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defeated the defending champions

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in the final, 4–6, 7–6^(7–2), 6–3 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships.

Seeds

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Mark Edmondson Mark Edmondson (born 28 June 1954 in Gosford, New South Wales) is a retired Australian professional tennis player. Edmondson won the 1976 Australian Open while ranked 212th in the world, and remains the lowest-ranked winner of a Grand Slam t ...

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Steve Denton Steve Denton (born September 5, 1956) is a former professional tennis player for the ATP Tour. He is currently the head men's tennis coach at Texas A&M University. After becoming an all-American at the University of Texas in 1978, Denton spent ...

/ Anne Smith ''(first round)''

Kevin Curren Kevin Melvyn Curren (born 2 March 1958) is a South African former professional tennis player. He played in two Grand Slam singles finals and won four Grand Slam doubles titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 5 in July 198 ...

Tanya Harford Tanya Harford (born 28 November 1958) is a retired South African tennis player. In 1981 she won the doubles title at the French Open together with compatriot Rosalyn Fairbank. In the final they defeated Candy Reynolds and Paula Smith in straig ...

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Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

References

External links

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1981 Wimbledon Championships – Doubles draws and results
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