1981 Paris Open – Doubles

Paolo Bertolucci and Adriano Panatta were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Jérôme Potier and Thierry Tulasne.

Doubles
1981 Paris Open
1980 Champions	Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta
Champions	Ilie Năstase Yannick Noah
Runners-up	Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith
Score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	16
Seeds	4

Ilie Năstase and Yannick Noah won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Andrew Jarrett and Jonathan Smith.

Seeds

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

1. Paolo Bertolucci / Adriano Panatta (first round)
2. Ilie Năstase / Yannick Noah (champions)
3. Eric Fromm / Cary Leeds (quarterfinals)
4. Tim Mayotte / Mark Vines (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

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	P Bertolucci A Panatta	3	6
		J Potier T Tulasne	6	7					J Potier T Tulasne	3	7	1
		A Jarrett J Smith	6	6					A Jarrett J Smith	6	5	6
		P Torre J Vanlangendonck	4	1												A Jarrett J Smith	6	7
	4	T Mayotte M Vines	6	6											4	T Mayotte M Vines	4	5
		B Fritz C Roger-Vasselin	2	3				4	T Mayotte M Vines	6	6
		C Freyss G Núñez	6	6					C Freyss G Núñez	2	3
		E Deblicker P Proisy	1	3																			Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith	4	4
		L Courteau H Leconte	6	6																		2	Ilie Năstase Yannick Noah	6	6
		J-L Haillet P Portes	3	4					L Courteau H Leconte	6	6
		J Feaver R Lewis	6	6	2			3	E Fromm C Leeds	1	2
	3	E Fromm C Leeds	4	7	6											L Courteau H Leconte	2	4
		B Gottfried H Solomon	6	6											2	I Nastase Y Noah	6	6
		A Anastopaulo J van Nostrand	3	1					B Gottfried H Solomon	4	2
		D Siegler C Zipf	3	4				2	I Nastase Y Noah	6	6
	2	I Nastase Y Noah	6	6

External links

• 1981 Paris Open Doubles draw