1981 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's doubles

Third-seeds Kevin Curren and Steve Denton won the title and shared $12,000 after beating Raúl Ramírez and Van Winitsky in the final.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. • # Hans Gildemeister / 🇪🇨 Andrés Gómez (quarterfinals)

• #🇲🇽 Raúl Ramírez / 🇺🇸 Van Winitsky (final)

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

• #🇦🇺 Mark Edmondson / 🇺🇸 Sherwood Stewart (second round)

• #🇺🇸 Fritz Buehning / 🇺🇸 Ferdi Taygan (quarterfinals)

• #🇦🇹 Peter Feigl / 🇸🇪 Hans Simonsson (first round)

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

• # Heinz Günthardt / Markus Günthardt (quarterfinals)