1981 Murjani WTA Championships – Doubles

Rosemary Casals and Ilana Kloss were the defending champions, but Kloss did not compete this year. Casals teamed up with Wendy Turnbull and lost in semifinals to Kathy Jordan and Paula Smith.

Kathy Jordan and Paula Smith won the title by defeating JoAnne Russell and Virginia Ruzici 6–3, 5–7, 7–6 in the final.

Seeds
The first four seeds received a bye into the second round. • # 🇺🇸 Rosemary Casals / 🇦🇺 Wendy Turnbull (semifinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova / 🇺🇸 Pam Shriver (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Kathy Jordan / 🇺🇸 Paula Smith (champions)

• # 🇺🇸 Candy Reynolds / 🇺🇸 Anne Smith (quarterfinals)

• # Hana Mandlíková / Betty Stöve (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Andrea Jaeger / Regina Maršíková (semifinals)

• # 🇺🇸 JoAnne Russell / Virginia Ruzici (final)