# 1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's doubles

Third-seeds Kevin Curren and Steve Denton won the title and shared $12,000 after beating Raúl Ramírez and Van Winitsky in the final.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Hans Gildemeister / Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals)
* Raúl Ramírez / Van Winitsky (final)
* Kevin Curren / Steve Denton (champions)
* Mark Edmondson / Sherwood Stewart (second round)
* Fritz Buehning / Ferdi Taygan (quarterfinals)
* Peter Feigl / Hans Simonsson (first round)
* David Carter / Paul Kronk (first round)
* Heinz Günthardt / Markus Günthardt (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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Mike Bauer John Benson | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Kevin Curren Steve Denton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Kevin Curren Steve Denton | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Kevin Curren Steve Denton | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| | | | | | 2 | Raúl Ramírez Van Winitsky | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| | John Alexander Jonathan Smith | 4 | 6 | | 2 | Raúl Ramírez Van Winitsky | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 2 | Raúl Ramírez Van Winitsky | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |

### Top 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 |
| 1 | H Gildemeister A Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Dupasquier R Stadler | 2 | 0 | | 1 | H Gildemeister A Gómez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Delatte M Purcell | 6 | 6 | | | T Delatte M Purcell | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Higueras M Orantes | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | H Gildemeister A Gómez | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | P Hjertquist J Norbäck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Bauer J Benson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Davis B Nealon | 2 | 3 | | | P Hjertquist J Norbäck | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bauer J Benson | 7 | 6 | 6 | | M Bauer J Benson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | D Carter P Kronk | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Bauer J Benson | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | K Curren S Denton | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Curren S Denton | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | G Amaya Mike Oransky | 1 | 5 | | 3 | K Curren S Denton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Strode M Strode | 6 | 6 | | | C Strode M Strode | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Maynetto J Núñez | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | K Curren S Denton | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Bengoechea M Hocevar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | F Buehning F Taygan | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Martinez M Ostoja | 0 | 1 | | | E Bengoechea M Hocevar | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ampon C Delaney | 2 | 5 | | 5 | F Buehning F Taygan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | F Buehning F Taygan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | P Feigl H Simonsson | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Cano JL Damiani | 7 | 6 | | | R Cano JL Damiani | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Alexander J Smith | 7 | 7 | | | J Alexander J Smith | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gurfein J Hayes | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Alexander J Smith | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Lewis B Prajoux | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Lewis B Prajoux | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Cahill R Van't Hof | 6 | 1 | | | C Lewis B Prajoux | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Cook A Cortes | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | M Edmondson S Stewart | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Edmondson S Stewart | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Alexander J Smith | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | H Günthardt M Günthardt | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Ramírez V Winitsky | 6 | 7 |
| | Weller Evans G Urpí | | | | 8 | H Günthardt M Günthardt | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fagel D Joubert | 6 | 6 | | | R Fagel D Joubert | 4 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Castellan J Todero | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | H Günthardt M Günthardt | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Birner B Sison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | R Ramírez V Winitsky | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Á Fillol J López-Maeso | 2 | 3 | | | S Birner B Sison | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gilbert R Krishnan | 4 | 3 | | 2 | R Ramírez V Winitsky | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Ramírez V Winitsky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |