# 1981 Volvo International – Doubles

Jimmy Connors and Brian Gottfried were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Heinz Günthardt and Peter McNamara won in the final 7–5, 6–4 against Pavel Složil and Ferdi Taygan.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Heinz Günthardt / Peter McNamara (champions)
* Hans Gildemeister / Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals)
* Kevin Curren / Steve Denton (second round)
* Pavel Složil / Ferdi Taygan (final)
* Terry Moor / Eliot Teltscher (second round)
* Johan Kriek / Hank Pfister (second round)
* José Luis Clerc / Belus Prajoux (quarterfinals)
* David Carter / Chris Lewis (quarterfinals)

## 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

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Heinz Günthardt Peter McNamara | 7 | 6 | |
| 4 | Pavel Složil Ferdi Taygan | 5 | 4 | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | H Günthardt P McNamara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Delaney J Lapidus | 2 | 3 | 1 | H Günthardt P McNamara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hjertquist J Norbäck | 7 | 6 | | P Hjertquist J Norbäck | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Evans S Stefanki | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | H Günthardt P McNamara | w/o | | | | | |
| | P Fishbach F González | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 7 | J L Clerc B Prajoux | | | | | | |
| | T Delatte G Holroyd | 6 | 5 | | P Fishbach F González | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Martinez M Ostoja | 5 | 4 | 7 | J L Clerc B Prajoux | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J L Clerc B Prajoux | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | H Günthardt P McNamara | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | K Curren S Denton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | D Dowlen N Odizor | 3 | 6 |
| | F Dalla Fontana G Urpí | 4 | 2 | 3 | K Curren S Denton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Hardie G Moretton | 6 | 6 | | G Hardie G Moretton | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fernández P Kadesch | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | G Hardie G Moretton | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | D Dowlen N Odizor | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | D Dowlen N Odizor | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Birner L Palin | 6 | 6 | | D Dowlen N Odizor | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chandronnait Mike Oransky | 4 | 1 | 6 | J Kriek H Pfister | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Kriek H Pfister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | D Carter C Lewis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fagel J Yuill | 2 | 4 | | 8 | D Carter C Lewis | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J López-Maeso D Pérez | 6 | 4 | 2 | | J López-Maeso D Pérez | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J L Damiani R Ycaza | 3 | 6 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | 8 | D Carter C Lewis | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Fillol P Rebolledo | w/o | | | | | | | | 4 | P Složil F Taygan | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Purcell V Van Patten | | | | | A Fillol P Rebolledo | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Pate Reston | 2 | 1 | | 4 | P Složil F Taygan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | P Složil F Taygan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Složil F Taygan | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | T Moor E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Tanner E van Dillen | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| | J Bartlett C B Cox | 2 | 4 | | 5 | T Moor E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Tanner E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | | | R Tanner E van Dillen | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Giménez J Higueras | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | R Tanner E van Dillen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | R Cano R Carruthers | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | H Gildemeister A Gómez | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | J DiLouie C B Strode | 6 | 1 | | | R Cano R Carruthers | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Bengoechea M Hocevar | 5 | 2 | | 2 | H Gildemeister A Gómez | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | H Gildemeister A Gómez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |