1981 Swedish Open – Doubles
# 1981 Swedish Open – Doubles

Heinz Günthardt and Markus Günthardt were the defending champions, but both players decided to compete at Hilversum in the same week, partnering different players.

Mark Edmondson and John Fitzgerald won the title by defeating Anders Järryd and Hans Simonsson 2–6, 7–5, 6–0 in the final.

## Seeds

* Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee (semifinals, withdrew)
* David Carter / Paul Kronk (semifinals)
* Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson (final)
* Mark Edmondson / John Fitzgerald (champions)

## 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

### Draw

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | P McNamara P McNamee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Hogstedt H Sundström | 4 | 1 | | 1 | P McNamara P McNamee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bourne L Palin | 6 | 6 | | | L Bourne L Palin | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Larsson J Windahl | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | P McNamara P McNamee | | | | | | | |
| | P Hjertquist O Palmer | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | M Edmondson J Fitzgerald | w/o | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Edmondson J Fitzgerald | 6 | 6 | | 4 | M Edmondson J Fitzgerald | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Panatta O Parun | 6 | 6 | | | C Panatta O Parun | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Aguilera P Henriksen | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Edmondson J Fitzgerald | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| | H Kary B Pils | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Järryd H Simonsson | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| | F Luna R Vizcaíno | 3 | 6 | 3 | | H Kary B Pils | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Järryd H Simonsson | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | A Järryd H Simonsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Hampson C Johnstone | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | 3 | A Järryd H Simonsson | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Nyström M Tideman | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 2 | D Carter P Kronk | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | J Gunnarsson T Svensson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Nyström M Tideman | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Simonsson M Wilander | 4 | 3 | | 2 | D Carter P Kronk | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Carter P Kronk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
