1981 Murjani WTA Championships – Doubles

1981 Murjani WTA Championships s USA Kathy JordanUSA Paula Smith USA JoAnne RussellROM 1965 Virginia Ruzici 6–3, 5–7, 7–6 women 28 7 Murjani WTA Championships Murjani WTA Championships Amelia Island Championships 1981 Murjani WTA Championships Rosemary Casals and Ilana Kloss were the defending champions, but Kloss did not compete this year. Casals teamed up with Wendy Turnbull and lost in semifinals to Kathy Jordan and Paula Smith. Kathy Jordan and Paula Smith won the title by defeating JoAnne Russell and Virginia Ruzici 6–3, 5–7, 7–6 in the final. Seeds The first four seeds received a bye into the second round. 30em USA Rosemary Casals / AUS Wendy Turnbull (semifinals) USA Martina Navratilova / USA Pam Shriver (quarterfinals) USA Kathy Jordan / USA Paula Smith (champions) USA Candy Reynolds / USA Anne Smith (quarterfinals) TCH Hana Mandlíková / NED Betty Stöve (quarterfinals) USA Andrea Jaeger / TCH Regina Maršíková (semifinals) USA JoAnne Russell / ROM 1965 Virginia Ruzici (final) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Rosemary CasalsAUS Wendy Turnbull 2 1 3 USA Kathy JordanUSA Paula Smith 6 6 6 USA Andrea JaegerTCH Regina Maršíková 6 2 5 7 USA JoAnne RussellROM 1965 Virginia Ruzici 2 6 7 3 USA Kathy JordanUSA Paula Smith 6 5 7 7 USA JoAnne RussellROM 1965 Virginia Ruzici 3 7 6 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals USA S MargolinUSA M Louie 1 6 6 USA S MascarinUSA K Rinaldi 6 3 2 CAN M BlackwoodAUS S Leo 4 1 USA W WhiteUSA ML Piatek 6 6 GBR V WadeUSA L Allen 6 4 6 YUG M JaušovecUSA L Forood 4 6 4 USA J DavisUSA B Hallquist 3 2 USA S AckerUSA T Holladay 6 6 FRG C Kohde-KilschUSA A White 6 6 6 USA B JordanUSA L duPont 7 2 3 SUI P DelheesNED N Schutte 4 2 5 TCH H MandlíkováNED B Stöve 6 6 1 USA R CasalsAUS W Turnbull 7 6 USA S MargolinUSA M Louie 5 2 USA W WhiteUSA ML Piatek 4 6 7 GBR V WadeUSA L Allen 6 3 6 3 USA K JordanUSA P Smith 7 1 6 USA S AckerUSA T Holladay 5 6 4 FRG C Kohde-KilschUSA A White 6 6 6 5 TCH H MandlíkováNED B Stöve 7 4 7 1 USA R CasalsAUS W Turnbull 6 7 USA W WhiteUSA ML Piatek 4 5 3 USA K JordanUSA P Smith 4 6 6 5 TCH H MandlíkováNED B Stöve 6 4 3 1 USA R CasalsAUS W Turnbull 2 1 3 USA K JordanUSA P Smith 6 6 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 USA A JaegerTCH R Maršíková 7 6 GBR A HobbsRSA 1928 Y Vermaak 6 3 SUI H StrachoňováUSA J DuVall 2 2 AUS D FromholtzFRG S Hanika 6 6 USA J PortmanUSA R Richards 6 6 USA S CollinsKOR D-h Lee 2 3 7 USA J RussellROM 1965 V Ruzici 6 6 USA R BlountROM 1965 L Romanov 4 4 USA N YearginFRG R Tomanová 7 6 USA D DesforUSA A Buchanan 6 2 AUS N GregoryHUN M Pinterová 6 4 3 USA K JonesUSA E Norton 1 6 6 6 USA A JaegerTCH R Maršíková 6 6 AUS D FromholtzFRG S Hanika 4 0 USA J PortmanUSA R Richards 1 0 4 USA C ReynoldsUSA A Smith 6 6 7 USA J RussellROM 1965 V Ruzici 7 3 7 USA N YearginFRG R Tomanová 5 6 6 USA K JonesUSA E Norton 2 2 2 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 6 6 6 USA A JaegerTCH R Maršíková 1 6 6 4 USA C ReynoldsUSA A Smith 6 1 4 7 USA J RussellROM 1965 V Ruzici 6 3 6 2 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 4 6 2 6 USA A JaegerTCH R Maršíková 6 2 5 7 USA J RussellROM 1965 V Ruzici 2 6 7 References Official results archive (ITF) https://web.archive.org/web/20180801190203/https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000200 2018-08-01 Official results archive (WTA) Category:1981 WTA Tour 1981 Doubles