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1981 US Open – Mixed doubles


RSA Kevin Curren USA Steve Denton

Main article: 1981 US Open (tennis)

Wendy Turnbull and Marty Riessen were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Wendy White and Mike Bauer.

Anne Smith and Kevin Curren won in the final 6–4, 7–6(7–4) against JoAnne Russell and Steve Denton.

Seeds

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

  1. NED Betty Stöve / RSA Frew McMillan (second round)
  2. AUS Wendy Turnbull / USA Marty Riessen (first round)
  3. USA Anne Smith / RSA Kevin Curren (champions)
  4. USA JoAnne Russell / USA Steve Denton (final)
  5. ROM Virginia Ruzici / ROM Ilie Năstase (quarterfinals)
  6. USA Pam Teeguarden / SUI Heinz Günthardt (quarterfinals)
  7. USA Mary Lou Piatek / AUS Ross Case (quarterfinals)
  8. FRG Bettina Bunge / USA Dick Stockton (semifinals)

Draw

Final

| RD1-seed1=4 | RD1-team1=USA JoAnne Russell USA Steve Denton | RD1-score1-1=4 | RD1-score1-2=64 | RD1-score1-3= | RD1-seed2=3 | RD1-team2=USA Anne Smith RSA Kevin Curren | RD1-score2-1=6 | RD1-score2-2=77 | RD1-score2-3=

Top half

| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=NED B Stöve RSA F McMillan | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=3 | RD1-score01-3=7 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=USA S Mascarin USA S Davis | RD1-score02-1=2 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-score02-3=5

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=USA P Smith USA M Purcell | RD1-score03-1=7 | RD1-score03-2=3 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=USA B Nagelsen USA R Meyer | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=3

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=USA K Rinaldi USA V Van Patten | RD1-score05-1=3 | RD1-score05-2=7 | RD1-score05-3=7 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=USA D Desfor USA G Hardie | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=6

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=USA N Yeargin USA J Benson | RD1-score07-1=3 | RD1-score07-2=5 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08=7 | RD1-team08=USA M L Piatek AUS R Case | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=7 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=4 | RD1-team09=USA J Russell USA S Denton | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=7 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=AUS D Fromholtz AUS M Edmondson | RD1-score10-1=1 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=USA M Kremer USA T Buford | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=FRG E Pfaff USA R Fagel | RD1-score12-1=4 | RD1-score12-2=3 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=RSA I Kloss CHI J Fillol | RD1-score13-1=w/o | RD1-score13-2= | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=USA S Walsh USA D Ralston | RD1-score14-1= | RD1-score14-2= | RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=USA D Morrison USA M Mitchell | RD1-score15-1=4 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score15-3=1 | RD1-seed16=6 | RD1-team16=USA P Teeguarden SUI H Günthardt | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score16-2=2 | RD1-score16-3=6

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=NED B Stöve RSA F McMillan | RD2-score01-1=1 | RD2-score01-2=3 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=USA P Smith USA M Purcell | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=USA K Rinaldi USA V Van Patten | RD2-score03-1=4 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=7 | RD2-team04=USA M L Piatek AUS R Case | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=7 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=4 | RD2-team05=USA J Russell USA S Denton | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=USA M Kremer USA T Buford | RD2-score06-1=1 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=RSA I Kloss SUI H Günthardt | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=5 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-team08=USA P Teeguarden SUI H Günthardt | RD2-score08-1=7 | RD2-score08-2=7 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=USA P Smith USA M Purcell | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=3 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-seed02=7 | RD3-team02=USA M L Piatek AUS R Case | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3=4

| RD3-seed03=4 | RD3-team03=USA J Russell USA S Denton | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-team04=USA P Teeguarden SUI H Günthardt | RD3-score04-1=4 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=USA P Smith USA M Purcell | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=4 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-team02=USA J Russell USA S Denton | RD4-score02-1=7 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=

Bottom half

| RD1-seed01=5 | RD1-team01=ROM V Ruzici ROM I Năstase | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=USA L Forood USA K Kerns | RD1-score02-1=3 | RD1-score02-2=4 | RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=USA A Kiyomura USA M Estep | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=NZL C Newton IRL M Doyle | RD1-score04-1=4 | RD1-score04-2=1 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=RSA R Fairbank RSA P Cramer | RD1-score05-1=3 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=USA S Acker USA C Leeds | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=3 | RD1-score06-3=1

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=USA B Jordan USA J Delaney | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=4 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08=3 | RD1-team08=USA A Smith RSA K Curren | RD1-score08-1=7 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=8 | RD1-team09=FRG B Bunge USA D Stockton | RD1-score09-1=7 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10=ALT | RD1-team10=USA S Margolin USA M Margolin | RD1-score10-1=5 | RD1-score10-2=0 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=USA L Allen USA G Fritz | RD1-score11-1=7 | RD1-score11-2=5 | RD1-score11-3=7 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=GBR A Hobbs USA E Fromm | RD1-score12-1=5 | RD1-score12-2=7 | RD1-score12-3=6

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=AUS P Whytcross AUS C Letcher | RD1-score13-1=7 | RD1-score13-2=4 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=ROM L Romanov USA S Krulevitz | RD1-score14-1=5 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=4

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=USA W White USA M Bauer | RD1-score15-1=4 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score15-3=7 | RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-team16=AUS W Turnbull USA M Riessen | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score16-2=3 | RD1-score16-3=6

| RD2-seed01=5 | RD2-team01=ROM V Ruzici ROM I Năstase | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=3 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=USA A Kiyomura USA M Estep | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3=4

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=RSA R Fairbank RSA P Cramer | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=3 | RD2-team04=USA A Smith RSA K Curren | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=8 | RD2-team05=FRG B Bunge USA D Stockton | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=USA L Allen USA G Fritz | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=AUS P Whytcross AUS C Letcher | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=USA W White USA M Bauer | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=5 | RD3-team01=ROM V Ruzici ROM I Năstase | RD3-score01-1=7 | RD3-score01-2=2 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-seed02=3 | RD3-team02=USA A Smith RSA K Curren | RD3-score02-1=5 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3=7

| RD3-seed03=8 | RD3-team03=FRG B Bunge USA D Stockton | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=USA W White USA M Bauer | RD3-score04-1=4 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=3 | RD4-team01=USA A Smith RSA K Curren | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=8 | RD4-team02=FRG B Bunge USA D Stockton | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD4-score02-3=

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