# 1971 US Open – Mixed doubles

Marty Riessen and Margaret Court were the reigning champions but both players chose not to participate.
Owen Davidson and Billie Jean King won in the final 6–3, 7–5 against Bob Maud and Betty Stöve.

## Seeds

* Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King (champions)
* Ilie Năstase / Rosie Casals (semifinals, withdrew)
* Frew McMillan / Judy Dalton (semifinals)
* Dennis Ralston / Françoise Dürr (withdrew)

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Ilie Năstase Rosie Casals | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Raúl Ramírez Janet Newberry | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Raúl Ramírez Janet Newberry | | | | 2 | Ilie Năstase Rosie Casals | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bob Maud Betty Stöve | w/o | | | | | | |
| | Hank Irvine Helen Gourlay | 1 | 6 | 3 | | Bob Maud Betty Stöve | w/o | | | | | | |
| | Bob Maud Betty Stöve | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Maud Betty Stöve | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | Bob Maud Betty Stöve | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Owen Davidson Billie Jean King | 6 | 7 |
| | Bob Carmichael Kerry Harris | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Owen Davidson Billie Jean King | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Frew McMillan Judy Dalton | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Frew McMillan Judy Dalton | 6 | 7 | | 3 | Frew McMillan Judy Dalton | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Owen Davidson Billie Jean King | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ham Richardson Jeanne Arth | 1 | 3 | | 1 | Owen Davidson Billie Jean King | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| 1 | Owen Davidson Billie Jean King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 2 | I Năstase R Casals | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Holmes M Cooper | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | I Năstase R Casals | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | B Howe J Williams | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | R Keldie V Berner | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Howe J Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | I Năstase R Casals | w/o |
| | | | | | | | | | | R Ramírez J Newberry | |
| | J Connors L Tenney | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Elliott G Hansen | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Connors L Tenney | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | R Ramírez J Newberry | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | R Ramírez J Newberry | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | D Dell C Martinez | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | 4 | D Ralston F Dürr | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Fishbach M Aschner | 3 | 4 | | M Holeček L Hunt | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| M Holeček L Hunt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | M Holeček L Hunt | | | | | | |
| F Froehling C Evert | w/o | | | | | | | H Irvine H Gourlay | w/o | | | | | |
| H Hagen S Johnson | | | | F Froehling C Evert | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| H Irvine H Gourlay | 6 | 7 | | H Irvine H Gourlay | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| A Pattison E Buding | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | H Irvine H Gourlay | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| B Maud B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | B Maud B Stöve | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| A Wijono L Kaligis | 4 | 4 | | B Maud B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| MA Ilahi L Liem | 6 | 6 | | MA Ilahi L Liem | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| G Battrick J O'Hara | 4 | 4 | | | | | | B Maud B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| R Russell S Grant | | | | | | | | P Gonzales P Teeguarden | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| C Parry F Footman | w/o | | | C Parry F Footman | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| P Gonzales P Teeguarden | 6 | 6 | | P Gonzales P Teeguarden | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| T Addison A Palmeová-West | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | V Zedník A Bakker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Vincent M McLean | 3 | 1 | | | V Zedník A Bakker | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Hirai C-L Chang | 6 | 3 | 4 | | P Curtis W Overton | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Curtis W Overton | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | V Zedník A Bakker | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Loyo Mayo E Subirats | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | B Carmichael K Haris | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Paish S Holdsworth | 6 | 3 | | | J Loyo Mayo E Subirats | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Austin P Austin | | | | | B Carmichael K Haris | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Carmichael K Harris | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Carmichael K Haris | 4 | 6 |
| | A Stone W Shaw | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | F McMillan J Dalton | 6 | 7 |
| | O Parun P Faulkner | 1 | 0 | | | A Stone W Shaw | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Rahim K May | 6 | 6 | | | H Rahim K May | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Scott M Gengler | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | H Rahim K May | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | E Baer K Kemmer | w/o | | | | | | | 3 | F McMillan J Dalton | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Druliner G Moran | | | | | E Baer K Kemmer | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pasarell A May | 3 | 2 | | 3 | F McMillan J Dalton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | F McMillan J Dalton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | H Richardson J Arth | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | W Higgins C Aucamp | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | H Richardson J Arth | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | P Cramer L Gonnerman | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | P Cramer L Gonnerman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kuki N Fuchs | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | H Richardson J Arth | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | O Davidson BJ King | 6 | 6 |
| | T Vázquez R Giscafré | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Sakai J Sawamatsu | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | T Vázquez R Giscafré | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | O Davidson BJ King | w/o | | | | | |
| | G Mulloy B Smith | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | O Davidson BJ King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |