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
Champions John Newcombe
Tony Roche
Runners-up Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
Final score6–2, 7–6

Seeds

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

  1. John Newcombe / Tony Roche (Champions)
  2. Roy Emerson / Rod Laver (Quarterfinals)
  3. Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle (Quarterfinals)
  4. Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (Final)
  5. Arthur Ashe / Dennis Ralston (Semifinals)
  6. William Bowrey / Owen Davidson (Quarterfinals)
  7. Andrés Gimeno / Roger Taylor (First Round)
  8. Cliff Drysdale / Greg Perkins (First Round)

Draw

Key

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  
  W 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  

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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