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1981 Australian Open – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1981 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsUnited States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith
Runners-upUnited States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
Score6–2, 7–5
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1980 · Australian Open · 1982 →

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

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

Draw

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Key

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Final

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Final
     
1 United States Martina Navratilova
United States Pam Shriver
2 5  
2 United States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith
6 7  

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver
6 6  
  Canada M Blackwood
Australia S Leo
3 3   1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver
6 6  
  United States L Allen
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec
2 1     United States S Acker
United States P Smith
4 2  
  United States S Acker
United States P Smith
6 6   1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver
6 6  
  France S Amiach
France C Vanier
0 1     Australia D Fromholtz
United States P Teeguarden
3 3  
  Australia D Fromholtz
United States P Teeguarden
6 6     Australia D Fromholtz
United States P Teeguarden
7 6  
  New Zealand C Newton
Australia B Remilton
6 6     New Zealand C Newton
Australia B Remilton
6 4  
7 United States B Nagelsen
United States C Reynolds
0 2   1 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver
6 6  
4 United Kingdom S Barker
United States A Kiyomura
6 4 6 4 United Kingdom S Barker
United States A Kiyomura
3 4  
  United States M-L Piatek
United States A White
4 6 3 4 United Kingdom S Barker
United States A Kiyomura
6 6 6
  United Kingdom J Durie
United Kingdom A Hobbs
6 5 7   United Kingdom J Durie
United Kingdom A Hobbs
7 4 4
  Australia E Little
Australia S Saliba
2 7 5 4 United Kingdom S Barker
United States A Kiyomura
6 6  
  United States R Blount
Switzerland I Villiger
66 3     Australia E Goolagong Cawley
Netherlands B Stöve
4 1  
  Australia L Cassell
Australia K Pratt
78 6     Australia L Cassell
Australia K Pratt
4 3  
  Australia E Goolagong Cawley
Netherlands B Stöve
6 6     Australia E Goolagong Cawley
Netherlands B Stöve
6 6  
6 South Africa R Fairbank
South Africa T Harford
1 1  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 United States B Potter
United States S Walsh
6 6  
  United States C Baily
Australia N Gregory
1 4   5 United States B Potter
United States S Walsh
6 4 6
  West Germany B Bunge
West Germany C Kohde
3 6 65   United States B Gadusek
United States J Preyer
2 6 4
  United States B Gadusek
United States J Preyer
6 3 77 5 United States B Potter
United States S Walsh
6 6 1
  Australia E Sayers
Australia A Tobin
6 6   3 United States R Casals
Australia W Turnbull
4 7 6
  United States D Desfor
United States B Hallquist
3 4     Australia E Sayers
Australia A Tobin
4 3  
  Hungary M Pinterová
Japan N Sato
6 5 1 3 United States R Casals
Australia W Turnbull
6 6  
3 United States R Casals
Australia W Turnbull
4 7 6 3 United States R Casals
Australia W Turnbull
4 7 4
8 United States A Jaeger
Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
6 4 6 2 United States K Jordan
United States A Smith
6 5 6
  Netherlands M Mesker
Czechoslovakia K Skronská
1 6 3 8 United States A Jaeger
Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
6 5 5
  Czechoslovakia H Suková
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
6 4 6   Czechoslovakia H Suková
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
4 7 7
  Australia D Freeman
Australia P Whytcross
4 6 4   Czechoslovakia H Suková
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
6 1  
  West Germany E Pfaff
France C Tanvier
2 4   2 United States K Jordan
United States A Smith
7 6  
  Australia C O'Neil
Sweden M Wikstedt
6 6     Australia C O'Neil
Sweden M Wikstedt
2 3  
  Australia B Catton
Australia K Gulley
1 1   2 United States K Jordan
United States A Smith
6 6  
2 United States K Jordan
United States A Smith
6 6  
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