Misplaced Pages

1981 Bridgestone Doubles Championships
Date	May 4–10
Edition	6th
Draw	8D
Prize money	$150,000
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Champions
Doubles
Sue Barker / Ann Kiyomura
← 1980 · WTA Doubles Championships · 1982 →

The 1981 Bridgestone Doubles Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the Toyota Series of the 1981 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from May 4 through May 10, 1981.

Final

Doubles

Sue Barker / Ann Kiyomura defeated Barbara Potter / Sharon Walsh 7–5, 6–2

• It was Barker's 3rd doubles title of the year and the 9th of her career. It was Kiyomura's 2nd doubles title of the year and the 20th of her career.

References

1. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 530.

• WTA Doubles Championships
• 1981 in Japanese women's sport
• 1981 in Japanese tennis
• 1981 in Tokyo