1981 Geneva Open – Doubles
# 1981 Geneva Open – Doubles

Željko Franulović and Balázs Taróczy were the defending champions, but did not participate together this year. Franulović partnered José López-Maeso, losing in the quarterfinals. Taróczy partnered Heinz Günthardt, winning the title.

Günthardt and Taróczy won the title, defeating Pavel Složil and Tomáš Šmíd 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy (champions)
* Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd (final)
* Fred McNair / Raymond Moore (quarterfinals)
* José Luis Damiani / Ricardo Ycaza (semifinals)

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | H Günthardt B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Chappell R Venter | 4 | 4 | | 1 | H Günthardt B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ž Franulović J López-Maeso | 6 | 6 | | | Ž Franulović J López-Maeso | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bates N Sears | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | H Günthardt B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3 | F McNair R Moore | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Chatman N Odizor | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | F Punčec H Theissen | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | F McNair R Moore | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Chatman N Odizor | 6 | 6 | | | J Chatman N Odizor | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Arraya M Martinez | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | H Günthardt B Taróczy | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | B Boileau F González | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Složil T Šmíd | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | S Birner B Derlin | 7 | 4 | 3 | | B Boileau F González | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | JL Damiani R Ycaza | 6 | 6 | | 4 | JL Damiani R Ycaza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Günthardt B Sison | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | JL Damiani R Ycaza | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Edgar Schurmann R Stadler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | P Složil T Šmíd | 4 | 6 | 9 | | | | | |
| | J Brown I Dupasquier | 1 | 2 | | | E Schurmann R Stadler | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Cano V Pecci | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | P Složil T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Složil T Šmíd | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
