# 1971 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Cliff Drysdale and Nikola Pilić.
Roy Emerson and Rod Laver defeated Arthur Ashe and Dennis Ralston in the final, 4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1971 Wimbledon Championships.
This was the first edition to be played with a 12-point tie-break, which would occur at 8-all in any set but the decider.

## Seeds

    01. John Newcombe / Tony Roche (first round)
    02. Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle (quarterfinals)
    03. Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (first round)
    04. Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac (quarterfinals)
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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Bill Bowrey Owen Davidson | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | John Alexander Phil Dent | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | John Alexander Phil Dent | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | John Alexander Phil Dent | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Alexander Phil Dent | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| | Željko Franulović Bob Maud | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| | Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | J Newcombe A Roche | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Drysdale N Pilić | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | | C Drysdale N Pilić | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Cooper C Dibley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Cooper C Dibley | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M di Domenico A Panatta | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | C Drysdale N Pilić | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | P Hutchins S Matthews | | | | | | | | | | | | W Bowrey O Davidson | 6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | P Cramer P Doerner | w/o | | | | | P Hutchins S Matthews | 8 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Bowrey O Davidson | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | W Bowrey O Davidson | 9 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kodeš J Kukal | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Bowrey O Davidson | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| | R Emerson R Laver | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Emerson R Laver | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | N Kalogeropoulos J Pinto Bravo | 3 | 3 | 7 | | | R Emerson R Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Gulyás P Rodríguez | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | P Barthès J-B Chanfreau | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Barthès J-B Chanfreau | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | R Emerson R Laver | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | P Lall J Mukerjea | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Case A Metreveli | 3 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Q | R Russell S Warboys | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | | P Lall J Mukerjea | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Bartlett G Perkins | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | R Case A Metreveli | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Case A Metreveli | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | I Năstase I Țiriac | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Froehling R Keldie | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | 4 | I Năstase I Țiriac | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Goven P Proisy | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | | | G Goven P Proisy | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Fletcher A Segal | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | 4 | I Năstase I Țiriac | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | P Cornejo J Fillol | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | P Cornejo J Fillol | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | A Mills R Wilson | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | P Cornejo J Fillol | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Watanabe K Yanagi | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | | W Álvarez JE Mandarino | 4 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Álvarez JE Mandarino | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | I Năstase I Țiriac | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| | J Clifton J Paish | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Alexander P Dent | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| | H Irvine A Pattison | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | | | H Irvine A Pattison | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A McDonald K Warwick | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | A McDonald K Warwick | 8 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Addison M Holeček | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | H Irvine A Pattison | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | F Jauffret J-L Rouyer | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Brown E Scott | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | R Carmichael R Ruffels | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Carmichael R Ruffels | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | R Howe F Sedgman | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Mărmureanu D Sturdza | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | | | R Howe F Sedgman | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I El Shafei B Fairlie | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | | Z Franulović R Maud | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Z Franulović R Maud | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | | | | | | | | Z Franulović R Maud | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | | | | | |
| | J-C Barclay D Contet | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | J Leschly R Moore | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
| | D Dell J McManus | 9 | 0 | 8 | 2 | | | J-C Barclay D Contet | 5 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Crealy A Stone | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | | | J Leschly R Moore | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Leschly R Moore | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Z Franulović R Maud | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| | J Fassbender H-J Pohmann | 4 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Graebner T Koch | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | I Fletcher B Phillips-Moore | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | I Fletcher B Phillips-Moore | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Gorman C Richey | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Q | B Bertram W Freer | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Bertram W Freer | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | I Fletcher B Phillips-Moore | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | H Kary P Pokorny | 1 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | C Graebner T Koch | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | T Okker M Riessen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | T Okker M Riessen | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Graebner T Koch | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | | | C Graebner T Koch | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | R Hewitt F McMillan | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | R Lutz C Pasarell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Barth T Ulrich | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | R Lutz C Pasarell | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Parun N Špear | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | S Smith E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Smith E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | S Smith E van Dillen | 4 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | A Ashe D Ralston | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | A Ashe D Ralston | 6 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | T Ryan D Schroder | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | A Ashe D Ralston | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Baranyi P Szőke | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 12 | | S Baranyi P Szőke | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Ball G Masters | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Ashe D Ralston | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | F Bartoni P Toci | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Rosewall F Stolle | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| | M Cox G Stilwell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | M Cox G Stilwell | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gimeno R Taylor | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | A Gimeno R Taylor | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Battrick P Curtis | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | M Cox G Stilwell | 3 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | J Connors R Gonzales | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | K Rosewall F Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | F Pála V Zedník | | | | | | | F Pála V Zedník | 4 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Muñoz M Orantes | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | 2 | K Rosewall F Stolle | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Rosewall F Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |