1981 US Open – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
1981 US Open
Champions	Anne Smith Kevin Curren
Runners-up	JoAnne Russell Steve Denton
Final score	6–4, 7–6 (7–4)
Events
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Wendy Turnbull and Marty Riessen were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Wendy White and Mike Bauer.

Anne Smith and Kevin Curren won in the final 6–4, 7–6 (7–4) against JoAnne Russell and Steve Denton.

Seeds[]

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

Draw[]

Key[]

Final[]

	Final
	4	JoAnne Russell Steve Denton	4	64
	3	Anne Smith Kevin Curren	6	77

Top Half[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	B Stöve F McMillan	6	3	7
		S Mascarin S Davis	2	6	5			1	B Stöve F McMillan	1	3
		P Smith M Purcell	7	3	6				P Smith M Purcell	6	6
		B Nagelsen R Meyer	6	6	3											P Smith M Purcell	6	3	6
		K Rinaldi V Van Patten	3	7	7										7	M L Piatek R Case	3	6	4
		D Desfor G Hardie	6	6	6				K Rinaldi V Van Patten	4	6
		N Yeargin J Benson	3	5				7	M L Piatek R Case	6	7
	7	M L Piatek R Case	6	7																			P Smith M Purcell	6	4
	4	J Russell S Denton	6	7																		4	J Russell S Denton	7	6
		D Fromholtz M Edmondson	1	6				4	J Russell S Denton	6	6
			6	6						1	4
		E Pfaff R Fagel	4	3											4	J Russell S Denton	6	6
		I Kloss J Fillol	w/o												6	P Teeguarden H Günthardt	4	4
		S Walsh D Ralston							I Kloss H Günthardt	6	5
		D Morrison M Mitchell	4	6	1			6	P Teeguarden H Günthardt	7	7
	6	P Teeguarden H Günthardt	6	2	6

Bottom Half[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	V Ruzici I Năstase	6	6
		L Forood K Kerns	3	4				5	V Ruzici I Năstase	6	3	6
		A Kiyomura M Estep	6	6					A Kiyomura M Estep	4	6	4
		C Newton M Doyle	4	1											5	V Ruzici I Năstase	7	2	6
		R Fairbank P Cramer	3	6	6										3	A Smith K Curren	5	6	7
		S Acker C Leeds	6	3	1				R Fairbank P Cramer	2	3
		B Jordan J Delaney	6	4				3	A Smith K Curren	6	6
	3	A Smith K Curren	7	6																		3	A Smith K Curren	6	6
	8	B Bunge D Stockton	7	6																		8	B Bunge D Stockton	4	4
	ALT	S Margolin M Margolin	5	0				8	B Bunge D Stockton	6	6
		L Allen	7	5	7				L Allen	3	2
		A Hobbs E Fromm	5	7	6										8	B Bunge D Stockton	6	6
		P Whytcross C Letcher	7	4	6											W White M Bauer	4	4
		L Romanov S Krulevitz	5	6	4				P Whytcross C Letcher	3	4
		W White M Bauer	4	6	7				W White M Bauer	6	6
	2	W Turnbull M Riessen	6	3	6

References[]

• 1981 US Open – Doubles draws and results at the International Tennis Federation