1981 Murjani WTA Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1981 Murjani WTA Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Kathy Jordan
United States Paula Smith
Runners-upUnited States JoAnne Russell
Romania Virginia Ruzici
Score6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Details
Draw28
Seeds7
Events
Singles Doubles
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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.

Kathy Jordan and Paula Smith won the title by defeating JoAnne Russell and Virginia Ruzici 6–3, 5–7, 7–6 in the final.

Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Rosemary Casals
Australia Wendy Turnbull
2 1
3 United States Kathy Jordan
United States Paula Smith
6 6
3 United States Kathy Jordan
United States Paula Smith
6 5 7
7 United States JoAnne Russell
Romania Virginia Ruzici
3 7 6
6 United States Andrea Jaeger
Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková
6 2 5
7 United States JoAnne Russell
Romania Virginia Ruzici
2 6 7

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States R Casals
Australia W Turnbull
7 6
United States S Margolin
United States M Louie
1 6 6 United States S Margolin
United States M Louie
5 2
United States S Mascarin
United States K Rinaldi
6 3 2 1 United States R Casals
Australia W Turnbull
6 7
Canada M Blackwood
Australia S Leo
4 1 United States W White
United States ML Piatek
4 5
United States W White
United States ML Piatek
6 6 United States W White
United States ML Piatek
4 6 7
United Kingdom V Wade
United States L Allen
6 4 6 United Kingdom V Wade
United States L Allen
6 3 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec
United States L Forood
4 6 4 1 United States R Casals
Australia W Turnbull
2 1
3 United States K Jordan
United States P Smith
6 6
3 United States K Jordan
United States P Smith
7 1 6
United States J Davis
United States B Hallquist
3 2 United States S Acker
United States T Holladay
5 6 4
United States S Acker
United States T Holladay
6 6 3 United States K Jordan
United States P Smith
4 6 6
West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
United States A White
6 6 6 5 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Netherlands B Stöve
6 4 3
United States B Jordan
United States L duPont
7 2 3 West Germany C Kohde-Kilsch
United States A White
6 6 6
Switzerland P Delhees
Netherlands N Schutte
4 2 5 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Netherlands B Stöve
7 4 7
5 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Netherlands B Stöve
6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 United States A Jaeger
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková
7 6
United Kingdom A Hobbs
South Africa Y Vermaak
6 3 6 United States A Jaeger
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková
6 6
Switzerland H Strachoňová
United States J DuVall
2 2 Australia D Fromholtz
West Germany S Hanika
4 0
Australia D Fromholtz
West Germany S Hanika
6 6 6 United States A Jaeger
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková
1 6 6
United States J Portman
United States R Richards
6 6 4 United States C Reynolds
United States A Smith
6 1 4
United States S Collins
South Korea D-h Lee
2 3 United States J Portman
United States R Richards
1 0
4 United States C Reynolds
United States A Smith
6 6
6 United States A Jaeger
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková
6 2 5
7 United States J Russell
Romania V Ruzici
6 6 7 United States J Russell
Romania V Ruzici
2 6 7
United States R Blount
Romania L Romanov
4 4 7 United States J Russell
Romania V Ruzici
7 3 7
United States N Yeargin
West Germany R Tomanová
7 6 United States N Yeargin
West Germany R Tomanová
5 6 6
United States D Desfor
United States A Buchanan
6 2 7 United States J Russell
Romania V Ruzici
6 3 6
Australia N Gregory
Hungary M Pinterová
6 4 3 2 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver
4 6 2
United States K Jones
United States E Norton
1 6 6 United States K Jones
United States E Norton
2 2
2 United States M Navratilova
United States P Shriver
6 6

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