1971 French Open

Ilie Năstase and Ion Țiriac were the defending champions but they withdrew from the tournament.

Men's doubles

1971 French Open

Final

Champion

Arthur Ashe
Marty Riessen

Runner-up

Tom Gorman
Stan Smith

Score

6–8, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 11–9

Details

Draw

76

Seeds

8

Events

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Doubles	men	women	mixed	boys	girls
WC Singles	men	women	quad
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Legends	−45	45+	women

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Arthur Ashe and Marty Riessen won in the final 6–8, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 11–9 against Tom Gorman and Stan Smith.^[1]

Seeds edit

Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac (withdrew)
Arthur Ashe / Marty Riessen (champions)
Bob Lutz / Charlie Pasarell (quarterfinals)
Tom Gorman / Stan Smith (final)
Jan Kodeš / Vladimír Zedník (third round)
Dick Crealy / Allan Stone (fourth round)
John Alexander / Phil Dent (fourth round)
Alex Metreveli / Cliff Richey (quarterfinals)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

2	Arthur Ashe Marty Riessen	1	7	8	6

	Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol	6	5	6	3
							2	Arthur Ashe Marty Riessen	6	6	2	3	8

								Brian Fairlie Frew McMillan	3	3	6	6	6
3	Bob Lutz Charlie Pasarell	4	1	4

	Brian Fairlie Frew McMillan	6	6	6
														2	Arthur Ashe Marty Riessen	6	4	6	6	11

														4	Tom Gorman Stan Smith	8	6	3	4	9
	Bill Bowrey Bob Maud	9	5	2	7	4

4	Tom Gorman Stan Smith	7	7	6	5	6
							4	Tom Gorman Stan Smith	6	6	6

								Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels	4	4	4
8	Alex Metreveli Cliff Richey	3	2	2

	Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels	6	6	6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round	Second round					Third round							Fourth round

	2	A Ashe M Riessen	w/o
		MA Ilahi J Mukerjea
						2	A Ashe M Riessen	3	8	6	6
							S Dron P Mărmureanu	6	6	2	1
	S Dron P Mărmureanu		6	6	6
	V Franchitti S Palmieri		1	1	4
													2	A Ashe M Riessen	6	13	8
														I Molina J Velasco	2	11	6
	I Molina J Velasco		w/o
	A Bouteleux M Leclercq
						I Molina J Velasco		6	6	3	4	6
						M Di Domenico A Panatta		4	3	6	6	4
	M Di Domenico A Panatta		6	6	6
	W Álvarez P Darmon		1	3	1

Section 2 edit

First round	Second round							Third round					Fourth round

	7	J Alexander P Dent	6	6	6
		J-C Fauvet É Loliée	2	4	3
								7	J Alexander P Dent	6	6	6
									T Lejus A Volkov	3	1	1
	T Lejus A Volkov		6	1	6	6	7
	T Bernasconi P Dominguez		8	6	2	1	5
													7	J Alexander P Dent	5	1	6	4
														P Cornejo J Fillol	7	6	3	6
	P Cornejo J Fillol		7	4	6	6
	E Di Matteo A Zugarelli		5	6	2	4
								P Cornejo J Fillol		w/o
								I Fletcher B Phillips-Moore
	I Fletcher B Phillips-Moore		6	6	6
	P Szőke G Varga		1	3	2

Section 3 edit

First round	Second round						Third round						Fourth round

	3	B Lutz C Pasarell	6	6	1	6
		A Gardiner P Marzano	1	3	6	4
							3	B Lutz C Pasarell	3	6	6	6
								O Parun N Špear	6	1	3	4
	J Bartlett G Perkins
	O Parun N Špear		w/o
													3	B Lutz C Pasarell	6	3	10	6	6
														J Leschly R Moore	8	6	8	4	4
	J Leschly R Moore		6	6	6
	E Drossart P Pokorny		3	3	3
							J Leschly R Moore		6	3	6	10
							J-C Barclay D Contet		4	6	4	8
	K Hirai J Kuki		6	0	3	1
	J-C Barclay D Contet		1	6	6	6

Section 4 edit

First round					Second round							Third round					Fourth round

					6	D Crealy A Stone	6	6	6
						J Kawamori T Koura	3	3	1
												6	D Crealy A Stone	6	7	6
N Kalogeropoulos JR Pinto Bravo	6	6	8										S Ball G Masters	4	5	2
C Boutard J-P Olivier	3	3	6		N Kalogeropoulos JR Pinto Bravo		6	6	3	2	4
S Ball G Masters	6	7	6		S Ball G Masters		4	4	6	6	6
É Deblicker J Thamin	3	5	1														6	D Crealy A Stone	4	5	6	6	2
B Fairlie F McMillan	6	6	6															B Fairlie F McMillan	6	7	2	4	6
D Segal J Zwieg	0	0	0		B Fairlie F McMillan		6	6	6
J Cooper C Dibley	6	6	6		J Cooper C Dibley		3	2	2
L Grinnan LC Moreira	3	2	0									B Fairlie F McMillan		6	6	6
P Lamp H Sepp	6	6	6									F Froehling J McManus		4	2	3
U Oquendo O Piva	1	4	2		P Lamp H Sepp		3	9	3
F Froehling J McManus	2	6	6	6	F Froehling J McManus		6	11	6
N Perry E Zuleta	6	1	2	2

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round					Second round							Third round							Fourth round

J-P Bombardier B De Troye	3	3	3
S Baranyi R Machán	6	6	6		S Baranyi R Machán		3	6	5	6	6
C Bovett B Seewagen	2	6	8	6	C Bovett B Seewagen		6	1	7	3	3
G Goven P Proisy	6	4	6	4								S Baranyi R Machán		3	4	3
F Bartoni P Toci	w/o											Ž Franulović T Ryan		6	6	6
B Jovanović D Schroder					F Bartoni P Toci		0	3	2
D Charlet D Grozdanovitch	4	0	4		Ž Franulović T Ryan		6	6	6
Ž Franulović T Ryan	6	6	6																Ž Franulović T Ryan	7	3	4	2
J-P Courcol B Montrenaud	6	5	6	6															B Bowrey B Maud	5	6	6	6
R Case F Sedgman	2	7	3	2	J-P Courcol B Montrenaud		6	2	6	2
B Bowrey B Maud	6	8	6		B Bowrey B Maud		8	6	3	6
J Gisbert J Guerrero	2	6	1										B Bowrey B Maud	3	2	6	6	10
												5	J Kodeš V Zedník	6	6	4	3	8
						G Widjojo A Wijono	6	3	7	5
					5	J Kodeš V Zedník	4	6	9	7

Section 6 edit

First round	Second round						Third round							Fourth round

	J Hřebec F Pála		5	6	11	4
	P Barthès J-B Chanfreau		7	2	13	6
							P Barthès J-B Chanfreau		3	6	7	0	8
							T Koch JE Mandarino		6	3	5	6	6
	P Gavrilidis T Kakulia		0	1	4
	T Koch JE Mandarino		6	6	6
															P Barthès J-B Chanfreau	4	3	6
														4	T Gorman S Smith	6	6	8
	J-P Meyer W N'Godrella		1	3	5
	G Majoli N Pietrangeli		6	6	7
								G Majoli N Pietrangeli	3	6	2	10	4
							4	T Gorman S Smith	6	2	6	8	6
		P Beust B Paul	5	4	2
	4	T Gorman S Smith	7	6	6

Section 7 edit

First round	Second round						Third round							Fourth round

	B Bertram W Freer		8	4	6	4
	F Jauffret J-L Rouyer		10	6	3	6
							F Jauffret J-L Rouyer		5	7	5	4
							T Addison M Holeček		7	5	7	6
	S Mureșan D Sturdza		4	2	2
	T Addison M Holeček		6	6	6
															T Addison M Holeček	4	6	11	1	2
														8	A Metreveli C Richey	6	2	9	6	6
	W Gąsiorek T Nowicki		w/o
	JL Arilla A Muñoz
								W Gąsiorek T Nowicki	5	7	9	2	2
							8	A Metreveli C Richey	7	5	7	6	6
		P van Min J Ward
	8	A Metreveli C Richey	w/o

Section 8 edit

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

	C Barazzutti R Lombardi	2	4	8
	V Egorov V Korotkov	6	6	10
						V Egorov V Korotkov	3	4	4
						B Carmichael R Ruffels	6	6	6
	F Battegay P Joly	1	5	7
	B Carmichael R Ruffels	6	7	9
										B Carmichael R Ruffels	6	6	6
										J Kamiwazumi T Sakai	3	2	2
	P Cramer A Pattison	6	3	4	2
	J Kamiwazumi T Sakai	2	6	6	6
						J Kamiwazumi T Sakai	6	6	6

[1]

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