1981 Murjani WTA Championships – Doubles

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.

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
← 1980 · Amelia Island Championships · 1982 →

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

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

Draw

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Finals

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

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   R Casals
  W Turnbull
7 6
  S Margolin
  M Louie
1 6 6   S Margolin
  M Louie
5 2
  S Mascarin
  K Rinaldi
6 3 2 1   R Casals
  W Turnbull
6 7
  M Blackwood
  S Leo
4 1   W White
  ML Piatek
4 5
  W White
  ML Piatek
6 6   W White
  ML Piatek
4 6 7
  V Wade
  L Allen
6 4 6   V Wade
  L Allen
6 3 6
  M Jaušovec
  L Forood
4 6 4 1   R Casals
  W Turnbull
2 1
3   K Jordan
  P Smith
6 6
3   K Jordan
  P Smith
7 1 6
  J Davis
  B Hallquist
3 2   S Acker
  T Holladay
5 6 4
  S Acker
  T Holladay
6 6 3   K Jordan
  P Smith
4 6 6
  C Kohde-Kilsch
  A White
6 6 6 5   H Mandlíková
  B Stöve
6 4 3
  B Jordan
  L duPont
7 2 3   C Kohde-Kilsch
  A White
6 6 6
  P Delhees
  N Schutte
4 2 5   H Mandlíková
  B Stöve
7 4 7
5   H Mandlíková
  B Stöve
6 6

Bottom half

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

References

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