French Open 1981 / women's doubles

French Open 1981
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
French Open ladies doubles
1980 ◄ 1981 ► 1982
Grand Slams 1981 women's doubles
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This article describes the women's doubles at the 1981 French Open . The defending champions were Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith .

The final contested Rosalyn Fairbank and Tanya Harford against Candy Reynolds and Paula Smith , won the Fairbank and Harford in straight sets.

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Kathy Jordan Anne Smith   Quarter finals 02.  Candy Reynolds Paula Smith   final 03.  Betsy Nagelsen Martina Navrátilová   Semifinals 04th  Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve   Round of 16 05.  Rosie Casals Mima Jaušovec   2nd round 06th  Chris Evert-Lloyd Virginia Ruzici   Quarter finals

No. pairing Round reached 07th  Sylvia Hanika Andrea Jaeger   Round of 16 08th.  Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford   victory 09.  Leslie Allen Virginia Wade   2nd round 10.  Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss   Quarter finals 11.  Regina Maršíková Renáta Tomanová   Round of 16 12.  Mary-Lou Piatek Wendy White   2nd round

Main round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Kathy Jordan Anne Smith

3

6th

8th

Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford

6th

7th

8th

Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford

6th

3

6th

Bettina Bunge Claudia Kohde-Kilsch

3

6th

2

Bettina Bunge Claudia Kohde-Kilsch

6th

7th

Glynis Coles Naoko Satō

4th

6th

8th

Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford

6th

6th

2

Candy Reynolds Paula Smith

1

3

6th

Chris Evert-Lloyd Virginia Ruzici

5

6th

5

3

Betsy Nagelsen Martina Navrátilová

7th

2

7th

3

Betsy Nagelsen Martina Navrátilová

4th

5

2

Candy Reynolds Paula Smith

6th

7th

10

Billie Jean King Ilana Kloss

6th

3

2

Candy Reynolds Paula Smith

7th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

1

K. Jordan A. Smith

6th

6th

Y. Brzáková A. Buchanan

1

2

1

K. Jordan A. Smith

3

6th

6th

P. Medrado C. Monteiro

6th

4th

3

1

K. Jordan A. Smith

6th

6th

C. Franch S. Provoust

1

2

J. Durie D. Jevans

2

1

J. Durie D. Jevans

6th

6th

J. Durie D. Jevans

7th

3

6th

D. Desfor T. Lewis

6th

6th

3

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

9

L. Allen V. Wade

7th

5

8th

L. duPont B. Jordan

6th

6th

L. duPont B. Jordan

6th

7th

10

R. Blount K. Latham

3

4th

L. duPont B. Jordan

6th

3

2

E. Vessies M. Wikstedt

3

4th

8th

R. Fairbank T. Harford

4th

6th

6th

S. Collins H. Strachoňová

6th

6th

S. Collins H. Strachoňová

4th

6th

7th

8th

R. Fairbank T. Harford

6th

4th

9

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

4th

H. Mandlíková B. Stöve

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O.

K. Horvath K. Sands

4th

H. Mandlíková B. Stöve

6th

6th

D. Freeman C. O'Neil

1

2

4th

H. Mandlíková B. Stöve

0

4th

B. Bunge C. Kohde-Kilsch

6th

6th

B. Bunge C. Kohde-Kilsch

6th

6th

K. Gulley A. Tobin

0

2

B. Bunge C. Kohde-Kilsch

7th

6th

12

M.-L. Piatek W. White

6th

3

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

B. Remilton P. Vásquez

4th

6th

I. Budařová K. Skronská

6th

3

2

G. Coles N. Sato

6th

7th

G. Coles N. Sato

4th

6th

6th

G. Coles N. Sato

6th

7th

L. Forood A. Hobbs

3

6th

L. Forood A. Hobbs

0

6th

6th

J. Mundel S. Rollinson

2

7th

0

5

R. Casals M. Jaušovec

6th

2

2

5

R. Casals M. Jaušovec

6th

5

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

6th

C. Evert-Lloyd V. Ruzici

6th

7th

F. Thibault C. Vanier

1

6th

6th

C. Evert-Lloyd V. Ruzici

3

6th

7th

F. Dürr P. Teeguarden

6th

3

5

6th

C. Evert-Lloyd V. Ruzici

6th

6th

N. Gregory M. Pinterova

6th

6th

N. Gregory M. Pinterova

4th

4th

N. Bohm E. Ekblom

4th

3

N. Gregory M. Pinterova

6th

6th

D. Gilbert J. Portman

4th

2

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

11

R. Maršíková R. Tomanová

6th

6th

I.e. Lee A. Minter

2

4th

11

R. Maršíková R. Tomanová

7th

6th

E. Pfaff L. Sandin

6th

2

11

R. Maršíková R. Tomanová

6th

1

3

B. Nagelsen M. Navrátilová

7th

6th

G. Lovera Benedetti A. Temesvári

2

4th

D. Beillan C. Perea-Alcala

0

6th

3

B. Nagelsen M. Navrátilová

6th

6th

3

B. Nagelsen M. Navrátilová

6th

7th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

7th

S. Hanika A. Jaeger

6th

6th

C. Jolissaint M. Mesker

1

1

7th

S. Hanika A. Jaeger

6th

6th

C. Newton P. Whytcross

3

4th

7th

S. Hanika A. Jaeger

6th

2

4th

J. Goodling J. Harrington

5

4th

10

BJ King I. Kloss

0

6th

6th

M. Pakker M. van der Torre

7th

6th

M. Pakker M. van der Torre

10

BJ King I. Kloss

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O.

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

P. Johnson I. Villiger

2

6th

S. Margolin A. White

6th

6th

S. Margolin A. White

6th

7th

K. Jones K. Rinaldi

0

0

S. Margolin A. White

0

0

2

C. Reynolds P. Smith

6th

6th

L. Romanov M. Romanov

5

2

I. Madruga A. Villagrán

6th

2

2

C. Reynolds P. Smith

7th

6th

2

C. Reynolds P. Smith

7th

6th

Web links

• French Open 1981 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• French Open 1981 (English) on the ITF website