1981 Donnay Indoor Championships – Doubles

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Doubles
1981 Donnay Indoor Championships
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan
Runners-up Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Kevin Curren
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Denton
Final score 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
  1980  · Donnay Indoor Championships ·  1982  

This was the first edition of the event.

Sandy Mayer and Frew McMillan won the title, defeating Tracy Delatte and Chris Dunk 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 in the final.

Alexander "Sandy" Mayer is a former tennis player from the United States, who won ten titles in singles and twenty-four titles in doubles during his professional career. He was part of the winning tennis squad at Stanford University in 1973.

Frew McMillan South African tennis player

Frew Donald McMillan is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa who won five major doubles championships including three Wimbledons with Bob Hewitt. Altogether, he won 63 doubles titles, surpassed only by the Bryan brothers, Todd Woodbridge, John McEnroe and Tom Okker. He was also ranked No.1 in Doubles on the ATP Computer for a significant period from 1977 to 1979 when he was aged 37.

Tracy Delatte, is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Brian Gottfried / Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart (Semifinals)
  2. Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Kevin Curren / Flag of the United States.svg Steve Denton (Final)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Mayer / Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan (Champions)
  4. Flag of Australia.svg Rod Frawley / Flag of Ecuador.svg Andrés Gómez (First Round)

Draw

Key

Draw

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the United States.svg B Gottfried
Flag of the United States.svg S Stewart
4 76
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Složil
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Šmíd
65 1 1 Flag of the United States.svg B Gottfried
Flag of the United States.svg S Stewart
66 
  Flag of Sweden.svg J Norbäck
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg D Schneider
76   Flag of Sweden.svg J Norbäck
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg D Schneider
1 3  
  Flag of Germany.svg R Gehring
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg M Hocevar
6 4  1 Flag of the United States.svg B Gottfried
Flag of the United States.svg S Stewart
5 61
3 Flag of the United States.svg S Mayer
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg F McMillan
66 3 Flag of the United States.svg S Mayer
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg F McMillan
74 6
  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg C Kirmayr
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg C Motta
3 4  3 Flag of the United States.svg S Mayer
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg F McMillan
66 
  Flag of the United States.svg A Kohlberg
Flag of the United States.svg T Waltke
66   Flag of the United States.svg A Kohlberg
Flag of the United States.svg T Waltke
1 4  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Hřebec
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Hutka
4 2  3 Flag of the United States.svg S Mayer
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg F McMillan
4 66
  Flag of the United States.svg F Buehning
Flag of the United States.svg F Taygan
76 2 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg K Curren
Flag of the United States.svg S Denton
63 3
  Flag of the United States.svg C Edwards
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg E Edwards
6 1    Flag of the United States.svg F Buehning
Flag of the United States.svg F Taygan
76 
  Flag of the United States.svg P Du Pré
Flag of Australia.svg K Warwick
6 76  Flag of the United States.svg P Du Pré
Flag of Australia.svg K Warwick
6 3  
4 Flag of Australia.svg R Frawley
Flag of Ecuador.svg A Gómez
76 2   Flag of the United States.svg F Buehning
Flag of the United States.svg F Taygan
3 1  
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg B Boileau
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A Brichant
66 2 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg K Curren
Flag of the United States.svg S Denton
66 
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Feaver
Flag of Switzerland.svg H Günthardt
3 4    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg B Boileau
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A Brichant
3 1  
  Flag of the United States.svg F McNair
Flag of the United States.svg B Scanlon
4 4  2 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg K Curren
Flag of the United States.svg S Denton
66 
2 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg K Curren
Flag of the United States.svg S Denton
66 

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