1981 US Open – Women's Doubles

1981 US Open
1980 Champions		Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova
Champions		Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
Runners-up		Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull
Final score		6–3, 6–3
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men		women		mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad
US Open  < 1980 1982 >

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.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova   Pam Shriver	6	6	4
	3	Rosemary Casals   Wendy Turnbull	7	4	6
								3	Rosemary Casals   Wendy Turnbull	3	3
								2	Kathy Jordan   Anne Smith	6	6
	10	Hana Mandlíková   Pam Teeguarden	6	2	1
	2	Kathy Jordan   Anne Smith	3	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		M Pakker E Vessies	3	2				1	M Navratilova P Shriver	4	6	6
		L Epstein J Portman	6	0					D Desfor B Hallquist	6	2	1
		D Desfor B Hallquist	7	6											1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		D Fromholtz M Van Nostrand	1	1											11	C Evert-Lloyd B Stöve	2	1
		R Blount A Buchanan	6	6					R Blount A Buchanan	5	0
		J Davis J Preyer	6	2	2			11	C Evert-Lloyd B Stöve	7	6
	11	C Evert-Lloyd B Stöve	4	6	6																	1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
	9	B Bunge C Kohde	6	6																		9	B Bunge C Kohde	1	3
		J Mundel S Rollinson	3	4				9	B Bunge C Kohde	7	4	6
		K Jones B Norton	6	6					K Jones B Norton	5	6	4
		L Gordon P Johnson	0	4											9	B Bunge C Kohde	6	6
		S Margolin N Yeargin	4	2												A Henricksson T Lewis	0	2
		A Henricksson T Lewis	6	6					A Henricksson T Lewis	w/o
		B A Dent L Forood	2	0				8	A Jaeger C Reynolds
	8	A Jaeger C Reynolds	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	R Casals W Turnbull	7	6
		A Minter E Sayers	6	0				3	R Casals W Turnbull	6	7
		C Newton B Remilton	5	7	7				C Newton B Remilton	1	6
		N Gregory M Pinterova	7	6	6										3	R Casals W Turnbull	6	6
		B Blaney C O'Neil	6	6											13	I Kloss B Nagelsen	2	2
		P Medrado S Urroz	4	3					B Blaney C O'Neil	6	7	2
		D Freeman S Saliba	2	0				13	I Kloss B Nagelsen	7	6	6
	13	I Kloss B Nagelsen	6	6																		3	R Casals W Turnbull	6	7
	16	L Allen V Wade	6	6																		6	J Russell V Ruzici	4	6
		E Burgin A M Fernandez	2	4				16	L Allen V Wade	4	6	3
		S Mascarin A White	6	7					S Mascarin A White	6	3	6
		J Nachand P Whytcross	4	5												S Mascarin A White	6	6	5
		S Gordon D-H Lee	2	1											6	J Russell V Ruzici	3	7	7
		S Collins K Horvath	6	6					S Collins K Horvath	2	5
		D Gilbert M Harper	2	3				6	J Russell V Ruzici	6	7
	6	J Russell V Ruzici	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	B Potter S Walsh	4	6
		J Durie A Hobbs	6	7					J Durie A Hobbs	6	6
		S Acker P Smith	6	6					S Acker P Smith	3	4
		J Duvall J Filkoff	0	0												J Durie A Hobbs	2	4
		Y Brzakova K Skronska	6	6											10	H Mandlíková P Teeguarden	6	6
		R McCallum G Rush	4	4					Y Brzakova K Skronska	4	4
		G Coles D Jevans	1	1				10	H Mandlíková P Teeguarden	6	6
	10	H Mandlíková P Teeguarden	6	6																		10	H Mandlíková P Teeguarden	6	6
	12	P Louie M Redondo	0	4																			E Little Y Vermaak	3	1
		E Little Y Vermaak	6	6					E Little Y Vermaak	6	6
		P Casale K Rinaldi	3	6	1				L Antonoplis L Morse	4	4
		L Antonoplis L Morse	6	2	6											E Little Y Vermaak	4	6	6
		C Copeland A Moulton	5	4											ALT	K Gompert V Nelson	6	1	0
		J Goodling J Harrington	7	6					J Goodling J Harrington	1	3
		K Moos N Schutte	6	5				ALT	K Gompert V Nelson	6	6
	ALT	K Gompert V Nelson	7	7

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	7	R Fairbank T Harford	6	6
		N Sato I Budařová	4	2				7	R Fairbank T Harford	6	6
		Z Garrison A Leand	6	5	7				Z Garrison A Leand	1	3
		M Mesker M van der Torre	4	7	5										7	R Fairbank T Harford	4	6	6
		M Jaušovec R Tomanová	6	6											14	M L Piatek W White	6	4	4
		C Baily C Watson	2	2					M Jaušovec R Tomanová	5	4
		H Ludloff E Pfaff	4	1				14	M L Piatek W White	7	6
	14	M L Piatek W White	6	6																		7	R Fairbank T Harford	4	4
	15	M Blackwood S Leo	5	5																		2	K Jordan A Smith	6	6
		F Hutnick R Richards	7	7					F Hutnick R Richards	7	6
		L DuPont B Jordan	6	7					L DuPont B Jordan	5	0
		K Sands P Vasquez	3	5												F Hutnick R Richards	5	6
		L Bonder B Herr	6	7											2	K Jordan A Smith	7	7
		K Steinmetz A Walker	1	5					L Bonder B Herr	1	5
		S McInerney D Morrison	0	0				2	K Jordan A Smith	6	7
	2	K Jordan A Smith	6	6

References

• 1981 ITF US Open Women's Doubles Draw