Final score 6–3, 6–3 Seeds 16 | Draw 64 Singles men | |
Champions Kathy Jordan
Anne Smith Runners-up Rosemary Casals
Wendy Turnbull | ||
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.
References
1981 US Open – Women's Doubles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA