1971 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Cliff Drysdale and Nikola Pilić.

Men's doubles
1971 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Roy Emerson Rod Laver
Runners-up	Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston
Score	4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4
Draw	64 (4 Q )
Seeds	4

Main article: 1971 Wimbledon Championships

Roy Emerson and Rod Laver defeated Arthur Ashe and Dennis Ralston in the final, 4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1971 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]

This was the first edition to be played with a 12-point tie-break, which would occur at 8-all in any set but the decider.

Seeds

01.   John Newcombe / Tony Roche (first round)

02.   Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle (quarterfinals)

03.   Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (first round)

04.   Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Bill Bowrey Owen Davidson	3	5	3
		Roy Emerson Rod Laver	6	7	6
											Roy Emerson Rod Laver	6	3	6	6
											John Alexander Phil Dent	4	6	3	4
	4	Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac	6	3	6	7	2
		John Alexander Phil Dent	8	6	3	5	6
																				Roy Emerson Rod Laver	4	9	6	6	6
																				Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston	6	7	8	4	4
		Željko Franulović Bob Maud	8	6	4	1
		Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch	9	4	6	6
											Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch	9	3	6	4
											Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston	8	6	8	6
		Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston	7	6	2	6
	2	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	5	3	6	1

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	1	J Newcombe A Roche	6	7	5	3
		C Drysdale N Pilić	2	9	7	6					C Drysdale N Pilić	8	6	3	6	7
		J Cooper C Dibley	6	6	6						J Cooper C Dibley	9	4	6	2	5
		M di Domenico A Panatta	3	2	1															C Drysdale N Pilić	2	9	6	7	3
		P Hutchins S Matthews																		W Bowrey O Davidson	6	8	3	9	6
	Q	P Cramer P Doerner	w/o								P Hutchins S Matthews	8	6	1
		W Bowrey O Davidson	7	4	6	6					W Bowrey O Davidson	9	8	6
		J Kodeš J Kukal	5	6	4	1																							W Bowrey O Davidson	3	5	3
		R Emerson R Laver	6	6	9																								R Emerson R Laver	6	7	6
		N Kalogeropoulos J Pinto Bravo	3	3	7						R Emerson R Laver	6	6	6
		I Gulyás P Rodríguez	2	4	4						P Barthès J-B Chanfreau	4	4	3
		P Barthès J-B Chanfreau	6	6	6															R Emerson R Laver	6	9	6
		P Lall J Mukerjea	6	6	8	6														R Case A Metreveli	3	8	3
	Q	R Russell S Warboys	3	1	9	2					P Lall J Mukerjea	9	3	4	3
	Q	J Bartlett G Perkins	8	4	6	6	3				R Case A Metreveli	8	6	6	6
		R Case A Metreveli	9	6	3	4	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	4	I Năstase I Țiriac	9	6	6
		F Froehling R Keldie	7	1	3					4	I Năstase I Țiriac	6	6	6
		G Goven P Proisy	1	9	6	9					G Goven P Proisy	2	3	4
		K Fletcher A Segal	6	8	4	7													4	I Năstase I Țiriac	7	7	6
		P Cornejo J Fillol	6	6	6															P Cornejo J Fillol	5	5	3
		A Mills R Wilson	2	4	3						P Cornejo J Fillol	6	6	6
		K Watanabe K Yanagi	6	3	7	8	5				W Álvarez JE Mandarino	4	0	2
		W Álvarez JE Mandarino	3	6	5	9	7																					4	I Năstase I Țiriac	6	3	6	7	2
		J Clifton J Paish	3	7	6	1																							J Alexander P Dent	8	6	3	5	6
		H Irvine A Pattison	6	9	4	6					H Irvine A Pattison	9	6	6
		A McDonald K Warwick	3	4	6	6	6				A McDonald K Warwick	8	4	2
		T Addison M Holeček	6	6	3	4	3													H Irvine A Pattison	4	4	4
		F Jauffret J-L Rouyer	8	3	4	4														J Alexander P Dent	6	6	6
		J Alexander P Dent	6	6	6	6					J Alexander P Dent	6	6	8	9
		T Brown E Scott	6	6	2	2					R Carmichael R Ruffels	4	4	9	8
		R Carmichael R Ruffels	8	3	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
		R Howe F Sedgman	6	8	6	9
		P Mărmureanu D Sturdza	3	9	1	7					R Howe F Sedgman	4	9	3	2
		I El Shafei B Fairlie	6	3	4	9	17				Z Franulović R Maud	6	8	6	6
		Z Franulović R Maud	4	6	6	7	19													Z Franulović R Maud	6	6	4	9
		J-C Barclay D Contet	8	6	9	6														J Leschly R Moore	3	4	6	8
		D Dell J McManus	9	0	8	2					J-C Barclay D Contet	5	9	1	9	3
		R Crealy A Stone	8	9	3	2					J Leschly R Moore	7	8	6	7	6
		J Leschly R Moore	9	7	6	6																							Z Franulović R Maud	8	6	4	1
		J Fassbender H-J Pohmann	4	4	8																								C Graebner T Koch	9	4	6	6
		I Fletcher B Phillips-Moore	6	6	9						I Fletcher B Phillips-Moore	6	3	9	6
		T Gorman C Richey	6	3	6	6				Q	B Bertram W Freer	2	6	8	2
	Q	B Bertram W Freer	8	6	4	8														I Fletcher B Phillips-Moore	2	6	2
		H Kary P Pokorny	1	3	3															C Graebner T Koch	6	8	6
		T Okker M Riessen	6	6	6						T Okker M Riessen	2	6	7	6	3
		C Graebner T Koch	7	3	8	6					C Graebner T Koch	6	1	9	4	6
	3	R Hewitt F McMillan	5	6	6	3

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
		R Lutz C Pasarell	6	6	6
		R Barth T Ulrich	4	4	3						R Lutz C Pasarell	1	4	4
		O Parun N Špear	4	4	2						S Smith E van Dillen	6	6	6
		S Smith E van Dillen	6	6	6															S Smith E van Dillen	4	8	8
		A Ashe D Ralston	6	6	6															A Ashe D Ralston	6	9	9
		T Ryan D Schroder	4	4	4						A Ashe D Ralston	6	6	6
		S Baranyi P Szőke	9	7	9	5	12				S Baranyi P Szőke	3	1	3
		S Ball G Masters	8	9	7	7	10																						A Ashe D Ralston	7	6	2	6
		F Bartoni P Toci	4	3	3																							2	K Rosewall F Stolle	5	3	6	1
		M Cox G Stilwell	6	6	6						M Cox G Stilwell	6	4	6	6
		A Gimeno R Taylor	6	6	6						A Gimeno R Taylor	4	6	3	4
		G Battrick P Curtis	4	4	3															M Cox G Stilwell	3	0	4
		J Connors R Gonzales	w/o																	K Rosewall F Stolle	6	6	6
		F Pála V Zedník									F Pála V Zedník	4	4	7
		A Muñoz M Orantes	1	2	4					2	K Rosewall F Stolle	6	6	9
	2	K Rosewall F Stolle	6	6	6