# 1981 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Peter Fleming and John McEnroe defeated Bob Lutz and Stan Smith in the final, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships. It was the pair's second Wimbledon men's doubles title. McEnroe also won the singles event for the first time that year.
Peter McNamara and Paul McNamee were the defending champions, but were defeated in the semifinals by Lutz and Smith.

## Seeds

    01. Peter Fleming / John McEnroe (champions)
    02. Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee (semifinals)
    03. Bob Lutz / Stan Smith (final)
    04. n/a
    05. Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy (third round)
    06. Marty Riessen / Sherwood Stewart (second round)
    07. Bruce Manson / Brian Teacher (first round)
    08. Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez (third round)
    09. Kevin Curren / Steve Denton (second round)
    10. n/a
    11. Tim Gullikson / Bernard Mitton (second round)
    12. Fritz Buehning / Ferdi Taygan (quarterfinals)
    13. Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd (second round)
    14. Andrew Pattison / Butch Walts (first round)
    15. Craig Edwards / Eddie Edwards (first round)
    16. Frew McMillan / Buster Mottram (third round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Tom Okker Dick Stockton | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Okker Dick Stockton | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | | Tom Okker Dick Stockton | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Ismail El Shafei John Feaver | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ismail El Shafei John Feaver | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 1 | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Bob Lutz Stan Smith | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| | Rod Frawley Chris Lewis | 5 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Bob Lutz Stan Smith | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Bob Lutz Stan Smith | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Bob Lutz Stan Smith | 7 | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Bob Lutz Stan Smith | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Paul McNamee Peter McNamara | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| 12 | Fritz Buehning Ferdi Taygan | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | Paul McNamee Peter McNamara | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| 2 | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | P Fleming J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | C Aguilar J Edwards | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | P Fleming J McEnroe | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Ewert C Johnstone | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | R Moore E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Moore E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | P Fleming J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Krulevitz R Meyer | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Fitzgerald W Pascoe | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Case J Fillol | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | | S Krulevitz R Meyer | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fitzgerald W Pascoe | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | J Fitzgerald W Pascoe | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Appleton D Collings | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Fleming J McEnroe | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | F McMillan C Mottram | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Amritraj V Amritraj | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| | J Kodeš O Parun | 5 | 2 | 3 | | 16 | F McMillan C Mottram | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Roger-Vasselin T Tulasne | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | C Roger-Vasselin T Tulasne | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Beven J Dier | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | 16 | F McMillan C Mottram | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Anger S Davis | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | A Amritraj V Amritraj | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Amritraj V Amritraj | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | A Amritraj V Amritraj | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Lloyd J Lloyd | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | M Riessen S Stewart | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Riessen S Stewart | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| LL | R Booth J Windahl | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S McCain S Meister | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | LL | S McCain S Meister | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Davis C Dunk | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | M Davis C Dunk | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Fancutt M Fancutt | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | M Davis C Dunk | 3 | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| LL | B Moir M Robertson | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | T Okker R Stockton | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | T Okker R Stockton | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | T Okker R Stockton | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Drewett L Stefanki | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | 11 | T Gullikson B Mitton | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | T Gullikson B Mitton | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Okker R Stockton | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| 13 | P Složil T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | I El Shafei J Feaver | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | E Fromm C Leeds | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | 13 | P Složil T Šmíd | 4 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Menon W Scanlon | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | I El Shafei J Feaver | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I El Shafei J Feaver | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | I El Shafei J Feaver | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | JL Clerc I Năstase | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 8 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | I Harris C Wittus | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | JL Clerc I Năstase | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Carter P Kronk | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | 8 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | B Manson B Teacher | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Marten W Popp | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | U Marten W Popp | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Carruthers F Maynetto | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | R Carruthers F Maynetto | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Purcell P Rennert | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | R Carruthers F Maynetto | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Newcombe A Roche | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | R Frawley C Lewis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | R Frawley C Lewis | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | | R Frawley C Lewis | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Graham B Nichols | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | T Graham B Nichols | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | C Edwards E Edwards | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Frawley C Lewis | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | A Pattison K Walts | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Lutz S Smith | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | R Chappell S van der Merwe | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Q | R Chappell S van der Merwe | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Noah P Portes | w/o | | | | | | G Holroyd W Redondo | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Holroyd W Redondo | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Holroyd W Redondo | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | C Skakle J Yuill | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Lutz S Smith | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | C Viljoen D Visser | 6 | 5$^r$ | | | | | C Skakle J Yuill | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Eberhard H Kirchhübel | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | 3 | R Lutz S Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | R Lutz S Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | H Günthardt B Taróczy | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kirmayr C Motta | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | H Günthardt B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Delatte M Edmondson | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | T Delatte M Edmondson | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Alexander P Dent | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | H Günthardt B Taróczy | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Austin F McNair | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | 12 | F Buehning F Taygan | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | F González V Pecci | 3 | 5 | 6 | | | J Austin F McNair | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Estep J Gunnarsson | 5 | 6 | 4 | | 12 | F Buehning F Taygan | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | F Buehning F Taygan | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | F Buehning F Taygan | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 9 | K Curren S Denton | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P McNamara P McNamee | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| | M Günthardt B Sison | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | K Curren S Denton | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Martin R Simpson | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | W Martin R Simpson | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Drysdale R Lewis | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | W Martin R Simpson | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | B Guan W Hampson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 2 | P McNamara P McNamee | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Sadri T Wilkison | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | B Guan W Hampson | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Ball C Letcher | 2 | 4 | 4 | | 2 | P McNamara P McNamee | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P McNamara P McNamee | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |