1971 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

1971 Australian Open
Champions   Australia Evonne Goolagong
Australia Margaret Court
Runners-up   Australia Jill Emmerson
Australia Lesley Hunt
Final score   6–0, 6–0
Events
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Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
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Evonne Goolagong and Margaret Court defeated Jill Emmerson and Lesley Hunt 6–0, 6–0 in the final to win the Women's Doubles title at the 1971 Australian Open.[1]

Seeds

The first and second seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Australia Evonne Goolagong / Australia Margaret Court (Champions)
  2. Australia Patricia Coleman / United Kingdom Winnie Shaw (Semifinals)
  1. Australia Helen Gourlay / Australia Kerry Harris (Semifinals)
  2. Australia Jill Emmerson / Australia Lesley Hunt (Final)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
 
1  Australia Evonne Goolagong
 Australia Margaret Court
6 7    
3  Australia Helen Gourlay
 Australia Kerry Harris
4 5    
  1  Australia Evonne Goolagong
 Australia Margaret Court
6 6  
  4  Australia Jill Emmerson
 Australia Lesley Hunt
0 0  
4  Australia Jill Emmerson
 Australia Lesley Hunt
6 6  
2  Australia Patricia Coleman
 United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
2 4    

Full draw

First Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
 
    1  Australia E Goolagong
 Australia M Court
6 6    
   Australia S O'Connor
 Australia C Sieler
3 0          Australia J O'Neill
 Australia C Zeeman
1 2    
   Australia J O'Neill
 Australia C Zeeman
6 6         1  Australia E Goolagong
 Australia M Court
6 7    
   United States P Hogan
 United States S Walsh
6 6         3  Australia H Gourlay
 Australia K Harris
4 5    
   Australia S Hole
 Australia V Lancaster
2 4          United States P Hogan
 United States S Walsh
4 3  
   Australia A Coleman
 Australia M Tesch
0 4       3  Australia H Gourlay
 Australia K Harris
6 6    
3  Australia H Gourlay
 Australia K Harris
6 6         1  Australia E Goolagong
 Australia M Court
6 6  
4  Australia J Emmerson
 Australia L Hunt
6 6         4  Australia J Emmerson
 Australia L Hunt
0 0  
   Australia P Edwards
 Australia S Walsham
3 1       4  Australia J Emmerson
 Australia L Hunt
6 6    
   Australia A Avis
 Australia N Eastburn
3 6 6        Australia J Fallis
 Australia J Young
3 1    
   Australia J Fallis
 Australia J Young
6 4 7       4  Australia J Emmerson
 Australia L Hunt
6 6  
   Australia B Hawcroft
 Australia H Kayser
6 6         2  Australia P Coleman
 United Kingdom W Shaw
2 4    
   Australia L Bowrey
 Australia N Marsh
4 4          Australia B Hawcroft
 Australia H Kayser
6 5 1
    2  Australia P Coleman
 United Kingdom W Shaw
3 7 6  
 

References

  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 375. ISBN 978-0942257700.

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