| Event: | Table Tennis |
| Type: | SEA Games |
| City: | Manila |
| Year: | 1981 |
| Games: | 1981 SEA Games |
| Host: | Philippines |
| Venue: | Pasay Sports Complex |
| Location: | Pasay, Philippines |
| Dates: | 7–11 December |
| Prev: | 1979 |
| Next: | 1983 |
The Table Tennis at the 1981 SEA Games was held between 07 December to 11 December at Pasay Sports Complex, Pasay, Philippines.
| Men Singles |  Gunawan Sutedja | Faisal Rachman |  Chaisak Sitichartpongsuk Chayanand Wuwanich | |
| Men's Doubles | Tonny Maringgi Sinyo Supit | Faisal Rachman Haryono Wong | Chayanand Wuwanich Atichartpongsuk Kangthanwan Riewruengsuk | |
| Men's team | Faisal Rachman Gunawan Sutedja Haryono Wong | K. Chaisak K. Mowap W. Chayamond | Lee Kim Kee Tan Biah Sian Tay Kee | |
| Women Singles | Diana Wuisan | Carla Tedjasukmana |  Goh Shwu Fang Patcharin Loysawai | |
| Women's Doubles | Patcharin Loysawai Ladda Kumuthpongpanich | Diana Wuisan Carla Tedjasukmana | Lilik Winarni Dewi Goh Shwu Fang Yip Pau Chang | |
| Women's team | Ladda Kumuchpongpanich Patcharin Loysawai | Diana Wuisan Carla Tedjasukmana Lilik Winarni | Goh Chong Mei Lim Gek Hua Kim Mein Wong | |
| Mix Doubles | Gunawan Sutedja Diana Wuisan | Haryono Wong Lilik Winarni | Peong Tah Seng Goh Shwu Fang Chayanand Wuwanich Patcharin Loysawai |