 It was the 75th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1971.Jan Kodeš and Evonne Goolagong won the singles titles.Jan Kodeš defeated Ilie Năstase, 8–6, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5

 Evonne Goolagong defeated Helen Gourlay, 6–3, 7–5

 Arthur Ashe / Marty Riessen defeated Tom Gorman / Stan Smith, 6–8, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 11–9

 Gail Sherriff Chanfreau / Françoise Dürr defeated Helen Gourlay / Kerry Harris, 6–4, 6–1

 Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay defeated Winnie Shaw / Toomas Leius, 6–2, 6–4