1981 Volvo International – Doubles

January 2025 1981 Volvo International s USA Jimmy ConnorsUSA Brian Gottfried SUI Heinz GünthardtAUS Peter McNamara CSK Pavel SložilUSA Ferdi Taygan 7–5, 6–4 32 8 singles doubles Jimmy Connors and Brian Gottfried were the defending champions but did not compete that year. Heinz Günthardt and Peter McNamara won in the final 7–5, 6–4 against Pavel Složil and Ferdi Taygan. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. 30em SUI Heinz Günthardt / AUS Peter McNamara (champions) CHI Hans Gildemeister / ECU Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals) RSA 1928 Kevin Curren / USA Steve Denton (second round) CSK Pavel Složil / USA Ferdi Taygan (final) USA Terry Moor / USA Eliot Teltscher (second round) RSA 1928 Johan Kriek / USA Hank Pfister (second round) ARG José Luis Clerc / CHI Belus Prajoux (quarterfinals) AUS David Carter / NZL Chris Lewis (quarterfinals) Draw Final 3 Final 1 SUI Heinz GünthardtAUS Peter McNamara 7 6   4 CSK Pavel SložilUSA Ferdi Taygan 5 4   Top half y 3 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 SUI H GünthardtAUS P McNamara 6 6     USA J DelaneyUSA J Lapidus 2 3     SWE P HjertquistSWE J Norbäck 7 6     USA W EvansUSA S Stefanki 5 3     USA P FishbachPAR F González 7 7     USA T DelatteUSA G Holroyd 6 5     BOL M MartinezSFR Yugoslavia M Ostoja 5 4   7 ARG J L ClercCHI B Prajoux 7 6   3 RSA 1928 K CurrenUSA S Denton 6 6     ARG F Dalla FontanaESP 1977 G Urpí 4 2     USA G HardieFRA G Moretton 6 6     CHI J FernándezUSA P Kadesch 2 1     USA D DowlenNGR N Odizor 7 7     CSK S BirnerFIN L Palin 6 6     USA A ChandronnaitUSA Mike Oransky 4 1   6 RSA 1928 J KriekUSA H Pfister 6 6   1 SUI H GünthardtAUS P McNamara 6 6     SWE P HjertquistSWE J Norbäck 2 3     USA P FishbachPAR F González 4 6 1 7 ARG J L ClercCHI B Prajoux 6 1 6 3 RSA 1928 K CurrenUSA S Denton 6 6 6   USA G HardieFRA G Moretton 3 7 7   USA D DowlenNGR N Odizor 3 7 7 6 RSA 1928 J KriekUSA H Pfister 6 6 5 1 SUI H GünthardtAUS P McNamara w/o     7 ARG J L ClercCHI B Prajoux         USA G HardieFRA G Moretton 5 3     USA D DowlenNGR N Odizor 7 6   1 SUI H GünthardtAUS P McNamara 6 7     USA D DowlenNGR N Odizor 3 6   Bottom half y 3 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 8 AUS D CarterNZL C Lewis 6 6     USA R FagelRSA 1928 J Yuill 2 4     ESP 1977 J López-MaesoURU D Pérez 6 4 2   URU J L DamianiECU R Ycaza 3 6 1r   CHI A FillolCHI P Rebolledo w/o       USA M PurcellUSA V Van Patten         USA D PateUSA Reston 2 1   4 CSK P SložilUSA F Taygan 6 6   5 USA T MoorUSA E Teltscher 6 6     AUS J BartlettUSA C B Cox 2 4     USA R TannerUSA E van Dillen 6 6     ESP 1977 Á GiménezESP 1977 J Higueras 2 2     ARG R CanoARG R Carruthers 7 6     USA J DiLouieUSA C B Strode 6 1     ARG E BengoecheaBRA 1968 M Hocevar 5 2   2 CHI H GildemeisterECU A Gómez 7 6   8 AUS D CarterNZL C Lewis w/o       ESP 1977 J López-MaesoURU D Pérez         CHI A FillolCHI P Rebolledo 1 5   4 CSK P SložilUSA F Taygan 6 7   5 USA T MoorUSA E Teltscher 6 6 2   USA R TannerUSA E van Dillen 4 7 6   ARG R CanoARG R Carruthers 4 6 4 2 CHI H GildemeisterECU A Gómez 6 4 6 8 AUS D CarterNZL C Lewis 4 6 6 4 CSK P SložilUSA F Taygan 6 4 7   USA R TannerUSA E van Dillen 7 6   2 CHI H GildemeisterECU A Gómez 6 4   4 CSK P SložilUSA F Taygan 6 7 6   USA R TannerUSA E van Dillen 7 5 3 External links 1981 Volvo International Doubles draw Doubles