# 1971 US Open – Men's doubles

Pierre Barthès and Nikola Pilić were the defending US Open men's doubles tennis champions, but did not defend their title as a team.
Seventh-seeded John Newcombe and Roger Taylor won the title by defeating sixth-seeded Stan Smith and Erik van Dillen 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, [5-3] in the final.

## Seeds

* Arthur Ashe / Dennis Ralston (third round, withdrew)
* Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (semifinals)
* Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac (quarterfinals)
* Bill Bowrey / Owen Davidson (quarterfinals)
* Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (semifinals, retired)
* Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen (final)
* John Newcombe / Roger Taylor (champions)
* John Alexander / Phil Dent (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Milan Holeček Onny Parun | 0 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | John Newcombe Roger Taylor | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | John Newcombe Roger Taylor | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | 7 | John Newcombe Roger Taylor | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | John Newcombe Roger Taylor | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | [5] |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Stan Smith Erik van Dillen | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | [3] |
| 6 | Stan Smith Erik van Dillen | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Stan Smith Erik van Dillen | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | [3] |
| 4 | Bill Bowrey Owen Davidson | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bill Bowrey Owen Davidson | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | 6 | Stan Smith Erik van Dillen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Jeff Borowiak Haroon Rahim | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | 2 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | A Ashe D Ralston | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Clifton J Paish | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | 1 | A Ashe D Ralston | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fishbach P Fishbach | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | M Fishbach P Fishbach | 3 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Brown T Ward | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Ashe D Ralston | | | | | | | | |
| | V Gerulaitis E Scott | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | M Holeček O Parun | w/o | | | | | | | |
| | F Pála V Zedník | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | | V Gerulaitis E Scott | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Holeček O Parun | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | M Holeček O Parun | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cornejo J Fillol | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Holeček O Parun | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | J Newcombe R Taylor | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Newcombe R Taylor | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | E Álvarez T Vázquez | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | 7 | J Newcombe R Taylor | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | P Burwash P Cramer | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | | T Leonard N Pilić | 3 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Leonard N Pilić | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Newcombe R Taylor | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Lutz C Pasarell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | B Lutz C Pasarell | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | J Parker L Parker | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | B Lutz C Pasarell | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Muñoz M Orantes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | A Muñoz M Orantes | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fassbender H-J Pohmann | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | I Năstase I Țiriac | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I El Shafei B Fairlie | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | 3 | I Năstase I Țiriac | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Mulloy B Talbert | 4 | 0 | 3 | | | | P Gonzales R Gonzales | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Gonzales R Gonzales | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | I Năstase I Țiriac | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | T Addison F McNair | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | M Estep S Stewart | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | R Holmberg C Richey | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | R Holmberg C Richey | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Case J Cooper | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | M Estep S Stewart | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Estep S Stewart | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | I Năstase I Țiriac | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | J Kamiwazumi T Sakai | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | 5 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Widjojo E Zuleta | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | B Carmichael R Ruffels | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Carmichael R Ruffels | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | J Connors T Ryan | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | J Connors T Ryan | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | P Gerken B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | J Connors T Ryan | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Mayer R Tanner | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | H Fitzgibbon A Palafox | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Fitzgibbon A Palafox | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | A Olmedo H Richardson | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Bengtson R Keldie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | O Bengtson R Keldie | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Knight L Schloss | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | T Edlefsen F Froehling | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Edlefsen F Froehling | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | O Bengtson R Keldie | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | H Irvine A Pattison | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | 6 | S Smith E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Hirai J Kuki | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | H Irvine A Pattison | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gardner T Howard | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | S Smith E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Smith E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Smith E van Dillen | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| | M Cox G Stilwell | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Bowrey O Davidson | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | B Maud A Stone | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | B Maud A Stone | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Tanabe P van Lingen | | | | | | R McKinley D Stockton | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R McKinley D Stockton | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | B Maud A Stone | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | R Fisher S Pasarell | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Bowrey O Davidson | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Barthès G Goven | w/o | | | | | P Barthès G Goven | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C McKinley P Walthall | 0 | 2 | 1 | | 4 | B Bowrey O Davidson | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | B Bowrey O Davidson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | J Borowiak H Rahim | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giammalva D Savitt | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | | J Borowiak H Rahim | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Higgins N Špear | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | J McManus J Osborne | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J McManus J Osborne | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | J Borowiak H Rahim | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J-B Chanfreau P Proisy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Alexander P Dent | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| Alt | B Bailey A Neely | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | J-B Chanfreau P Proisy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Battrick P Curtis | 4 | 1 | 3 | | | 8 | J Alexander P Dent | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Alexander P Dent | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Borowiak H Rahim | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| | C Dibley G Masters | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Okker M Riessen | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | J Loyo Mayo R Ramírez | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | C Dibley G Masters | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ž Franulović J Kodeš | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | D Dell B Seewagen | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Dell B Seewagen | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | C Dibley G Masters | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | C Graebner T Koch | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 2 | T Okker M Riessen | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | J Leschly R Moore | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | C Graebner T Koch | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MA Ilahi S Meer | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | 2 | T Okker M Riessen | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Okker M Riessen | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |