1981 US Open – Mixed doubles

Wendy Turnbull and Marty Riessen were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Wendy White and Mike Bauer.

Mixed doubles
1981 US Open
Final
ChampionsUnited States Anne Smith
South Africa Kevin Curren
Runners-upUnited States JoAnne Russell
United States Steve Denton
Score6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1980 · US Open · 1982 →

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

Seeds

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

Draw

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Final

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

Top half

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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  
    M Kremer
  T Buford
6 6       M Kremer
  T Buford
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

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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
  G Fritz
7 5 7     L Allen
  G Fritz
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

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