1981 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Betsy Nagelsen and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Nagelsen with Candy Reynolds and Navratilova with Pam Shriver.

Women's Doubles
1981 Australian Open
Champions	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
Runners-up	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver
Final score	6–2, 7–5

Nagelsen and Reynolds lost in the first round to Chris Newton and Brenda Remilton.

Navratilova and Shriver lost in the final 6–2, 7–5 against Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (Final)
Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith (Champions)
Rosemary Casals / Wendy Turnbull (Semifinals)
Sue Barker / Ann Kiyomura (Semifinals)
Barbara Potter / Sharon Walsh (Quarterfinals)
Rosalyn Fairbank / Tanya Harford (First Round)
Betsy Nagelsen / Candy Reynolds (First Round)
Andrea Jaeger / Hana Mandlíková (First Round)

Draw

Key

Final

	Final


	1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	2	5

	2	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6	7

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		M Blackwood S Leo	3	3				1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		L Allen M Jaušovec	2	1					S Acker P Smith	4	2
		S Acker P Smith	6	6											1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		S Amiach C Vanier	0	1												D Fromholtz P Teeguarden	3	3
		D Fromholtz P Teeguarden	6	6					D Fromholtz P Teeguarden	7	6
		C Newton B Remilton	6	6					C Newton B Remilton	6	4
	7	B Nagelsen C Reynolds	0	2																		1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
	4	S Barker A Kiyomura	6	4	6																	4	S Barker A Kiyomura	3	4
		M-L Piatek A White	4	6	3			4	S Barker A Kiyomura	6	6	6
		J Durie A Hobbs	6	5	7				J Durie A Hobbs	7	4	4
		E Little S Saliba	2	7	5										4	S Barker A Kiyomura	6	6
		R Blount I Villiger	6⁶	3												E Goolagong Cawley B Stöve	4	1
		L Cassell K Pratt	7⁸	6					L Cassell K Pratt	4	3
		E Goolagong Cawley B Stöve	6	6					E Goolagong Cawley B Stöve	6	6
	6	R Fairbank T Harford	1	1

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	5	B Potter S Walsh	6	6
		C Baily N Gregory	1	4				5	B Potter S Walsh	6	4	6
		B Bunge C Kohde	3	6	6⁵				B Gadusek J Preyer	2	6	4
		B Gadusek J Preyer	6	3	7⁷										5	B Potter S Walsh	6	6	1
		E Sayers A Tobin	6	6											3	R Casals W Turnbull	4	7	6
		D Desfor B Hallquist	3	4					E Sayers A Tobin	4	3
		M Pinterova N Sato	6	5	1			3	R Casals W Turnbull	6	6
	3	R Casals W Turnbull	4	7	6																	3	R Casals W Turnbull	4	7	4
	8	A Jaeger H Mandlíková	6	4	6																	2	K Jordan A Smith	6	5	6
		M Mesker K Skronská	1	6	3			8	A Jaeger H Mandlíková	6	5	5
		H Suková R Tomanová	6	4	6				H Suková R Tomanová	4	7	7
		D Freeman P Whytcross	4	6	4											H Suková R Tomanová	6	1
		E Pfaff C Tanvier	2	4											2	K Jordan A Smith	7	6
		C O'Neil M Wikstedt	6	6					C O'Neil M Wikstedt	2	3
		B Catton K Gulley	1	1				2	K Jordan A Smith	6	6
	2	K Jordan A Smith	6	6

External links

1981 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Australian Open women's doubles drawsheets
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