5 6   J Austin
  F McNair
6 4 4 5
  M Estep
  J Gunnarsson
5 6 4 12   F Buehning
  F Taygan
4 6 6 7
12   F Buehning
  F Taygan
7 7 6 12   F Buehning
  F Taygan
3 5 6 5
9   K Curren
  S Denton
6 6 3 7 2   P McNamara
  P McNamee
6 7 3 7
  M Günthardt
  B Sison
3 4 6 6 9   K Curren
  S Denton
6 6 4 4
  W Martin
  R Simpson
6 6 6 6   W Martin
  R Simpson
4 7 6 6
WC   R Drysdale
  R Lewis
3 4 7 1   W Martin
  R Simpson
6 6 6 1 4
  B Guan
  W Hampson
6 6 6 2   P McNamara
  P McNamee
7 4 4 6 6
  J Sadri
  T Wilkison
4 2 3   B Guan
  W Hampson
3 3 3
  S Ball
  C Letcher
2 4 4 2   P McNamara
  P McNamee
6 6 6
2   P McNamara
  P McNamee
6 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links edit