1981 Australian Open
| 1981 Australian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 December 1981 – 3 January 1982 |
| Edition | 70th |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Venue | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| South Africa Johan Kriek | |
| Women's singles | |
| United States Martina Navratilova | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Australia Mark Edmondson / Australia Kim Warwick | |
| Women's doubles | |
| United States Kathy Jordan / United States Anne Smith | |
| Boys' singles | |
| Sweden Jörgen Windahl | |
| Girls' singles | |
| Australia Anne Minter | |
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The 1981 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 70th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 30 November through 6 December 1981 for the women and from 24 December 1981 through 3 January 1982 for the men.
Seniors
Men's singles
South Africa Johan Kriek defeated United States Steve Denton, 6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), 6–4
- • It was Kriek's 1st career Grand Slam singles title.
Women's singles
United States Martina Navratilova defeated United States Chris Evert, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–5
- • It was Navratilova's 3rd career Grand Slam singles title and her 1st title at the Australian Open.
Men's doubles
Australia Mark Edmondson / Australia Kim Warwick defeated United States Hank Pfister / United States John Sadri 6–3, 6–7, 6–3
- • It was Edmondson's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and his 2nd title at the Australian Open.
- • It was Warwick's 3rd career Grand Slam doubles title and his 3rd and last title at the Australian Open.
Women's doubles
United States Kathy Jordan / United States Anne Smith defeated United States Martina Navratilova / United States Pam Shriver 6–2, 7–5
- • It was Jordan's 4th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st and only title at the Australian Open.
- • It was Smith's 4th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st and only title at the Australian Open.
Mixed doubles
- The competition was not held between 1970 and 1986.
Juniors
Boys' singles
Sweden Jörgen Windahl defeated Australia Pat Cash 6–4, 6–4
Girls' singles
Australia Anne Minter defeated France Corinne Vanier 6–4, 6–2
Boys' doubles
New Zealand David Lewis and Australia Tony Withers won the title
Girls' doubles
Australia Maree Booth and Australia Sharon Hodgkin won the title