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1981 Fischer-Grand Prix – Doubles

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Doubles
1981 Fischer-Grand Prix
Final
ChampionsUnited States Steve Denton
United States Tim Wilkison
Runners-upUnited States Sammy Giammalva Jr.
United States Fred McNair
Score4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw24
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1980 · Vienna Open · 1982 →

Bob Lutz and Stan Smith were the defending champions but only Smith competed that year with Brian Gottfried.

Gottfried and Smith lost in the quarterfinals to Steve Denton and Tim Wilkison.

Denton and Wilkison won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 against Sammy Giammalva Jr. and Fred McNair.

Seeds

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The draw allocated unseeded teams at random; as a result one seeded team received a bye into the second round.

  1. United States Brian Gottfried / United States Stan Smith (quarterfinals)
  2. Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil / Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals)
  3. United States Sandy Mayer / South Africa Frew McMillan (semifinals)
  4. South Africa Bernard Mitton / Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison (semifinals)
  5. Austria Peter Feigl / United States Billy Martin (first round)
  6. United States Sammy Giammalva Jr. / United States Fred McNair (final)
  7. United States Steve Denton / United States Tim Wilkison (champions)
  8. Czechoslovakia Stanislav Birner / United States Nick Saviano (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Final

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Semifinals Final
          
7 United States Steve Denton
United States Tim Wilkison
2 6 6
3 United States Sandy Mayer
South Africa Frew McMillan
6 4 2
7 United States Steve Denton
United States Tim Wilkison
4 6 6
6 United States Sammy Giammalva Jr.
United States Fred McNair
6 3 4
4 South Africa Bernard Mitton
Zimbabwe Andrew Pattison
6 4
6 United States Sammy Giammalva Jr.
United States Fred McNair
7 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States B Gottfried
United States S Smith
6 6  
  United Kingdom R Lewis
United Kingdom J Smith
6 6     United Kingdom R Lewis
United Kingdom J Smith
3 2  
  United States E Fromm
United States C Leeds
2 3   1 United States B Gottfried
United States S Smith
1 2  
7 United States S Denton
United States T Wilkison
6 6  
  Spain Á Giménez
Austria H Kary
0 3  
  Israel S Glickstein
Israel D Schneider
3 2   7 United States S Denton
United States T Wilkison
6 6  
7 United States S Denton
United States T Wilkison
6 6   7 United States S Denton
United States T Wilkison
2 6 6
3 United States S Mayer
South Africa F McMillan
6 6 7 3 United States S Mayer
South Africa F McMillan
6 4 2
  United States J Hayes
United States S Meister
7 4 6 3 United States S Mayer
South Africa F McMillan
6 6  
  Switzerland R Stadler
United States M Vines
3 2  
3 United States S Mayer
South Africa F McMillan
6 6  
8 Czechoslovakia S Birner
United States N Saviano
4 3  
  Austria H-P Kandler
Austria F Krajcik
5 5  
  Brazil C Kirmayr
Brazil J Soares
6 4 3 8 Czechoslovakia S Birner
United States N Saviano
7 7  
8 Czechoslovakia S Birner
United States N Saviano
1 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Austria P Feigl
United States B Martin
2 6 4
  Czechoslovakia J Hřebec
Czechoslovakia J Navrátil
6 3 6   Czechoslovakia J Hřebec
Czechoslovakia J Navrátil
4 7 6
  Austria B Pils
Austria I Wimmer
6 6 7
  Austria B Pils
Austria I Wimmer
5 2  
4 South Africa B Mitton
Zimbabwe A Pattison
7 6  
  United States M Doyle
United States C Mayotte
6 6 3
  United Kingdom J Feaver
West Germany R Gehring
2 6   4 South Africa B Mitton
Zimbabwe A Pattison
4 7 6
4 South Africa B Mitton
Zimbabwe A Pattison
6 7   4 South Africa B Mitton
Zimbabwe A Pattison
6 4  
6 United States S Giammalva Jr.
United States F McNair
6 7   6 United States S Giammalva Jr.
United States F McNair
7 6  
  United States D Siegler
United States T Waltke
4 6   6 United States S Giammalva Jr.
United States F McNair
7 6  
  United States G Holroyd
United States W Redondo
5 4  
6 United States S Giammalva Jr.
United States F McNair
6 6  
2 Czechoslovakia P Složil
Czechoslovakia T Šmíd
3 4  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Ostoja
Netherlands L Sanders
2 2  
  West Germany K Eberhard
West Germany C Zipf
2 2   2 Czechoslovakia P Složil
Czechoslovakia T Šmíd
6 6  
2 Czechoslovakia P Složil
Czechoslovakia T Šmíd
6 6  
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