1981 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1981 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champions	Balázs Taróczy Heinz Günthardt
Runners-up	Larry Stefanki Robert Van't Hof
Score	3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Main article: 1981 Japan Open Tennis Championships

Ross Case and Jaime Fillol were the defending champions, but none competed this year. Balázs Taróczy and Heinz Günthardt won the title by defeating Larry Stefanki and Robert Van't Hof 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 in the final.

Seeds

1. Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy (champions)
2. Terry Moor / Eliot Teltscher (quarterfinals)
3. Mel Purcell / Peter Rennert (semifinals)
4. Pat DuPré / Buster Mottram (quarterfinals)
5. Lloyd Bourne / Van Winitsky (semifinals)
6. Larry Stefanki / Robert Van't Hof (final)
7. Martin Davis / Chris Dunk (quarterfinals)
8. Tim Gullikson / Scott McCain (second 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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy	7	6
	5	Lloyd Bourne Van Winitsky	5	4
								1	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy	3	6	6
								6	Larry Stefanki Robert Van't Hof	6	2	1
	3	Mel Purcell Peter Rennert	6	4	4
	6	Larry Stefanki Robert Van't Hof	3	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	H Günthardt B Taróczy	6	6
		Yoshiya Hamano Koichi Sayama	2	2				1	H Günthardt B Taróczy	5	6	6
		D Gitlin B Sison	6	6					D Gitlin B Sison	7	3	2
		T Fukui T Yonezawa	1	1											1	H Günthardt B Taróczy	6	6
		Kiyoshi Miyanami Masayuki Uchida	6	6											7	M Davis C Dunk	4	4
		Yukihiko Murata S Nishio	3	2					K Miyanami M Uchida	1	1
		H Shirato Kenzo Ukon	0	5				7	M Davis C Dunk	6	6
	7	M Davis C Dunk	6	7																		1	H Günthardt B Taróczy	7	6
	4	P DuPré B Mottram	6	6																		5	L Bourne V Winitsky	5	4
		Hiroyuki Bamba Ichiro Nakanishi	0	1				4	P DuPré B Mottram	6	2	6
		K Hirai S Sakamoto	6	6					K Hirai S Sakamoto	3	6	4
		Akira Kawaguchi Noriyuki Washida	1	4											4	P DuPré B Mottram	3	2
		S Nishio Nobuya Tamura	6	6											5	L Bourne V Winitsky	6	6
		T Kuramitsu Etsuo Uchiyama	3	3					S Nishio N Tamura	3	6
		S Kato S Shiraishi	3	2				5	L Bourne V Winitsky	6	7
	5	L Bourne V Winitsky	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	T Gullikson S McCain	6	6
		Masaru Suishu Minoru Ueda	2	4				8	T Gullikson S McCain	6	4	5
		M Estep S Menon	6	6					M Estep S Menon	4	6	7
		B Webb E Wilborts	4	2												M Estep S Menon	6	0
		E Takeuchi K Tanabe	6	6											3	M Purcell P Rennert	7	6
		Taisen Kanai Takao Yamamoto	3	4					E Takeuchi K Tanabe	2	5
		J Bailey Nial Brash	3	4				3	M Purcell P Rennert	6	7
	3	M Purcell P Rennert	6	6																		3	M Purcell P Rennert	6	4	4
	6	L Stefanki R Van't Hof	6	6																		6	L Stefanki R Van't Hof	3	6	6
		Toyokazu Tomogane Nobuo Yoshida	0	1				6	L Stefanki R Van't Hof	6	7
		D Dowlen I Dupasquier	6	7					D Dowlen I Dupasquier	3	6
		Yoshito Nakamura Takao Suzuki	3	6											6	L Stefanki R Van't Hof	6	6
		R Cano R Krishnan	6	6											2	T Moor E Teltscher	3	3
		? Hoshono Akinori Naguro	3	3					R Cano R Krishnan	1	6
		Weller Evans Bob Weise	2	1				2	T Moor E Teltscher	6	7
	2	T Moor E Teltscher	6	6

External links

• Official results archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)