1981 Murjani WTA Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1981 Murjani WTA Championships
Champions Kathy Jordan
Paula Smith
Runners-up JoAnne Russell
Virginia Ruzici
Score6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Draw28
Seeds7

Rosemary Casals and Ilana Kloss were the defending champions, but Kloss did not compete this year. Casals teamed up with Wendy Turnbull and lost in semifinals to Kathy Jordan and Paula Smith.

Kathy Jordan and Paula Smith won the title by defeating JoAnne Russell and Virginia Ruzici 6–3, 5–7, 7–6 in the final.

Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Rosemary Casals
Wendy Turnbull
2 1
3 Kathy Jordan
Paula Smith
6 6
3 Kathy Jordan
Paula Smith
6 5 7
7 JoAnne Russell
Virginia Ruzici
3 7 6
6 Andrea Jaeger
Regina Maršíková
6 2 5
7 JoAnne Russell
Virginia Ruzici
2 6 7

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 R Casals
W Turnbull
7 6
S Margolin
M Louie
1 6 6 S Margolin
M Louie
5 2
S Mascarin
K Rinaldi
6 3 2 1 R Casals
W Turnbull
6 7
M Blackwood
S Leo
4 1 W White
ML Piatek
4 5
W White
ML Piatek
6 6 W White
ML Piatek
4 6 7
V Wade
L Allen
6 4 6 V Wade
L Allen
6 3 6
M Jaušovec
L Forood
4 6 4 1 R Casals
W Turnbull
2 1
3 K Jordan
P Smith
6 6
3 K Jordan
P Smith
7 1 6
J Davis
B Hallquist
3 2 S Acker
T Holladay
5 6 4
S Acker
T Holladay
6 6 3 K Jordan
P Smith
4 6 6
C Kohde-Kilsch
A White
6 6 6 5 H Mandlíková
B Stöve
6 4 3
B Jordan
L duPont
7 2 3 C Kohde-Kilsch
A White
6 6 6
P Delhees
N Schutte
4 2 5 H Mandlíková
B Stöve
7 4 7
5 H Mandlíková
B Stöve
6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 A Jaeger
R Maršíková
7 6
A Hobbs
Y Vermaak
6 3 6 A Jaeger
R Maršíková
6 6
H Strachoňová
J DuVall
2 2 D Fromholtz
S Hanika
4 0
D Fromholtz
S Hanika
6 6 6 A Jaeger
R Maršíková
1 6 6
J Portman
R Richards
6 6 4 C Reynolds
A Smith
6 1 4
S Collins
D-h Lee
2 3 J Portman
R Richards
1 0
4 C Reynolds
A Smith
6 6
6 A Jaeger
R Maršíková
6 2 5
7 J Russell
V Ruzici
6 6 7 J Russell
V Ruzici
2 6 7
R Blount
L Romanov
4 4 7 J Russell
V Ruzici
7 3 7
N Yeargin
R Tomanová
7 6 N Yeargin
R Tomanová
5 6 6
D Desfor
A Buchanan
6 2 7 J Russell
V Ruzici
6 3 6
N Gregory
M Pinterová
6 4 3 2 M Navratilova
P Shriver
4 6 2
K Jones
E Norton
1 6 6 K Jones
E Norton
2 2
2 M Navratilova
P Shriver
6 6

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