1971 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1971 Australian Open
Champions	John Newcombe Tony Roche
Runners-up	Tom Okker Marty Riessen
Final score	6–2, 7–6

John Newcombe and Tony Roche defeated Tom Okker and Marty Riessen 6–2, 7–6 in the final to win the Men's Doubles title at the 1971 Australian Open.^[1]

Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. John Newcombe / Tony Roche (Champions)
2. Roy Emerson / Rod Laver (Quarterfinals)
3. Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle (Quarterfinals)
4. Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (Final)
5. Arthur Ashe / Dennis Ralston (Semifinals)
6. William Bowrey / Owen Davidson (Quarterfinals)
7. Andrés Gimeno / Roger Taylor (First Round)
8. Cliff Drysdale / Greg Perkins (First Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	John Newcombe   Tony Roche	6	6
	5	Arthur Ashe   Dennis Ralston	4	3
								1	John Newcombe   Tony Roche	6	7
								4	Tom Okker   Marty Riessen	2	6
	4	Tom Okker   Marty Riessen	7	7
		Robert Lutz   Charlie Pasarell	6	6

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	J Newcombe   T Roche	6	6	6
	G Pollard   R Wilson	6	3	6				G Pollard   R Wilson	7	2	2
	R Maud   F McMillan	3	6	3										1	J Newcombe   T Roche	6	6
	J Cooper   C Dibley	6	6												P Doerner   B Phillips-Moore	1	3
	J Feaver   E McCabe	1	4					J Cooper   C Dibley	6	6
	P Doerner   B Phillips-Moore	6	6					P Doerner   B Phillips-Moore	7	7
8	C Drysdale   G Perkins	2	4																		1	J Newcombe   T Roche	6	6
5	A Ashe   D Ralston	6	6																		5	A Ashe   D Ralston	4	3
	A Shapter   C Stubs	2	4				5	A Ashe   D Ralston	7	6
	B Carmichael   R Ruffels	3	5					J Alexander   P Dent	5	4
	J Alexander   P Dent	6	7											5	A Ashe   D Ralston	7	7
	R Case   G Masters	6	6											3	K Rosewall   F Stolle	6	5
	A Gardiner   J Ward	2	2					R Case   G Masters	2	1
							3	K Rosewall   F Stolle	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							4	T Okker   M Riessen	6	6
	M Anderson   R Moore	4	5					I El Shafei   B Fairlie	2	3
	I El Shafei   B Fairlie	6	7											4	T Okker   M Riessen	6	6
	S Ball   B Giltinan	6	4	6										6	W Bowrey   O Davidson	2	3
	R Barth   T Ulrich	3	6	3				S Ball   B Giltinan	3	6
	B Wright   J Zwieg	w/o					6	W Bowrey   O Davidson	6	7
6	W Bowrey   O Davidson																				4	T Okker   M Riessen	7	7
7	A Gimeno   R Taylor	3	4																			R Lutz   C Pasarell	6	6
	D Crealy   A Stone	6	6					D Crealy   A Stone	6	3
	G Thomson   K Warwick	4	1					R Lutz   C Pasarell	7	6
	R Lutz   C Pasarell	6	6												R Lutz   C Pasarell	6	6
	M Cox   G Stilwell	6	6											2	R Emerson   R Laver	4	3
	M Rose   F Sedgman	3	2					M Cox   G Stilwell	6	2
							2	R Emerson   R Laver	7	6

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 373. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links

• 1971 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com