| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1981 Volvo International | |
| 1980 Champions |  Jimmy Connors Brian Gottfried |
| Champions |  Heinz Günthardt  Peter McNamara |
| Runners-up |  Pavel Složil Ferdi Taygan |
| Score | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Jimmy Connors and Brian Gottfried were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Heinz Günthardt and Peter McNamara won in the final 7–5, 6–4 against Pavel Složil and Ferdi Taygan.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Heinz Günthardt / Peter McNamara (champions)
Hans Gildemeister / 
Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals)
Kevin Curren / Steve Denton (second round) Pavel Složil / Ferdi Taygan (final) Terry Moor / Eliot Teltscher (second round) Johan Kriek / Hank Pfister (second round)
José Luis Clerc / Belus Prajoux (quarterfinals) David Carter / 
Chris Lewis (quarterfinals)| Final | ||||||
| 1 | Heinz Günthardt Peter McNamara | 7 | 6 | |||
| 4 | Pavel Složil Ferdi Taygan | 5 | 4 | |||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | H Günthardt P McNamara | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Delaney J Lapidus | 2 | 3 | 1 | H Günthardt P McNamara | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 P Hjertquist J Norbäck | 7 | 6 | P Hjertquist J Norbäck | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| W Evans S Stefanki | 5 | 3 | 1 | H Günthardt P McNamara | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P Fishbach  F González | 7 | 7 | 7 | J L Clerc B Prajoux | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| T Delatte G Holroyd | 6 | 5 | P Fishbach F González | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 M Martinez  M Ostoja | 5 | 4 | 7 | J L Clerc B Prajoux | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | J L Clerc B Prajoux | 7 | 6 | 1 | H Günthardt P McNamara | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | K Curren S Denton | 6 | 6 | D Dowlen  N Odizor | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
F Dalla Fontana  G Urpí | 4 | 2 | 3 | K Curren S Denton | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G Hardie  G Moretton | 6 | 6 | G Hardie G Moretton | 3 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Fernández P Kadesch | 2 | 1 | G Hardie G Moretton | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Dowlen N Odizor | 7 | 7 | D Dowlen N Odizor | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S Birner  L Palin | 6 | 6 | D Dowlen N Odizor | 3 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Chandronnait Mike Oransky | 4 | 1 | 6 | J Kriek H Pfister | 6 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | J Kriek H Pfister | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | D Carter C Lewis | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Fagel J Yuill | 2 | 4 | 8 | D Carter C Lewis | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J López-Maeso  D Pérez | 6 | 4 | 2 | J López-Maeso D Pérez | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| J L Damiani R Ycaza | 3 | 6 | 1r | 8 | D Carter C Lewis | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A Fillol P Rebolledo | w/o | 4 | P Složil F Taygan | 6 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Purcell V Van Patten | A Fillol P Rebolledo | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Pate Reston | 2 | 1 | 4 | P Složil F Taygan | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | P Složil F Taygan | 6 | 6 | 4 | P Složil F Taygan | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | T Moor E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | R Tanner E van Dillen | 7 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Bartlett C B Cox | 2 | 4 | 5 | T Moor E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R Tanner E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | R Tanner E van Dillen | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Á Giménez J Higueras | 2 | 2 | R Tanner E van Dillen | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Cano R Carruthers | 7 | 6 | 2 | H Gildemeister A Gómez | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J DiLouie C B Strode | 6 | 1 | R Cano R Carruthers | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E Bengoechea  M Hocevar | 5 | 2 | 2 | H Gildemeister A Gómez | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | H Gildemeister A Gómez | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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