1971 French Open – Men's doubles

Ilie Năstase and Ion Țiriac were the defending champions but they withdrew from the tournament.

Men's doubles
1971 French Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Arthur Ashe
United States Marty Riessen
Runner-upUnited States Tom Gorman
United States Stan Smith
Score6–8, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 11–9
Details
Draw76
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Arthur Ashe and Marty Riessen won in the final 6–8, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 11–9 against Tom Gorman and Stan Smith.[1]

Seeds

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  1.   Ilie Năstase /   Ion Țiriac (withdrew)
  2.   Arthur Ashe /   Marty Riessen (champions)
  3.   Bob Lutz /   Charlie Pasarell (quarterfinals)
  4.   Tom Gorman /   Stan Smith (final)
  5.   Jan Kodeš /   Vladimír Zedník (third round)
  6.   Dick Crealy /   Allan Stone (fourth round)
  7.   John Alexander /   Phil Dent (fourth round)
  8.   Alex Metreveli /   Cliff Richey (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2   Arthur Ashe
  Marty Riessen
1 7 8 6
  Patricio Cornejo
  Jaime Fillol
6 5 6 3
2   Arthur Ashe
  Marty Riessen
6 6 2 3 8
  Brian Fairlie
  Frew McMillan
3 3 6 6 6
3   Bob Lutz
  Charlie Pasarell
4 1 4
  Brian Fairlie
  Frew McMillan
6 6 6
2   Arthur Ashe
  Marty Riessen
6 4 6 6 11
4   Tom Gorman
  Stan Smith
8 6 3 4 9
  Bill Bowrey
  Bob Maud
9 5 2 7 4
4   Tom Gorman
  Stan Smith
7 7 6 5 6
4   Tom Gorman
  Stan Smith
6 6 6
  Bob Carmichael
  Ray Ruffels
4 4 4
8   Alex Metreveli
  Cliff Richey
3 2 2
  Bob Carmichael
  Ray Ruffels
6 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2   A Ashe
  M Riessen
w/o
  MA Ilahi
  J Mukerjea
2   A Ashe
  M Riessen
3 8 6 6
  S Dron
  P Mărmureanu
6 6 2 1
  S Dron
  P Mărmureanu
6 6 6
  V Franchitti
  S Palmieri
1 1 4
2   A Ashe
  M Riessen
6 13 8
  I Molina
  J Velasco
2 11 6
  I Molina
  J Velasco
w/o
  A Bouteleux
  M Leclercq
  I Molina
  J Velasco
6 6 3 4 6
  M Di Domenico
  A Panatta
4 3 6 6 4
  M Di Domenico
  A Panatta
6 6 6
  W Álvarez
  P Darmon
1 3 1

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   J Alexander
  P Dent
6 6 6
  J-C Fauvet
  É Loliée
2 4 3
7   J Alexander
  P Dent
6 6 6
  T Lejus
  A Volkov
3 1 1
  T Lejus
  A Volkov
6 1 6 6 7
  T Bernasconi
  P Dominguez
8 6 2 1 5
7   J Alexander
  P Dent
5 1 6 4
  P Cornejo
  J Fillol
7 6 3 6
  P Cornejo
  J Fillol
7 4 6 6
  E Di Matteo
  A Zugarelli
5 6 2 4
  P Cornejo
  J Fillol
w/o
  I Fletcher
  B Phillips-Moore
  I Fletcher
  B Phillips-Moore
6 6 6
  P Szőke
  G Varga
1 3 2

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   B Lutz
  C Pasarell
6 6 1 6
  A Gardiner
  P Marzano
1 3 6 4
3   B Lutz
  C Pasarell
3 6 6 6
  O Parun
  N Špear
6 1 3 4
  J Bartlett
  G Perkins
  O Parun
  N Špear
w/o
3   B Lutz
  C Pasarell
6 3 10 6 6
  J Leschly
  R Moore
8 6 8 4 4
  J Leschly
  R Moore
6 6 6
  E Drossart
  P Pokorny
3 3 3
  J Leschly
  R Moore
6 3 6 10
  J-C Barclay
  D Contet
4 6 4 8
  K Hirai
  J Kuki
6 0 3 1
  J-C Barclay
  D Contet
1 6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   D Crealy
  A Stone
6 6 6
  J Kawamori
  T Koura
3 3 1
6   D Crealy
  A Stone
6 7 6
  N Kalogeropoulos
  JR Pinto Bravo
6 6 8   S Ball
  G Masters
4 5 2
  C Boutard
  J-P Olivier
3 3 6   N Kalogeropoulos
  JR Pinto Bravo
6 6 3 2 4
  S Ball
  G Masters
6 7 6   S Ball
  G Masters
4 4 6 6 6
  É Deblicker
  J Thamin
3 5 1 6   D Crealy
  A Stone
4 5 6 6 2
  B Fairlie
  F McMillan
6 6 6   B Fairlie
  F McMillan
6 7 2 4 6
  D Segal
  J Zwieg
0 0 0   B Fairlie
  F McMillan
6 6 6
  J Cooper
  C Dibley
6 6 6   J Cooper
  C Dibley
3 2 2
  L Grinnan
  LC Moreira
3 2 0   B Fairlie
  F McMillan
6 6 6
  P Lamp
  H Sepp
6 6 6   F Froehling
  J McManus
4 2 3
  U Oquendo
  O Piva
1 4 2   P Lamp
  H Sepp
3 9 3
  F Froehling
  J McManus
2 6 6 6   F Froehling
  J McManus
6 11 6
  N Perry
  E Zuleta
6 1 2 2

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  J-P Bombardier
  B De Troye
3 3 3
  S Baranyi
  R Machán
6 6 6   S Baranyi
  R Machán
3 6 5 6 6
  C Bovett
  B Seewagen
2 6 8 6   C Bovett
  B Seewagen
6 1 7 3 3
  G Goven
  P Proisy
6 4 6 4   S Baranyi
  R Machán
3 4 3
  F Bartoni
  P Toci
w/o   Ž Franulović
  T Ryan
6 6 6
  B Jovanović
  D Schroder
  F Bartoni
  P Toci
0 3 2
  D Charlet
  D Grozdanovitch
4 0 4   Ž Franulović
  T Ryan
6 6 6
  Ž Franulović
  T Ryan
6 6 6   Ž Franulović
  T Ryan
7 3 4 2
  J-P Courcol
  B Montrenaud
6 5 6 6   B Bowrey
  B Maud
5 6 6 6
  R Case
  F Sedgman
2 7 3 2   J-P Courcol
  B Montrenaud
6 2 6 2
  B Bowrey
  B Maud
6 8 6   B Bowrey
  B Maud
8 6 3 6
  J Gisbert
  J Guerrero
2 6 1   B Bowrey
  B Maud
3 2 6 6 10
5   J Kodeš
  V Zedník
6 6 4 3 8
  G Widjojo
  A Wijono
6 3 7 5
5   J Kodeš
  V Zedník
4 6 9 7

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  J Hřebec
  F Pála
5 6 11 4
  P Barthès
  J-B Chanfreau
7 2 13 6
  P Barthès
  J-B Chanfreau
3 6 7 0 8
  T Koch
  JE Mandarino
6 3 5 6 6
  P Gavrilidis
  T Kakulia
0 1 4
  T Koch
  JE Mandarino
6 6 6
  P Barthès
  J-B Chanfreau
4 3 6
4   T Gorman
  S Smith
6 6 8
  J-P Meyer
  W N'Godrella
1 3 5
  G Majoli
  N Pietrangeli
6 6 7
  G Majoli
  N Pietrangeli
3 6 2 10 4
4   T Gorman
  S Smith
6 2 6 8 6
  P Beust
  B Paul
5 4 2
4   T Gorman
  S Smith
7 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  B Bertram
  W Freer
8 4 6 4
  F Jauffret
  J-L Rouyer
10 6 3 6
  F Jauffret
  J-L Rouyer
5 7 5 4
  T Addison
  M Holeček
7 5 7 6
  S Mureșan
  D Sturdza
4 2 2
  T Addison
  M Holeček
6 6 6
  T Addison
  M Holeček
4 6 11 1 2
8   A Metreveli
  C Richey
6 2 9 6 6
  W Gąsiorek
  T Nowicki
w/o
  JL Arilla
  A Muñoz
  W Gąsiorek
  T Nowicki
5 7 9 2 2
8   A Metreveli
  C Richey
7 5 7 6 6
  P van Min
  J Ward
8   A Metreveli
  C Richey
w/o

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  C Barazzutti
  R Lombardi
2 4 8
  V Egorov
  V Korotkov
6 6 10
  V Egorov
  V Korotkov
3 4 4
  B Carmichael
  R Ruffels
6 6 6
  F Battegay
  P Joly
1 5 7
  B Carmichael
  R Ruffels
6 7 9
  B Carmichael
  R Ruffels
6 6 6
  J Kamiwazumi
  T Sakai
3 2 2
  P Cramer
  A Pattison
6 3 4 2
  J Kamiwazumi
  T Sakai
2 6 6 6
  J Kamiwazumi
  T Sakai
6 6 6
  C. Spalding
  K West
0 2 1
  C. Spalding
  K West
w/o
1   I Năstase
  I Țiriac

References

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  1. ^ "AUSTRALIANS GAIN FINAL IN FRANCE". nytimes.com.
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