title: 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles
text: # 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles
  
  Matt Anger defeated Pat Cash in the final, $7–6^{(7–3)},$ 7–5 to win the boys' singles tennis title at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships.
  
  ## Seeds
  
      01. Joakim Nyström (quarterfinals)
      02. Jörgen Windahl (third round)
      03. Wally Masur (third round)
      04. Henri Leconte (semifinals)
      05. n/a
      06. Pat Cash (final)
      07. Matt Anger (champion)
      08. Slobodan Živojinović (second round)
  
  Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | Joakim Nyström | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Pat Cash | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Pat Cash | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Pat Cash | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | Henri Leconte | 6 | 6 | $5^r$ | | | | |
  | 4 | Henri Leconte | 7 | 6 | | 4 | Henri Leconte | 6 | 6 | $5^r$ | | | | |
  | | Eric Korita | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Eric Korita | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | Pat Cash | 6 | 5 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Matt Anger | 7 | 7 |
  | | Hans Schwaier | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Matt Anger | 7 | 7 |
  | | Michael Kures | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Michael Kures | 6 | 4 | 4 | | Hans Schwaier | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | Matt Anger | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 7 | Matt Anger | 6 | 7 | | 7 | Matt Anger | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Carl Limberger | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | 1 | Joakim Nyström | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Kapoor | 0 | 3 | | 1 | J Nyström | 5 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hans Hansson | 7 | 4 | 6 | | H Hansson | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Todd Witsken | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | J Nyström | 6 | 1 | 12 | | | | |
  | | Taisen Kanai | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | L Courteau | 4 | 6 | 10 | | | | |
  | | Loïc Courteau | 6 | 6 | | | L Courteau | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Stuart Bale | 6 | 4 | 3 | | P Cordeiro | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Pedro Cordeiro | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Nyström | 1 | 3 |
  | | KS Khoury | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | P Cash | 6 | 6 |
  | | Martín Jaite | 6 | 6 | | | M Jaite | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Barry Moir | 6 | 6 | | | B Moir | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | David Felgate | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | B Moir | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Miloslav Mečíř | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | P Cash | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | N Van der Voort | 6 | 3 | 6 | | N Van der Voort | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nilo Natividad | 3 | 0 | | 6 | P Cash | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Pat Cash | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | 4 | Henri Leconte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Dominik Utzinger | 4 | 3 | | 4 | H Leconte | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Gabriel Kilanowski | 1 | 4 | | | J Lozano | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jorge Lozano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | H Leconte | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Steen Dannisgard | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | L Bottazzi | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Mark Bailey | 3 | 6 | | | S Dannisgard | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Luca Bottazzi | 7 | 6 | | | L Bottazzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Sergio Speciale | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | H Leconte | 7 | 6 |
  | | Darryl Shaw | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | E Korita | 6 | 4 |
  | | Marcel van der Merwe | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M van der Merwe | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Paul Heath | 6 | 7 | 4 | | M Tideman | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Magnus Tideman | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | M Tideman | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Harald Rittersbacher | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | E Korita | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Eric Korita | 6 | 6 | | | E Korita | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Johny Goudenbour | 1 | 2 | | 8 | S Živojinović | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Slobodan Živojinović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | | L Malaga | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hans Schwaier | 6 | 6 | | H Schwaier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Craig Campbell | 6 | 6 | | C Campbell | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | José Antonio Fernández | 3 | 2 | | | | | | H Schwaier | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Steve Shaw | 7 | 6 | | | | | | S Shaw | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Jaime Oncins | 5 | 4 | | S Shaw | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Bhargava | 3 | 0 | | F Cancellotti | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Francesco Cancellotti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | H Schwaier | 2 | 6 | 6 |
  | | Marc Bodeux | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | M Kures | 6 | 4 | 4 |
  | | Michael Kures | 6 | 6 | | M Kures | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Henrik Sundström | 6 | 6 | | H Sundström | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Perez | 2 | 4 | | | | | | M Kures | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Horacio Marin | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | W Masur | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Toshiyuki Tsuji | 3 | 1 | | H Marin | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ruben Perczek | 1 | 3 | 3 | W Masur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Wally Masur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | 7 | Matt Anger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Iván Camus | 1 | 3 | | 7 | M Anger | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kelvin Ng | 6 | 4 | 11 | | K Ng | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ronald Agénor | 4 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | 7 | M Anger | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Amos Mansdorf | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Perkins | 0 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Satoshi Nakamura | 7 | 6 | | | S Nakamura | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Orlando Lourenco | 3 | 2 | | | M Perkins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mitch Perkins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Anger | 6 | 7 |
  | | Rudy Foo | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Limberger | 4 | 6 |
  | | Nick Fulwood | 6 | 6 | | | N Fulwood | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Carlos di Laura | 3 | 2 | | | C Limberger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Carl Limberger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Limberger | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | O Wegner | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | J Windahl | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Michael Robertson | 6 | 6 | | | M Robertson | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kimmo Alkio | 2 | 3 | | 2 | J Windahl | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Jörgen Windahl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  