1981 US Open – Women's doubles

August 2023 1981 US Open s USA Kathy Jordan USA Anne Smith USA Rosemary Casals AUS Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–3 64 16 US Open – Women's doubles US Open – Women's doubles 1981 US Open (tennis) Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but only Navratilova competed that year with Pam Shriver. Navratilova and Shriver lost in the semifinals to Rosemary Casals and Wendy Turnbull. Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Casals and Turnbull. 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 (semifinals) USA Kathy Jordan / USA Anne Smith (champions) USA Rosemary Casals / AUS Wendy Turnbull (final) n/a USA Barbara Potter / USA Sharon Walsh (first round) USA JoAnne Russell / ROM 1965 Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals) RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank / RSA 1928 Tanya Harford (quarterfinals) USA Andrea Jaeger / USA Candy Reynolds (second round) FRG Bettina Bunge / FRG Claudia Kohde (quarterfinals) CSK Hana Mandlíková / USA Pam Teeguarden (semifinals) USA Chris Evert-Lloyd / NED Betty Stöve (third round) USA Peanut Louie / USA Marita Redondo (first round) RSA 1928 Ilana Kloss / USA Betsy Nagelsen (third round) USA Mary-Lou Piatek / USA Wendy White (third round) CAN Marjorie Blackwood / AUS Susan Leo (first round) USA Leslie Allen / GBR Virginia Wade (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 150 1 USA Martina NavratilovaUSA Pam Shriver 6 6 4 3 USA Rosemary CasalsAUS Wendy Turnbull 7 4 6 10 CSK Hana MandlíkováUSA Pam Teeguarden 6 2 1 2 USA Kathy JordanUSA Anne Smith 3 6 6 3 USA Rosemary CasalsAUS Wendy Turnbull 3 3   2 USA Kathy JordanUSA Anne Smith 6 6   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 6 6     NED M PakkerNED E Vessies 3 2     USA L EpsteinUSA J Portman 6 0     USA D DesforUSA B Hallquist 7 6     AUS D FromholtzUSA M Van Nostrand 1 1     USA R BlountUSA A Buchanan 6 6     USA J DavisUSA J Preyer 6 2 2 11 USA C Evert-LloydNED B Stöve 4 6 6 9 FRG B BungeFRG C Kohde 6 6     RSA 1928 J MundelRSA 1928 S Rollinson 3 4     USA K JonesUSA B Norton 6 6     USA L GordonUSA P Johnson 0 4     USA S MargolinUSA N Yeargin 4 2     USA A HenrickssonUSA T Lewis 6 6     USA B A DentUSA L Forood 2 0   8 USA A JaegerUSA C Reynolds 6 6   1 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 4 6 6   USA D DesforUSA B Hallquist 6 2 1   USA R BlountUSA A Buchanan 5 0   11 USA C Evert-LloydNED B Stöve 7 6   9 FRG B BungeFRG C Kohde 7 4 6   USA K JonesUSA B Norton 5 6 4   USA A HenrickssonUSA T Lewis w/o     8 USA A JaegerUSA C Reynolds       1 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 6 6   11 USA C Evert-LloydNED B Stöve 2 1   9 FRG B BungeFRG C Kohde 6 6     USA A HenrickssonUSA T Lewis 0 2   1 USA M NavratilovaUSA P Shriver 6 6   9 FRG B BungeFRG C Kohde 1 3   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 USA R CasalsAUS W Turnbull 7 6     AUS A MinterAUS E Sayers 6 0     NZL C NewtonAUS B Remilton 5 7 7   AUS N GregoryHUN 1957 M Pinterová 7 6 6   USA B BlaneyAUS C O'Neil 6 6     BRA 1968 P MedradoCHI S Urroz 4 3     AUS D FreemanAUS S Saliba 2 0   13 RSA 1928 I KlossUSA B Nagelsen 6 6   16 USA L AllenGBR V Wade 6 6     USA E BurginUSA A M Fernandez 2 4     USA S MascarinUSA A White 6 7     USA J NachandAUS P Whytcross 4 5     USA S GordonKOR D-H Lee 2 1     USA S CollinsUSA K Horvath 6 6     USA D GilbertUSA M Harper 2 3   6 USA J RussellROM 1965 V Ruzici 6 6   3 USA R CasalsAUS W Turnbull 6 7     NZL C NewtonAUS B Remilton 1 6     USA B BlaneyAUS C O'Neil 6 7 2 13 RSA 1928 I KlossUSA B Nagelsen 7 6 6 16 USA L AllenGBR V Wade 4 6 3   USA S MascarinUSA A White 6 3 6   USA S CollinsUSA K Horvath 2 5   6 USA J RussellROM 1965 V Ruzici 6 7   3 USA R CasalsAUS W Turnbull 6 6   13 RSA 1928 I KlossUSA B Nagelsen 2 2     USA S MascarinUSA A White 6 6 5 6 USA J RussellROM 1965 V Ruzici 3 7 7 3 USA R CasalsAUS W Turnbull 6 7   6 USA J RussellROM 1965 V Ruzici 4 6   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 5 USA B PotterUSA S Walsh 4 6     GBR J DurieGBR A Hobbs 6 7     USA S AckerUSA P Smith 6 6     USA J DuVallUSA J Filkoff 0 0     CSK Y BrzákováCSK K Skronská 6 6     USA R McCallumUSA G Rush 4 4     GBR G ColesGBR D Jevans 1 1   10 CSK H MandlíkováUSA P Teeguarden 6 6   12 USA P LouieUSA M Redondo 0 4     AUS E LittleRSA 1928 Y Vermaak 6 6     USA P CasaleUSA K Rinaldi 3 6 1   USA L AntonoplisUSA L Morse 6 2 6   USA C CopelandUSA A Moulton 5 4     USA J GoodlingUSA J Harrington 7 6     NED K MoosNED N Schutte 6 5   ALT USA K GompertUSA V Nelson 7 7     GBR J DurieGBR A Hobbs 6 6     USA S AckerUSA P Smith 3 4     CSK Y BrzákováCSK K Skronská 4 4   10 CSK H MandlíkováUSA P Teeguarden 6 6     AUS E LittleRSA 1928 Y Vermaak 6 6     USA L AntonoplisUSA L Morse 4 4     USA J GoodlingUSA J Harrington 1 3   ALT USA K GompertUSA V Nelson 6 6     GBR J DurieGBR A Hobbs 2 4   10 CSK H MandlíkováUSA P Teeguarden 6 6     AUS E LittleRSA 1928 Y Vermaak 4 6 6 ALT USA K GompertUSA V Nelson 6 1 0 10 CSK H MandlíkováUSA P Teeguarden 6 6     AUS E LittleRSA 1928 Y Vermaak 3 1   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 7 RSA 1928 R FairbankRSA 1928 T Harford 6 6     CSK I BudařováJPN N Sato 4 2     USA Z GarrisonUSA A Leand 6 5 7   NED M MeskerNED M van der Torre 4 7 5   SFR Yugoslavia M JaušovecFRG R Tomanová 6 6     USA C BailyUSA C Watson 2 2     USA H LudloffFRG E Pfaff 4 1   14 USA M-L PiatekUSA W White 6 6   15 CAN M BlackwoodAUS S Leo 5 5     USA F HutnickUSA R Richards 7 7     USA L duPontUSA B Jordan 6 7     USA K SandsPER P Vásquez 3 5     USA L BonderUSA B Herr 6 7     USA K SteinmetzCAN A Walker 1 5     USA S McInerneyUSA D Morrison 0 0   2 USA K JordanUSA A Smith 6 6   7 RSA 1928 R FairbankRSA 1928 T Harford 6 6     USA Z GarrisonUSA A Leand 1 3     SFR Yugoslavia M JaušovecFRG R Tomanová 5 4   14 USA M-L PiatekUSA W White 7 6     USA F HutnickUSA R Richards 7 6     USA L duPontUSA B Jordan 5 0     USA L BonderUSA B Herr 1 5   2 USA K JordanUSA A Smith 6 7   7 RSA 1928 R FairbankRSA 1928 T Harford 4 6 6 14 USA M-L PiatekUSA W White 6 4 4   USA F HutnickUSA R Richards 5 6   2 USA K JordanUSA A Smith 7 7   7 RSA 1928 R FairbankRSA 1928 T Harford 4 4   2 USA K JordanUSA A Smith 6 6   External links 1981 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's Doubles Category:US Open (tennis) by year 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