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1971 Australian Open – Men's doubles

{{GrandSlamEvents|1971|Australian Open|s

| champ = {{flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe
{{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Roche

| runner = {{flagicon|NED}} Tom Okker
{{flagicon|USA}} Marty Riessen

| score = 6–2, 7–6

| before_name = Australian Open – Men's doubles

| after_name = Australian Open – Men's doubles

}}

{{main|1971 Australian Open}}

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.{{cite book|last=Collins|first=Bud|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|page=373|edition=2nd}}

Seeds

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

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  1. {{flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe / {{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Roche (champions)
  2. {{flagicon|AUS}} Roy Emerson / {{flagicon|AUS}} Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
  3. {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall / {{flagicon|AUS}} Fred Stolle (quarterfinals)
  4. {{flagicon|NED}} Tom Okker / {{flagicon|USA}} Marty Riessen (final)
  5. {{flagicon|USA}} Arthur Ashe / {{flagicon|USA}} Dennis Ralston (semifinals)
  6. {{flagicon|AUS}} William Bowrey / {{flagicon|AUS}} Owen Davidson (quarterfinals)
  7. {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Andrés Gimeno / {{flagicon|GBR}} Roger Taylor (first round)
  8. {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Cliff Drysdale / {{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Perkins (first round)

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Draw

{{draw key}}

=Finals=

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3

| RD1=Semifinals

| RD2=Final

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe
{{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Roche

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3= 

| RD1-seed2=5

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Arthur Ashe
{{flagicon|USA}} Dennis Ralston

| RD1-score2-1=4

| RD1-score2-2=3

| RD1-score2-3= 

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|NED}} Tom Okker
{{flagicon|USA}} Marty Riessen

| RD1-score3-1=7

| RD1-score3-2=7

| RD1-score3-3= 

| RD1-seed4= 

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Robert Lutz
{{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Pasarell

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score4-2=6

| RD1-score4-3= 

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe
{{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Roche

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=7

| RD2-score1-3= 

| RD2-seed2=4

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|NED}} Tom Okker
{{flagicon|USA}} Marty Riessen

| RD2-score2-1=2

| RD2-score2-2=6

| RD2-score2-3= 

}}

=Section 1=

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} G Pollard
{{flagicon|AUS}} R Wilson

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=3

| RD1-score03-3=6

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} R Maud
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} F McMillan

| RD1-score04-1=3

| RD1-score04-2=6

| RD1-score04-3=3

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} J Cooper
{{flagicon|AUS}} C Dibley

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3=

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|GBR}} J Feaver
{{flagicon|AUS}} E McCabe

| RD1-score06-1=1

| RD1-score06-2=4

| RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07= 

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} P Doerner
{{flagicon|AUS}} B Phillips-Moore

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score07-3=

| RD1-seed08=8

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} C Drysdale
{{flagicon|AUS}} G Perkins

| RD1-score08-1=2

| RD1-score08-2=4

| RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=5

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} A Ashe
{{flagicon|USA}} D Ralston

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score09-3=

| RD1-seed10= 

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUS}} A Shapter
{{flagicon|AUS}} C Stubs

| RD1-score10-1=2

| RD1-score10-2=4

| RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} B Carmichael
{{flagicon|AUS}} R Ruffels

| RD1-score11-1=3

| RD1-score11-2=5

| RD1-score11-3= 

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} J Alexander
{{flagicon|AUS}} P Dent

| RD1-score12-1=6

| RD1-score12-2=7

| RD1-score12-3= 

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} R Case
{{flagicon|AUS}} G Masters

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3= 

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUS}} A Gardiner
{{flagicon|USA}} J Ward

| RD1-score14-1=2

| RD1-score14-2=2

| RD1-score14-3= 

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} J Newcombe
{{flagicon|AUS}} T Roche

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3=6

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} G Pollard
{{flagicon|AUS}} R Wilson

| RD2-score02-1=7

| RD2-score02-2=2

| RD2-score02-3=2

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} J Cooper
{{flagicon|AUS}} C Dibley

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score03-3= 

| RD2-seed04= 

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} P Doerner
{{flagicon|AUS}} B Phillips-Moore

| RD2-score04-1=7

| RD2-score04-2=7

| RD2-score04-3= 

| RD2-seed05=5

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} A Ashe
{{flagicon|USA}} D Ralston

| RD2-score05-1=7

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3=

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} J Alexander
{{flagicon|AUS}} P Dent

| RD2-score06-1=5

| RD2-score06-2=4

| RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} R Case
{{flagicon|AUS}} G Masters

| RD2-score07-1=2

| RD2-score07-2=1

| RD2-score07-3= 

| RD2-seed08=3

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} K Rosewall
{{flagicon|AUS}} F Stolle

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3= 

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} J Newcombe
{{flagicon|AUS}} T Roche

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02= 

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} P Doerner
{{flagicon|AUS}} B Phillips-Moore

| RD3-score02-1=1

| RD3-score02-2=3

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03=5

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} A Ashe
{{flagicon|USA}} D Ralston

| RD3-score03-1=7

| RD3-score03-2=7

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04=3

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} K Rosewall
{{flagicon|AUS}} F Stolle

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=5

| RD3-score04-3= 

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} J Newcombe
{{flagicon|AUS}} T Roche

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3= 

| RD4-seed02=5

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} A Ashe
{{flagicon|USA}} D Ralston

| RD4-score02-1=4

| RD4-score02-2=3

| RD4-score02-3= 

}}

=Section 2=

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} M Anderson
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} R Moore

| RD1-score03-1=4

| RD1-score03-2=5

| RD1-score03-3= 

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|EGY}} I El Shafei
{{flagicon|NZL}} B Fairlie

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score04-2=7

| RD1-score04-3= 

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} S Ball
{{flagicon|AUS}} B Giltinan

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=4

| RD1-score05-3=6

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} R Barth
{{flagicon|DEN}} T Ulrich

| RD1-score06-1=3

| RD1-score06-2=6

| RD1-score06-3=3

| RD1-seed07= 

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} W Wright
{{flagicon|USA}} J Zwieg

| RD1-score07-1=w/o

| RD1-score07-2= 

| RD1-score07-3= 

| RD1-seed08=6

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} W Bowrey
{{flagicon|AUS}} O Davidson

| RD1-score08-1= 

| RD1-score08-2= 

| RD1-score08-3= 

| RD1-seed09=7

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ESP|1945}} A Gimeno
{{flagicon|GBR}} R Taylor

| RD1-score09-1=3

| RD1-score09-2=4

| RD1-score09-3=

| RD1-seed10= 

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUS}} D Crealy
{{flagicon|AUS}} A Stone

| RD1-score10-1=6

| RD1-score10-2=6

| RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} G Thomson
{{flagicon|AUS}} K Warwick

| RD1-score11-1=4

| RD1-score11-2=1

| RD1-score11-3= 

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} R Lutz
{{flagicon|USA}} C Pasarell

| RD1-score12-1=6

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score12-3= 

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|GBR}} M Cox
{{flagicon|GBR}} G Stilwell

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=6

| RD1-score13-3= 

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUS}} M Rose
{{flagicon|AUS}} F Sedgman

| RD1-score14-1=3

| RD1-score14-2=2

| RD1-score14-3= 

| RD2-seed01=4

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|NED}} T Okker
{{flagicon|USA}} M Riessen

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|EGY}} I El Shafei
{{flagicon|NZL}} B Fairlie

| RD2-score02-1=2

| RD2-score02-2=3

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} S Ball
{{flagicon|AUS}} B Giltinan

| RD2-score03-1=3

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score03-3= 

| RD2-seed04=6

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} W Bowrey
{{flagicon|AUS}} O Davidson

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score04-2=7

| RD2-score04-3= 

| RD2-seed05= 

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} D Crealy
{{flagicon|AUS}} A Stone

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=3

| RD2-score05-3=

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|USA}} R Lutz
{{flagicon|USA}} C Pasarell

| RD2-score06-1=7

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|GBR}} M Cox
{{flagicon|GBR}} G Stilwell

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=2

| RD2-score07-3= 

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} R Emerson
{{flagicon|AUS}} R Laver

| RD2-score08-1=7

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3= 

| RD3-seed01=4

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|NED}} T Okker
{{flagicon|USA}} M Riessen

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02=6

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} W Bowrey
{{flagicon|AUS}} O Davidson

| RD3-score02-1=2

| RD3-score02-2=3

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03= 

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} R Lutz
{{flagicon|USA}} C Pasarell

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} R Emerson
{{flagicon|AUS}} R Laver

| RD3-score04-1=4

| RD3-score04-2=3

| RD3-score04-3= 

| RD4-seed01=4

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|NED}} T Okker
{{flagicon|USA}} M Riessen

| RD4-score01-1=7

| RD4-score01-2=7

| RD4-score01-3= 

| RD4-seed02= 

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} R Lutz
{{flagicon|USA}} C Pasarell

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD4-score02-3= 

}}

References

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External links

  • [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/australian-open/aus/1971/m-sl-aus-01a-1971/draws-and-results/ 1971 Australian Open – Men's draws and results] at the International Tennis Federation

{{Australian Open men's doubles drawsheets}}

{{Australian Open men's doubles champions}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1971 Australian Open - Men's Doubles}}

Men's Doubles

Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's doubles