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1981 Australian Open – Women's doubles

USA Anne Smith USA Pam Shriver

Main article: 1981 Australian Open

Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith defeated the defending champion Martina Navratilova and her partner Pam Shriver in the final, 6–2, 7–5 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1981 Australian Open.

Betsy Nagelsen and Navratilova were the defending champions, but they competed with different partners that year, Nagelsen with Candy Reynolds and Navratilova with Shriver. Nagelsen and Reynolds lost in the first round to Chris Newton and Brenda Remilton.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

USA Martina Navratilova / USA Pam Shriver (final)
USA Kathy Jordan / USA Anne Smith (champions)
USA Rosemary Casals / AUS Wendy Turnbull (semifinals)
GBR Sue Barker / USA Ann Kiyomura (semifinals)
USA Barbara Potter / USA Sharon Walsh (quarterfinals)
RSA Rosalyn Fairbank / RSA Tanya Harford (first round)
USA Betsy Nagelsen / USA Candy Reynolds (first round)
USA Andrea Jaeger / CSK Hana Mandlíková (first round)

Draw

Final

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=USA Martina Navratilova USA Pam Shriver | RD1-score1-1=2 | RD1-score1-2=5 | RD1-score1-3= | RD1-seed2=2 | RD1-team2=USA Kathy Jordan USA Anne Smith | RD1-score2-1=6 | RD1-score2-2=7 | RD1-score2-3=

Top half

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| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=USA L Allen SFR Yugoslavia M Jaušovec | RD1-score03-1=2 | RD1-score03-2=1 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=USA S Acker USA P Smith | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=FRA S Amiach FRA C Vanier | RD1-score05-1=0 | RD1-score05-2=1 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=AUS D Fromholtz USA P Teeguarden | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=NZL C Newton AUS B Remilton | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08=7 | RD1-team08=USA B Nagelsen USA C Reynolds | RD1-score08-1=0 | RD1-score08-2=2 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=4 | RD1-team09=GBR S Barker USA A Kiyomura | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=4 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=USA M-L Piatek USA A White | RD1-score10-1=4 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score10-3=3

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=GBR J Durie GBR A Hobbs | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=5 | RD1-score11-3=7 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=AUS E Little AUS S Saliba | RD1-score12-1=2 | RD1-score12-2=7 | RD1-score12-3=5

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=USA R Blount SUI I Villiger | RD1-score13-1=66 | RD1-score13-2=3 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=AUS L Cassell AUS K Pratt | RD1-score14-1=78 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=AUS E Goolagong Cawley NED B Stöve | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score15-3= | RD1-seed16=6 | RD1-team16=RSA R Fairbank RSA T Harford | RD1-score16-1=1 | RD1-score16-2=1 | RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=USA M Navratilova USA P Shriver | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=USA S Acker USA P Smith | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=AUS D Fromholtz USA P Teeguarden | RD2-score03-1=7 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=NZL C Newton AUS B Remilton | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=4 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=4 | RD2-team05=GBR S Barker USA A Kiyomura | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=GBR J Durie GBR A Hobbs | RD2-score06-1=7 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-score06-3=4

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=AUS L Cassell AUS K Pratt | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=AUS E Goolagong Cawley NED B Stöve | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=USA M Navratilova USA P Shriver | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=AUS D Fromholtz USA P Teeguarden | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=4 | RD3-team03=GBR S Barker USA A Kiyomura | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=AUS E Goolagong Cawley NED B Stöve | RD3-score04-1=4 | RD3-score04-2=1 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=USA M Navratilova USA P Shriver | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-team02=GBR S Barker USA A Kiyomura | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD4-score02-3=

Bottom half

| RD1-seed01=5 | RD1-team01=USA B Potter USA S Walsh | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=USA C Baily AUS N Gregory | RD1-score02-1=1 | RD1-score02-2=4 | RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=FRG B Bunge FRG C Kohde | RD1-score03-1=3 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=65 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=USA B Gadusek USA J Preyer | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=3 | RD1-score04-3=77

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=AUS E Sayers AUS A Tobin | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=USA D Desfor USA B Hallquist | RD1-score06-1=3 | RD1-score06-2=4 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=HUN M Pinterová JPN N Sato | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=5 | RD1-score07-3=1 | RD1-seed08=3 | RD1-team08=USA R Casals AUS W Turnbull | RD1-score08-1=4 | RD1-score08-2=7 | RD1-score08-3=6

| RD1-seed09=8 | RD1-team09=USA A Jaeger CSK H Mandlíková | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=4 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=NED M Mesker CSK K Skronská | RD1-score10-1=1 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score10-3=3

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=CSK H Suková CSK R Tomanová | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=4 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=AUS D Freeman AUS P Whytcross | RD1-score12-1=4 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=4

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=FRG E Pfaff FRA C Tanvier | RD1-score13-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=4 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=AUS C O'Neil SWE M Wikstedt | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=AUS B Catton AUS K Gulley | RD1-score15-1=1 | RD1-score15-2=1 | RD1-score15-3= | RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-team16=USA K Jordan USA A Smith | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01=5 | RD2-team01=USA B Potter USA S Walsh | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=4 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=USA B Gadusek USA J Preyer | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3=4

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=AUS E Sayers AUS A Tobin | RD2-score03-1=4 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=3 | RD2-team04=USA R Casals AUS W Turnbull | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=8 | RD2-team05=USA A Jaeger CSK H Mandlíková | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=5 | RD2-score05-3=5 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=CSK H Suková CSK R Tomanová | RD2-score06-1=4 | RD2-score06-2=7 | RD2-score06-3=7

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=AUS C O'Neil SWE M Wikstedt | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=USA K Jordan USA A Smith | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=5 | RD3-team01=USA B Potter USA S Walsh | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=1 | RD3-seed02=3 | RD3-team02=USA R Casals AUS W Turnbull | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score02-2=7 | RD3-score02-3=6

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=CSK H Suková CSK R Tomanová | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=USA K Jordan USA A Smith | RD3-score04-1=7 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=3 | RD4-team01=USA R Casals AUS W Turnbull | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=7 | RD4-score01-3=4 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=USA K Jordan USA A Smith | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=5 | RD4-score02-3=6

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