1981 US Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1981 US Open
1980 champions	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova
Champions	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
Runners-up	Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull
Final score	6–3, 6–3

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.

2

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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 Pinterova	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 Brzakova K Skronska	6	6											10	H Mandlíková P Teeguarden	6	6
		R McCallum G Rush	4	4					Y Brzakova K Skronska	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
		N Sato I Budařová	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 Vasquez	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 ITF US Open Women's Doubles Draw