1981 Fischer-Grand Prix – Doubles

Doubles
1981 Fischer-Grand Prix
Champions	Steve Denton Tim Wilkison
Runners-up	Sammy Giammalva Jr. Fred McNair
Score	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Draw	24
Seeds	8

Bob Lutz and Stan Smith were the defending champions but only Smith competed that year with Brian Gottfried.

Gottfried and Smith lost in the quarterfinals to Steve Denton and Tim Wilkison.

Denton and Wilkison won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 against Sammy Giammalva Jr. and Fred McNair.

Seeds

The draw allocated unseeded teams at random; as a result one seeded team received a bye into the second round.

1. Brian Gottfried / Stan Smith (quarterfinals)
2. Pavel Složil / Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals)
3. Sandy Mayer / Frew McMillan (semifinals)
4. Bernard Mitton / Andrew Pattison (semifinals)
5. Peter Feigl / Billy Martin (first round)
6. Sammy Giammalva Jr. / Fred McNair (final)
7. Steve Denton / Tim Wilkison (champions)
8. Stanislav Birner / Nick Saviano (quarterfinals)

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

Final

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Steve Denton Tim Wilkison	2	6	6
	3	Sandy Mayer Frew McMillan	6	4	2
								7	Steve Denton Tim Wilkison	4	6	6
								6	Sammy Giammalva Jr. Fred McNair	6	3	4
	4	Bernard Mitton Andrew Pattison	6	4
	6	Sammy Giammalva Jr. Fred McNair	7	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	B Gottfried S Smith	6	6
		R Lewis J Smith	6	6					R Lewis J Smith	3	2
		E Fromm C Leeds	2	3											1	B Gottfried S Smith	1	2
															7	S Denton T Wilkison	6	6
									Á Giménez H Kary	0	3
		S Glickstein D Schneider	3	2				7	S Denton T Wilkison	6	6
	7	S Denton T Wilkison	6	6																		7	S Denton T Wilkison	2	6	6
	3	S Mayer F McMillan	6	6	7																	3	S Mayer F McMillan	6	4	2
		J Hayes S Meister	7	4	6			3	S Mayer F McMillan	6	6
									R Stadler M Vines	3	2
															3	S Mayer F McMillan	6	6
															8	S Birner N Saviano	4	3
									H-P Kandler F Krajcik	5	5
		C Kirmayr J Soares	6	4	3			8	S Birner N Saviano	7	7
	8	S Birner N Saviano	1	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	P Feigl B Martin	2	6	4
		J Hřebec J Navrátil	6	3	6				J Hřebec J Navrátil	4	7	6
									B Pils I Wimmer	6	6	7
																B Pils I Wimmer	5	2
															4	B Mitton A Pattison	7	6
									M Doyle C Mayotte	6	6	3
		J Feaver R Gehring	2	6				4	B Mitton A Pattison	4	7	6
	4	B Mitton A Pattison	6	7																		4	B Mitton A Pattison	6	4
	6	S Giammalva Jr. F McNair	6	7																		6	S Giammalva Jr. F McNair	7	6
		D Siegler T Waltke	4	6				6	S Giammalva Jr. F McNair	7	6
									G Holroyd W Redondo	5	4
															6	S Giammalva Jr. F McNair	6	6
															2	P Složil T Šmíd	3	4
									M Ostoja L Sanders	2	2
		K Eberhard C Zipf	2	2				2	P Složil T Šmíd	6	6
	2	P Složil T Šmíd	6	6

External links

• 1981 Fischer-Grand Prix Doubles draw