# 1971 French Open – Women's doubles

The women's doubles tournament at the 1971 French Open was held from 24 May to 6 June 1971 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The first-seeded team of Gail Chanfreau and Françoise Dürr won the title, defeating the unseeded pair of Helen Gourlay and Kerry Harris in the final in straight sets.

## Seeds

* Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Dürr (champions)
* Margaret Court / Evonne Goolagong (semifinal)
* Olga Morozova / Virginia Wade (third round)
* Nancy Richey / Kerry Melville (third 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 |
| | Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris | W | O | | | | |
| 2 | Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong | | | | | | |
| 2 | Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong | | | | Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | 1 | Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr | 6 | 6 |
| 1 | Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr | 6 | 6 | 1 | Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr | 6 | 6 |
| | Lesley Bowrey Lesley Hunt | 4 | 2 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Birgitta Lindström Eva Wennerström | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Raquel Giscafré Ana María Arias | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Jill Cooper M Greenwood | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Raquel Giscafré Ana María Arias | W-O | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong | W | O |
| | | | | | | | | | | Fiorella Bonicelli I Fernandez-De Soto | | |
| | M Holubová Marie Pinterová | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lea Pericoli Pam Teeguarden | W | O | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lea Pericoli Pam Teeguarden | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fiorella Bonicelli I Fernandez-De Soto | W | O | | | | |
| | Tory Ann Fretz Wendy Gilchrist | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fiorella Bonicelli I Fernandez-De Soto | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | M Hollingsworth N Niox-Château | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Olga Morozova Virginia Wade | W | O | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Olga Morozova Virginia Wade | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Marijke Schaar Gertruida Walhof | W | O | | | |
| | | | | A-M Cassaigne Sylvie Rual | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Marijke Schaar Gertruida Walhof | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Marijke Schaar Gertruida Walhof | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | Junko Sawamatsu Kazuko Sawamatsu | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Julie Heldman Valerie Ziegenfuss | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Julie Heldman Valerie Ziegenfuss | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | Lany Kaligis Lita Sugiarto | 3 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Lany Kaligis Lita Sugiarto | 6 | 6 | | Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Odile de Roubin Madeleine Pegel | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Pam Austin Linda Tuero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ching-Ling Chang Yaeko Matsuda | 2 | 3 | | Pam Austin Linda Tuero | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Rosie Darmon Janine Lieffrig | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Rosie Darmon Janine Lieffrig | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Lesley Bowrey Lesley Hunt | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | Carmen Mandarino Michelle Rodríguez | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Lesley Bowrey Lesley Hunt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lesley Bowrey Lesley Hunt | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ingrid Bentzer Christina Sandberg | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| | | | | M-C Brochard Nathalie Fuchs | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ingrid Bentzer Christina Sandberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Ingrid Bentzer Christina Sandberg | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | Nancy Richey Kerry Reid | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | A-M Nasuelli Daniela Marzano | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Nancy Richey Kerry Reid | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | D Bouteleux Claudine Rouire | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Esmé Emmanuel Cecilia Martinez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Esmé Emmanuel Cecilia Martinez | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | Winnie Shaw Betty Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Beillan Florence Guédy | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Winnie Shaw Betty Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Winnie Shaw Betty Stöve | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr | 6 | 7 |
| | Shari Barman Becky Vest | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Brenda Kirk Laura Rossouw | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Brenda Kirk Laura Rossouw | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | 1 | Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Ranga-Rao C Spinoza | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr | W | O | | | | | | | | |