title: 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles
text: # 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles
  
  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.
  
  ## Seeds
  
      01. Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith (final)
      02. Martina Navratilova / Pam Shriver (champions)
      03. Rosie Casals / Wendy Turnbull (second round)
      04. Sue Barker / Ann Kiyomura (semifinals)
      05. Candy Reynolds / Paula Smith (third round)
      06. Barbara Potter / Sharon Walsh (quarterfinals)
      07. Rosalyn Fairbank / Tanya Harford (semifinals)
      08. n/a
      09. 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)
  
  Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Chris Evert Lloyd Virginia Wade | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 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 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 7 | Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 3 | $6^6$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6 | $7^8$ |
  | | Sherry Acker Nina Bohm | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6 | $7^8$ |
  | 4 | Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 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 | 6 | | | | |
  | 2 | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  