1981 US Open – Men's doubles
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1981 US Open | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Champion | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runner-up | Heinz Günthardt Peter McNamara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Score | W/O | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draw | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1981 tennis event results
The men's doubles tournament at the 1981 US Open was held on September 1–13, 1981 on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City, United States. Heinz Günthardt and Peter McNamara forfeited the title to Peter Fleming and John McEnroe in the final.
Seeds
- John McEnroe / Peter Fleming (champions)
- Heinz Günthardt / Peter McNamara (final)
- Raúl Ramírez / Van Winitsky (second round)
- Marty Riessen / Sherwood Stewart (first round)
- Bruce Manson / Brian Teacher (first round)
- Fritz Buehning / Ferdi Taygan (semifinals)
- Kevin Curren / Steve Denton (quarterfinals)
- Victor Amaya / Hank Pfister (quarterfinals)
- Wojciech Fibak / Stan Smith (first round)
- Terry Moor / Eliot Teltscher (third round)
- Tim Gullikson / Bernard Mitton (second round)
- Johan Kriek / Frew McMillan (first round)
- Andrew Pattison / Butch Walts (first round)
- Ilie Năstase / Adriano Panatta (first round)
- Raymond Moore / Erik van Dillen (third round)
- Eddie Edwards / Craig Edwards (first round)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Kevin Curren Steve Denton | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
John Newcombe Fred Stolle | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mike Cahill Tom Gullikson | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
John Newcombe Fred Stolle | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Heinz Günthardt Peter McNamara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Fritz Buehning Ferdi Taygan | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Lloyd Bourne Matt Mitchell | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Fritz Buehning Ferdi Taygan | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Heinz Günthardt Peter McNamara | 7 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Victor Amaya Hank Pfister | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Heinz Günthardt Peter McNamara | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Top half
Section 1
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | P Fleming J McEnroe | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Hayes K Kerns | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | P Fleming J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
D Ralston R Tanner | 6 | 3 | 6 | D Ralston R Tanner | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
S Ball R Case | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | P Fleming J McEnroe | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
J Austin F McNair | 6 | 6 | 10 | T Moor E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Purcell V Van Patten | 3 | 3 | J Austin F McNair | 2 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | T Moor E Teltscher | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | T Moor E Teltscher | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S Carnahan G Petrovic | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | P Fleming J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
T Giammalva S Giammalva | 6 | 6 | 7 | K Curren S Denton | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | I Năstase A Panatta | 2 | 2 | T Giammalva S Giammalva | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
D Carter F González | 6 | 7 | D Carter F González | 6 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Davis C Dunk | 3 | 5 | D Carter F González | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Estep B Scanlon | 7 | 7 | 7 | K Curren S Denton | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Lloyd N Saviano | 5 | 5 | M Estep B Scanlon | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | K Curren S Denton | 6 | 6 | 7 | K Curren S Denton | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Kohlberg S Menon | 3 | 3 |
Section 2
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Cahill To Gullikson | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | M Riessen S Stewart | 6 | 6 | 3 | M Cahill To Gullikson | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Fillol A Fillol | 6 | 3 | 6 | J Fillol A Fillol | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Cortes L Palin | 3 | 6 | 3 | M Cahill To Gullikson | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Andrews D Gitlin | 7 | 6 | 6 | A Andrews D Gitlin | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Edmondson C Letcher | 5 | 7 | 2 | A Andrews D Gitlin | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R Baxter J Ross | 6 | 6 | R Baxter J Ross | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | J Kriek F McMillan | 2 | 4 | M Cahill To Gullikson | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
T Graham B Nichols | 7 | 6 | 6 | J Newcombe F Stolle | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | E Edwards C Edwards | 6 | 7 | 3 | T Graham B Nichols | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
J James R Meyer | 6 | 7 | J James R Meyer | 7 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Gurfein B Willenborg | 4 | 6 | T Graham B Nichols | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
S Docherty H Fritz | 6 | 5 | 6 | J Newcombe F Stolle | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
G Fritz H Ismail | 4 | 7 | 3 | S Docherty H Fritz | 7 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Newcombe F Stolle | 6 | 7 | J Newcombe F Stolle | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | B Manson B Teacher | 3 | 5 |
Bottom half
Section 3
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | F Buehning F Taygan | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R Acuña P Rebolledo | 1 | 1 | 6 | F Buehning F Taygan | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
D Pate K Richter | 7 | 7 | D Pate K Richter | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Amritraj V Amritraj | 6 | 6 | 6 | F Buehning F Taygan | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
S McCain L Stefanki | 7 | 6 | 15 | R Moore E van Dillen | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
C Dibley J Smith | 6 | 1 | S McCain L Stefanki | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | R Moore E van Dillen | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | R Moore E van Dillen | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
R Fagel D Schneider | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | F Buehning F Taygan | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
L Bourne M Mitchell | 7 | 6 | L Bourne M Mitchell | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | A Pattison B Walts | 6 | 3 | L Bourne M Mitchell | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
B Drewett C Lewis | 6 | 7 | B Drewett C Lewis | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F Maynetto J Núñez | 4 | 6 | L Bourne M Mitchell | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Bauer J Benson | 4 | 6 | 6 | M Bauer J Benson | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S Meister M Vines | 6 | 3 | 3 | M Bauer J Benson | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | R Ramírez V Winitsky | 7 | 7 | 3 | R Ramírez V Winitsky | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
D Dowlen N Odizor | 6 | 5 |
Section 4
First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | V Amaya H Pfister | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
P Hjertquist S Krulevitz | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | V Amaya H Pfister | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T Delatte T Waltke | 1 | 6 | 7 | T Delatte T Waltke | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Gómez T Wilkison | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | V Amaya H Pfister | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
T Okker D Stockton | 6 | 6 | T Okker D Stockton | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
B Sison C Wittus | 4 | 2 | T Okker D Stockton | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Ti Gullikson B Mitton | 7 | 7 | 11 | Ti Gullikson B Mitton | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Bailey C Hooper | 6 | 5 | 8 | V Amaya H Pfister | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Fishbach M Hardy | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | H Günthardt P McNamara | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | W Fibak S Smith | 5 | 7 | 4 | M Fishbach M Hardy | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T Mayotte C Mayotte | 7 | 6 | T Mayotte C Mayotte | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Günthardt H Simonsson | 6 | 4 | T Mayotte C Mayotte | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
E Fromm C Leeds | 6 | 6 | 2 | H Günthardt P McNamara | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Alexander P Dent | 4 | 3 | E Fromm C Leeds | 7 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | H Günthardt P McNamara | 6 | 6 | 2 | H Günthardt P McNamara | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
H Leconte G Moretton | 3 | 4 |
External links
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US Open men's doubles champions
- 1881: Clarence Clark / Frederick Winslow Taylor
- 1882: Richard Sears / James Dwight
- 1883: Richard Sears / James Dwight
- 1884: Richard Sears / James Dwight
- 1885: Richard Sears / Joseph Clark
- 1886: Richard Sears / James Dwight
- 1887: Richard Sears / James Dwight
- 1888: Oliver Campbell / Valentine Hall
- 1889: Henry Slocum / Howard Taylor
- 1890: Valentine Hall / Clarence Hobart
- 1891: Oliver Campbell / Bob Huntington
- 1892: Oliver Campbell / Bob Huntington
- 1893: Clarence Hobart / Fred Hovey
- 1894: Clarence Hobart / Fred Hovey
- 1895: Malcolm Chace / Robert Wrenn
- 1896: Carr Neel / Sam Neel
- 1897: Leo Ware / George Sheldon
- 1898: Leo Ware / George Sheldon
- 1899: Holcombe Ward / Dwight F. Davis
- 1900: Holcombe Ward / Dwight F. Davis
- 1901: Holcombe Ward / Dwight F. Davis
- 1902: Reginald Doherty / Laurence Doherty
- 1903: Reginald Doherty / Laurence Doherty
- 1904: Holcombe Ward / Beals Wright
- 1905: Holcombe Ward / Beals Wright
- 1906: Holcombe Ward / Beals Wright
- 1907: Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett
- 1908: Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett
- 1909: Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett
- 1910: Fred Alexander / Harold Hackett
- 1911: Raymond Little / Gus Touchard
- 1912: Maurice McLoughlin / Tom Bundy
- 1913: Maurice McLoughlin / Tom Bundy
- 1914: Maurice McLoughlin / Tom Bundy
- 1915: Clarence Griffin / Bill Johnston
- 1916: Clarence Griffin / Bill Johnston
- 1917: Fred Alexander / Harold Throckmorton
- 1918: Vincent Richards / Bill Tilden
- 1919: Norman Brookes / Gerald Patterson
- 1920: Clarence Griffin / Bill Johnston
- 1921: Vincent Richards / Bill Tilden
- 1922: Vincent Richards / Bill Tilden
- 1923: Brian Norton / Bill Tilden
- 1924: Howard Kinsey / Robert Kinsey
- 1925: Vincent Richards / R. Norris Williams
- 1926: Vincent Richards / R. Norris Williams
- 1927: Frank Hunter / Bill Tilden
- 1928: George Lott / John F. Hennessey
- 1929: George Lott / John Doeg
- 1930: George Lott / John Doeg
- 1931: Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
- 1932: Ellsworth Vines / Keith Gledhill
- 1933: George Lott / Lester Stoefen
- 1934: George Lott / Lester Stoefen
- 1935: Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
- 1936: Don Budge / Gene Mako
- 1937: Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel
- 1938: Don Budge / Gene Mako
- 1939: John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
- 1940: Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder
- 1941: Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder
- 1942: Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert
- 1943: Jack Kramer / Frank Parker
- 1944: Robert Falkenburg / Don McNeill
- 1945: Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert
- 1946: Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert
- 1947: Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder
- 1948: Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert
- 1949: John Bromwich / Bill Sidwell
- 1950: John Bromwich / Frank Sedgman
- 1951: Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman
- 1952: Mervyn Rose / Vic Seixas
- 1953: Rex Hartwig / Mervyn Rose
- 1954: Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert
- 1955: Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi
- 1956: Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall
- 1957: Ashley Cooper / Neale Fraser
- 1958: Alex Olmedo / Ham Richardson
- 1959: Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
- 1960: Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
- 1961: Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston
- 1962: Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
- 1963: Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston
- 1964: Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston
- 1965: Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle
- 1966: Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle
- 1967: John Newcombe / Tony Roche
- 1968: Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
- 1969: Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle
- 1970: Pierre Barthès / Nikola Pilić
- 1971: John Newcombe / Roger Taylor
- 1972: Cliff Drysdale / Roger Taylor
- 1973: Owen Davidson / John Newcombe
- 1974: Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
- 1975: Jimmy Connors / Ilie Năstase
- 1976: Tom Okker / Marty Riessen
- 1977: Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
- 1978: Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
- 1979: Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
- 1980: Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
- 1981: Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
- 1982: Kevin Curren / Steve Denton
- 1983: Peter Fleming / John McEnroe
- 1984: John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd
- 1985: Ken Flach / Robert Seguso
- 1986: Andrés Gómez / Slobodan Živojinović
- 1987: Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd
- 1988: Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
- 1989: John McEnroe / Mark Woodforde
- 1990: Pieter Aldrich / Danie Visser
- 1991: John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd
- 1992: Jim Grabb / Richey Reneberg
- 1993: Ken Flach / Rick Leach
- 1994: Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis
- 1995: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
- 1996: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
- 1997: Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek
- 1998: Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk
- 1999: Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien
- 2000: Lleyton Hewitt / Max Mirnyi
- 2001: Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett
- 2002: Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi
- 2003: Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge
- 2004: Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor
- 2005: Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan
- 2006: Martin Damm / Leander Paes
- 2007: Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle
- 2008: Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan
- 2009: Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes
- 2010: Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan
- 2011: Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner
- 2012: Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan
- 2013: Leander Paes / Radek Štěpánek
- 2014: Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan
- 2015: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
- 2016: Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares
- 2017: Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău
- 2018: Mike Bryan / Jack Sock
- 2019: Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah
- 2020: Mate Pavić / Bruno Soares
- 2021: Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury
- 2022: Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury
- 2023: Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury
- 2024: Max Purcell / Jordan Thompson