1981 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Mark Edmondson and Kim Warwick were the defending champions.

Seeds
• #🇦🇺 Peter McNamara / 🇦🇺 Paul McNamee (quarterfinals)

• # Kevin Curren / 🇺🇸 Steve Denton (semifinals)

• # Heinz Günthardt / Markus Günthardt (second round)

• #🇦🇺 Mark Edmondson / 🇦🇺 Kim Warwick (champion)

• #🇺🇸 Fritz Buehning / 🇮🇱 Shlomo Glickstein (first round)

• #🇺🇸 Peter Rennert / 🇳🇿 Russell Simpson (second round)

• #🇦🇺 David Carter / 🇦🇺 Paul Kronk (quarterfinals)

• #🇸🇪 Anders Järryd / 🇸🇪 Hans Simonsson (first round)