1971 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

April 2022 1971 Wimbledon Championships s AUS Roy Emerson AUS Rod Laver USA Arthur Ashe USA Dennis Ralston 4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4 64 (4 Q Qualifiers) 4 grand slam 1971 Wimbledon Championships John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Cliff Drysdale and Nikola Pilić. Roy Emerson and Rod Laver defeated Arthur Ashe and Dennis Ralston in the final, 4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1971 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th This was the first edition to be played with a 12-point tie-break, which would occur at 8-all in any set but the decider. Seeds 1 1 AUS John Newcombe / AUS Tony Roche (first round) 2 4 AUS Ken Rosewall / AUS Fred Stolle (quarterfinals) 3 3 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan (first round) 4 2 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase / ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 yes AUS Bill BowreyAUS Owen Davidson 3 5 3 AUS Roy EmersonAUS Rod Laver 6 7 6 4 ROM 1965 Ilie NăstaseROM 1965 Ion Țiriac 6 3 6 7 2 AUS John AlexanderAUS Phil Dent 8 6 3 5 6 YUG Željko FranulovićRSA 1928 Bob Maud 8 6 4 1 USA Clark GraebnerBRA 1968 Thomaz Koch 9 4 6 6 USA Arthur AsheUSA Dennis Ralston 7 6 2 6 2 AUS Ken RosewallAUS Fred Stolle 5 3 6 1 AUS Roy EmersonAUS Rod Laver 6 3 6 6 AUS John AlexanderAUS Phil Dent 4 6 3 4 USA Clark GraebnerBRA 1968 Thomaz Koch 9 3 6 4 USA Arthur AsheUSA Dennis Ralston 8 6 8 6 AUS Roy EmersonAUS Rod Laver 4 9 6 6 6 USA Arthur AsheUSA Dennis Ralston 6 7 8 4 4 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 AUS J NewcombeAUS A Roche 6 7 5 3 RSA 1928 C DrysdaleYUG N Pilić 2 9 7 6 AUS J CooperAUS C Dibley 6 6 6 ITA M di DomenicoITA A Panatta 3 2 1 GBR P HutchinsGBR S Matthews Q RSA 1928 P CramerAUS P Doerner w/o AUS W BowreyAUS O Davidson 7 4 6 6 TCH J KodešTCH J Kukal 5 6 4 1 AUS R EmersonAUS R Laver 6 6 9 GRE 1970 N KalogeropoulosCHI J Pinto Bravo 3 3 7 HUN I GulyásCHI P Rodríguez 2 4 4 FRA P BarthèsFRA J-B Chanfreau 6 6 6 IND P LallIND J Mukerjea 6 6 8 6 Q JAM R RussellGBR S Warboys 3 1 9 2 Q AUS J BartlettAUS G Perkins 8 4 6 6 3 AUS R CaseURS 1955 A Metreveli 9 6 3 4 6 RSA 1928 C DrysdaleYUG N Pilić 8 6 3 6 7 AUS J CooperAUS C Dibley 9 4 6 2 5 GBR P HutchinsGBR S Matthews 8 6 1 AUS W BowreyAUS O Davidson 9 8 6 AUS R EmersonAUS R Laver 6 6 6 FRA P BarthèsFRA J-B Chanfreau 4 4 3 IND P LallIND J Mukerjea 9 3 4 3 AUS R CaseURS 1955 A Metreveli 8 6 6 6 RSA 1928 C DrysdaleYUG N Pilić 2 9 6 7 3 AUS W BowreyAUS O Davidson 6 8 3 9 6 AUS R EmersonAUS R Laver 6 9 6 AUS R CaseURS 1955 A Metreveli 3 8 3 AUS W BowreyAUS O Davidson 3 5 3 AUS R EmersonAUS R Laver 6 7 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 4 ROM 1965 I NăstaseROM 1965 I Țiriac 9 6 6 USA F FroehlingAUS R Keldie 7 1 3 FRA G GovenFRA P Proisy 1 9 6 9 AUS K FletcherRSA 1928 A Segal 6 8 4 7 CHI P CornejoCHI J Fillol 6 6 6 GBR A MillsGBR R Wilson 2 4 3 JPN 1947 K WatanabeJPN 1947 K Yanagi 6 3 7 8 5 COL W ÁlvarezBRA 1968 JE Mandarino 3 6 5 9 7 GBR J CliftonGBR J Paish 3 7 6 1 RHO H IrvineRHO A Pattison 6 9 4 6 AUS A McDonaldAUS K Warwick 3 4 6 6 6 AUS T AddisonTCH M Holeček 6 6 3 4 3 FRA F JauffretFRA J-L Rouyer 8 3 4 4 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 6 6 6 6 USA T BrownUSA E Scott 6 6 2 2 AUS R CarmichaelAUS R Ruffels 8 3 6 6 4 ROM 1965 I NăstaseROM 1965 I Țiriac 6 6 6 FRA G GovenFRA P Proisy 2 3 4 CHI P CornejoCHI J Fillol 6 6 6 COL W ÁlvarezBRA 1968 JE Mandarino 4 0 2 RHO H IrvineRHO A Pattison 9 6 6 AUS A McDonaldAUS K Warwick 8 4 2 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 6 6 8 9 AUS R CarmichaelAUS R Ruffels 4 4 9 8 4 ROM 1965 I NăstaseROM 1965 I Țiriac 7 7 6 CHI P CornejoCHI J Fillol 5 5 3 RHO H IrvineRHO A Pattison 4 4 4 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 6 6 6 4 ROM 1965 I NăstaseROM 1965 I Țiriac 6 3 6 7 2 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 8 6 3 5 6 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS R HoweAUS F Sedgman 6 8 6 9 ROM 1965 P MărmureanuSUI D Sturdza 3 9 1 7 UAR I El ShafeiNZL B Fairlie 6 3 4 9 17 YUG Z FranulovićRSA 1928 R Maud 4 6 6 7 19 FRA J-C BarclayFRA D Contet 8 6 9 6 USA D DellUSA J McManus 9 0 8 2 AUS R CrealyAUS A Stone 8 9 3 2 DEN J LeschlyRSA 1928 R Moore 9 7 6 6 FRG J FassbenderFRG H-J Pohmann 4 4 8 AUS I FletcherAUS B Phillips-Moore 6 6 9 USA T GormanUSA C Richey 6 3 6 6 Q RSA 1928 B BertramRSA 1928 W Freer 8 6 4 8 AUT H KaryAUT P Pokorny 1 3 3 NED T OkkerUSA M Riessen 6 6 6 USA C GraebnerBRA 1968 T Koch 7 3 8 6 3 RSA 1928 R HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 5 6 6 3 AUS R HoweAUS F Sedgman 4 9 3 2 YUG Z FranulovićRSA 1928 R Maud 6 8 6 6 FRA J-C BarclayFRA D Contet 5 9 1 9 3 DEN J LeschlyRSA 1928 R Moore 7 8 6 7 6 AUS I FletcherAUS B Phillips-Moore 6 3 9 6 Q RSA 1928 B BertramRSA 1928 W Freer 2 6 8 2 NED T OkkerUSA M Riessen 2 6 7 6 3 USA C GraebnerBRA 1968 T Koch 6 1 9 4 6 YUG Z FranulovićRSA 1928 R Maud 6 6 4 9 DEN J LeschlyRSA 1928 R Moore 3 4 6 8 AUS I FletcherAUS B Phillips-Moore 2 6 2 USA C GraebnerBRA 1968 T Koch 6 8 6 YUG Z FranulovićRSA 1928 R Maud 8 6 4 1 USA C GraebnerBRA 1968 T Koch 9 4 6 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA R LutzUSA C Pasarell 6 6 6 USA R BarthDEN T Ulrich 4 4 3 NZL O ParunYUG N Špear 4 4 2 USA S SmithUSA E van Dillen 6 6 6 USA A AsheUSA D Ralston 6 6 6 RSA 1928 T RyanRSA 1928 D Schroder 4 4 4 HUN S BaranyiHUN P Szőke 9 7 9 5 12 AUS S BallAUS G Masters 8 9 7 7 10 ITA F BartoniITA P Toci 4 3 3 GBR M CoxGBR G Stilwell 6 6 6 ESP 1945 A GimenoGBR R Taylor 6 6 6 GBR G BattrickGBR P Curtis 4 4 3 USA J ConnorsUSA R Gonzales w/o TCH F PálaTCH V Zedník ESP 1945 A MuñozESP 1945 M Orantes 1 2 4 2 AUS K RosewallAUS F Stolle 6 6 6 USA R LutzUSA C Pasarell 1 4 4 USA S SmithUSA E van Dillen 6 6 6 USA A AsheUSA D Ralston 6 6 6 HUN S BaranyiHUN P Szőke 3 1 3 GBR M CoxGBR G Stilwell 6 4 6 6 ESP 1945 A GimenoGBR R Taylor 4 6 3 4 TCH F PálaTCH V Zedník 4 4 7 2 AUS K RosewallAUS F Stolle 6 6 9 USA S SmithUSA E van Dillen 4 8 8 USA A AsheUSA D Ralston 6 9 9 GBR M CoxGBR G Stilwell 3 0 4 AUS K RosewallAUS F Stolle 6 6 6 USA A AsheUSA D Ralston 7 6 2 6 2 AUS K RosewallAUS F Stolle 5 3 6 1 References External links 1971 MD Wimbledon 1971 – Doubles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/wimbledon/540/1971/draws?matchType=doubles atpworldtour.com ATP World Tour 2 November 2017 1971 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's Doubles Men's Doubles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's doubles