Men's doubles
1971 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Roy Emerson Rod Laver
Runners-up	Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston
Score	4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	64 (4Q)
Seeds	4
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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John Newcombe andTony Roche were the defending champions, but lost in the first round toCliff Drysdale andNikola Pilić.

Roy Emerson andRod Laver defeatedArthur Ashe andDennis 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-pointtie-break, which would occur at 8-all in any set but the decider.

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Key

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• "Wimbledon 1971 – Doubles Draw".atpworldtour.com.ATP World Tour. Retrieved2 November 2017.
• 1971 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at theInternational Tennis Federation

• 1971 Wimbledon Championships
• 1971 Grand Prix (tennis)
• Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's doubles

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