Men's doubles
1981 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
Champions	Balázs Taróczy Heinz Günthardt
Runners-up	Larry Stefanki Robert Van't Hof
Score	3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Ross Case and Jaime Fillol were the defending champions, but none competed this year.

Balázs Taróczy and Heinz Günthardt won the title by defeating Larry Stefanki and Robert Van't Hof 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 in the final.^[1]

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy	7	6
	5	Lloyd Bourne Van Winitsky	5	4
								1	Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy	3	6	6
								6	Larry Stefanki Robert Van't Hof	6	2	1
	3	Mel Purcell Peter Rennert	6	4	4
	6	Larry Stefanki Robert Van't Hof	3	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	H Günthardt B Taróczy	6	6
		Yoshiya Hamano Koichi Sayama	2	2				1	H Günthardt B Taróczy	5	6	6
		D Gitlin B Sison	6	6					D Gitlin B Sison	7	3	2
		T Fukui T Yonezawa	1	1											1	H Günthardt B Taróczy	6	6
		Kiyoshi Miyanami Masayuki Uchida	6	6											7	M Davis C Dunk	4	4
		Yukihiko Murata S Nishio	3	2					K Miyanami M Uchida	1	1
		H Shirato Kenzo Ukon	0	5				7	M Davis C Dunk	6	6
	7	M Davis C Dunk	6	7																		1	H Günthardt B Taróczy	7	6
	4	P DuPré B Mottram	6	6																		5	L Bourne V Winitsky	5	4
		Hiroyuki Bamba Ichiro Nakanishi	0	1				4	P DuPré B Mottram	6	2	6
		K Hirai S Sakamoto	6	6					K Hirai S Sakamoto	3	6	4
		Akira Kawaguchi Noriyuki Washida	1	4											4	P DuPré B Mottram	3	2
		S Nishio Nobuya Tamura	6	6											5	L Bourne V Winitsky	6	6
		T Kuramitsu Etsuo Uchiyama	3	3					S Nishio N Tamura	3	6
		S Kato S Shiraishi	3	2				5	L Bourne V Winitsky	6	7
	5	L Bourne V Winitsky	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	T Gullikson S McCain	6	6
		Masaru Suishu Minoru Ueda	2	4				8	T Gullikson S McCain	6	4	5
		M Estep S Menon	6	6					M Estep S Menon	4	6	7
		B Webb E Wilborts	4	2												M Estep S Menon	6	0
		E Takeuchi K Tanabe	6	6											3	M Purcell P Rennert	7	6
		Taisen Kanai Takao Yamamoto	3	4					E Takeuchi K Tanabe	2	5
		J Bailey Nial Brash	3	4				3	M Purcell P Rennert	6	7
	3	M Purcell P Rennert	6	6																		3	M Purcell P Rennert	6	4	4
	6	L Stefanki R Van't Hof	6	6																		6	L Stefanki R Van't Hof	3	6	6
		Toyokazu Tomogane Nobuo Yoshida	0	1				6	L Stefanki R Van't Hof	6	7
		D Dowlen I Dupasquier	6	7					D Dowlen I Dupasquier	3	6
		Yoshito Nakamura Takao Suzuki	3	6											6	L Stefanki R Van't Hof	6	6
		R Cano R Krishnan	6	6											2	T Moor E Teltscher	3	3
		? Hoshono Akinori Naguro	3	3					R Cano R Krishnan	1	6
		Weller Evans Bob Weise	2	1				2	T Moor E Teltscher	6	7
	2	T Moor E Teltscher	6	6

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• Official results archive (ITF)