1971 Italian Open – Men's doubles

The 1971 Italian Open – Men's doubles was an event of the 1971 Italian Open tennis tournament and was played at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy from 3 May through 10 May 1971. The draw comprised 24 teams, four of them were seeded. Ilie Năstase and Ion Țiriac were the defending doubles champions but did not compete in this edition. First-seeded John Newcombe and Tony Roche won the doubles title, defeating unseeded Andrés Gimeno and Roger Taylor in the final, 6–4, 6–4.[1][2][3]

Men's doubles
1971 Italian Open
Final
ChampionAustralia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
Runner-upSpain Andrés Gimeno
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw24
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds edit

  1.   John Newcombe /   Tony Roche (champions)
  2.   Tom Okker /   Marty Riessen (second round)
  3.   Arthur Ashe /   Dennis Ralston (quarterfinals)
  4.   Roy Emerson /   Rod Laver (semifinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals Final
          
    Andrés Gimeno
  Roger Taylor
6 6 7
    Bob Carmichael
  Ray Ruffels
3 7 6
  Andrés Gimeno
  Roger Taylor
4 4
1   John Newcombe
  Tony Roche
6 6
4   Roy Emerson
  Rod Laver
2 6 4
1   John Newcombe
  Tony Roche
6 2 6

Top half edit

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen
3 4
  Franco Bartoni
  Piero Toci
6 6
  Franco Bartoni
  Piero Toci
4 2
  Andrés Gimeno
  Roger Taylor
6 6
  Andrés Gimeno
  Roger Taylor
2 7 6
  Dick Crealy
  Allan Stone
6 5 4
  Andrés Gimeno
  Roger Taylor
6 6 7
3   Arthur Ashe
  Dennis Ralston
6 7   Bob Carmichael
  Ray Ruffels
3 7 6
  Ezio Di Matteo
  Tonino Zugarelli
4 6 3   Arthur Ashe
  Dennis Ralston
6 3 7
  Cliff Drysdale
  Nikola Pilić
6 7   Cliff Drysdale
  Nikola Pilić
1 6 6
  Ismail El Shafei
  Brian Fairlie
4 5 3   Arthur Ashe
  Dennis Ralston
5 6
  Bob Carmichael
  Ray Ruffels
7 2 6   Bob Carmichael
  Ray Ruffels
7 7
  Bob Lutz
  Charlie Pasarell
6 6 2   Bob Carmichael
  Ray Ruffels
6 3 6
  Massimo Di Domenico
  Adriano Panatta
3 6 6   Massimo Di Domenico
  Adriano Panatta
3 6 1
  John Alexander
  Phil Dent
6 3 3

Bottom half edit

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Boro Jovanović
  Fred Stolle
6 6
  Corrado Barazzutti
  Vincenzo Franchitti
3 2   Boro Jovanović
  Fred Stolle
w/o
  Giordano Maioli
  Nicola Pietrangeli
7 7   Giordano Maioli
  Nicola Pietrangeli
  Mark Cox
  Graham Stilwell
5 6   Boro Jovanović
  Fred Stolle
3 3
  Tom Gorman
  Stan Smith
6 6 4   Roy Emerson
  Rod Laver
6 6
  Frew McMillan
  Bob Maud
3 3   Tom Gorman
  Stan Smith
2 4
  Jan Leschly
  Sergio Palmieri
2 3 4   Roy Emerson
  Rod Laver
6 6
4   Roy Emerson
  Rod Laver
6 6 4   Roy Emerson
  Rod Laver
2 6 4
1   John Newcombe
  Tony Roche
6 2 6
  Bill Bowrey
  Owen Davidson
6 5 6
  Željko Franulović
  Jan Kodeš
2 7 4
  Bill Bowrey
  Owen Davidson
2 6 4
1   John Newcombe
  Tony Roche
6 3 6
  Roy Barth
  Torben Ulrich
1 3
1   John Newcombe
  Tony Roche
6 6

References edit

  1. ^ "Laver captures singles net title". Star-News. United Press. 11 May 1971. p. 12.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 127–130. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
  3. ^ "1971 Rome – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

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