Women's doubles
1981 US Open
Champions	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
Runners-up	Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull
Score	6–3, 6–3
Draw	64
Seeds	16

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.

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6	6	4
	3	Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull	7	4	6
								3	Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull	3	3
								2	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6	6
	10	Hana Mandlíková Pam Teeguarden	6	2	1
	2	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	3	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		M Pakker E Vessies	3	2				1	M Navratilova P Shriver	4	6	6
		L Epstein J Portman	6	0					D Desfor B Hallquist	6	2	1
		D Desfor B Hallquist	7	6											1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
		D Fromholtz M Van Nostrand	1	1											11	C Evert-Lloyd B Stöve	2	1
		R Blount A Buchanan	6	6					R Blount A Buchanan	5	0
		J Davis J Preyer	6	2	2			11	C Evert-Lloyd B Stöve	7	6
	11	C Evert-Lloyd B Stöve	4	6	6																	1	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
	9	B Bunge C Kohde	6	6																		9	B Bunge C Kohde	1	3
		J Mundel S Rollinson	3	4				9	B Bunge C Kohde	7	4	6
		K Jones B Norton	6	6					K Jones B Norton	5	6	4
		L Gordon P Johnson	0	4											9	B Bunge C Kohde	6	6
		S Margolin N Yeargin	4	2												A Henricksson T Lewis	0	2
		A Henricksson T Lewis	6	6					A Henricksson T Lewis	w/o
		B A Dent L Forood	2	0				8	A Jaeger C Reynolds
	8	A Jaeger C Reynolds	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	R Casals W Turnbull	7	6
		A Minter E Sayers	6	0				3	R Casals W Turnbull	6	7
		C Newton B Remilton	5	7	7				C Newton B Remilton	1	6
		N Gregory M Pinterová	7	6	6										3	R Casals W Turnbull	6	6
		B Blaney C O'Neil	6	6											13	I Kloss B Nagelsen	2	2
		P Medrado S Urroz	4	3					B Blaney C O'Neil	6	7	2
		D Freeman S Saliba	2	0				13	I Kloss B Nagelsen	7	6	6
	13	I Kloss B Nagelsen	6	6																		3	R Casals W Turnbull	6	7
	16	L Allen V Wade	6	6																		6	J Russell V Ruzici	4	6
		E Burgin A M Fernandez	2	4				16	L Allen V Wade	4	6	3
		S Mascarin A White	6	7					S Mascarin A White	6	3	6
		J Nachand P Whytcross	4	5												S Mascarin A White	6	6	5
		S Gordon D-H Lee	2	1											6	J Russell V Ruzici	3	7	7
		S Collins K Horvath	6	6					S Collins K Horvath	2	5
		D Gilbert M Harper	2	3				6	J Russell V Ruzici	6	7
	6	J Russell V Ruzici	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	B Potter S Walsh	4	6
		J Durie A Hobbs	6	7					J Durie A Hobbs	6	6
		S Acker P Smith	6	6					S Acker P Smith	3	4
		J DuVall J Filkoff	0	0												J Durie A Hobbs	2	4
		Y Brzáková K Skronská	6	6											10	H Mandlíková P Teeguarden	6	6
		R McCallum G Rush	4	4					Y Brzáková K Skronská	4	4
		G Coles D Jevans	1	1				10	H Mandlíková P Teeguarden	6	6
	10	H Mandlíková P Teeguarden	6	6																		10	H Mandlíková P Teeguarden	6	6
	12	P Louie M Redondo	0	4																			E Little Y Vermaak	3	1
		E Little Y Vermaak	6	6					E Little Y Vermaak	6	6
		P Casale K Rinaldi	3	6	1				L Antonoplis L Morse	4	4
		L Antonoplis L Morse	6	2	6											E Little Y Vermaak	4	6	6
		C Copeland A Moulton	5	4											ALT	K Gompert V Nelson	6	1	0
		J Goodling J Harrington	7	6					J Goodling J Harrington	1	3
		K Moos N Schutte	6	5				ALT	K Gompert V Nelson	6	6
	ALT	K Gompert V Nelson	7	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	R Fairbank T Harford	6	6
		I Budařová N Sato	4	2				7	R Fairbank T Harford	6	6
		Z Garrison A Leand	6	5	7				Z Garrison A Leand	1	3
		M Mesker M van der Torre	4	7	5										7	R Fairbank T Harford	4	6	6
		M Jaušovec R Tomanová	6	6											14	M-L Piatek W White	6	4	4
		C Baily C Watson	2	2					M Jaušovec R Tomanová	5	4
		H Ludloff E Pfaff	4	1				14	M-L Piatek W White	7	6
	14	M-L Piatek W White	6	6																		7	R Fairbank T Harford	4	4
	15	M Blackwood S Leo	5	5																		2	K Jordan A Smith	6	6
		F Hutnick R Richards	7	7					F Hutnick R Richards	7	6
		L duPont B Jordan	6	7					L duPont B Jordan	5	0
		K Sands P Vásquez	3	5												F Hutnick R Richards	5	6
		L Bonder B Herr	6	7											2	K Jordan A Smith	7	7
		K Steinmetz A Walker	1	5					L Bonder B Herr	1	5
		S McInerney D Morrison	0	0				2	K Jordan A Smith	6	7
	2	K Jordan A Smith	6	6

External links

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