1971 Italian Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1971 Italian Open
Champion John Newcombe
Tony Roche
Runner-up Andrés Gimeno
Roger Taylor
Score6–4, 6–4
Draw24
Seeds4

The 1971 Italian Open – Men's doubles was an event of the 1971 Italian Open tennis tournament and was played at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy from 3 May through 10 May 1971. The draw comprised 24 teams, four of them were seeded. Ilie Năstase and Ion Țiriac were the defending doubles champions but did not compete in this edition. First-seeded John Newcombe and Tony Roche won the doubles title, defeating unseeded Andrés Gimeno and Roger Taylor in the final, 6–4, 6–4.[1][2][3]

Seeds

  1. John Newcombe / Tony Roche (champions)
  2. Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (second round)
  3. Arthur Ashe / Dennis Ralston (quarterfinals)
  4. Roy Emerson / Rod Laver (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Andrés Gimeno
Roger Taylor
6 6 7
  Bob Carmichael
Ray Ruffels
3 7 6
Andrés Gimeno
Roger Taylor
4 4
1 John Newcombe
Tony Roche
6 6
4 Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
2 6 4
1 John Newcombe
Tony Roche
6 2 6

Top half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
3 4
Franco Bartoni
Piero Toci
6 6
Franco Bartoni
Piero Toci
4 2
Andrés Gimeno
Roger Taylor
6 6
Andrés Gimeno
Roger Taylor
2 7 6
Dick Crealy
Allan Stone
6 5 4
Andrés Gimeno
Roger Taylor
6 6 7
3 Arthur Ashe
Dennis Ralston
6 7 Bob Carmichael
Ray Ruffels
3 7 6
Ezio Di Matteo
Tonino Zugarelli
4 6 3 Arthur Ashe
Dennis Ralston
6 3 7
Cliff Drysdale
Nikola Pilić
6 7 Cliff Drysdale
Nikola Pilić
1 6 6
Ismail El Shafei
Brian Fairlie
4 5 3 Arthur Ashe
Dennis Ralston
5 6
Bob Carmichael
Ray Ruffels
7 2 6 Bob Carmichael
Ray Ruffels
7 7
Bob Lutz
Charlie Pasarell
6 6 2 Bob Carmichael
Ray Ruffels
6 3 6
Massimo Di Domenico
Adriano Panatta
3 6 6 Massimo Di Domenico
Adriano Panatta
3 6 1
John Alexander
Phil Dent
6 3 3

Bottom half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Boro Jovanović
Fred Stolle
6 6
Corrado Barazzutti
Vincenzo Franchitti
3 2 Boro Jovanović
Fred Stolle
w/o
Giordano Maioli
Nicola Pietrangeli
7 7 Giordano Maioli
Nicola Pietrangeli
Mark Cox
Graham Stilwell
5 6 Boro Jovanović
Fred Stolle
3 3
Tom Gorman
Stan Smith
6 6 4 Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
6 6
Frew McMillan
Bob Maud
3 3 Tom Gorman
Stan Smith
2 4
Jan Leschly
Sergio Palmieri
2 3 4 Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
6 6
4 Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
6 6 4 Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
2 6 4
1 John Newcombe
Tony Roche
6 2 6
Bill Bowrey
Owen Davidson
6 5 6
Željko Franulović
Jan Kodeš
2 7 4
Bill Bowrey
Owen Davidson
2 6 4
1 John Newcombe
Tony Roche
6 3 6
Roy Barth
Torben Ulrich
1 3
1 John Newcombe
Tony Roche
6 6

References

  1. ^ "Laver captures singles net title". Star-News. United Press. 11 May 1971. p. 12.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 127–130. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
  3. ^ "1971 Rome – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).