1981 French Open – Women's doubles

The women's doubles tournament at the 1981 French Open was held from 25 May to 7 June 1981 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Rosalyn Fairbank and Tanya Harford won the title, defeating Candy Reynolds and Paula Smith in the final.

Women's doubles
1981 French Open
Final
ChampionSouth Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
South Africa Tanya Harford
Runner-upUnited States Candy Reynolds
United States Paula Smith
Score6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw48
Seeds12
Events
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Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
               
1 Kathy Jordan
Anne Smith
36
8 Rosalyn Fairbank
Tanya Harford
67
8 Rosalyn Fairbank
Tanya Harford
636
  Bettina Bunge
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
362
  Bettina Bunge
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
67
  Glynis Coles
Naoko Sato
46
8 Rosalyn Fairbank
Tanya Harford
66
2 Candy Reynolds
Paula Smith
13
6 Chris Evert-Lloyd
Virginia Ruzici
565
3 Betsy Nagelsen
Martina Navratilova
727
3 Betsy Nagelsen
Martina Navratilova
45
2 Candy Reynolds
Paula Smith
67
10 Billie Jean King
Ilana Kloss
63
2 Candy Reynolds
Paula Smith
76

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
1 K Jordan
A Smith
66
Y Brzáková
A Buchanan
121 K Jordan
A Smith
366
P Medrado
C Monteiro
643
1 K Jordan
A Smith
66
C Franch
S Provoust
12 J Durie
D Jevans
21
J Durie
D Jevans
66 J Durie
D Jevans
736
D Desfor
T Lewis
663
1 K Jordan
A Smith
36
8 R Fairbank
T Harford
67
9 L Allen
V Wade
758
L duPont
B Jordan
66 L duPont
B Jordan
6710
R Blount
K Latham
34 L duPont
B Jordan
632
E Vessies
M Wikstedt
348 R Fairbank
T Harford
466
S Collins
H Strachoňová
66 S Collins
H Strachoňová
467
8 R Fairbank
T Harford
649

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
4 H Mandlíková
B Stöve
w/o
K Horvath
K Sands
4 H Mandlíková
B Stöve
66
D Freeman
C O'Neil
12
4 H Mandlíková
B Stöve
04
B Bunge
C Kohde-Kilsch
66 B Bunge
C Kohde-Kilsch
66
K Gulley
A Tobin
02 B Bunge
C Kohde-Kilsch
76
12 M-L Piatek
W White
63
B Bunge
C Kohde-Kilsch
67
G Coles
N Sato
46
B Remilton
P Vásquez
46
I Budařová
K Skronská
632 G Coles
N Sato
67
G Coles
N Sato
466 G Coles
N Sato
67
L Forood
A Hobbs
36
L Forood
A Hobbs
066
J Mundel
S Rollinson
2705 R Casals
M Jaušovec
622
5 R Casals
M Jaušovec
656

Bottom half

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
6 C Evert-Lloyd
V Ruzici
67
F Thibault
C Vanier
166 C Evert-Lloyd
V Ruzici
367
F Dürr
P Teeguarden
635
6 C Evert-Lloyd
V Ruzici
66
N Gregory
M Pinterová
66 N Gregory
M Pinterová
44
N Bohm
E Ekblom
43 N Gregory
M Pinterová
66
D Gilbert
J Portman
42
6 C Evert-Lloyd
V Ruzici
565
11 R Maršíková
R Tomanová
663 B Nagelsen
M Navratilova
727
D-h Lee
A Minter
2411 R Maršíková
R Tomanová
76
E Pfaff
L Sandin
62
11 R Maršíková
R Tomanová
61
3 B Nagelsen
M Navratilova
76
G Benedetti
A Temesvári
24
D Beillan
C Perea
063 B Nagelsen
M Navratilova
66
3 B Nagelsen
M Navratilova
67

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarterfinals
7 S Hanika
A Jaeger
66
C Jollisaint
M Mesker
117 S Hanika
A Jaeger
66
C Newton
P Whytcross
34
7 S Hanika
A Jaeger
624
J Goodling
J Harrington
5410 BJ King
I Kloss
066
M Pakker
M van der Torre
76 M Pakker
M van der Torre
10 BJ King
I Kloss
w/o
10 BJ King
I Kloss
63
2 C Reynolds
P Smith
76
P Johnson
I Villiger
26
S Margolin
A White
66 S Margolin
A White
67
K Jones
K Rinaldi
00 S Margolin
A White
00
2 C Reynolds
P Smith
66
L Romanov
M Romanov
52
M Madruga
A Villagrán
622 C Reynolds
P Smith
76
2 C Reynolds
P Smith
76

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