1981 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

1981 Japan Open Tennis Championships s HUN Balázs TaróczySUI Heinz Günthardt USA Larry StefankiUSA Robert Van't Hof 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 Japan Open (tennis) Japan Open 32 8 1981 Japan Open Tennis Championships Ross Case and Jaime Fillol were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Balázs Taróczy and Heinz Günthardt won the title by defeating Larry Stefanki and Robert Van't Hof 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 in the final.Past Champions https://www.japanopentennis.com/atp/en/about/past-champions/ Kinoshita Group Japan Open 24 September 2024 Tokyo Year: 1981 - Doubles: Heinz Gunthardt, Balazs Taroczy Seeds 30em SUI Heinz Günthardt / HUN Balázs Taróczy (champions) USA Terry Moor / USA Eliot Teltscher (quarterfinals) USA Mel Purcell / USA Peter Rennert (semifinals) USA Pat DuPré / GBR Buster Mottram (quarterfinals) USA Lloyd Bourne / USA Van Winitsky (semifinals) USA Larry Stefanki / USA Robert Van't Hof (final) USA Martin Davis / USA Chris Dunk (quarterfinals) USA Tim Gullikson / USA Scott McCain (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 1 SUI Heinz GünthardtHUN Balázs Taróczy 7 6 5 USA Lloyd BourneUSA Van Winitsky 5 4 3 USA Mel PurcellUSA Peter Rennert 6 4 4 6 USA Larry StefankiUSA Robert Van't Hof 3 6 6 1 SUI Heinz GünthardtHUN Balázs Taróczy 3 6 6 6 USA Larry StefankiUSA Robert Van't Hof 6 2 1 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 SUI H GünthardtHUN B Taróczy 6 6 JPN Yoshiya HamanoJPN Koichi Sayama 2 2 USA D GitlinPHI 1936 B Sison 6 6 JPN T FukuiJPN T Yonezawa 1 1 JPN Kiyoshi MiyanamiJPN Masayuki Uchida 6 6 JPN Yukihiko MurataJPN S Nishio 3 2 JPN H ShiratoJPN Kenzo Ukon 0 5 7 USA M DavisUSA C Dunk 6 7 4 USA P DuPréGBR B Mottram 6 6 JPN Hiroyuki BambaJPN Ichiro Nakanishi 0 1 JPN K HiraiJPN S Sakamoto 6 6 JPN Akira KawaguchiJPN Noriyuki Washida 1 4 JPN S NishioJPN Nobuya Tamura 6 6 JPN T KuramitsuJPN Etsuo Uchiyama 3 3 JPN S KatoJPN S Shiraishi 3 2 5 USA L BourneUSA V Winitsky 6 6 1 SUI H GünthardtHUN B Taróczy 5 6 6 USA D GitlinPHI 1936 B Sison 7 3 2 JPN K MiyanamiJPN M Uchida 1 1 7 USA M DavisUSA C Dunk 6 6 4 USA P DuPréGBR B Mottram 6 2 6 JPN K HiraiJPN S Sakamoto 3 6 4 JPN S NishioJPN N Tamura 3 6 5 USA L BourneUSA V Winitsky 6 7 1 SUI H GünthardtHUN B Taróczy 6 6 7 USA M DavisUSA C Dunk 4 4 4 USA P DuPréGBR B Mottram 3 2 5 USA L BourneUSA V Winitsky 6 6 1 SUI H GünthardtHUN B Taróczy 7 6 5 USA L BourneUSA V Winitsky 5 4 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 8 USA T GulliksonUSA S McCain 6 6 JPN Masaru SuishuJPN Minoru Ueda 2 4 USA M EstepIND S Menon 6 6 USA B WebbNED E Wilborts 4 2 JPN E TakeuchiJPN K Tanabe 6 6 JPN Taisen KanaiJPN Takao Yamamoto 3 4 USA J BaileyUSA Nial Brash 3 4 3 USA M PurcellUSA P Rennert 6 6 6 USA L StefankiUSA R Van't Hof 6 6 JPN Toyokazu TomoganeJPN Nobuo Yoshida 0 1 USA D DowlenSUI I Dupasquier 6 7 JPN Yoshito NakamuraJPN Takao Suzuki 3 6 ARG R CanoIND R Krishnan 6 6 JPN ? HoshonoJPN Akinori Naguro 3 3 USA Weller EvansUSA Bob Weise 2 1 2 USA T MoorUSA E Teltscher 6 6 8 USA T GulliksonUSA S McCain 6 4 5 USA M EstepIND S Menon 4 6 7 JPN E TakeuchiJPN K Tanabe 2 5 3 USA M PurcellUSA P Rennert 6 7 6 USA L StefankiUSA R Van't Hof 6 7 USA D DowlenSUI I Dupasquier 3 6 ARG R CanoIND R Krishnan 1 6 2 USA T MoorUSA E Teltscher 6 7 USA M EstepIND S Menon 6 0 3 USA M PurcellUSA P Rennert 7 6 6 USA L StefankiUSA R Van't Hof 6 6 2 USA T MoorUSA E Teltscher 3 3 3 USA M PurcellUSA P Rennert 6 4 4 6 USA L StefankiUSA R Van't Hof 3 6 6 References External links Official results archive (ATP) Official results archive (ITF) Category:1981 Grand Prix (tennis) Doubles