1971 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles
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In the mixed doubles games of the 1971 Wimbledon Championships, Ilie Năstase and Rosie Casals were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Owen Davidson and Billie Jean King.
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Champions | Owen Davidson Billie Jean King | ||||||||||||
Runners-up | Marty Riessen Margaret Court | ||||||||||||
Score | 3–6, 6–2, 15–13 | ||||||||||||
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Draw | 80 (3 Q ) | ||||||||||||
Seeds | 4 | ||||||||||||
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Main article: 1971 Wimbledon Championships
Davidson and King defeated Marty Riessen and Margaret Court in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 15–13 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1971 Wimbledon Championships.[1]
Nirupama Mankad became the first Indian woman in the open era to play the main draw (and ultimately win a match) at a Grand Slam event.