1981 Australian Open – Women's doubles

April 2026 1981 Australian Open s USA Kathy Jordan USA Anne Smith USA Martina Navratilova USA Pam Shriver 6–2, 7–5 32 8 Australian Open – Women's doubles Australian Open – Women's doubles 1981 Australian Open Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith defeated the defending champion Martina Navratilova and her partner Pam Shriver in the final, 6–2, 7–5 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1981 Australian Open. Betsy Nagelsen and Navratilova were the defending champions, but they competed with different partners that year, Nagelsen with Candy Reynolds and Navratilova with Shriver. Nagelsen and Reynolds lost in the first round to Chris Newton and Brenda Remilton. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. 30em USA Martina Navratilova / USA Pam Shriver (final) USA Kathy Jordan / USA Anne Smith (champions) USA Rosemary Casals / AUS Wendy Turnbull (semifinals) GBR Sue Barker / USA Ann Kiyomura (semifinals) USA Barbara Potter / USA Sharon Walsh (quarterfinals) RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank / RSA 1928 Tanya Harford (first round) USA Betsy Nagelsen / USA Candy Reynolds (first round) USA Andrea Jaeger / CSK Hana Mandlíková (first round) Draw Final 3 Final 1 USA Martina NavratilovaUSA Pam Shriver 2 5   2 USA Kathy JordanUSA Anne Smith 6 7   Top half y 3 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 6 6     CAN M BlackwoodAUS S Leo 3 3     USA L AllenSFR Yugoslavia M Jaušovec 2 1     USA S AckerUSA P Smith 6 6     FRA S AmiachFRA C Vanier 0 1     AUS D FromholtzUSA P Teeguarden 6 6     NZL C NewtonAUS B Remilton 6 6   7 USA B NagelsenUSA C Reynolds 0 2   4 GBR S BarkerUSA A Kiyomura 6 4 6   USA M-L PiatekUSA A White 4 6 3   GBR J DurieGBR A Hobbs 6 5 7   AUS E LittleAUS S Saliba 2 7 5   USA R BlountSUI I Villiger 66 3     AUS L CassellAUS K Pratt 78 6     AUS E Goolagong CawleyNED B Stöve 6 6   6 RSA 1928 R FairbankRSA 1928 T Harford 1 1   1 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 6 6     USA S AckerUSA P Smith 4 2     AUS D FromholtzUSA P Teeguarden 7 6     NZL C NewtonAUS B Remilton 6 4   4 GBR S BarkerUSA A Kiyomura 6 6 6   GBR J DurieGBR A Hobbs 7 4 4   AUS L CassellAUS K Pratt 4 3     AUS E Goolagong CawleyNED B Stöve 6 6   1 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 6 6     AUS D FromholtzUSA P Teeguarden 3 3   4 GBR S BarkerUSA A Kiyomura 6 6     AUS E Goolagong CawleyNED B Stöve 4 1   1 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 6 6   4 GBR S BarkerUSA A Kiyomura 3 4   Bottom half y 3 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 5 USA B PotterUSA S Walsh 6 6     USA C BailyAUS N Gregory 1 4     FRG B BungeFRG C Kohde 3 6 65   USA B GadusekUSA J Preyer 6 3 77   AUS E SayersAUS A Tobin 6 6     USA D DesforUSA B Hallquist 3 4     HUN 1957 M PinterováJPN N Sato 6 5 1 3 USA R CasalsAUS W Turnbull 4 7 6 8 USA A JaegerCSK H Mandlíková 6 4 6   NED M MeskerCSK K Skronská 1 6 3   CSK H SukováCSK R Tomanová 6 4 6   AUS D FreemanAUS P Whytcross 4 6 4   FRG E PfaffFRA C Tanvier 2 4     AUS C O'NeilSWE M Wikstedt 6 6     AUS B CattonAUS K Gulley 1 1   2 USA K JordanUSA A Smith 6 6   5 USA B PotterUSA S Walsh 6 4 6   USA B GadusekUSA J Preyer 2 6 4   AUS E SayersAUS A Tobin 4 3   3 USA R CasalsAUS W Turnbull 6 6   8 USA A JaegerCSK H Mandlíková 6 5 5   CSK H SukováCSK R Tomanová 4 7 7   AUS C O'NeilSWE M Wikstedt 2 3   2 USA K JordanUSA A Smith 6 6   5 USA B PotterUSA S Walsh 6 6 1 3 USA R CasalsAUS W Turnbull 4 7 6   CSK H SukováCSK R Tomanová 6 1   2 USA K JordanUSA A Smith 7 6   3 USA R CasalsAUS W Turnbull 4 7 4 2 USA K JordanUSA A Smith 6 5 6 External links 1981 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's Doubles Women's Doubles Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's doubles