1981 French Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1981 French Open
Champion	Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford
Runner-up	Candy Reynolds Paula Smith
Final score	6–1, 6–3

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.

Seeds

1. Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith (Quarterfinals)
2. Candy Reynolds / Paula Smith (Final)
3. Betsy Nagelsen / Martina Navratilova (Semifinals)
4. Hana Mandlíková / Betty Stöve (Third round)
5. Rosie Casals / Mima Jaušovec (Second round)
6. Chris Evert / Virginia Ruzici (Quarterfinals)
7. Sylvia Hanika / Andrea Jaeger (Third round)
8. Rosalyn Fairbank / Tanya Harford (Champions)
9. Leslie Allen / Virginia Wade (Second round)
10. Billie Jean King / Ilana Kloss (Quarterfinals)
11. Regina Maršíková / Renáta Tomanová (Third round)
12. Mary-Lou Piatek / Wendy White (Second round)

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Kathy Jordan   Anne Smith	3	6
	8	Rosalyn Fairbank   Tanya Harford	6	7
								8	Rosalyn Fairbank   Tanya Harford	6	6	5
									Bettina Bunge   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	2	2	7
		Bettina Bunge   Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	6	7
		Glynis Coles   Naoko Sato	4	6
															8	Rosalyn Fairbank   Tanya Harford	6	6
															2	Candy Reynolds   Paula Smith	1	3
	6	Chris Evert   Virginia Ruzici	5	6	5
	3	Betsy Nagelsen   Martina Navratilova	7	2	7
								3	Betsy Nagelsen   Martina Navratilova	4	6
								2	Candy Reynolds   Paula Smith	6	7
	10	Billie Jean King   Ilana Kloss	6	3
	2	Candy Reynolds   Paula Smith	7	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	K Jordan   A Smith	6	6
	Y Brzáková   A Buchanan	1	2				1	K Jordan   A Smith	3	6	6
								P Medrado   C Monteiro	6	4	3
														1	K Jordan   A Smith	6	6
	C Franch   S Provoust	1	2												J Durie   D Evans	2	1
	J Durie   D Evans	6	6					J Durie   D Evans	7	3	6
								D Desfor   T Lewis	6	6	3
																					1	K Jordan   A Smith	3	6
																					8	R Fairbank   T Harford	6	7
							9	L Allen   V Wade	7	5	8
	L duPont   B Jordan	6	6					L duPont   B Jordan	6	7	10
	R Blount   K Latham	3	4												L duPont   B Jordan	6	3	2
	E Vessies   M Wikstedt	3	4											8	R Fairbank   T Harford	4	6	6
	S Collins   H Strachoňová	6	6					S Collins   H Strachoňová	4	6	7
							8	R Fairbank   T Harford	6	4	9

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
4	H Mandlíková   B Stöve	w/o
	K Horvath   K Sands						4	H Mandlíková   B Stöve	6	6
								D Freeman   C O'Neil	1	2
														4	H Mandlíková   B Stöve	0	4
	B Bunge   C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6												B Bunge   C Kohde-Kilsch	6	6
	K Gulley   A Tobin	0	2					B Bunge   C Kohde-Kilsch	7	6
							12	M-L Piatek   W White	6	3
																						B Bunge   C Kohde-Kilsch	6	7
																						G Coles   N Sato	4	6
								B Remilton   P Vásquez	4	6
	I Budařová   K Skronská	6	3	2				G Coles   N Sato	6	7
	G Coles   N Sato	4	6	6											G Coles   N Sato	6	7
															L Forood   A Hobbs	3	6
								L Forood   A Hobbs	0	6	6
	J Mundel   S Rollinson	2	7	0			5	R Casals   M Jaušovec	6	2	2
5	R Casals   M Jaušovec	6	5	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
6	C Evert-Lloyd   V Ruzici	6	7
	F Thibault   C Vanier	1	6				6	C Evert-Lloyd   V Ruzici	3	6	7
								F Dürr   P Teeguarden	6	3	5
														6	C Evert-Lloyd   V Ruzici	6	6
	N Gregory   M Pinterova	6	6												N Gregory   M Pinterova	4	4
	N Bohm   E Ekblom	4	3					N Gregory   M Pinterova	6	6
								D Gilbert   J Portman	4	2
																					6	C Evert-Lloyd   V Ruzici	5	6	5
11	R Maršíková   R Tomanová	6	6																		3	B Nagelsen   M Navratilova	7	2	7
	D-h Lee   A Minter	2	4				11	R Maršíková   R Tomanová	7	6
								E Pfaff   L Sandin	6	2
														11	R Maršíková   R Tomanová	6	1
														3	B Nagelsen   M Navratilova	7	6
								G Benedetti   A Temesvári	2	4
	D Beillan   C Perea Alcalá	0	6				3	B Nagelsen   M Navratilova	6	6
3	B Nagelsen   M Navratilova	6	7

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
7	S Hanika   A Jaeger	6	6
	C Jollisaint   M Mesker	1	1				7	S Hanika   A Jaeger	6	6
								C Newton   P Whytcross	3	4
														7	S Hanika   A Jaeger	6	2	4
	J Goodling   J Harrington	5	4											10	BJ King   I Kloss	0	6	6
	M Pakker   M van der Torre	7	6					M Pakker   M van der Torre
							10	BJ King   I Kloss	w/o
																					10	BJ King   I Kloss	6	3
																					2	C Reynolds   P Smith	7	6
								P Johnson   I Villiger	2	6
	S Margolin   A White	6	6					S Margolin   A White	6	7
	K Jones   K Rinaldi	0	0												S Margolin   A White	0	0
														2	C Reynolds   P Smith	6	6
								L Romanov   M Romanov	5	2
	M Madruga   A Villagrán	6	2				2	C Reynolds   P Smith	7	6
2	C Reynolds   P Smith	7	6

References

• Main Draw, ITFTennis.com.