1981 French Open – Men's doubles
# 1981 French Open – Men's doubles

The men's doubles tournament at the 1981 French Open was held from 25 May until 7 June 1981 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Heinz Günthardt and Balázs Taróczy won the title, defeating Terry Moor and Eliot Teltscher in the final.

## Seeds

* Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee (quarterfinals)
* n/a
* Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez (first round)
* Hans Gildemeister / Andrés Gómez (second round)
* Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta (first round)
* David Carter / Paul Kronk (second round)
* Bruce Manson / Raymond Moore (quarterfinals)
* Terry Moor / Eliot Teltscher (final)
* Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd (third round)
* Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy (champions)
* Mark Edmondson / Ferdi Taygan (first round)
* Craig Edwards / Eddie Edwards (third round)
* Fred McNair / Henry Pfister (third round)
* Kevin Curren / Steve Denton (second round)
* Tracy Delatte / Trey Waltke (first round)
* Ricardo Cano / Ángel Giménez (third 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee | 6 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | José Luis Clerc Ilie Năstase | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | José Luis Clerc Ilie Năstase | 6 | 7 | | | José Luis Clerc Ilie Năstase | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Bruce Manson Raymond Moore | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Bruce Manson Raymond Moore | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 10 | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Terry Moor Eliot Teltscher | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Terry Moor Eliot Teltscher | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Terry Moor Eliot Teltscher | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | Markus Günthardt Beeyong Sison | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Markus Günthardt Beeyong Sison | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | Terry Moor Eliot Teltscher | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Peter Feigl Billy Martin | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| Mel Purcell Vincent Van Patten | Mel Purcell Vincent Van Patten | 3 | 3 | | | Peter Feigl Billy Martin | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| Peter Feigl Billy Martin | Peter Feigl Billy Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | P McNamara P McNamee | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Freyss H Gauvain | 6 | 4 | | 1 | P McNamara P McNamee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fritz G Goven | 6 | 7 | | | B Fritz G Goven | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Dominguez D Naegelen | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | P McNamara P McNamee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | E Fromm C Leeds | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 13 | F McNair H Pfister | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | R Chappell S van der Merwe | 4 | 6 | | | E Fromm C Leeds | 7 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Roger-Vasselin T Tulasne | 3 | 4 | | 13 | F McNair H Pfister | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | F McNair H Pfister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P McNamara P McNamee | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | P Bertolucci A Panatta | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | H Günthardt B Taróczy | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | E Bengoechea M Hocevar | 1 | 6 | 6 | | E Bengoechea M Hocevar | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Acuña S Cortés | 7 | 6 | | | R Acuña S Cortés | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gattiker C Gattiker | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | E Bengoechea M Hocevar | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | R Fagel R Vizcaíno Mallol | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | H Günthardt B Taróczy | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Ganzábal G Guerrero | 6 | 3 | 2 | | R Fagel R Vizcaíno Mallol | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Cook S Meister | 3 | 5 | | 10 | H Günthardt B Taróczy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | H Günthardt B Taróczy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | H Gildemeister A Gómez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Aubone F Maynetto | 6 | 3 | | 4 | H Gildemeister A Gómez | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | JL Clerc I Năstase | 6 | 6 | | | JL Clerc I Năstase | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Potier P Torre | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | JL Clerc I Năstase | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J López-Maeso M Mir-Rodón | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | R Cano Á Giménez | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Arias B Testerman | 6 | 3 | | | J López-Maeso M Mir-Rodón | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Guan W Hampson | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | R Cano Á Giménez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | R Cano Á Giménez | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | JL Clerc I Năstase | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | B Manson R Moore | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | B Manson R Moore | 4 | 5 |
| | A Dîrzu F Segărceanu | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | B Manson R Moore | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J García Requena B Nichols | 7 | 6 | | | J García Requena B Nichols | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Bernelle J-M Piacentile | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | B Manson R Moore | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Hjertquist S Krulevitz | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Hjertquist S Krulevitz | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | C Skakle C Wittus | 6 | 4 | 1 | | P Hjertquist S Krulevitz | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ž Franulović F González | 7 | 5 | 7 | | Ž Franulović F González | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | M Edmondson F Taygan | 6 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | P Složil T Šmíd | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Case J Fillol | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | P Složil T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Stefanki Robert Van't Hof | 6 | 6 | | | L Stefanki Robert Van't Hof | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dowdeswell P Holl | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 9 | P Složil T Šmíd | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | C Kirmayr C Motta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | T Moor E Teltscher | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | L Courteau F Jauffret | 2 | 0 | | | C Kirmayr C Motta | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Martinez E Ruiz-Bry | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | T Moor E Teltscher | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | T Moor E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | T Moor E Teltscher | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | T Delatte T Waltke | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Günthardt B Sison | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | M Davis C Dunk | 6 | 6 | | | M Davis C Dunk | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Günthardt B Sison | 7 | 7 | | | M Günthardt B Sison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Deblicker P Proisy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Günthardt B Sison | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Fitzgerald C Johnstone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Mayotte R Meyer | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Glickstein D Schneider | 1 | 4 | | | J Fitzgerald C Johnstone | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mayotte R Meyer | 4 | 6 | 6 | | T Mayotte R Meyer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Brian Gottfried R Ramírez | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | K Curren S Denton | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Boileau A González | 3 | 5 | | 14 | K Curren S Denton | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | JL Damiani R Ycaza | 6 | 6 | | | JL Damiani R Ycaza | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Krishnan G Urpí | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | JL Damiani R Ycaza | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Purcell V Van Patten | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | M Purcell V Van Patten | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Marchetti E Vattuone | 2 | 6 | 3 | | M Purcell V Van Patten | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Leconte G Moretton | 3 | 3 | | 6 | D Carter P Kronk | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | D Carter P Kronk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Purcell V Van Patten | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | C Edwards E Edwards | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | P Feigl B Martin | 6 | 6 |
| | D Visser J Yuill | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | C Edwards E Edwards | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Maurer W Popp | 5 | 6 | 6 | | A Maurer W Popp | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Brichant T Stevaux | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 12 | C Edwards E Edwards | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| | P Feigl B Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Feigl B Martin | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | D Bedel P Portes | 3 | 4 | | | P Feigl B Martin | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Dyke P Johnston | 6 | 2 | 0 | | R Carruthers F Dalla Fontana | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | R Carruthers F Dalla Fontana | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
