| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships | |
| Champions |  JoAnne Russell  Virginia Ruzici |
| Runners-up |  Sue Barker Paula Smith |
| Score | 6–2, 6–2 |
Second-seeded JoAnne Russell and Virginia Ruzici won the title and $9,600 first-prize money after defeating Sue Barker and Paula Smith in the final. [1]
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Andrea Jaeger / Anne Smith (semifinals) JoAnne Russell / Virginia Ruzici (champions) Sue Barker / Paula Smith (final)
Regina Maršíková / Mary Lou Piatek (quarterfinals)
Mima Jaušovec / Renáta Tomanová (second round) Laura duPont / Barbara Jordan (second round)
Rosalyn Fairbank / Kim Sands (quarterfinals) Sandy Collins / 
Hana Strachoňová (first round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Andrea Jaeger Anne Smith | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Sue Barker Paula Smith | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||
| 3 | Sue Barker Paula Smith | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | JoAnne Russell Virginia Ruzici | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
 Elizabeth Little Yvonne Vermaak | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | JoAnne Russell Virginia Ruzici | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A Jaeger A Smith | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Burgin S Jaeger | 1 | 1 | 1 | A Jaeger A Smith | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Copeland A Moulton | 2 | 6 | 7 | C Copeland A Moulton | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Henry S Solomon | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | A Jaeger A Smith | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| D Rubin A Spex | 4 | 2 | B Remilton  N Sato | 7 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Remilton N Sato | 6 | 6 | B Remilton N Sato | 7 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Cummings F Raschiatore | 3 | 3 | 6 | L duPont B Jordan | 6 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | L duPont B Jordan | 6 | 6 | 1 | A Jaeger A Smith | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | S Barker P Smith | 6 | 6 | 3 | S Barker P Smith | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| J Nachand P Whytcross | 1 | 0 | 3 | S Barker P Smith | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K Horvath B Norton | 3 | 4 | S Mascarin A White | 6 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Mascarin A White | 6 | 6 | 3 | S Barker P Smith | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D Freeman S Saliba | 7 | 6 |  P Medrado  P Vásquez | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Portman R Richards | 6 | 3 | D Freeman S Saliba | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Medrado P Vásquez | 2 | 7 | 6 | P Medrado P Vásquez | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | S Collins H Strachoňová | 6 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | M Jaušovec R Tomanová | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I Budařová J Filkoff | 1 | 5 | 5 | M Jaušovec R Tomanová | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E Little Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | E Little Y Vermaak | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 M-C Calleja V Nelson | 2 | 3 | E Little Y Vermaak | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D Gilbert K Steinmetz | 5 | 1 | 4 | R Maršíková M L Piatek | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| P Casale K Rinaldi | 7 | 6 | P Casale K Rinaldi | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
N Gregory  M Pinterová | 3 | 1 | 4 | R Maršíková M L Piatek | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | R Maršíková M L Piatek | 6 | 6 | E Little Y Vermaak | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | R Fairbank K Sands | 6 | 6 | 2 | J Russell V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A-M Fernandez K Keil | 3 | 2 | 7 | R Fairbank K Sands | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cissie Donigan J DuVall | 6 | 0 | 0 | J Davis H Ludloff | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Davis H Ludloff | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | R Fairbank K Sands | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Y Brzáková K Skronská | 6 | 6 | 2 | J Russell V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Henricksson K Jones | 2 | 3 | Y Brzáková K Skronská | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| G Coles D Jevans | 4 | 2 | 2 | J Russell V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | J Russell V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andrea Jaeger won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Hana Mandlíková.
Chris Evert-Lloyd was the defending champion and won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Andrea Jaeger.
Kathy Jordan and Paula Smith were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 against Barbara Potter and Sharon Walsh.
Kathleen Horvath and Yvonne Vermaak were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Ivanna Madruga-Osses and Catherine Tanvier.
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.
Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver successfully defended their title, defeating Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1982 Wimbledon Championships.
Wendy Turnbull and Marty Riessen were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Wendy White and Mike Bauer.
Betty Stöve and Wendy Turnbull were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Stöve with Pam Shriver and Turnbull with Rosemary Casals.
Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but only Navratilova competed that year with Pam Shriver.
Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Bettina Bunge and Claudia Kohde-Kilsch.
Top-seeded pair Kathy Horvath and Virginia Ruzici claimed the title by defeating Gigi Fernández and Beth Herr in the final.
Top-seed Virginia Ruzici won the final and $24,000 first prize money by defeating seventh-seeded Helena Suková in the final.
Top-seeded JoAnne Russell and Virginia Ruzici were the defending champions but they lost in the final to Ivanna Madruga-Osses and Catherine Tanvier.
Top-seed Andrea Jaeger won the final and $27,500 first prize money by defeating second-seeded Virginia Ruzici in the final.
Top-seeded Anne Smith and Paula Smith won the title and $9,600 first-prize money after defeating Virginia Ruzici and Renáta Tomanová in the final.
Helen Cawley and JoAnne Russell were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Françoise Dürr and Virginia Wade.
Chris Evert Lloyd defeated the defending champion Martina Navratilova in the final, 6–0, 6–0 to win the singles tennis title at the 1981 Murjani WTA Championships. Evert lost no sets and just twelve games en route to the title.
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.
Martina Navratilova was the defending champion.
Billie Jean King was the defending champion.