Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but only Navratilova competed that year with Pam Shriver. Navratilova and Shriver lost in the semifinals to

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and

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. Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Casals and Turnbull.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

External links

1981 US Open – Women's draws and results
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