# 1971 US Open – Women's doubles

Margaret Court and Judy Dalton were the reigning champions but Margaret Court did not compete this year.
Judy Dalton teamed up with Rosemary Casals and successfully defended her title by defeating Gail Chanfreau and Françoise Dürr 6–3, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Rosie Casals / Judy Dalton (champions)
* Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Dürr (final)
* Mary-Ann Eisel / Valerie Ziegenfuss (semifinals)
* Kerry Melville / Nancy Richey (semifinals)
* Winnie Shaw / Betty Stöve (quarterfinals)
* Wendy Gilchrist / Julie Heldman (second round)
* Patti Hogan / Joyce Williams (quarterfinals)
* Helen Gourlay / Kerry Harris (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| 1 | Rosie Casals Judy Dalton | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Kerry Melville Nancy Richey | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| 4 | Kerry Melville Nancy Richey | 3 | 0 | 1 | Rosie Casals Judy Dalton | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Mary-Ann Eisel Valerie Ziegenfuss | 4 | 0 | 2 | Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | R Casals J Dalton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Giscafré E Subirats | 4 | 1 | | 1 | R Casals J Dalton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandy Stap Sue Stap | 4 | 4 | | | E Buding F Footman | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Buding F Footman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | R Casals J Dalton | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | P Hogan J Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | P Hogan J Williams | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | P Faulkner S Holdsworth | 4 | 2 | | 7 | P Hogan J Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C-L Chang J Sawamatsu | 6 | 0 | 3 | | P Bostrom M Louie | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Bostrom M Louie | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Casals J Dalton | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | K Melville N Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Melville N Richey | 3 | 0 |
| | P Austin M Cooper | 3 | 2 | | 4 | K Melville N Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L duPont M Gengler | 7 | 6 | | | L duPont M Gengler | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Arth G Moran | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | K Melville N Richey | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | W Shaw B Stöve | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | W Shaw B Stöve | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | |
| | J Newberry E Pande | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | W Shaw B Stöve | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Farmer J Metcalf | 2 | 6 | 1 | | B-A Hansen W Overton | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B-A Hansen W Overton | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | L Hunt K Pigeon | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kemmer P Reese | 7 | 4 | 3 | | L Hunt K Pigeon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Aucamp S Johnson | 4 | 0 | | 6 | W Gilchrist J Heldman | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | W Gilchrist J Heldman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Hunt K Pigeon | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | C Martinez C Sandberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | M-A Eisel V Ziegenfuss | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Ornstein M Schallau | 3 | 4 | | | C Martinez C Sandberg | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Hansen T O'Shaughnessy | 4 | 1 | | 3 | M-A Eisel V Ziegenfuss | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M-A Eisel V Ziegenfuss | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M-A Eisel V Ziegenfuss | 4 | 0 |
| | J Cooper C Molesworth | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Chanfreau F Dürr | 6 | 6 |
| | P Teeguarden L Tuero | 3 | 6 | 6 | | P Teeguarden L Tuero | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bakker A Palmeová-West | 1 | 4 | | 8 | H Gourlay K Harris | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | H Gourlay K Harris | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | H Gourlay K Harris | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | V Berner J O'Hara | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | G Chanfreau F Dürr | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Redondo L Tenney | 4 | 6 | 6 | | M Redondo L Tenney | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Aschner L Gonnerman | 1 | 1 | | 2 | G Chanfreau F Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Chanfreau F Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |