1981 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1981 Australian Open
Champions Kathy Jordan
Anne Smith
Runners-up Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver
Score6–2, 7–5
Draw32
Seeds8

Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith defeated the defending champion Martina Navratilova and her partner Pam Shriver in the final, 6–2, 7–5 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1981 Australian Open.

Betsy Nagelsen and Navratilova were the defending champions, but they competed with different partners that year, Nagelsen with Candy Reynolds and Navratilova with Shriver. Nagelsen and Reynolds lost in the first round to Chris Newton and Brenda Remilton.