# 1981 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Mark Edmondson and Kim Warwick were the defending champions.

## Seeds

* Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee (quarterfinals)
* Kevin Curren / Steve Denton (semifinals)
* Heinz Günthardt / Markus Günthardt (second round)
* Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick (champion)
* Fritz Buehning / Shlomo Glickstein (first round)
* Peter Rennert / Russell Simpson (second round)
* David Carter / Paul Kronk (quarterfinals)
* Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson (first round)

## 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 |
| | Hank Pfister John Sadri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Syd Ball Steve Krulevitz | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Syd Ball Steve Krulevitz | 3 | 4 | | | Hank Pfister John Sadri | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| | | | | | 4 | Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Kevin Curren Steve Denton | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | P McNamara P McNamee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bourne M. Mitchell | 4 | 4 | | 1 | P McNamara P McNamee | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Frawley C. Lewis | 7 | 6 | | | R Frawley C. Lewis | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Johnstone CA Miller | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | P McNamara P McNamee | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | |
| | A Andrews D Gitlin | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | H Pfister J Sadri | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | D Collings W Maher | 6 | 6 | 6 | | D Collings W Maher | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Pfister J Sadri | 7 | 6 | 6 | | H Pfister J Sadri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Järryd H Simonsson | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | H Pfister J Sadri | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | H Günthardt M Günthardt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | S Ball S Krulevitz | 3 | 4 |
| WC | P Cash G Whitecross | 4 | 4 | | 3 | H Günthardt M Günthardt | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | C. Edwards E. Edwards | 6 | 4 | 6 | | C. Edwards E. Edwards | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Mayotte T Mayotte | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | C. Edwards E. Edwards | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Guan W Hampson | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | S Ball S Krulevitz | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Ball S Krulevitz | 6 | 7 | | | S Ball S Krulevitz | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Meister J Simpson | 3 | 4 | | 6 | P Rennert R. Simpson | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | P Rennert R. Simpson | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | F Buehning S Glickstein | 7 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J. Alexander P Dent | 6 | 6 | 7 | | J. Alexander P Dent | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kriek T Wilkison | 7 | 6 | 6 | | J Kriek T Wilkison | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P DuPré M Estep | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | J Kriek T Wilkison | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | D. Schneider D Siegler | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | M Edmondson K Warwick | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | C. Letcher R. Lewis | 6 | 6 | | | C Letcher R. Lewis | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Davis C Dunk | 6 | 3 | | 4 | M Edmondson K Warwick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Edmondson K Warwick | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Edmondson K Warwick | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | D. Carter P Kronk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Curren S Denton | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| ALT | J. Bailey B Sison | 3 | 4 | | 7 | D. Carter P Kronk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jarrett J. Smith | 6 | 7 | | | A Jarrett J. Smith | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Drewett J. Fitzgerald | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | D. Carter P Kronk | 0r | | | | | | |
| WC | B Dyke P. Johnston | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | K Curren S Denton | 4 | | | | | | |
| | L Stefanki R Van't Hof | 7 | 7 | | | L Stefanki R Van't Hof | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J. James W Pascoe | 1 | 4 | | 2 | K Curren S Denton | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Curren S Denton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |