1981 US Open – Mixed doubles

Wendy Turnbull and Marty Riessen were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Wendy White and Mike Bauer.

Mixed doubles
1981 US Open
Final
ChampionsUnited States Anne Smith
South Africa Kevin Curren
Runners-upUnited States JoAnne Russell
United States Steve Denton
Score6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Events
Singlesmenwomenboysgirls
Doublesmenwomenmixedboysgirls
WC Singlesmenwomenquad
WC Doublesmenwomenquad
Legendsmenwomenmixed
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Anne Smith and Kevin Curren won in the final 6–4, 7–6(7–4) against JoAnne Russell and Steve Denton.

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
4 JoAnne Russell
Steve Denton
464 
3 Anne Smith
Kevin Curren
677 

Top half

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
1 B Stöve
F McMillan
637
  S Mascarin
S Davis
2651 B Stöve
F McMillan
13 
  P Smith
M Purcell
736  P Smith
M Purcell
66 
  B Nagelsen
R Meyer
663  P Smith
M Purcell
636
  K Rinaldi
V Van Patten
3777 M L Piatek
R Case
364
  D Desfor
G Hardie
666  K Rinaldi
V Van Patten
46 
  N Yeargin
J Benson
35 7 M L Piatek
R Case
67 
7 M L Piatek
R Case
67   P Smith
M Purcell
64 
4 J Russell
S Denton
67 4 J Russell
S Denton
76 
  D Fromholtz
M Edmondson
16 4 J Russell
S Denton
66 
  M Kremer
T Buford
66   M Kremer
T Buford
14 
  E Pfaff
R Fagel
43 4 J Russell
S Denton
66 
  I Kloss
J Fillol
w/o  6 P Teeguarden
H Günthardt
44 
  S Walsh
D Ralston
     I Kloss
H Günthardt
65 
  D Morrison
M Mitchell
4616 P Teeguarden
H Günthardt
77 
6 P Teeguarden
H Günthardt
626

Bottom half

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
5 V Ruzici
I Năstase
66 
  L Forood
K Kerns
34 5 V Ruzici
I Năstase
636
  A Kiyomura
M Estep
66   A Kiyomura
M Estep
464
  C Newton
M Doyle
41 5 V Ruzici
I Năstase
726
  R Fairbank
P Cramer
3663 A Smith
K Curren
567
  S Acker
C Leeds
631  R Fairbank
P Cramer
23 
  B Jordan
J Delaney
64 3 A Smith
K Curren
66 
3 A Smith
K Curren
76 3 A Smith
K Curren
66 
8 B Bunge
D Stockton
76 8 B Bunge
D Stockton
44 
ALT S Margolin
M Margolin
50 8 B Bunge
D Stockton
66 
  L Allen
G Fritz
757  L Allen
G Fritz
32 
  A Hobbs
E Fromm
5768 B Bunge
D Stockton
66 
  P Whytcross
C Letcher
746  W White
M Bauer
44 
  L Romanov
S Krulevitz
564  P Whytcross
C Letcher
34 
  W White
M Bauer
467  W White
M Bauer
66 
2 W Turnbull
M Riessen
636

References