1981 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1981 Australian Open
Champions Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick
Runners-up Hank Pfister
John Sadri
Score6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Draw32
Seeds8

The Men's doubles tournament at the 1981 Australian Open was held from 30 November through 6 December 1981 on the outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. The fourth-seeded team of Mark Edmondson and Kim Warwick were the defending champions and retained their title by defeating Hank Pfister and John Sadri in the final, 6–3, 6–7, 6–3.

Seeds

  1. Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee (quarterfinals)
  2. Kevin Curren / Steve Denton (semifinals)
  3. Heinz Günthardt / Markus Günthardt (second round)
  4. Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick (champion)
  5. Fritz Buehning / Shlomo Glickstein (first round)
  6. Peter Rennert / Russell Simpson (second round)
  7. David Carter / Paul Kronk (quarterfinals)
  8. Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Hank Pfister
John Sadri
6 6
Syd Ball
Steve Krulevitz
3 4
Hank Pfister
John Sadri
3 7 3
4 Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick
6 6 6
4 Mark Edmondson
Kim Warwick
6 6 6
2 Kevin Curren
Steve Denton
3 7 3

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 P McNamara
P McNamee
6 6
L Bourne
M. Mitchell
4 4 1 P McNamara
P McNamee
7 6
R Frawley
C. Lewis
7 6 R Frawley
C. Lewis
6 3
WC C Johnstone
CA Miller
6 4 1 P McNamara
P McNamee
7 2 6
A Andrews
D Gitlin
7 2 3 H Pfister
J Sadri
6 6 7
D Collings
W Maher
6 6 6 D Collings
W Maher
2 3
H Pfister
J Sadri
7 6 6 H Pfister
J Sadri
6 6
8 A Järryd
H Simonsson
5 7 3 H Pfister
J Sadri
6 6
3 H Günthardt
M Günthardt
6 6 S Ball
S Krulevitz
3 4
WC P Cash
G Whitecross
4 4 3 H Günthardt
M Günthardt
4 3
C. Edwards
E. Edwards
6 4 6 C. Edwards
E. Edwards
6 6
C Mayotte
T Mayotte
4 6 3 C. Edwards
E. Edwards
6 6
B Guan
W Hampson
3 6 S Ball
S Krulevitz
7 7
S Ball
S Krulevitz
6 7 S Ball
S Krulevitz
6 7
S Meister
J Simpson
3 4 6 P Rennert
R. Simpson
4 6
6 P Rennert
R. Simpson
6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 F Buehning
S Glickstein
7 2 5
J. Alexander
P Dent
6 6 7 J. Alexander
P Dent
3 6 6
J Kriek
T Wilkison
7 6 6 J Kriek
T Wilkison
6 3 7
P DuPré
M Estep
6 7 3 J Kriek
T Wilkison
4 5
D. Schneider
D Siegler
4 4 4 M Edmondson
K Warwick
6 7
C. Letcher
R. Lewis
6 6 C Letcher
R. Lewis
4 4
M Davis
C Dunk
6 3 4 M Edmondson
K Warwick
6 6
4 M Edmondson
K Warwick
7 6 4 M Edmondson
K Warwick
6 6 6
7 D. Carter
P Kronk
6 6 2 K Curren
S Denton
3 7 3
ALT J. Bailey
B Sison
3 4 7 D. Carter
P Kronk
6 6
A Jarrett
J. Smith
6 7 A Jarrett
J. Smith
3 4
B Drewett
J. Fitzgerald
4 6 7 D. Carter
P Kronk
0r
WC B Dyke
P. Johnston
6 5 2 K Curren
S Denton
4
L Stefanki
R Van't Hof
7 7 L Stefanki
R Van't Hof
6 2
J. James
W Pascoe
1 4 2 K Curren
S Denton
7 6
2 K Curren
S Denton
6 6