title: 1981 Geneva Open – Doubles
text: # 1981 Geneva Open – Doubles
  
  Željko Franulović and Balázs Taróczy were the defending champions, but did not participate together this year. Franulović partnered José López-Maeso, losing in the quarterfinals. Taróczy partnered Heinz Günthardt, winning the title.
  
  Günthardt and Taróczy won the title, defeating Pavel Složil and Tomáš Šmíd 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy (champions)
  * Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd (final)
  * Fred McNair / Raymond Moore (quarterfinals)
  * José Luis Damiani / Ricardo Ycaza (semifinals)
  
  ## 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
  
  ### Draw
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | H Günthardt B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Chappell R Venter | 4 | 4 | | 1 | H Günthardt B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ž Franulović J López-Maeso | 6 | 6 | | | Ž Franulović J López-Maeso | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Bates N Sears | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | H Günthardt B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | 3 | F McNair R Moore | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Chatman N Odizor | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | F Punčec H Theissen | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | F McNair R Moore | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Chatman N Odizor | 6 | 6 | | | J Chatman N Odizor | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Arraya M Martinez | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | H Günthardt B Taróczy | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | | B Boileau F González | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Složil T Šmíd | 4 | 6 | 2 |
  | | S Birner B Derlin | 7 | 4 | 3 | | B Boileau F González | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | JL Damiani R Ycaza | 6 | 6 | | 4 | JL Damiani R Ycaza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Günthardt B Sison | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | JL Damiani R Ycaza | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | Edgar Schurmann R Stadler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | P Složil T Šmíd | 4 | 6 | 9 | | | | | |
  | | J Brown I Dupasquier | 1 | 2 | | | E Schurmann R Stadler | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Cano V Pecci | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | P Složil T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | P Složil T Šmíd | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  