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1981 US Open – Women's doubles

USA Anne Smith AUS Wendy Turnbull

Main article: 1981 US Open (tennis)

Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but only Navratilova competed that year with Pam Shriver.

Navratilova and Shriver lost in the semifinals to Rosemary Casals and Wendy Turnbull.

Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Casals and Turnbull.

Seeds

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

  1. USA Martina Navratilova / USA Pam Shriver (semifinals)
  2. USA Kathy Jordan / USA Anne Smith (champions)
  3. USA Rosemary Casals / AUS Wendy Turnbull (final)
  4. n/a
  5. USA Barbara Potter / USA Sharon Walsh (first round)
  6. USA JoAnne Russell / ROM Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals)
  7. RSA Rosalyn Fairbank / RSA Tanya Harford (quarterfinals)
  8. USA Andrea Jaeger / USA Candy Reynolds (second round)
  9. FRG Bettina Bunge / FRG Claudia Kohde (quarterfinals)
  10. CSK Hana Mandlíková / USA Pam Teeguarden (semifinals)
  11. USA Chris Evert-Lloyd / NED Betty Stöve (third round)
  12. USA Peanut Louie / USA Marita Redondo (first round)
  13. RSA Ilana Kloss / USA Betsy Nagelsen (third round)
  14. USA Mary-Lou Piatek / USA Wendy White (third round)
  15. CAN Marjorie Blackwood / AUS Susan Leo (first round)
  16. USA Leslie Allen / GBR Virginia Wade (second round)

Draw

Finals

| team-width=150

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=USA Martina Navratilova USA Pam Shriver | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score1-3=4 | RD1-seed2=3 | RD1-team2=USA Rosemary Casals AUS Wendy Turnbull | RD1-score2-1=7 | RD1-score2-2=4 | RD1-score2-3=6

| RD1-seed3=10 | RD1-team3=CSK Hana Mandlíková USA Pam Teeguarden | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=2 | RD1-score3-3=1 | RD1-seed4=2 | RD1-team4=USA Kathy Jordan USA Anne Smith | RD1-score4-1=3 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-score4-3=6

| RD2-seed1=3 | RD2-team1=USA Rosemary Casals AUS Wendy Turnbull | RD2-score1-1=3 | RD2-score1-2=3 | RD2-score1-3= | RD2-seed2=2 | RD2-team2=USA Kathy Jordan USA Anne Smith | RD2-score2-1=6 | RD2-score2-2=6 | RD2-score2-3=

Top half

Section 1

| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=USA M Navratilova USA P Shriver | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=NED M Pakker NED E Vessies | RD1-score02-1=3 | RD1-score02-2=2 | RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=USA L Epstein USA J Portman | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=0 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=USA D Desfor USA B Hallquist | RD1-score04-1=7 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=AUS D Fromholtz USA M Van Nostrand | RD1-score05-1=1 | RD1-score05-2=1 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=USA R Blount USA A Buchanan | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=USA J Davis USA J Preyer | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=2 | RD1-score07-3=2 | RD1-seed08=11 | RD1-team08=USA C Evert-Lloyd NED B Stöve | RD1-score08-1=4 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=6

| RD1-seed09=9 | RD1-team09=FRG B Bunge FRG C Kohde | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=RSA J Mundel RSA S Rollinson | RD1-score10-1=3 | RD1-score10-2=4 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=USA K Jones USA B Norton | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=USA L Gordon USA P Johnson | RD1-score12-1=0 | RD1-score12-2=4 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=USA S Margolin USA N Yeargin | RD1-score13-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=2 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=USA A Henricksson USA T Lewis | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=USA B A Dent USA L Forood | RD1-score15-1=2 | RD1-score15-2=0 | RD1-score15-3= | RD1-seed16=8 | RD1-team16=USA A Jaeger USA C Reynolds | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=USA M Navratilova USA P Shriver | RD2-score01-1=4 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=USA D Desfor USA B Hallquist | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-score02-3=1

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=USA R Blount USA A Buchanan | RD2-score03-1=5 | RD2-score03-2=0 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=11 | RD2-team04=USA C Evert-Lloyd NED B Stöve | RD2-score04-1=7 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=9 | RD2-team05=FRG B Bunge FRG C Kohde | RD2-score05-1=7 | RD2-score05-2=4 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=USA K Jones USA B Norton | RD2-score06-1=5 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score06-3=4

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=USA A Henricksson USA T Lewis | RD2-score07-1=w/o | RD2-score07-2= | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=8 | RD2-team08=USA A Jaeger USA C Reynolds | RD2-score08-1= | RD2-score08-2= | 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=11 | RD3-team02=USA C Evert-Lloyd NED B Stöve | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score02-2=1 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=9 | RD3-team03=FRG B Bunge FRG C Kohde | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=USA A Henricksson USA T Lewis | RD3-score04-1=0 | RD3-score04-2=2 | 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=9 | RD4-team02=FRG B Bunge FRG C Kohde | RD4-score02-1=1 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD4-score02-3=

Section 2

| RD1-seed01=3 | RD1-team01=USA R Casals AUS W Turnbull | RD1-score01-1=7 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=AUS A Minter AUS E Sayers | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score02-2=0 | RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=NZL C Newton AUS B Remilton | RD1-score03-1=5 | RD1-score03-2=7 | RD1-score03-3=7 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=AUS N Gregory HUN M Pinterová | RD1-score04-1=7 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=6

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=USA B Blaney AUS C O'Neil | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=BRA P Medrado CHI S Urroz | RD1-score06-1=4 | RD1-score06-2=3 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=AUS D Freeman AUS S Saliba | RD1-score07-1=2 | RD1-score07-2=0 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08=13 | RD1-team08=RSA I Kloss USA B Nagelsen | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=16 | RD1-team09=USA L Allen GBR V Wade | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=USA E Burgin USA A M Fernandez | RD1-score10-1=2 | RD1-score10-2=4 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=USA S Mascarin USA A White | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=7 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=USA J Nachand AUS P Whytcross | RD1-score12-1=4 | RD1-score12-2=5 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=USA S Gordon KOR D-H Lee | RD1-score13-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=1 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=USA S Collins USA K Horvath | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=USA D Gilbert USA M Harper | RD1-score15-1=2 | RD1-score15-2=3 | RD1-score15-3= | RD1-seed16=6 | RD1-team16=USA J Russell ROM V Ruzici | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01=3 | RD2-team01=USA R Casals AUS W Turnbull | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=7 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=NZL C Newton AUS B Remilton | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=USA B Blaney AUS C O'Neil | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=7 | RD2-score03-3=2 | RD2-seed04=13 | RD2-team04=RSA I Kloss USA B Nagelsen | RD2-score04-1=7 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=6

| RD2-seed05=16 | RD2-team05=USA L Allen GBR V Wade | RD2-score05-1=4 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=3 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=USA S Mascarin USA A White | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score06-2=3 | RD2-score06-3=6

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=USA S Collins USA K Horvath | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score07-2=5 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-team08=USA J Russell ROM V Ruzici | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=7 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=3 | RD3-team01=USA R Casals AUS W Turnbull | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=13 | RD3-team02=RSA I Kloss USA B Nagelsen | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=USA S Mascarin USA A White | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=5 | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-team04=USA J Russell ROM V Ruzici | RD3-score04-1=3 | RD3-score04-2=7 | RD3-score04-3=7

| RD4-seed01=3 | RD4-team01=USA R Casals AUS W Turnbull | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=7 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=6 | RD4-team02=USA J Russell ROM V Ruzici | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=

Bottom half

Section 3

| RD1-seed01=5 | RD1-team01=USA B Potter USA S Walsh | RD1-score01-1=4 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=GBR J Durie GBR A Hobbs | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score02-2=7 | RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=USA S Acker USA P Smith | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=USA J DuVall USA J Filkoff | RD1-score04-1=0 | RD1-score04-2=0 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=CSK Y Brzáková CSK K Skronská | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=USA R McCallum USA G Rush | RD1-score06-1=4 | RD1-score06-2=4 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=GBR G Coles GBR D Jevans | RD1-score07-1=1 | RD1-score07-2=1 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08=10 | RD1-team08=CSK H Mandlíková USA P Teeguarden | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=12 | RD1-team09=USA P Louie USA M Redondo | RD1-score09-1=0 | RD1-score09-2=4 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=AUS E Little RSA Y Vermaak | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=USA P Casale USA K Rinaldi | RD1-score11-1=3 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=1 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=USA L Antonoplis USA L Morse | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=2 | RD1-score12-3=6

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=USA C Copeland USA A Moulton | RD1-score13-1=5 | RD1-score13-2=4 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=USA J Goodling USA J Harrington | RD1-score14-1=7 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=NED K Moos NED N Schutte | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=5 | RD1-score15-3= | RD1-seed16=ALT | RD1-team16=USA K Gompert USA V Nelson | RD1-score16-1=7 | RD1-score16-2=7 | RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=GBR J Durie GBR A Hobbs | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=USA S Acker USA P Smith | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=CSK Y Brzáková CSK K Skronská | RD2-score03-1=4 | RD2-score03-2=4 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=10 | RD2-team04=CSK H Mandlíková USA P Teeguarden | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=AUS E Little RSA Y Vermaak | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=USA L Antonoplis USA L Morse | RD2-score06-1=4 | RD2-score06-2=4 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=USA J Goodling USA J Harrington | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=ALT | RD2-team08=USA K Gompert USA V Nelson | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=GBR J Durie GBR A Hobbs | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=4 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=10 | RD3-team02=CSK H Mandlíková USA P Teeguarden | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=AUS E Little RSA Y Vermaak | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-seed04=ALT | RD3-team04=USA K Gompert USA V Nelson | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=1 | RD3-score04-3=0

| RD4-seed01=10 | RD4-team01=CSK H Mandlíková USA P Teeguarden | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=AUS E Little RSA Y Vermaak | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score02-2=1 | RD4-score02-3=

Section 4

| RD1-seed01=7 | RD1-team01=RSA R Fairbank RSA T Harford | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=CSK I Budařová JPN N Sato | RD1-score02-1=4 | RD1-score02-2=2 | RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=USA Z Garrison USA A Leand | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=5 | RD1-score03-3=7 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=NED M Mesker NED M van der Torre | RD1-score04-1=4 | RD1-score04-2=7 | RD1-score04-3=5

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=SFR Yugoslavia M Jaušovec FRG R Tomanová | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=USA C Baily USA C Watson | RD1-score06-1=2 | RD1-score06-2=2 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=USA H Ludloff FRG E Pfaff | RD1-score07-1=4 | RD1-score07-2=1 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08=14 | RD1-team08=USA M-L Piatek USA W White | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=15 | RD1-team09=CAN M Blackwood AUS S Leo | RD1-score09-1=5 | RD1-score09-2=5 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=USA F Hutnick USA R Richards | RD1-score10-1=7 | RD1-score10-2=7 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=USA L duPont USA B Jordan | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=7 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=USA K Sands PER P Vásquez | RD1-score12-1=3 | RD1-score12-2=5 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=USA L Bonder USA B Herr | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=7 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=USA K Steinmetz CAN A Walker | RD1-score14-1=1 | RD1-score14-2=5 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=USA S McInerney USA D Morrison | RD1-score15-1=0 | RD1-score15-2=0 | 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=7 | RD2-team01=RSA R Fairbank RSA T Harford | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=USA Z Garrison USA A Leand | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=SFR Yugoslavia M Jaušovec FRG R Tomanová | RD2-score03-1=5 | RD2-score03-2=4 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=14 | RD2-team04=USA M-L Piatek USA W White | RD2-score04-1=7 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=USA F Hutnick USA R Richards | RD2-score05-1=7 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=USA L duPont USA B Jordan | RD2-score06-1=5 | RD2-score06-2=0 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=USA L Bonder USA B Herr | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score07-2=5 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=USA K Jordan USA A Smith | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=7 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=7 | RD3-team01=RSA R Fairbank RSA T Harford | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-seed02=14 | RD3-team02=USA M-L Piatek USA W White | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-score02-3=4

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=USA F Hutnick USA R Richards | RD3-score03-1=5 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=USA K Jordan USA A Smith | RD3-score04-1=7 | RD3-score04-2=7 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=7 | RD4-team01=RSA R Fairbank RSA T Harford | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score01-2=4 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=USA K Jordan USA A Smith | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=

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