1981 Australian Open – Women's doubles

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.

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 →

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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Final

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

Top half

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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

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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 Pinterová
  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  
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