| 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 | ||||
 Johan Kriek | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Martina Navratilova | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
 Mark Edmondson /Kim Warwick | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
| Kathy Jordan /Anne Smith | ||||
| Boys' singles | ||||
 Jörgen Windahl | ||||
| Girls' singles | ||||
| Anne Minter | ||||
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The1981 Australian Open was atennis tournament played ongrass courts at theKooyong Lawn Tennis Club inMelbourne inVictoria 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 defeatedSteve Denton, 6–2, 7–6(7–1), 6–7(1–7), 6–4
Martina Navratilova defeatedChris Evert, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–5
Mark Edmondson /Kim Warwick defeatedHank Pfister /John Sadri 6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Kathy Jordan /Anne Smith defeatedMartina Navratilova /Pam Shriver 6–2, 7–5
Jörgen Windahl defeatedPat Cash 6–4, 6–4
Anne Minter defeated
Corinne Vanier 6–4, 6–2
David Lewis andTony Withers won the title
Maree Booth andSharon Hodgkin won the title
| Preceded by | Grand Slams | Succeeded by |