1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1981 Wimbledon Championships
1980 Champions	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
Champions	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Runners-up	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
Final score	6–3, 7–6 (8–6)

Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–3, 7–6 (8–6) against Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top seeded team received a bye into the second round.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Kathy Jordan   Anne Smith	6	6
	7	Rosalyn Fairbank   Tanya Harford	1	2
								1	Kathy Jordan   Anne Smith	3	66
								2	Martina Navratilova   Pam Shriver	6	78
	4	Sue Barker   Ann Kiyomura	3	7	2
	2	Martina Navratilova   Pam Shriver	6	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	K Jordan   A Smith	6	6
Q	E Burgin   H Ludloff	2	2					N Gregory   M Pinterova	4	2
	N Gregory   M Pinterova	6	6											1	K Jordan   A Smith	6	5	6
															I Kloss   P Teeguarden	3	7	2
								D Desfor   B Hallquist	3	1
	I Kloss   P Teeguarden	6	6					I Kloss   P Teeguarden	6	6
	R Blount   I Villiger	2	3																		1	K Jordan   A Smith	6	6
11	C Evert-Lloyd   V Wade	6	6																		11	C Evert-Lloyd   V Wade	2	3
	D Chesterton   D Taylor	1	2				11	C Evert-Lloyd   V Wade	6	6
								R Tomanová   N Yeargin	4	2
														11	C Evert-Lloyd   V Wade	6	6
														5	C Reynolds   P Smith	2	4
								L duPont   R Maršíková	1	0
	L Antonoplis   K Jones	6	4	3			5	C Reynolds   P Smith	6	6
5	C Reynolds   P Smith	1	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
3	R Casals   W Turnbull	6	6
	D-H Lee   J Portman	0	1				3	R Casals   W Turnbull	4	6
								M Blackwood   S Leo	6	7
															M Blackwood   S Leo	6	6
														10	S Hanika   A Jaeger	4	2
								S McInerney   B Norton	2	3
	G Coles   Y Vermaak	2	3				10	S Hanika   A Jaeger	6	6
10	S Hanika   A Jaeger	6	6																			M Blackwood   S Leo	3	4
																					7	R Fairbank   T Harford	6	6
								E Little   S Saliba	5	6	13
LL	B Blaney   C O'Neil	3	6	6			LL	B Blaney   C O'Neil	7	4	11
	B Bunge   C Kohde	6	3	2											E Little   S Saliba	7	4	6
														7	R Fairbank   T Harford	5	6	8
								E Pfaff   L Romanov	3	1
	S Collins   H Strachoňová	3	1				7	R Fairbank   T Harford	6	6
7	R Fairbank   T Harford	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
LL	J Mundel   S Rollinson	6	6
	S Mascarin   K Rinaldi	2	2				LL	J Mundel   S Rollinson	0	6
								S Acker   N Bohm	6	7
															S Acker   N Bohm	6	6
															A Buchanan   K Sands	3	1
								S Margolin   A White	4	3
	L Forood   A Henricksson	4	3					A Buchanan   K Sands	6	6
	A Buchanan   K Sands	6	6																			S Acker   N Bohm	7	3	4
9	J Russell   V Ruzici	7	6																		4	S Barker   A Kiyomura	6	6	6
	J Durie   D Jevans	5	1				9	J Russell   V Ruzici	2	6	7
								A Hobbs   M Jaušovec	6	4	5
														9	J Russell   V Ruzici	6	6	7
														4	S Barker   A Kiyomura	4	7	9
								L Allen   B Nagelsen	5	5
	L Charles   A Cooper	1	3				4	S Barker   A Kiyomura	7	7
4	S Barker   A Kiyomura	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
6	B Potter   S Walsh	6	6
	C Jolissaint   M Mesker	4	3				6	B Potter   S Walsh	6	7
							Q	R du Toit   B Remilton	2	5
														6	B Potter   S Walsh	6	6
														12	M-L Piatek   W White	2	2
								J Goodling   N Schutte	1	4
	P Johnson   P Louie	1	1				12	M-L Piatek   W White	6	6
12	M-L Piatek   W White	6	6																		6	B Potter   S Walsh	1	2
																					2	M Navratilova   P Shriver	6	6
								D Morrison   L Morse	5	5
	D Freeman   N Sato	6	7					D Freeman   N Sato	7	7
	R McCallum   J Stratton	1	6												D Freeman   N Sato	2	3
														2	M Navratilova   P Shriver	6	6
								C Newton   P Whytcross	2	0
Q	A Gulley   K Pratt	2	2				2	M Navratilova   P Shriver	6	6
2	M Navratilova   P Shriver	6	6

References

• 1981 ITF Wimbledon Championships Women's Doubles Draw