1971 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

1971 Australian Open
Champions		John Newcombe Tony Roche
Runners-up		Tom Okker Marty Riessen
Final score		6–2, 7–6
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men				mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad

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.

Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2.1 Key 2.2 Finals 2.3 Section 1 2.4 Section 2 3 External links

Seeds

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

John Newcombe / Tony Roche (Champions) Roy Emerson / Rod Laver (Quarterfinals) Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle (Quarterfinals) Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (Final)

Arthur Ashe / Dennis Ralston (Semifinals) William Bowrey / Owen Davidson (Quarterfinals) Andres Gimeno / Roger Taylor (First Round) 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

External links

• 1971 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com