1971 Australian Open – Men's doubles

John Newcombe and Tony Roche defeated Tom Okker and Marty Riessen 62, 76 in the final to win the men's doubles title at the 1971 Australian Open.[1]

Men's doubles
1971 Australian Open
ChampionsAustralia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
Runners-upNetherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
Score6–2, 7–6

Seeds

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

  1. Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche (champions)
  2. Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
  3. Australia Ken Rosewall / Australia Fred Stolle (quarterfinals)
  4. Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen (final)
  5. United States Arthur Ashe / United States Dennis Ralston (semifinals)
  6. Australia William Bowrey / Australia Owen Davidson (quarterfinals)
  7. Spain Andrés Gimeno / United Kingdom Roger Taylor (first round)
  8. South Africa Cliff Drysdale / Australia Greg Perkins (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Section 1

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

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
4 Netherlands T Okker
United States M Riessen
6 6  
  Australia M Anderson
South Africa R Moore
4 5     Egypt I El Shafei
New Zealand B Fairlie
2 3  
  Egypt I El Shafei
New Zealand B Fairlie
6 7   4 Netherlands T Okker
United States M Riessen
6 6  
  Australia S Ball
Australia B Giltinan
6 4 6 6 Australia W Bowrey
Australia O Davidson
2 3  
  United States R Barth
Denmark T Ulrich
3 6 3   Australia S Ball
Australia B Giltinan
3 6  
  Australia W Wright
United States J Zwieg
w/o     6 Australia W Bowrey
Australia O Davidson
6 7  
6 Australia W Bowrey
Australia O Davidson
      4 Netherlands T Okker
United States M Riessen
7 7  
7 Spain A Gimeno
United Kingdom R Taylor
3 4   United States R Lutz
United States C Pasarell
6 6  
  Australia D Crealy
Australia A Stone
6 6   Australia D Crealy
Australia A Stone
6 3
  Australia G Thomson
Australia K Warwick
4 1     United States R Lutz
United States C Pasarell
7 6
  United States R Lutz
United States C Pasarell
6 6     United States R Lutz
United States C Pasarell
6 6  
  United Kingdom M Cox
United Kingdom G Stilwell
6 6   2 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
4 3  
  Australia M Rose
Australia F Sedgman
3 2     United Kingdom M Cox
United Kingdom G Stilwell
6 2  
2 Australia R Emerson
Australia 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.
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