1971 US Open – Men's doubles

January 2025 1971 US Open s AUS John Newcombe GBR Roger Taylor USA Stan SmithUSA Erik van Dillen 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, [5-3] 64 8 1971 US Open (tennis) Pierre Barthès and Nikola Pilić were the defending US Open men's doubles tennis champions, but did not defend their title as a team. Seventh-seeded John Newcombe and Roger Taylor won the title by defeating sixth-seeded Stan Smith and Erik van Dillen 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, [5-3] in the final.World of Tennis '72 1972 Queen Anne Press London 9780362001037 86035663 111, 116 John Barretthttps://www.nytimes.com/1971/09/16/archives/smith-beats-kodes-for-us-open-title-4set-triumphmrs-king-wins-by-64.html Smith Beats Kodes for U.S. Open Title nytimes.com Seeds 30em USA Arthur Ashe / USA Dennis Ralston (third round, withdrew) NED Tom Okker / USA Marty Riessen (semifinals) ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase / ROU 1965 Ion Țiriac (quarterfinals) AUS Bill Bowrey / AUS Owen Davidson (quarterfinals) RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan (semifinals, retired) USA Stan Smith / USA Erik van Dillen (final) AUS John Newcombe / GBR Roger Taylor (champions) AUS John Alexander / AUS Phil Dent (third round) Draw Finals yes yes Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 12 TCH Milan HolečekNZL Onny Parun 0 3 6 7 AUS John NewcombeGBR Roger Taylor 6 6 7 3 ROU 1965 Ilie NăstaseROU 1965 Ion Țiriac 7 6 3 7 3 5 RSA 1928 Bob HewittRSA 1928 Frew McMillan 5 7 6 5 6 6 USA Stan Smith USA Erik van Dillen 6 7 6 4 AUS Bill BowreyAUS Owen Davidson 4 6 3 USA Jeff BorowiakPAK Haroon Rahim 3 4 1 2 NED Tom OkkerUSA Marty Riessen 6 6 6 7 AUS John NewcombeGBR Roger Taylor 7 6 5 RSA 1928 Bob HewittRSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6 1r 6 USA Stan Smith USA Erik van Dillen 6 6 6 2 NED Tom OkkerUSA Marty Riessen 4 2 2 7 AUS John NewcombeGBR Roger Taylor 6 6 7 4 [5] 6 USA Stan Smith USA Erik van Dillen 7 3 6 6 [3] Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 USA A AsheUSA D Ralston 6 3 6 6 GBR J CliftonGBR J Paish 0 6 4 2 USA M FishbachUSA P Fishbach 6 6 4 7 USA B BrownUSA T Ward 3 4 6 6 USA V GerulaitisUSA E Scott 7 3 6 3 6 TCH F PálaTCH V Zedník 6 6 0 6 3 TCH M HolečekNZL O Parun 4 6 7 7 CHI P CornejoCHI J Fillol 6 4 6 5 7 AUS J NewcombeGBR R Taylor 6 7 6 ARG E ÁlvarezARG T Vázquez 3 6 2 Alt CAN P BurwashRSA 1928 P Cramer 2 1 4 USA T LeonardYUG N Pilić 6 6 6 USA B LutzUSA C Pasarell 6 6 6 USA J ParkerUSA L Parker 3 4 3 ESP 1945 A MuñozESP 1945 M Orantes 6 6 6 FRG J FassbenderFRG H-J Pohmann 4 4 2 1 USA A AsheUSA D Ralston 6 6 6 USA M FishbachUSA P Fishbach 3 0 2 USA V GerulaitisUSA E Scott 2 6 6 4 6 TCH M HolečekNZL O Parun 6 3 4 6 7 7 AUS J NewcombeGBR R Taylor 6 6 7 USA T LeonardYUG N Pilić 3 2 6 USA B LutzUSA C Pasarell 6 6 7 6 ESP 1945 A MuñozESP 1945 M Orantes 3 7 5 1 1 USA A AsheUSA D Ralston TCH M HolečekNZL O Parun w/o 7 AUS J NewcombeGBR R Taylor 7 7 6 USA B LutzUSA C Pasarell 6 5 3 TCH M HolečekNZL O Parun 0 3 6 7 AUS J NewcombeGBR R Taylor 6 6 7 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 ROU 1965 I NăstaseROU 1965 I Țiriac 6 6 6 EGY 1958 I El ShafeiNZL B Fairlie 4 4 4 USA G MulloyUSA B Talbert 4 0 3 USA P GonzalesUSA R Gonzales 6 6 6 AUS T AddisonUSA F McNair 1 4 3 USA R HolmbergUSA C Richey 6 6 6 AUS R CaseAUS J Cooper 6 6 4 6 4 USA M EstepUSA S Stewart 1 2 6 7 6 5 RSA 1928 B HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 6 6 6 JPN J KamiwazumiJPN T Sakai 4 2 2 INA G WidjojoECU E Zuleta 3 1 7 3 AUS B CarmichaelAUS R Ruffels 6 6 6 6 USA J ConnorsRSA 1928 T Ryan 7 4 6 6 USA P GerkenUSA B Gottfried 6 6 3 4 USA S MayerUSA R Tanner 6 6 6 3 6 USA H FitzgibbonMEX A Palafox 7 4 4 6 7 3 ROU 1965 I NăstaseROU 1965 I Țiriac 6 4 6 6 USA P GonzalesUSA R Gonzales 2 6 3 2 USA R HolmbergUSA C Richey 6 3 7 5 3 USA M EstepUSA S Stewart 3 6 6 7 6 5 RSA 1928 B HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 6 7 7 6 AUS B CarmichaelAUS R Ruffels 7 6 6 4 USA J ConnorsRSA 1928 T Ryan 7 3 6 6 USA H FitzgibbonMEX A Palafox 6 6 3 4 3 ROU 1965 I NăstaseROU 1965 I Țiriac 7 6 6 USA M EstepUSA S Stewart 6 2 4 5 RSA 1928 B HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 6 6 6 USA J ConnorsRSA 1928 T Ryan 3 1 3 3 ROU 1965 I NăstaseROU 1965 I Țiriac 7 6 3 7 3 5 RSA 1928 B HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 5 7 6 5 6 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA A OlmedoUSA H Richardson 2 3 4 SWE O BengtsonAUS R Keldie 6 6 6 USA D KnightUSA L Schloss 3 4 2 USA T EdlefsenUSA F Froehling 6 6 6 RHO H IrvineRHO A Pattison 6 5 7 6 JPN K HiraiJPN J Kuki 4 7 6 1 AUS J GardnerUSA T Howard 3 3 6 6 6 USA S SmithUSA E van Dillen 6 6 4 7 GBR M CoxGBR G Stilwell 3 7 5 3 RSA 1928 B MaudAUS A Stone 6 6 7 6 JPN K TanabeRSA 1928 P van Lingen USA R McKinleyUSA D Stockton w/o USA R FisherUSA S Pasarell FRA P BarthèsFRA G Goven w/o USA C McKinleyUSA P Walthall 0 2 1 4 AUS B BowreyAUS O Davidson 6 6 6 SWE O BengtsonAUS R Keldie 7 4 6 3 7 USA T EdlefsenUSA F Froehling 6 6 2 6 6 RHO H IrvineRHO A Pattison 4 4 5 6 USA S SmithUSA E van Dillen 6 6 7 RSA 1928 B MaudAUS A Stone 6 7 6 4 7 USA R McKinleyUSA D Stockton 3 5 7 6 6 FRA P BarthèsFRA G Goven 1 2 7 5 4 AUS B BowreyAUS O Davidson 6 6 5 7 SWE O BengtsonAUS R Keldie 2 7 5 1 6 USA S SmithUSA E van Dillen 6 6 7 6 RSA 1928 B MaudAUS A Stone 6 6 6 2 4 AUS B BowreyAUS O Davidson 7 3 7 6 6 USA S SmithUSA E van Dillen 6 7 6 4 AUS B BowreyAUS O Davidson 4 6 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA J BorowiakPAK H Rahim 6 7 5 5 6 USA S GiammalvaUSA D Savitt 4 5 7 7 3 USA W HigginsYUG N Špear 5 4 4 USA J McManusUSA J Osborne 7 6 6 FRA J-B ChanfreauFRA P Proisy 6 6 6 Alt USA B BaileyUSA A Neely 3 1 4 GBR G BattrickGBR P Curtis 4 1 3 8 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 6 6 6 AUS C DibleyAUS G Masters 6 6 3 4 7 MEX J Loyo MayoMEX R Ramírez 2 4 6 6 5 YUG Ž FranulovićTCH J Kodeš 4 0 6 3 USA D DellUSA B Seewagen 6 6 2 6 USA C GraebnerBRA 1968 T Koch 6 6 6 6 DEN J LeschlyRSA 1928 R Moore 3 7 4 4 PAK MA IlahiPAK S Meer 3 4 6 2 NED T OkkerUSA M Riessen 6 6 7 USA J BorowiakPAK H Rahim 6 7 6 6 USA J McManusUSA J Osborne 7 6 4 4 FRA J-B ChanfreauFRA P Proisy 8 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent w/o AUS C DibleyAUS G Masters 6 7 6 6 USA D DellUSA B Seewagen 7 6 4 3 USA C GraebnerBRA 1968 T Koch 6 2 3 2 NED T OkkerUSA M Riessen 7 6 6 USA J BorowiakPAK H Rahim 6 4 3 6 6 8 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 2 6 6 1 4 AUS C DibleyAUS G Masters 6 5 6 2 NED T OkkerUSA M Riessen 7 7 7 USA J BorowiakPAK H Rahim 3 4 1 2 NED T OkkerUSA M Riessen 6 6 6 References External links Association of Tennis professionals (ATP) results archive 1971 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's Doubles Men's Doubles Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Men's doubles