# 1971 Washington Star International – Doubles

The 1971 Washington Star International – Doubles was an event of the 1971 Washington Star International tennis tournament and was played in Washington, D.C., United States from July 12 through July 18, 1971. Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending doubles champions but did not compete together in this edition. Tom Okker and Marty Riessen won the doubles title, defeating Bob Carmichael and Ray Ruffels in the final, 7–6, 6–2.

## 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 |
| John Alexander Phil Dent | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels | 6 | 6 | | Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 7 | 6 |
| Ray Moore John Newcombe | 6 | 3 | 5 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 7 | 6 |
| Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | |

### Top half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Pierre Barthès Rod Laver | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Franklin Robbins Unknown | 3 | 6 | | Pierre Barthès Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Roscoe Tanner Unknown | 6 | 6 | | Roscoe Tanner Unknown | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Željko Franulović Boro Jovanović | 1 | 2 | | | | | | Pierre Barthès Rod Laver | 3 | 4 | | | |
| Mike Belkin Richard Russell | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | John Alexander Phil Dent | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie | 1 | 6 | 4 | Mike Belkin Richard Russell | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| John Alexander Phil Dent | 6 | 4 | 6 | John Alexander Phil Dent | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| John Austin Jimmy Connors | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | John Alexander Phil Dent | 3 | 4 |
| Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels | 6 | 6 |
| Dick Dell Fred McNair | 5 | 6 | | Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Clark Graebner Frew McMillan | 6 | 6 | | Clark Graebner Frew McMillan | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Barry MacKay (tennis) Alex Olmedo | 2 | 1 | | | | | | Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Bill Bowrey Owen Davidson | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | Bill Bowrey Owen Davidson | 3 | 1 | | | |
| Roy Barth Torben Ulrich | 4 | 6 | 4 | Bill Bowrey Owen Davidson | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 6 | 6 | | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Faulk Armistead Neely | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Brian Gottfried Paul Gerken | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston | 6 | 4 | 2 | Brian Gottfried Paul Gerken | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Andrés Gimeno Roger Taylor | 4 | 7 | 6 | Andrés Gimeno Roger Taylor | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Robert McKinley Dick Stockton | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | Andrés Gimeno Roger Taylor | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| Ray Moore John Newcombe | 7 | 6 | | | | | | Ray Moore John Newcombe | 1 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| Terry Ryan Graham Stilwell | 5 | 3 | | Ray Moore John Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bob Maud Allan Stone | 3 | 6 | 6 | Bob Maud Allan Stone | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Stan Smith Erik van Dillen | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Ray Moore John Newcombe | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Bob Lutz Charlie Pasarell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Mike Estep William Higgins | 3 | 2 | | Bob Lutz Charlie Pasarell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Edlefsen Frank Froehling | 6 | 1 | 7 | Tom Edlefsen Frank Froehling | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cliff Drysdale Nikola Pilić | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Bob Lutz Charlie Pasarell | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| Jim McManus Jim Osborne | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol | 3 | 7 | 3 | Jim McManus Jim Osborne | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 6 | 6 | | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Fred Drilling Eugene Russo | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |