1981 Australian Open | |
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Date | 21 December 1981 – 3 January 1982 |
Edition | 70th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Melbourne, Australia |
Venue | Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
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Women's singles | |
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Men's doubles | |
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Women's doubles | |
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Boys' singles | |
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Girls' singles | |
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The 1981 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 70th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 30 November through 6 December 1981 for the women and from 24 December 1981 through 3 January 1982 for the men.
Johan Kriek defeated
Steve Denton, 6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), 6–4
Martina Navratilova defeated
Chris Evert, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–5
Mark Edmondson /
Kim Warwick defeated
Hank Pfister /
John Sadri 6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Kathy Jordan /
Anne Smith defeated
Martina Navratilova /
Pam Shriver 6–2, 7–5
Jörgen Windahl defeated
Pat Cash 6–4, 6–4
Anne Minter defeated
Corinne Vanier 6–4, 6–2
David Lewis and
Tony Withers won the title
Maree Booth and
Sharon Hodgkin won the title