View source for 1981 US Open – Men's doubles

{{GrandSlamEvents|1981|US Open|s|
|champ = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Fleming (tennis)|Peter Fleming]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]]
|runner = {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Heinz Günthardt]]<br/>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter McNamara]]
|score = [[Walkover|W/O]]
|draw = 64
|seeds = 16
}}

The '''men's doubles tournament at the [[1981 US Open (tennis)|1981 US Open]]''' was held on September 1–13, 1981 on the outdoor hard courts at the [[USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center|USTA National Tennis Center]] in [[New York City]], [[United States]]. [[Heinz Günthardt]] and [[Peter McNamara]] forfeited the title to [[Peter Fleming (tennis)|Peter Fleming]] and [[John McEnroe]] in the final.

==Seeds==
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
# '''{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Fleming (tennis)|Peter Fleming]] (champions)'''
# {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Heinz Günthardt]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter McNamara]] ''(final)''
# {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Van Winitsky]] ''(second round)''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sherwood Stewart]] ''(first round)''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Manson]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Teacher]] ''(first round)''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fritz Buehning]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ferdi Taygan]] ''(semifinals)''
# {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Kevin Curren]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Denton]] ''(quarterfinals)''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Victor Amaya]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Hank Pfister]] ''(quarterfinals)''
# {{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]] ''(first round)''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Terry Moor]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eliot Teltscher]] ''(third round)''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Gullikson]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Bernard Mitton]] ''(second round)''
# {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Johan Kriek]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Frew McMillan]] ''(first round)''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andrew Pattison]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Butch Walts]] ''(first round)''
# {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} [[Ilie Năstase]] / {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Adriano Panatta]] ''(first round)''
# {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Raymond Moore (tennis)|Raymond Moore]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Erik van Dillen]] ''(third round)''
# {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Eddie Edwards (tennis)|Eddie Edwards]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Craig Edwards (tennis)|Craig Edwards]] ''(first round)''
}}

==Draw==
{{Draw key}}

===Finals===
{{8TeamBracket|sets=5
|RD1=Quarterfinals
|RD2=Semifinals
|RD3=Final

|team-width=175

|RD1-seed1=1
|RD1-team1='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Fleming (tennis)|Peter Fleming]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]]'''
|RD1-score1-1='''6'''
|RD1-score1-2='''6'''
|RD1-score1-3='''7'''
|RD1-seed2=7
|RD1-team2={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Kevin Curren]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Denton]]
|RD1-score2-1=1
|RD1-score2-2=2
|RD1-score2-3=5

|RD1-seed3=&nbsp;
|RD1-team3={{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Cahill (tennis)|Mike Cahill]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Gullikson]]
|RD1-score3-1=5
|RD1-score3-2=6
|RD1-score3-3='''6'''
|RD1-score3-4='''6'''
|RD1-score3-5=3
|RD1-seed4=&nbsp;
|RD1-team4='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Newcombe]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Fred Stolle]]'''
|RD1-score4-1='''7'''
|RD1-score4-2='''7'''
|RD1-score4-3=3
|RD1-score4-4=4
|RD1-score4-5='''6'''

|RD1-seed5=6
|RD1-team5='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fritz Buehning]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ferdi Taygan]]'''
|RD1-score5-1=3
|RD1-score5-2='''6'''
|RD1-score5-3=6
|RD1-score5-4='''6'''
|RD1-score5-5='''6'''
|RD1-seed6=&nbsp;
|RD1-team6={{flagicon|USA}} [[Lloyd Bourne]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Mitchell (tennis player)|Matt Mitchell]]
|RD1-score6-1='''6'''
|RD1-score6-2=3
|RD1-score6-3='''7'''
|RD1-score6-4=4
|RD1-score6-5=3

|RD1-seed7=8
|RD1-team7={{flagicon|USA}} [[Victor Amaya]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hank Pfister]]
|RD1-score7-1=4
|RD1-score7-2=2
|RD1-score7-3=4
|RD1-seed8=2
|RD1-team8='''{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Heinz Günthardt]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter McNamara]]'''
|RD1-score8-1='''6'''
|RD1-score8-2='''6'''
|RD1-score8-3='''6'''

|RD2-seed1=1
|RD2-team1='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Fleming (tennis)|Peter Fleming]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]]'''
|RD2-score1-1='''6'''
|RD2-score1-2='''6'''
|RD2-score1-3=5
|RD2-score1-4=6
|RD2-score1-5='''7'''
|RD2-seed2=&nbsp;
|RD2-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Newcombe]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Fred Stolle]]
|RD2-score2-1=2
|RD2-score2-2=2
|RD2-score2-3='''7'''
|RD2-score2-4='''7'''
|RD2-score2-5=6

|RD2-seed3=6
|RD2-team3={{flagicon|USA}} [[Fritz Buehning]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ferdi Taygan]]
|RD2-score3-1=6
|RD2-score3-2=6
|RD2-score3-3=4
|RD2-seed4=2
|RD2-team4='''{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Heinz Günthardt]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter McNamara]]'''
|RD2-score4-1='''7'''
|RD2-score4-2='''7'''
|RD2-score4-3='''6'''

|RD3-seed1=1
|RD3-team1='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Fleming (tennis)|Peter Fleming]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]]'''
|RD3-score1-1=w/o
|RD3-score1-2=
|RD3-score1-3=
|RD3-seed2=2
|RD3-team2={{flagicon|SUI}} [[Heinz Günthardt]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter McNamara]]
|RD3-score2-1=
|RD3-score2-2=
|RD3-score2-3=
}}

===Top half===

====Section 1====
{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|seeds=y|sets=3/5/5/5
|RD1=First round
|RD2=Second round
|RD3=Third round
|RD4=Quarterfinals

|RD1-seed01=1
|RD1-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Fleming (tennis)|P Fleming]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe|J McEnroe]]'''
|RD1-score01-1=6
|RD1-score01-2='''7'''
|RD1-score01-3='''6'''
|RD1-seed02=
|RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} [[John Hayes (tennis)|J Hayes]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Kerns|K Kerns]]
|RD1-score02-1='''7'''
|RD1-score02-2=6
|RD1-score02-3=3

|RD1-seed03=
|RD1-team03='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dennis Ralston|D Ralston]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Roscoe Tanner|R Tanner]]'''
|RD1-score03-1='''6'''
|RD1-score03-2=3
|RD1-score03-3='''6'''
|RD1-seed04=
|RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Syd Ball|S Ball]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ross Case|R Case]]
|RD1-score04-1=4
|RD1-score04-2='''6'''
|RD1-score04-3=3

|RD1-seed05=
|RD1-team05='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Austin (tennis)|J Austin]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred McNair|F McNair]]'''
|RD1-score05-1='''6'''
|RD1-score05-2='''6'''
|RD1-score05-3=
|RD1-seed06=
|RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} [[Mel Purcell|M Purcell]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Vincent Van Patten|V Van Patten]]
|RD1-score06-1=3
|RD1-score06-2=3
|RD1-score06-3=

|RD1-seed07=10
|RD1-team07='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Terry Moor|T Moor]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eliot Teltscher|E Teltscher]]'''
|RD1-score07-1='''6'''
|RD1-score07-2=4
|RD1-score07-3='''6'''
|RD1-seed08=
|RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Carnahan|S Carnahan]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Glenn Petrovic|G Petrovic]]
|RD1-score08-1=3
|RD1-score08-2='''6'''
|RD1-score08-3=3

|RD1-seed09=
|RD1-team09='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Giammalva|T Giammalva]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sammy Giammalva, Jr.|S Giammalva]]'''
|RD1-score09-1='''6'''
|RD1-score09-2='''6'''
|RD1-score09-3=
|RD1-seed10=14
|RD1-team10={{flagicon|ROU|1965}} [[Ilie Năstase|I Năstase]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Adriano Panatta|A Panatta]]
|RD1-score10-1=2
|RD1-score10-2=2
|RD1-score10-3=

|RD1-seed11=
|RD1-team11='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Carter (tennis)|D Carter]]<br>{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Francisco González (tennis)|F González]]'''
|RD1-score11-1='''6'''
|RD1-score11-2='''7'''
|RD1-score11-3=
|RD1-seed12=
|RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} [[Martin Davis (tennis)|M Davis]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Dunk|C Dunk]]
|RD1-score12-1=3
|RD1-score12-2=5
|RD1-score12-3=

|RD1-seed13=
|RD1-team13='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Estep|M Estep]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Scanlon|B Scanlon]]'''
|RD1-score13-1='''7'''
|RD1-score13-2='''7'''
|RD1-score13-3=
|RD1-seed14=
|RD1-team14={{flagicon|GBR}} [[John Lloyd (tennis)|J Lloyd]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Nick Saviano|N Saviano]]
|RD1-score14-1=5
|RD1-score14-2=5
|RD1-score14-3=

|RD1-seed15=7
|RD1-team15='''{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Kevin Curren|K Curren]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Denton|S Denton]]'''
|RD1-score15-1='''6'''
|RD1-score15-2='''6'''
|RD1-score15-3=
|RD1-seed16=
|RD1-team16={{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Kohlberg|A Kohlberg]]<br>{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sashi Menon|S Menon]]
|RD1-score16-1=3
|RD1-score16-2=3
|RD1-score16-3=

|RD2-seed01=1
|RD2-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Fleming (tennis)|P Fleming]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe|J McEnroe]]'''
|RD2-score01-1='''6'''
|RD2-score01-2='''6'''
|RD2-score01-3=
|RD2-seed02=
|RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} [[Dennis Ralston|D Ralston]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Roscoe Tanner|R Tanner]]
|RD2-score02-1=4
|RD2-score02-2=4
|RD2-score02-3=

|RD2-seed03=
|RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} [[John Austin (tennis)|J Austin]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred McNair|F McNair]]
|RD2-score03-1=2
|RD2-score03-2='''6'''
|RD2-score03-3=4
|RD2-seed04=10
|RD2-team04='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Terry Moor|T Moor]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eliot Teltscher|E Teltscher]]'''
|RD2-score04-1='''6'''
|RD2-score04-2=3
|RD2-score04-3='''6'''

|RD2-seed05=
|RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Giammalva|T Giammalva]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sammy Giammalva, Jr.|S Giammalva]]
|RD2-score05-1='''7'''
|RD2-score05-2=6
|RD2-score05-3=6
|RD2-seed06=
|RD2-team06='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Carter (tennis)|D Carter]]<br>{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Francisco González (tennis)|F González]]'''
|RD2-score06-1=6
|RD2-score06-2='''7'''
|RD2-score06-3='''7'''

|RD2-seed07=
|RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Estep|M Estep]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Scanlon|B Scanlon]]
|RD2-score07-1=6
|RD2-score07-2=5
|RD2-score07-3=
|RD2-seed08=7
|RD2-team08='''{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Kevin Curren|K Curren]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Denton|S Denton]]'''
|RD2-score08-1='''7'''
|RD2-score08-2='''7'''
|RD2-score08-3=

|RD3-seed01=1
|RD3-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Fleming (tennis)|P Fleming]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe|J McEnroe]]'''
|RD3-score01-1=2
|RD3-score01-2='''7'''
|RD3-score01-3=2
|RD3-score01-4='''6'''
|RD3-score01-5='''6'''
|RD3-seed02=10
|RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} [[Terry Moor|T Moor]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eliot Teltscher|E Teltscher]]
|RD3-score02-1='''6'''
|RD3-score02-2=6
|RD3-score02-3='''6'''
|RD3-score02-4=3
|RD3-score02-5=2

|RD3-seed03=
|RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Carter (tennis)|D Carter]]<br>{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Francisco González (tennis)|F González]]
|RD3-score03-1='''7'''
|RD3-score03-2='''7'''
|RD3-score03-3=4
|RD3-score03-4='''6'''
|RD3-seed04=7
|RD3-team04='''{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Kevin Curren|K Curren]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Denton|S Denton]]'''
|RD3-score04-1=5
|RD3-score04-2=5
|RD3-score04-3='''6'''
|RD3-score04-4=1

|RD4-seed01=1
|RD4-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Peter Fleming (tennis)|P Fleming]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe|J McEnroe]]'''
|RD4-score01-1='''6'''
|RD4-score01-2='''6'''
|RD4-score01-3='''7'''
|RD4-seed02=7
|RD4-team02={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Kevin Curren|K Curren]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Denton|S Denton]]
|RD4-score02-1=1
|RD4-score02-2=2
|RD4-score02-3=5
}}

====Section 2====
{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|seeds=y|sets=3/5/5/5
|RD1=First round
|RD2=Second round
|RD3=Third round
|RD4=Quarterfinals

|RD1-seed01=
|RD1-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Cahill (tennis)|M Cahill]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Gullikson|To Gullikson]]'''
|RD1-score01-1=3
|RD1-score01-2='''7'''
|RD1-score01-3='''6'''
|RD1-seed02=4
|RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} [[Marty Riessen|M Riessen]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sherwood Stewart|S Stewart]]
|RD1-score02-1='''6'''
|RD1-score02-2=6
|RD1-score02-3=3

|RD1-seed03=
|RD1-team03='''{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Jaime Fillol|J Fillol]]<br>{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Álvaro Fillol|A Fillol]]'''
|RD1-score03-1='''6'''
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|RD1-score03-3='''6'''
|RD1-seed04=
|RD1-team04={{flagicon|COL}} [[Alejandro Cortes (tennis)|A Cortes]]<br>{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Leo Palin|L Palin]]
|RD1-score04-1=3
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|RD1-seed05=
|RD1-team05='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Andrews (tennis)|A Andrews]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Drew Gitlin|D Gitlin]]'''
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|RD1-score05-3='''6'''
|RD1-seed06=
|RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Edmondson|M Edmondson]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Cliff Letcher|C Letcher]]
|RD1-score06-1=5
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|RD1-score06-3=2

|RD1-seed07=
|RD1-team07='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rill Baxter|R Baxter]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Ross (tennis)|J Ross]]'''
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|RD1-score07-2='''6'''
|RD1-score07-3=
|RD1-seed08=12
|RD1-team08={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Johan Kriek|J Kriek]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Frew McMillan|F McMillan]]
|RD1-score08-1=2
|RD1-score08-2=4
|RD1-score08-3=

|RD1-seed09=
|RD1-team09='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Graham (tennis)|T Graham]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Nichols|B Nichols]]'''
|RD1-score09-1='''7'''
|RD1-score09-2=6
|RD1-score09-3='''6'''
|RD1-seed10=16
|RD1-team10={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Eddie Edwards (tennis)|E Edwards]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Craig Edwards (tennis)|C Edwards]]
|RD1-score10-1=6
|RD1-score10-2='''7'''
|RD1-score10-3=3

|RD1-seed11=
|RD1-team11='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John James (tennis)|J James]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Richard Meyer (tennis)|R Meyer]]'''
|RD1-score11-1='''6'''
|RD1-score11-2='''7'''
|RD1-score11-3=
|RD1-seed12=
|RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Gurfein|J Gurfein]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Blaine Willenborg|B Willenborg]]
|RD1-score12-1=4
|RD1-score12-2=6
|RD1-score12-3=

|RD1-seed13=
|RD1-team13='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Steve Docherty|S Docherty]]<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Harry Fritz (tennis)|H Fritz]]'''
|RD1-score13-1='''6'''
|RD1-score13-2=5
|RD1-score13-3='''6'''
|RD1-seed14=
|RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} [[Guy Fritz|G Fritz]]<br>{{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Haroon Ismail|H Ismail]]
|RD1-score14-1=4
|RD1-score14-2='''7'''
|RD1-score14-3=3

|RD1-seed15=
|RD1-team15='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Newcombe|J Newcombe]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Fred Stolle|F Stolle]]'''
|RD1-score15-1='''6'''
|RD1-score15-2='''7'''
|RD1-score15-3=
|RD1-seed16=5
|RD1-team16={{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Manson|B Manson]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Teacher|B Teacher]]
|RD1-score16-1=3
|RD1-score16-2=5
|RD1-score16-3=

|RD2-seed01=
|RD2-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Cahill (tennis)|M Cahill]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Gullikson|To Gullikson]]'''
|RD2-score01-1='''6'''
|RD2-score01-2=6
|RD2-score01-3='''6'''
|RD2-seed02=
|RD2-team02={{flagicon|CHI}} [[Jaime Fillol|J Fillol]]<br>{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Álvaro Fillol|A Fillol]]
|RD2-score02-1=2
|RD2-score02-2='''7'''
|RD2-score02-3=2

|RD2-seed03=
|RD2-team03='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Andrews (tennis)|A Andrews]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Drew Gitlin|D Gitlin]]'''
|RD2-score03-1='''6'''
|RD2-score03-2='''7'''
|RD2-score03-3=
|RD2-seed04=
|RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} [[Rill Baxter|R Baxter]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Ross (tennis)|J Ross]]
|RD2-score04-1=3
|RD2-score04-2=6
|RD2-score04-3=

|RD2-seed05=
|RD2-team05='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Graham (tennis)|T Graham]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Nichols|B Nichols]]'''
|RD2-score05-1=6
|RD2-score05-2='''6'''
|RD2-score05-3='''6'''
|RD2-seed06=
|RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} [[John James (tennis)|J James]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Richard Meyer (tennis)|R Meyer]]
|RD2-score06-1='''7'''
|RD2-score06-2=1
|RD2-score06-3=4

|RD2-seed07=
|RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Steve Docherty|S Docherty]]<br>{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Harry Fritz (tennis)|H Fritz]]
|RD2-score07-1='''7'''
|RD2-score07-2=6
|RD2-score07-3=2
|RD2-seed08=
|RD2-team08='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Newcombe|J Newcombe]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Fred Stolle|F Stolle]]'''
|RD2-score08-1=6
|RD2-score08-2='''7'''
|RD2-score08-3='''6'''

|RD3-seed01=
|RD3-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Cahill (tennis)|M Cahill]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Gullikson|To Gullikson]]'''
|RD3-score01-1=6
|RD3-score01-2=3
|RD3-score01-3='''6'''
|RD3-score01-4='''6'''
|RD3-score01-5='''7'''
|RD3-seed02=
|RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} [[Andy Andrews (tennis)|A Andrews]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Drew Gitlin|D Gitlin]]
|RD3-score02-1='''7'''
|RD3-score02-2='''6'''
|RD3-score02-3=3
|RD3-score02-4=4
|RD3-score02-5=5

|RD3-seed03=
|RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Graham (tennis)|T Graham]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Nichols|B Nichols]]
|RD3-score03-1='''6'''
|RD3-score03-2=3
|RD3-score03-3=6
|RD3-score03-4='''6'''
|RD3-score03-5=4
|RD3-seed04=
|RD3-team04='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Newcombe|J Newcombe]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Fred Stolle|F Stolle]]'''
|RD3-score04-1=3
|RD3-score04-2='''6'''
|RD3-score04-3='''7'''
|RD3-score04-4=4
|RD3-score04-5='''6'''

|RD4-seed01=
|RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Cahill (tennis)|M Cahill]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Gullikson|To Gullikson]]
|RD4-score01-1=5
|RD4-score01-2=6
|RD4-score01-3='''6'''
|RD4-score01-4='''6'''
|RD4-score01-5=3
|RD4-seed02=
|RD4-team02='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Newcombe|J Newcombe]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Fred Stolle|F Stolle]]'''
|RD4-score02-1='''7'''
|RD4-score02-2='''7'''
|RD4-score02-3=3
|RD4-score02-4=4
|RD4-score02-5='''6'''
}}

===Bottom half===

====Section 3====
{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|seeds=y|sets=3/5/5/5
|RD1=First round
|RD2=Second round
|RD3=Third round
|RD4=Quarterfinals

|RD1-seed01=6
|RD1-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fritz Buehning|F Buehning]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ferdi Taygan|F Taygan]]'''
|RD1-score01-1='''6'''
|RD1-score01-2='''6'''
|RD1-score01-3=
|RD1-seed02=
|RD1-team02={{flagicon|CHI}} [[Ricardo Acuña|R Acuña]]<br>{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Pedro Rebolledo|P Rebolledo]]
|RD1-score02-1=1
|RD1-score02-2=1
|RD1-score02-3=

|RD1-seed03=
|RD1-team03='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[David Pate|D Pate]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Karl Richter (tennis)|K Richter]]'''
|RD1-score03-1='''7'''
|RD1-score03-2='''7'''
|RD1-score03-3=
|RD1-seed04=
|RD1-team04={{flagicon|IND}} [[Anand Amritraj|A Amritraj]]<br>{{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Amritraj|V Amritraj]]
|RD1-score04-1=6
|RD1-score04-2=6
|RD1-score04-3=

|RD1-seed05=
|RD1-team05='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott McCain|S McCain]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Stefanki|L Stefanki]]'''
|RD1-score05-1='''7'''
|RD1-score05-2='''6'''
|RD1-score05-3=
|RD1-seed06=
|RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Colin Dibley|C Dibley]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jonathan Smith (tennis)|J Smith]]
|RD1-score06-1=6
|RD1-score06-2=1
|RD1-score06-3=

|RD1-seed07=15
|RD1-team07='''{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Raymond Moore (tennis)|R Moore]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Erik van Dillen|E van Dillen]]'''
|RD1-score07-1=3
|RD1-score07-2='''6'''
|RD1-score07-3='''6'''
|RD1-seed08=
|RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} [[Rick Fagel|R Fagel]]<br>{{flagicon|ISR}} [[David Schneider (tennis)|D Schneider]]
|RD1-score08-1='''6'''
|RD1-score08-2=4
|RD1-score08-3=1

|RD1-seed09=
|RD1-team09='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lloyd Bourne|L Bourne]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Mitchell (tennis player)|M Mitchell]]'''
|RD1-score09-1='''7'''
|RD1-score09-2='''6'''
|RD1-score09-3=
|RD1-seed10=13
|RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} [[Andrew Pattison|A Pattison]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Butch Walts|B Walts]]
|RD1-score10-1=6
|RD1-score10-2=3
|RD1-score10-3=

|RD1-seed11=
|RD1-team11='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brad Drewett|B Drewett]]<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Lewis (tennis)|C Lewis]]'''
|RD1-score11-1='''6'''
|RD1-score11-2='''7'''
|RD1-score11-3=
|RD1-seed12=
|RD1-team12={{flagicon|PER}} [[Fernando Maynetto|F Maynetto]]<br>{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Juan Núñez (tennis)|J Núñez]]
|RD1-score12-1=4
|RD1-score12-2=6
|RD1-score12-3=

|RD1-seed13=
|RD1-team13='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Bauer|M Bauer]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Benson (tennis)|J Benson]]'''
|RD1-score13-1=4
|RD1-score13-2='''6'''
|RD1-score13-3='''6'''
|RD1-seed14=
|RD1-team14={{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Meister|S Meister]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Vines|M Vines]]
|RD1-score14-1='''6'''
|RD1-score14-2=3
|RD1-score14-3=3

|RD1-seed15=3
|RD1-team15='''{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez|R Ramírez]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Van Winitsky|V Winitsky]]'''
|RD1-score15-1='''7'''
|RD1-score15-2='''7'''
|RD1-score15-3=
|RD1-seed16=
|RD1-team16={{flagicon|USA}} [[David Dowlen|D Dowlen]]<br>{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Nduka Odizor|N Odizor]]
|RD1-score16-1=6
|RD1-score16-2=5
|RD1-score16-3=

|RD2-seed01=6
|RD2-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fritz Buehning|F Buehning]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ferdi Taygan|F Taygan]]'''
|RD2-score01-1='''7'''
|RD2-score01-2='''6'''
|RD2-score01-3=
|RD2-seed02=
|RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} [[David Pate|D Pate]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Karl Richter (tennis)|K Richter]]
|RD2-score02-1=5
|RD2-score02-2=4
|RD2-score02-3=

|RD2-seed03=
|RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott McCain|S McCain]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Larry Stefanki|L Stefanki]]
|RD2-score03-1=6
|RD2-score03-2=1
|RD2-score03-3=
|RD2-seed04=15
|RD2-team04='''{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Raymond Moore (tennis)|R Moore]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Erik van Dillen|E van Dillen]]'''
|RD2-score04-1='''7'''
|RD2-score04-2='''6'''
|RD2-score04-3=

|RD2-seed05=
|RD2-team05='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lloyd Bourne|L Bourne]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Mitchell (tennis player)|M Mitchell]]'''
|RD2-score05-1='''7'''
|RD2-score05-2='''6'''
|RD2-score05-3=
|RD2-seed06=
|RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brad Drewett|B Drewett]]<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Lewis (tennis)|C Lewis]]
|RD2-score06-1=5
|RD2-score06-2=4
|RD2-score06-3=

|RD2-seed07=
|RD2-team07='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Bauer|M Bauer]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Benson (tennis)|J Benson]]'''
|RD2-score07-1=3
|RD2-score07-2='''6'''
|RD2-score07-3='''6'''
|RD2-seed08=3
|RD2-team08={{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez|R Ramírez]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Van Winitsky|V Winitsky]]
|RD2-score08-1='''6'''
|RD2-score08-2=2
|RD2-score08-3=3

|RD3-seed01=6
|RD3-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fritz Buehning|F Buehning]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ferdi Taygan|F Taygan]]'''
|RD3-score01-1='''6'''
|RD3-score01-2='''6'''
|RD3-score01-3='''6'''
|RD3-seed02=15
|RD3-team02={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Raymond Moore (tennis)|R Moore]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Erik van Dillen|E van Dillen]]
|RD3-score02-1=4
|RD3-score02-2=2
|RD3-score02-3=2

|RD3-seed03=
|RD3-team03='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Lloyd Bourne|L Bourne]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Mitchell (tennis player)|M Mitchell]]'''
|RD3-score03-1=6
|RD3-score03-2=2
|RD3-score03-3='''6'''
|RD3-score03-4='''6'''
|RD3-score03-5='''7'''
|RD3-seed04=
|RD3-team04={{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Bauer|M Bauer]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[John Benson (tennis)|J Benson]]
|RD3-score04-1='''7'''
|RD3-score04-2='''6'''
|RD3-score04-3=4
|RD3-score04-4=1
|RD3-score04-5=5

|RD4-seed01=6
|RD4-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fritz Buehning|F Buehning]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ferdi Taygan|F Taygan]]'''
|RD4-score01-1=3
|RD4-score01-2='''6'''
|RD4-score01-3=6
|RD4-score01-4='''6'''
|RD4-score01-5='''6'''
|RD4-seed02=
|RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} [[Lloyd Bourne|L Bourne]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Mitchell (tennis player)|M Mitchell]]
|RD4-score02-1='''6'''
|RD4-score02-2=3
|RD4-score02-3='''7'''
|RD4-score02-4=4
|RD4-score02-5=3
}}

====Section 4====
{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|seeds=y|sets=3/5/5/5
|RD1=First round
|RD2=Second round
|RD3=Third round
|RD4=Quarterfinals

|RD1-seed01=8
|RD1-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Victor Amaya|V Amaya]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hank Pfister|H Pfister]]'''
|RD1-score01-1='''6'''
|RD1-score01-2=3
|RD1-score01-3='''6'''
|RD1-seed02=
|RD1-team02={{flagicon|SWE}} [[Per Hjertquist|P Hjertquist]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Krulevitz|S Krulevitz]]
|RD1-score02-1=2
|RD1-score02-2='''6'''
|RD1-score02-3=2

|RD1-seed03=
|RD1-team03='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tracy Delatte|T Delatte]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Trey Waltke|T Waltke]]'''
|RD1-score03-1=1
|RD1-score03-2='''6'''
|RD1-score03-3='''7'''
|RD1-seed04=
|RD1-team04={{flagicon|ECU}} [[Andrés Gómez|A Gómez]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Wilkison|T Wilkison]]
|RD1-score04-1='''6'''
|RD1-score04-2=4
|RD1-score04-3=6

|RD1-seed05=
|RD1-team05='''{{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker|T Okker]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|D Stockton]]'''
|RD1-score05-1='''6'''
|RD1-score05-2='''6'''
|RD1-score05-3=
|RD1-seed06=
|RD1-team06={{flagicon|PHI|1936}} [[Beeyong Sison|B Sison]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Craig Wittus|C Wittus]]
|RD1-score06-1=4
|RD1-score06-2=2
|RD1-score06-3=

|RD1-seed07=11
|RD1-team07='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Gullikson|Ti Gullikson]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Bernard Mitton|B Mitton]]'''
|RD1-score07-1='''7'''
|RD1-score07-2='''7'''
|RD1-score07-3=
|RD1-seed08=
|RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} [[Joel Bailey (tennis)|J Bailey]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chip Hooper|C Hooper]]
|RD1-score08-1=6
|RD1-score08-2=5
|RD1-score08-3=

|RD1-seed09=
|RD1-team09='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Fishbach|M Fishbach]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Hardy (tennis)|M Hardy]]'''
|RD1-score09-1='''7'''
|RD1-score09-2=6
|RD1-score09-3='''6'''
|RD1-seed10=9
|RD1-team10={{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak|W Fibak]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith|S Smith]]
|RD1-score10-1=5
|RD1-score10-2='''7'''
|RD1-score10-3=4

|RD1-seed11=
|RD1-team11='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Mayotte|T Mayotte]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Mayotte|C Mayotte]]'''
|RD1-score11-1='''7'''
|RD1-score11-2='''6'''
|RD1-score11-3=
|RD1-seed12=
|RD1-team12={{flagicon|SUI}} [[Markus Günthardt|M Günthardt]]<br>{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Hans Simonsson|H Simonsson]]
|RD1-score12-1=6
|RD1-score12-2=4
|RD1-score12-3=

|RD1-seed13=
|RD1-team13='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eric Fromm|E Fromm]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cary Leeds|C Leeds]]'''
|RD1-score13-1='''6'''
|RD1-score13-2='''6'''
|RD1-score13-3=
|RD1-seed14=
|RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Alexander (tennis)|J Alexander]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Phil Dent|P Dent]]
|RD1-score14-1=4
|RD1-score14-2=3
|RD1-score14-3=

|RD1-seed15=2
|RD1-team15='''{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Heinz Günthardt|H Günthardt]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter McNamara|P McNamara]]'''
|RD1-score15-1='''6'''
|RD1-score15-2='''6'''
|RD1-score15-3=
|RD1-seed16=
|RD1-team16={{flagicon|FRA}} [[Henri Leconte|H Leconte]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Gilles Moretton|G Moretton]]
|RD1-score16-1=3
|RD1-score16-2=4
|RD1-score16-3=

|RD2-seed01=8
|RD2-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Victor Amaya|V Amaya]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hank Pfister|H Pfister]]'''
|RD2-score01-1='''7'''
|RD2-score01-2='''7'''
|RD2-score01-3=
|RD2-seed02=
|RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} [[Tracy Delatte|T Delatte]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Trey Waltke|T Waltke]]
|RD2-score02-1=5
|RD2-score02-2=6
|RD2-score02-3=

|RD2-seed03=
|RD2-team03='''{{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker|T Okker]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|D Stockton]]'''
|RD2-score03-1='''6'''
|RD2-score03-2='''6'''
|RD2-score03-3=
|RD2-seed04=11
|RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Gullikson|Ti Gullikson]]<br>{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Bernard Mitton|B Mitton]]
|RD2-score04-1=3
|RD2-score04-2=2
|RD2-score04-3=

|RD2-seed05=
|RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Fishbach|M Fishbach]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Hardy (tennis)|M Hardy]]
|RD2-score05-1=4
|RD2-score05-2=4
|RD2-score05-3=
|RD2-seed06=
|RD2-team06='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Mayotte|T Mayotte]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Mayotte|C Mayotte]]'''
|RD2-score06-1='''6'''
|RD2-score06-2='''6'''
|RD2-score06-3=

|RD2-seed07=
|RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} [[Eric Fromm|E Fromm]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cary Leeds|C Leeds]]
|RD2-score07-1='''7'''
|RD2-score07-2=1
|RD2-score07-3=6
|RD2-seed08=2
|RD2-team08='''{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Heinz Günthardt|H Günthardt]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter McNamara|P McNamara]]'''
|RD2-score08-1=6
|RD2-score08-2='''6'''
|RD2-score08-3='''7'''

|RD3-seed01=8
|RD3-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Victor Amaya|V Amaya]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hank Pfister|H Pfister]]'''
|RD3-score01-1='''6'''
|RD3-score01-2=4
|RD3-score01-3=1
|RD3-score01-4='''6'''
|RD3-score01-5='''7'''
|RD3-seed02=
|RD3-team02={{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker|T Okker]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Stockton (tennis)|D Stockton]]
|RD3-score02-1=3
|RD3-score02-2='''6'''
|RD3-score02-3='''6'''
|RD3-score02-4=3
|RD3-score02-5=5

|RD3-seed03=
|RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Mayotte|T Mayotte]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Mayotte|C Mayotte]]
|RD3-score03-1=4
|RD3-score03-2=3
|RD3-score03-3=0
|RD3-seed04=2
|RD3-team04='''{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Heinz Günthardt|H Günthardt]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter McNamara|P McNamara]]'''
|RD3-score04-1='''6'''
|RD3-score04-2='''6'''
|RD3-score04-3='''6'''

|RD4-seed01=8
|RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} [[Victor Amaya|V Amaya]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hank Pfister|H Pfister]]
|RD4-score01-1=4
|RD4-score01-2=2
|RD4-score01-3=4
|RD4-seed02=2
|RD4-team02='''{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Heinz Günthardt|H Günthardt]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter McNamara|P McNamara]]'''
|RD4-score02-1='''6'''
|RD4-score02-2='''6'''
|RD4-score02-3='''6'''
}}

==External links==
* [https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/us-open/560/1981/draws?matchtype=doubles Main draw]
*[https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/US-open/usa/1981/m-sl-usa-01a-1981/draws-and-results/ 1981 US Open – Men's draws and results] at the [[International Tennis Federation]]

{{US Open men's doubles champions}}
{{US Open men's doubles drawsheets}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1981 US Open - Men's Doubles}}
[[Category:1981 US Open (tennis)|Men's Doubles]]
[[Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Men's doubles]]