1971 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Rosie Casals and Billie Jean King successfully defended their title, defeating Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1971 Wimbledon Championships.^[1][2]

Women's doubles
1971 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King
Runners-up	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong
Score	6–3, 6–2
Draw	48 (3 Q )
Seeds	4

Main article: 1971 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds

01.   Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King (champions)

02.   Margaret Court / Evonne Goolagong (final)

03.   Judy Dalton / Virginia Wade (third round)

04.   Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Dürr (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6	6
		Lany Kaligis Lita Liem	1	3
								1	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	4	6	6
								4	Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr	6	4	4
	4	Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr	6	6
		Helga Masthoff Heide Orth	4	3
															1	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6	6
															2	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong	3	2
		Nancy Gunter Kerry Melville
		Mary-Ann Curtis Valerie Ziegenfuss	w/o
									Mary-Ann Curtis Valerie Ziegenfuss	2	4
								2	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong	6	6
		Patti Hogan Joyce Williams	2	2
	2	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Casals BJ King	6	6
									V Burton J Fayter	1	2
															1	R Casals BJ King	6	6
																K Kemmer PA Reese	0	3
									J Cooper C Molesworth	2	3
									K Kemmer PA Reese	6	6
																						1	R Casals BJ King	6	6
																							L Kaligis L Liem	1	3
									AM Arias R Giscafré	8	6
									E Buding C-A Kalogeropoulos	6	2
																AM Arias R Giscafré	4	3
																L Kaligis L Liem	6	6
									L Kaligis L Liem	3	6	6
								Q	P Hardgrave D Riste	6	4	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	G Chanfreau F Dürr	6	6
		L Beaven S Brasher	0	4				4	G Chanfreau F Dürr	6	8
		P Teeguarden L Tuero	3	4					R Bentley F Moore	1	6
		R Bentley F Moore	6	6											4	G Chanfreau F Dürr	3	8	6
		W Shaw B Stöve	6	5												H Gourlay K Harris	6	6	2
		H Gourlay K Harris	8	7					H Gourlay K Harris	4	6	6
		I Bentzer C Sandberg	7	3					K Ebbinghaus G Walhof	6	3	3
		K Ebbinghaus G Walhof	9	6																		4	G Chanfreau F Dürr	6	6
		M Kroschina É Szabó	8	7																			H Masthoff H Orth	4	3
		D Botha ME Guzmán	9	9					D Botha ME Guzmán	5	8
		E Emmanuel C Martinez	6	6					E Emmanuel C Martinez	7	9
		D Bouteleux O de Roubin	4	3												E Emmanuel C Martinez	2	4
		AM Estalella C Mandarino	6	1	5											H Masthoff H Orth	6	6
		J O'Hara M Pryde	2	6	7				J O'Hara M Pryde	6	2	3
		H Masthoff H Orth	6	6					H Masthoff H Orth	4	6	6
		A Bakker M Schaar	1	2

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		N Gunter K Melville	6	7
		L Bowrey L Hunt	3	5					N Gunter K Melville	8	4	6
		J Bartkowicz J Heldman	6	6					J Bartkowicz J Heldman	6	6	3
		M Greenwood E James	3	2												N Gunter K Melville	6	8
		T Long L Robinson	1	2												F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	2	6
		P Faulkner S Holdsworth	6	6					P Faulkner S Holdsworth	1	3
		F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	9	6					F Bonicelli I Fernández de Soto	6	6
		J Newberry E Pande	8	3																			N Gunter K Melville
		Z Jansone O Morozova	6	7	9																		M-A Curtis V Ziegenfuss	w/o
		C Janes E Truman	4	9	7				Z Jansone O Morozova	6	6	5
		M-A Curtis V Ziegenfuss	6	6					M-A Curtis V Ziegenfuss	4	8	7
	Q	JL Harris A Martin	1	4												M-A Curtis V Ziegenfuss	4	6	6
		J Sawamatsu K Sawamatsu	1	6	3										3	J Dalton V Wade	6	2	3
		L Bassi L Pericoli	6	4	6				L Bassi L Pericoli	3	4
	Q	L Charles W Slaughter	2	2				3	J Dalton V Wade	6	6
	3	J Dalton V Wade	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									D Carter-Triolo K Pigeon	6	8
									M Holubová M Neumannová	1	6
																D Carter-Triolo K Pigeon	3	3
																P Hogan J Williams	6	6
									P Hogan J Williams	6	7	6
									B Hawcroft J Wainwright	1	9	2
																							P Hogan J Williams	2	2
																						2	M Court E Goolagong	6	6
									B Kirk L Rossouw	6	6
									S Grant G Hansen	2	0
																B Kirk L Rossouw	3	0
															2	M Court E Goolagong	6	6
									T Fretz W Gilchrist	6	2	1
								2	M Court E Goolagong	4	6	6

References

1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1971 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation