1971 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
Mixed doubles
1971 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Owen Davidson ; Billie Jean King
Runners-up	Marty Riessen ; Margaret Court
Score	3–6, 6–2, 15–13
Draw	80 (3 Q )
Seeds	4

In the mixed doubles games of the 1971 Wimbledon Championships, Ilie Năstase and Rosie Casals were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Owen Davidson and Billie Jean King.

Davidson and King defeated Marty Riessen and Margaret Court in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 15–13 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1971 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]

Nirupama Mankad became the first Indian woman in the open era to play the main draw (and ultimately win a match) at a Grand Slam event.

Seeds

1. Marty Riessen / Margaret Court (final)

2. Ilie Năstase / Rosie Casals (semifinals)

3. Owen Davidson / Billie Jean King (champions)

4. Frew McMillan / Judy Dalton (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

1	Marty Riessen Margaret Court	6	6

Q	Larry Collins Wendy Appleby	3	2
				1	Marty Riessen Margaret Court	7	6

				4	Frew McMillan Judy Dalton	5	3
4	Frew McMillan Judy Dalton	7	6

	Thomaz Koch Fiorella Bonicelli	5	2
								1	Marty Riessen Margaret Court	6	2	13

								3	Owen Davidson Billie Jean King	3	6	15
	Bob Maud Betty Stöve	8	7

3	Owen Davidson Billie Jean King	9	9
				3	Owen Davidson Billie Jean King	6	6

				2	Ilie Năstase Rosie Casals	4	1
	Hank Irvine Helen Gourlay	3	2

2	Ilie Năstase Rosie Casals	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round	Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	1	M Riessen M Court	6	6
		S Dron M Greenwood	3	1
						1	M Riessen M Court	6	6
							F Bartoni M Giorgi	3	1
		A Muñoz C Bustamante	1	0
		F Bartoni M Giorgi	6	6
											1	M Riessen M Court	7	6
												J Alexander S Alexander	5	2
		G Masters B Hawcroft	3	6	6
		G Battrick C Camp	6	3	3
							G Masters B Hawcroft	7	5	4
							J Alexander S Alexander	5	7	6
	Q	A Hammond S Hole	3	4
		J Alexander S Alexander	6	6

Section 2

First round	Second round					Third round					Fourth round

		M Iqbal J Fayter	2	3
		J Bartlett J O'Hara	6	6
							J Bartlett J O'Hara	6	1	7
							D Dell I Bentzer	3	6	9
		O Parun C Fleming	7	4	5
		D Dell I Bentzer	5	6	7
												D Dell I Bentzer	3	6	6
											Q	L Collins W Appleby	6	1	8
		H Kary M Hollingsworth	4	4
		A Segal L Robinson	6	6
							A Segal L Robinson
						Q	L Collins W Appleby	w/o
		P Curtis Z Jansone
	Q	L Collins W Appleby	w/o

Section 3

First round	Second round				Third round				Fourth round

	4	F McMillan J Dalton	6	6
		T Koura K Sawamatsu	2	2
					4	F McMillan J Dalton	6	6
						R Hewitt E Goolagong	1	3
		S Matthews E James	2	1
		R Hewitt E Goolagong	6	6
									4	F McMillan J Dalton	6	6
										J Paish S Holdsworth	1	1
		T Ryan P Austin	5	6
		J Paish S Holdsworth	7	8
						J Paish S Holdsworth	6	6
						P Hutchins L Beaven	1	4
		P Pokorny S Pachta	2	5
		P Hutchins L Beaven	6	7

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

Q	A Amritraj N Mankad	6	7
	I El Shafei L Pericoli	4	5		Q	A Amritraj N Mankad	6	2	1
	J Pinto Bravo AM Arias	6	6			J Pinto Bravo AM Arias	4	6	6
	R Perry T Fretz	4	3								J Pinto Bravo AM Arias	1	4
	J Clifton A Cowie	1	3								T Koch F Bonicelli	6	6
	T Koch F Bonicelli	6	6			T Koch F Bonicelli	6	7
	C Drysdale J Drysdale	6	5	6		C Drysdale J Drysdale	1	5
	J Kamiwazumi Y Matsuda	3	7	4												T Koch F Bonicelli	7	6
	D Schroder L Rossouw	9	4	4												R Crealy K Harris	5	3
	J Drobný J Williams	7	6	6		J Drobný J Williams	3	8
	R Crealy K Harris	6	6			R Crealy K Harris	6	9
	A Pattison D Botha	3	1								R Crealy K Harris	4	6	6
	F Froehling W Gilchrist	7	7								S Warboys PA Reese	6	1	2
	JE Mandarino C Mandarino	5	5			F Froehling W Gilchrist	3	3^r
	I Molina R Giscafré	3	6	3		S Warboys PA Reese	6	3
	S Warboys PA Reese	6	3	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	J Moore F Moore	6	4	6
	R Wilson S Brasher	4	6	8		R Wilson S Brasher	8	2
	F Schroeder J Newberry	2	1			C Dibley K Melville	9	6
	C Dibley K Melville	6	6								C Dibley K Melville	6	6
	R Ruffels L Hunt	5	6	6							J McManus P Teeguarden	3	3
	S Baranyi M Holubová	7	1	1		R Ruffels L Hunt	3	5
	J McManus P Teeguarden	6	6			J McManus P Teeguarden	6	7
	Š Koudelka J Koudelka	1	4													C Dibley K Melville	4	8
	J McDonald R Bentley	2	1													R Maud B Stöve	6	9
	A Metreveli O Morozova	6	6			A Metreveli O Morozova	6	6
	N Kalogeropoulos C-A Kalogeropoulos	7	3	1		B Bertram E Emmanuel	2	4
	B Bertram E Emmanuel	5	6	6							A Metreveli O Morozova	6	3	4
	T Ulrich J Heldman	7	6								R Maud B Stöve	3	6	6
	A Bogomolov M Kroschina	5	4			T Ulrich J Heldman	6	2	3
	P Rodríguez M Rodríguez	4	2			R Maud B Stöve	4	6	6
	R Maud B Stöve	6	6

Section 6

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

		S Palmieri G Walhof	9	7
		A Mills J Mills	8	5
							S Palmieri G Walhof	2	8
							A McDonald P Hogan	6	9
		A McDonald P Hogan	6	3	6
		W Bowrey L Bowrey	3	6	3
											A McDonald P Hogan	4	2
										3	O Davidson BJ King	6	6
		R Taylor F Taylor	8	5	1
		R Howe V Wade	6	7	6
							R Howe V Wade	1	1
						3	O Davidson BJ King	6	6
		M Elliott G Hansen	3	4
	3	O Davidson BJ King	6	6

Section 7

First round	Second round				Third round					Fourth round

		H Irvine H Gourlay	w/o
		R Lutz N Gunter
						H Irvine H Gourlay	6	6
						G Seewagen K Pigeon	3	4
		G Seewagen K Pigeon	6	6
		H Truman C Janes	0	4
											H Irvine H Gourlay	3	7	6
											R Keldie W Shaw	6	5	2
		B Folke C Sandberg	w/o
		J Fassbender H Orth
						B Folke C Sandberg	6	3	4
						R Keldie W Shaw	3	6	6
		R Keldie W Shaw	6	6
		B Phillips-Moore A Phillips-Moore	3	3

Section 8

First round	Second round				Third round			Fourth round

		T Gorman V Ziegenfuss	6	6
		C McHugo W Hall	2	2
						T Gorman V Ziegenfuss	w/o
						P Cramer S van Brandis
		R Barth D Carter-Triolo
		P Cramer S van Brandis	w/o
									T Gorman V Ziegenfuss
								2	I Năstase R Casals	w/o
		M Orantes AM Estalella	6	6
		P Szőke É Szabó	3	4
						M Orantes AM Estalella
					2	I Năstase R Casals	w/o
		P Barthès F Dürr	2	1
	2	I Năstase R Casals	6	6

References

^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
1971 Wimbledon Championships – Doubles draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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Wimbledon mixed doubles drawsheets
Pre Open Era	1913 1914 1915–1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
Open Era	1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

1971 Women's Tennis Circuit « 1970 1972 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, ) US Open (S, D, X)
Virginia Slims Circuit	San Francisco (S, D) Long Beach (S, D) Milwaukee (S, D) Fort Lauderdale (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Washington (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D) San Juan (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Tucson (S, D) Indianapolis 1 (S, D) Columbus (S, D) Denver (S, D) Newport (S, D) Oakland (S, D) Phoenix (S, D)
Grand Prix Circuit	Johannesburg (S, D) Rome (S, D) Bournemouth (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Indianapolis 2 (S, D) Toronto (S, D) New York (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Tokyo 1 (S, D) Palm Harbor (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Phoenix (S, D) Melbourne (S, D)
Non-tour events	Sydney (S, D) Auckland (S, D) Kitzbühel (S, D) London (S, D) Beckenham (S, D) Tokyo 2 (S, D) Tokyo 3 (S, D) Billingham (S, D) Edinburgh (S, D) Aberavon (S, D) Torquay (S, D) Nottingham (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup Wightman Cup
Virginia Slims Championships (S, D)