1981 French Open – Men's doubles

The men's doubles tournament at the 1981 French Open was held from 25 May until 7 June 1981 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Heinz Günthardt and Balázs Taróczy won the title, defeating Terry Moor and Eliot Teltscher in the final.

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

• # n/a

• # 🇺🇸 Brian Gottfried / 🇲🇽 Raúl Ramírez (first round)

• # Hans Gildemeister / 🇪🇨 Andrés Gómez (second round)

• # 🇮🇹 Paolo Bertolucci / 🇮🇹 Adriano Panatta (first round)

• # 🇦🇺 David Carter / 🇦🇺 Paul Kronk (second round)

• # 🇺🇸 Bruce Manson / Raymond Moore (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Terry Moor / 🇺🇸 Eliot Teltscher (final)

• # Pavel Složil /  Tomáš Šmíd (third round)

• # Heinz Günthardt / 🇭🇺 Balázs Taróczy (champions)

• # 🇦🇺 Mark Edmondson / 🇺🇸 Ferdi Taygan (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Craig Edwards / Eddie Edwards (third round)

• # 🇺🇸 Fred McNair / 🇺🇸 Henry Pfister (third round)

• # Kevin Curren / 🇺🇸 Steve Denton (second round)

• # 🇺🇸 Tracy Delatte / 🇺🇸 Trey Waltke (first round)

• # 🇦🇷 Ricardo Cano / 🇪🇸 Ángel Giménez (third round)