1981 French Open – Women's doubles

1981 French Open s RSA 1928 Rosalyn FairbankRSA 1928 Tanya Harford USA Candy ReynoldsUSA Paula Smith 6–1, 6–3 48 12 French Open – Women's doubles French Open – Women's doubles The women's doubles tournament at the 1981 French Open was held from 25 May to 7 June 1981 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Rosalyn Fairbank and Tanya Harford won the title, defeating Candy Reynolds and Paula Smith in the final. Seeds 30em USA Kathy Jordan / USA Anne Smith (quarterfinals) USA Candy Reynolds / USA Paula Smith (final) USA Betsy Nagelsen / USA Martina Navratilova (semifinals) TCH Hana Mandlíková / NED Betty Stöve (third round) USA Rosie Casals / YUG Mima Jaušovec (second round) USA Chris Evert-Lloyd / ROU 1965 Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals) FRG Sylvia Hanika / USA Andrea Jaeger (third round) RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank / RSA 1928 Tanya Harford (champions) USA Leslie Allen / GBR Virginia Wade (second round) USA Billie Jean King / RSA 1928 Ilana Kloss (quarterfinals) TCH Regina Maršíková / TCH Renáta Tomanová (third round) USA Mary-Lou Piatek / USA Wendy White (second round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Kathy JordanUSA Anne Smith 3 6 8 RSA 1928 Rosalyn FairbankRSA 1928 Tanya Harford 6 7   FRG Bettina BungeFRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6 7   GBR Glynis ColesJPN Naoko Sato 4 6 6 USA Chris Evert-LloydROU 1965 Virginia Ruzici 5 6 5 3 USA Betsy NagelsenUSA Martina Navratilova 7 2 7 10 USA Billie Jean KingRSA 1928 Ilana Kloss 6 3 2 USA Candy ReynoldsUSA Paula Smith 7 6 8 RSA 1928 Rosalyn FairbankRSA 1928 Tanya Harford 6 3 6   FRG Bettina BungeFRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 3 6 2 3 USA Betsy NagelsenUSA Martina Navratilova 4 5 2 USA Candy ReynoldsUSA Paula Smith 6 7 8 RSA 1928 Rosalyn FairbankRSA 1928 Tanya Harford 6 6 2 USA Candy ReynoldsUSA Paula Smith 1 3 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 USA K JordanUSA A Smith 6 6 TCH Y BrzákováUSA A Buchanan 1 2 FRA C FranchFRA S Provoust 1 2 GBR J DurieGBR D Jevans 6 6 USA L duPontUSA B Jordan 6 6 USA R BlountUSA K Latham 3 4 NED E VessiesSWE M Wikstedt 3 4 USA S CollinsSUI H Strachoňová 6 6 1 USA K JordanUSA A Smith 3 6 6 BRA P MedradoBRA C Monteiro 6 4 3 GBR J DurieGBR D Jevans 7 3 6 USA D DesforUSA T Lewis 6 6 3 9 USA L AllenGBR V Wade 7 5 8 USA L duPontUSA B Jordan 6 7 10 USA S CollinsSUI H Strachoňová 4 6 7 8 RSA 1928 R FairbankRSA 1928 T Harford 6 4 9 1 USA K JordanUSA A Smith 6 6 GBR J DurieGBR D Jevans 2 1 USA L duPontUSA B Jordan 6 3 2 8 RSA 1928 R FairbankRSA 1928 T Harford 4 6 6 1 USA K JordanUSA A Smith 3 6 8 RSA 1928 R FairbankRSA 1928 T Harford 6 7 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 4 TCH H MandlíkováNED B Stöve w/o USA K HorvathUSA K Sands FRG B BungeFRG C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6 AUS K GulleyAUS A Tobin 0 2 TCH I BudařováTCH K Skronská 6 3 2 GBR G ColesJPN N Sato 4 6 6 AUS J MundelRSA 1928 S Rollinson 2 7 0 5 USA R CasalsYUG M Jaušovec 6 5 6 4 TCH H MandlíkováNED B Stöve 6 6 AUS D FreemanAUS C O'Neil 1 2 FRG B BungeFRG C Kohde-Kilsch 7 6 12 USA M-L PiatekUSA W White 6 3 AUS B RemiltonPER P Vásquez 4 6 GBR G ColesJPN N Sato 6 7 USA L ForoodGBR A Hobbs 0 6 6 5 USA R CasalsYUG M Jaušovec 6 2 2 4 TCH H MandlíkováNED B Stöve 0 4 FRG B BungeFRG C Kohde-Kilsch 6 6 GBR G ColesJPN N Sato 6 7 USA L ForoodGBR A Hobbs 3 6 FRG B BungeFRG C Kohde-Kilsch 6 7 GBR G ColesJPN N Sato 4 6 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 6 USA C Evert-LloydROU 1965 V Ruzici 6 7 FRA F ThibaultFRA C Vanier 1 6 AUS N GregoryHUN 1957 M Pinterová 6 6 SWE N BohmSWE E Ekblom 4 3 11 TCH R MaršíkováTCH R Tomanová 6 6 KOR D-h LeeAUS A Minter 2 4 FRA D BeillanESP 1977 C Perea 0 6 3 USA B NagelsenUSA M Navratilova 6 7 6 USA C Evert-LloydROU 1965 V Ruzici 3 6 7 FRA F DürrUSA P Teeguarden 6 3 5 AUS N GregoryHUN 1957 M Pinterová 6 6 USA D GilbertUSA J Portman 4 2 11 TCH R MaršíkováTCH R Tomanová 7 6 FRG E PfaffSWE L Sandin 6 2 FRA G BenedettiHUN 1957 A Temesvári 2 4 3 USA B NagelsenUSA M Navratilova 6 6 6 USA C Evert-LloydROU 1965 V Ruzici 6 6 AUS N GregoryHUN 1957 M Pinterová 4 4 11 TCH R MaršíkováTCH R Tomanová 6 1 3 USA B NagelsenUSA M Navratilova 7 6 6 USA C Evert-LloydROU 1965 V Ruzici 5 6 5 3 USA B NagelsenUSA M Navratilova 7 2 7 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 7 FRG S HanikaUSA A Jaeger 6 6 SUI C JollisaintNED M Mesker 1 1 USA J GoodlingUSA J Harrington 5 4 NED M PakkerNED M van der Torre 7 6 USA S MargolinUSA A White 6 6 USA K JonesUSA K Rinaldi 0 0 ARG M MadrugaARG A Villagrán 6 2 2 USA C ReynoldsUSA P Smith 7 6 7 FRG S HanikaUSA A Jaeger 6 6 NZL C NewtonAUS P Whytcross 3 4 NED M PakkerNED M van der Torre 10 USA BJ KingRSA 1928 I Kloss w/o USA P JohnsonSUI I Villiger 2 6 USA S MargolinUSA A White 6 7 ROU 1965 L RomanovROU 1965 M Romanov 5 2 2 USA C ReynoldsUSA P Smith 7 6 7 FRG S HanikaUSA A Jaeger 6 2 4 10 USA BJ KingRSA 1928 I Kloss 0 6 6 USA S MargolinUSA A White 0 0 2 USA C ReynoldsUSA P Smith 6 6 10 USA BJ KingRSA 1928 I Kloss 6 3 2 USA C ReynoldsUSA P Smith 7 6 References 1981 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's Doubles Category:French Open by year – Women's doubles Category:1981 in women's tennis Category:1981 in French women's sport