title: 1971 Australian Open – Men's doubles
text: # 1971 Australian Open – Men's doubles
  
  John Newcombe and Tony Roche defeated Tom Okker and Marty Riessen 6–2, 7–6 in the final to win the men's doubles title at the 1971 Australian Open.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * John Newcombe / Tony Roche (champions)
  * Roy Emerson / Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
  * Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle (quarterfinals)
  * Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (final)
  * Arthur Ashe / Dennis Ralston (semifinals)
  * William Bowrey / Owen Davidson (quarterfinals)
  * Andrés Gimeno / Roger Taylor (first round)
  * Cliff Drysdale / Greg Perkins (first round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | John Newcombe Tony Roche | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 5 | Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | 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 | 4 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 2 | 6 |
  | | Robert Lutz Charlie Pasarell | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  ### Section 1
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | | | | | | | | |
  