1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's doubles

August 2023 1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships s RSA 1928 Kevin Curren USA Steve Denton MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Van Winitsky 6–3, 5–7, 7–5 32 8 Third-seeds Kevin Curren and Steve Denton won the title and shared $12,000 after beating Raúl Ramírez and Van Winitsky in the final.Clay Court title goes to Clerc https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aDgdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y6UEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4208%2C3146363 The Tuscaloosa News Tuscaloosa–Northport, AL. Associated Press 1981-08-10 Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. 30em CHI Hans Gildemeister / ECU Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals) MEX Raúl Ramírez / USA Van Winitsky (final) RSA 1928 Kevin Curren / USA Steve Denton (champions) AUS Mark Edmondson / USA Sherwood Stewart (second round) USA Fritz Buehning / USA Ferdi Taygan (quarterfinals) AUT Peter Feigl / SWE Hans Simonsson (first round) AUS David Carter / AUS Paul Kronk (first round) SUI Heinz Günthardt / SUI Markus Günthardt (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175   USA Mike Bauer USA John Benson 7 2 4 3 RSA 1928 Kevin Curren USA Steve Denton 6 6 6   AUS John Alexander GBR Jonathan Smith 4 6   2 MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Van Winitsky 6 7   3 RSA 1928 Kevin Curren USA Steve Denton 6 5 7 2 MEX Raúl Ramírez USA Van Winitsky 3 7 5 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 CHI H Gildemeister ECU A Gómez 6 6     SUI I Dupasquier SUI R Stadler 2 0     USA T Delatte USA M Purcell 6 6     ESP 1977 J Higueras ESP 1977 M Orantes 3 2     SWE P Hjertquist SWE J Norbäck 6 6     USA M Davis USA B Nealon 2 3     USA M Bauer USA J Benson 7 6 6 7 AUS D Carter AUS P Kronk 5 7 4 3 RSA 1928 K Curren USA S Denton 6 7     USA G Amaya USA Mike Oransky 1 5     USA C Strode USA M Strode 6 6     PER F Maynetto CHI J Núñez 1 3     ARG E Bengoechea BRA 1968 M Hocevar 6 6     BOL M Martinez YUG M Ostoja 0 1     PHI 1936 M Ampon USA C Delaney 2 5   5 USA F Buehning USA F Taygan 6 7   1 CHI H Gildemeister ECU A Gómez 6 6     USA T Delatte USA M Purcell 4 4     SWE P Hjertquist SWE J Norbäck 3 4     USA M Bauer USA J Benson 6 6   3 RSA 1928 K Curren USA S Denton 6 6 6   USA C Strode USA M Strode 3 7 3   ARG E Bengoechea BRA 1968 M Hocevar 4 5   5 USA F Buehning USA F Taygan 6 7   1 CHI H Gildemeister ECU A Gómez 4 3     USA M Bauer USA J Benson 6 6   3 RSA 1928 K Curren USA S Denton 4 7 6 5 USA F Buehning USA F Taygan 6 5 3   USA M Bauer USA J Benson 7 2 4 3 RSA 1928 K Curren USA S Denton 6 6 6 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 AUT P Feigl SWE H Simonsson 6 3     ARG R Cano URU JL Damiani 7 6     AUS J Alexander GBR J Smith 7 7     USA J Gurfein USA J Hayes 5 6     NZL C Lewis CHI B Prajoux 7 6     USA M Cahill USA R Van't Hof 6 1     USA K Cook COL A Cortes 2 6 3 4 AUS M Edmondson USA S Stewart 6 2 6 8 SUI H Günthardt SUI M Günthardt w/o       USA Weller Evans ESP 1977 G Urpí         USA R Fagel RSA 1928 D Joubert 6 6     ARG C Castellan ARG J Todero 2 3     TCH S Birner PHI 1936 B Sison 6 6     CHI Á Fillol ESP 1977 J López-Maeso 2 3     USA B Gilbert IND R Krishnan 4 3   2 MEX R Ramírez USA V Winitsky 6 6     ARG R Cano URU JL Damiani 5 6 1   AUS J Alexander GBR J Smith 7 4 6   NZL C Lewis CHI B Prajoux 7 7   4 AUS M Edmondson USA S Stewart 5 5   8 SUI H Günthardt SUI M Günthardt 6 4 6   USA R Fagel RSA 1928 D Joubert 4 6 0   TCH S Birner PHI 1936 B Sison 6 3   2 MEX R Ramírez USA V Winitsky 7 6     AUS J Alexander GBR J Smith 4 6 6   NZL C Lewis CHI B Prajoux 6 2 3 8 SUI H Günthardt SUI M Günthardt 4 3   2 MEX R Ramírez USA V Winitsky 6 6     AUS J Alexander GBR J Smith 4 6   2 MEX R Ramírez USA V Winitsky 6 7   References External links atpworldtour.com ATP Tour, Inc. Doubles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/houston/717/1981/draws?matchType=doubles 2016-05-17 itftennis.com ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. USCC-Indianapolis 1981 http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010003402 2016-05-17 U.S. Clay Court Championships Category:1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships