1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1981 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Martina Navratilova ; Pam Shriver
Runners-up	Kathy Jordan ; Anne Smith
Score	6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Details
Draw	48 (4 Q )
Seeds	12
Events

Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver defeated the defending champions Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith in the final, 6–3, 7–6^(8–6) to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]

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1.

Kathy Jordan /

Anne Smith (final)

2.

Martina Navratilova /

Pam Shriver (champions)

3.

Rosie Casals /

Wendy Turnbull (second round)

4.

Sue Barker /

Ann Kiyomura (semifinals)

5.

Candy Reynolds /

Paula Smith (third round)

6.

Barbara Potter /

Sharon Walsh (quarterfinals)

7.

Rosalyn Fairbank /

Tanya Harford (semifinals)

8. n/a

9.

JoAnne Russell /

Virginia Ruzici (third round)

10.

Sylvia Hanika /

Andrea Jaeger (third round)

11.

Chris Evert Lloyd /

Virginia Wade (quarterfinals)

12.

Mary-Lou Piatek /

Wendy White (third round)

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Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6	6

11	Chris Evert Lloyd Virginia Wade	2	3
					1	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6	6

					7	Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford	1	2
	Marjorie Blackwood Susan Leo	3	4

7	Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford	6	6
										1	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	3	6⁶

										2	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6	7⁸
	Sherry Acker Nina Bohm	7	3	4

4	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	6	6	6
					4	Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura	3	7	2

					2	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6	6	6
6	Barbara Potter Sharon Walsh	1	2

2	Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	K Jordan A Smith	6	6
Q	E Burgin H Ludloff	2	2			N Gregory M Pinterová	4	2
	N Gregory M Pinterová	6	6						1	K Jordan A Smith	6	5	6
										I Kloss P Teeguarden	3	7	2
						D Desfor B Hallquist	3	1
	I Kloss P Teeguarden	6	6			I Kloss P Teeguarden	6	6
	R Blount I Villiger	2	3											1	K Jordan A Smith	6	6
11	C Evert Lloyd V Wade	6	6											11	C Evert Lloyd V Wade	2	3
Q	D Chesterton D Taylor	1	2		11	C Evert Lloyd V Wade	6	6
						R Tomanová N Yeargin	4	2
									11	C Evert Lloyd V Wade	6	6
									5	C Reynolds P Smith	2	4
						L duPont R Maršíková	1	0
	L Antonoplis K Jones	6	4	3	5	C Reynolds P Smith	6	6
5	C Reynolds P Smith	1	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

3	R Casals W Turnbull	6	6
	D-h Lee J Portman	0	1		3	R Casals W Turnbull	4	6
						M Blackwood S Leo	6	7
											M Blackwood S Leo	6	6
										10	S Hanika A Jaeger	4	2
						S McInerney B Norton	2	3
	G Coles Y Vermaak	2	3		10	S Hanika A Jaeger	6	6
10	S Hanika A Jaeger	6	6													M Blackwood S Leo	3	4
															7	R Fairbank T Harford	6	6
						E Little S Saliba	5	6	13
LL	B Blaney C O'Neil	3	6	6	LL	B Blaney C O'Neil	7	4	11
	B Bunge C Kohde	6	3	2							E Little S Saliba	7	4	6
										7	R Fairbank T Harford	5	6	8
						E Pfaff L Romanov	3	1
	S Collins H Strachoňová	3	1		7	R Fairbank T Harford	6	6
7	R Fairbank T Harford	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round				Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

LL	J Mundel S Rollinson	6	6
	S Mascarin K Rinaldi	2	2	LL	J Mundel S Rollinson	0	6
					S Acker N Bohm	6	7
										S Acker N Bohm	6	6
										A Buchanan K Sands	3	1
					S Margolin A White	4	3
	L Forood A Henricksson	4	3		A Buchanan K Sands	6	6
	A Buchanan K Sands	6	6												S Acker N Bohm	7	3	4
9	J Russell V Ruzici	7	6											4	S Barker A Kiyomura	6	6	6
	J Durie D Jevans	5	1	9	J Russell V Ruzici	2	6	7
					A Hobbs M Jaušovec	6	4	5
									9	J Russell V Ruzici	6	6	7
									4	S Barker A Kiyomura	4	7	9
					L Allen E Nagelsen	5	5
	L Charles A Cooper	1	3	4	S Barker A Kiyomura	7	7
4	S Barker A Kiyomura	6	6

Section 4

First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

6	B Potter S Walsh	6	6
	C Jolissaint M Mesker	4	3	6	B Potter S Walsh	6	7
				Q	R du Toit B Remilton	2	5
								6	B Potter S Walsh	6	6
								12	M-L Piatek W White	2	2
					J Goodling N Schutte	1	4
	P Johnson M Louie	1	1	12	M-L Piatek W White	6	6
12	M-L Piatek W White	6	6									6	B Potter S Walsh	1	2
												2	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
					D Morrison L Morse	5	5
	D Freeman N Sato	6	7		D Freeman N Sato	7	7
	R McCallum J Stratton	1	6						D Freeman N Sato	2	3
								2	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
					C Newton P Whytcross	2	0
Q	A Gulley K Pratt	2	2	2	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6
2	M Navratilova P Shriver	6	6

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[1]
Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

[Barrett-1] [1]
Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

[1]

1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles