Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event.^[1] Several players withdrew from the main draw after qualifying had commenced, leading to the highest ranked players who lost in the final qualifying round to be entered into the main draw as lucky losers.^[2]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Charlie Fancutt	6	6
		Carl Limberger	1	2
								1	Charlie Fancutt	6	6
									Jeremy Bates	3	2
		Jeremy Bates	6	6
		Shigeyuki Nishio	3	1
															1	Charlie Fancutt	4	6	6	7
															17	Ulrich Marten	6	3	0	5
		Warren Maher	6	6
		Brian Benson	1	2
									Warren Maher	7	5	2
								17	Ulrich Marten	6	7	6
		Jan-Eric Palm	6	6	7
	17	Ulrich Marten	7	4	9

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Wayne Hampson	6	6
		Ray Kelly	4	3
								2	Wayne Hampson	6	4	2
									Pat Serret	2	6	6
		Jeff Edwards	1	3
		Pat Serret	6	6
																Pat Serret	1	4	3
															24	Dale Collings	6	6	6
		Schalk van der Merwe	6	4	6
		Brett Edwards	3	6	4
									Schalk van der Merwe	1	6	1
								24	Dale Collings	6	3	6
		Peter Farrell	2	6	3
	24	Dale Collings	6	4	6

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Chris Johnstone	6	6
		Curt Stalder	2	2
								3	Chris Johnstone	6	6
									Sean Sorensen	1	4
		Juan Avendaño	3	7	2
		Sean Sorensen	6	6	6
															3	Chris Johnstone	4	6	6	6
															28	Wayne Pascoe	6	7	4	7
		Timothy Robson	7	6
		Ken Barton	6	3
									Timothy Robson	7	5	3
								28	Wayne Pascoe	6	7	6
		Clive Kightley	5	2
	28	Wayne Pascoe	7	6

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Gilles Moretton	6	6
		Scott Kidd	3	4
								4	Gilles Moretton	6	6
									Stephen Alger	4	4
		Bruce Young	3	5
		Stephen Alger	6	7
															4	Gilles Moretton	6	3	6	6
															20	Mike Estep	3	6	1	4
		Frank Punčec	6	6
		Tsuyoshi Fukui	3	3
									Frank Punčec	3	7	4
								20	Mike Estep	6	5	6
		Nandan Bal	2	3
	20	Mike Estep	6	6

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Alejandro Cortes	6	2
		Wally Masur	7	6
									Wally Masur	7	0	9
									Craig A. Miller	6	6	11
		Craig A. Miller	6	6
		Kevin Cook	3	4
																Craig A. Miller	6	6	6
																Freddie Sauer	2	3	2
		Ian Harris	6	6
		Robert Booth	2	3
									Ian Harris	2	6	1
									Freddie Sauer	6	3	6
		Freddie Sauer	6	6
	31	Rory Chappell	4	4

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Brad Guan	3	6	4
		Shinichi Sakamoto	6	2	6
									Shinichi Sakamoto	7	6	4
									Glen Holroyd	6	7	6
		Beeyong Sison	3	5r
		Glen Holroyd	6	5
																Glen Holroyd	7	6	6
																Tracy Delatte	5	1	4
		Brent Pirow	4	2
		Mike Gandolfo	6	3r
									Brent Pirow	6	5	3
									Tracy Delatte	1	7	6
		Tracy Delatte	6	6
	21	Leo Palin	1	4

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Craig Wittus	6	7
		Martin Guntrip	1	5
								7	Craig Wittus	6	3	6
									Willie Davies	4	6	4
		Randy Lane	4	1
		Willie Davies	6	6
															7	Craig Wittus	6	7	7
																Jeremy Dier	4	5	5
		Jeremy Dier	6	7
		Rick Flach	3	6
									Jeremy Dier	6	6
								22	Cássio Motta	2	4
		Eric Wilborts	3	4
	22	Cássio Motta	6	6

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Jan Gunnarsson	1	6
		Greg Whitecross	6	7
									Greg Whitecross	5	6	7
									Danie Visser	7	2	5
		Danie Visser	6	3	11
		Nobuya Tamura	3	6	9
																Greg Whitecross	7	6	4	2
															19	Scott McCain	6	7	6	6
		Steve Rogul	3	0
		Florin Segărceanu	6	6
									Florin Segărceanu	0	4
								19	Scott McCain	6	6
		Ricardo Sánchez	4	1
	19	Scott McCain	6	6

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Erik van Dillen	6	6
		Tim Garcia	1	2
								9	Erik van Dillen	6	6
									Walter Redondo	3	4
		Walter Redondo	2	6	6
		Fred McNair	6	2	2
															9	Erik van Dillen	5	6	7	3	6
																Craig Edwards	7	4	5	6	3
		Clifford Skakle	0	6	19
		Peter Doohan	6	1	17
									Clifford Skakle	3	3
									Craig Edwards	6	6
		Craig Edwards	7	6
	Alt	Matt Anger	5	4

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Marty Davis	6	6
		Hervé Gauvain	3	4
								10	Marty Davis	5	6	16
									Jun Kamiwazumi	7	2	14
		Jun Kamiwazumi	7	6
		Huub van Boeckel	5	4
															10	Marty Davis	6	6	6
															30	Scott Davis	3	4	4
		Craig Campbell	5	6	4
		Juan-Carlos Ayala	7	4	6
									Juan-Carlos Ayala	1	3
								30	Scott Davis	6	6
		John Yuill	2	6	3
	30	Scott Davis	6	3	6

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	11	Álvaro Fillol	6	6	6
		Rohun Beven	4	7	1
								11	Álvaro Fillol	3	6	6
									Michael Appleton	6	3	2
		David Felgate	0	3
		Michael Appleton	6	6
															11	Álvaro Fillol	2	2	5
															23	Mats Wilander	6	6	7
		Juan Hernández	1	3
		Jérôme Vanier	6	6
									Jérôme Vanier	1	2
								23	Mats Wilander	6	6
		Christophe Lesage	1	4
	23	Mats Wilander	6	6

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Anand Amritraj	6	4
		Michael Robertson	7	6
									Michael Robertson	4	6	10
									Barry Moir	6	4	8
		Barry Moir	6	6
		Steven Matthews	1	1
																Michael Robertson	4	1	3
																Joel Bailey	6	6	6
		Bulus Hussaini	2	6	7
		Mark Darby	6	3	9
									Mark Darby	4	4
									Joel Bailey	6	6
		Joel Bailey	6	6
	18	Chris Mayotte	4	2

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	13	Joakim Nyström	7	6
		Hans-Dieter Beutel	6	2
								13	Joakim Nyström	4	6	6
									Mike Myburg	6	0	2
		Steven Olagbegi	3	3
		Mike Myburg	6	6
															13	Joakim Nyström	6	4	5	6	0
																Chris Dunk	4	6	7	3	6
		Chris Dunk	6	6
		Jeff Young	2	2
									Chris Dunk	4	6	14
								25	Steve Meister	6	2	12
		Patrizio Parrini	1	6
	25	Steve Meister	6	7

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	14	Sashi Menon	7	6
		Carlos Aguilar	6	0
								14	Sashi Menon	7	6	6
									Tian Viljoen	6	7	2
		Michael Livshitz	3	6
		Tian Viljoen	6	7
															14	Sashi Menon	6	6	7	6
															32	Steve Denton	7	2	5	2
		Markus Günthardt	1	6	3
		Bruce Nichols	6	3	6
									Bruce Nichols	1	6
								32	Steve Denton	6	7
		Stephen Shaw	6	3	9
	32	Steve Denton	4	6	11

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	15	Tony Graham	6	6
		Henri de Wet	0	0
								15	Tony Graham	4	6	4
									Hans Hansson	6	2	6
		Jonathan Markson	4	4
		Hans Hansson	6	6
																Hans Hansson	3	6	3
															29	Cliff Letcher	6	7	6
		Kevin Moir	7	6
		Enrico Piperno	5	2
									Kevin Moir	3	3
								29	Cliff Letcher	6	6
		Charlie Pasarell	4	6
	29	Cliff Letcher	6	7

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	16	Roberto Vizcaino-Mallol	6	6
		José Antonio Fernández	3	3
								16	Roberto Vizcaino-Mallol	3	7	3
									Jörgen Windahl	6	6	6
		Cary Leeds	6	1
		Jörgen Windahl	7	6
																Jörgen Windahl	6	7	6
															27	Henri Leconte	3	6	3
		Andrei Dîrzu	7	6
		Srinivasan Vasudevan	6	4
									Andrei Dîrzu	6	6	5
								27	Henri Leconte	7	4	7
		Kenichi Hirai	2	6
	27	Henri Leconte	6	7

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation