1881 U.S. National Championships – Doubles

Doubles
	1881 U.S. National Championships
Champion	Clarence Clark ; Frederick Winslow Taylor
Runner-up	Arthur Newbold ; Alexander Van Rensselaer
Final score	6–5, 6–4, 6–5

The doubles champions of the first U.S. championships were Clarence Clark and Frederick Winslow Taylor.

Draw

The draw is for the most part unknown. It seems to have consisted of four rounds. In the first round, Clark and Taylor defeated Smith and Crawford Nightingale. In a second match, Alexander Van Rensselaer and Arthur Newbold beat Arthur Rives and Stevens 6–5 and 6–2. Like in the singles competition, except for the final, each match was played on the best of three sets.

Final

	Clarence Clark Frederick Winslow Taylor	6	6	6
	Arthur Newbold Alexander Van Rensselaer	5	4	5

References

Albiero, Alessandro; Carta, Andrea (2010). The Grand Slam Record Book Vol. 1. Monte Porzio Catone: Effepi Libri. p. 693. ISBN 978-88-6002-017-8.

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