1971 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Rosie Casals and Billie Jean King successfully defended their title, defeating Margaret Court and Evonne Goolagong in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1971 Wimbledon Championships.^[1][2]

Women's doubles
1971 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King
Runners-up	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong
Score	6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw	48 (3 Q )
Seeds	4
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Seeds

01.     Rosie Casals /   Billie Jean King (champions)

02.     Margaret Court /   Evonne Goolagong (final)

03.     Judy Dalton /   Virginia Wade (third round)

04.     Gail Chanfreau /   Françoise Dürr (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
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Rosie Casals   Billie Jean King	6	6
		Lany Kaligis   Lita Liem	1	3
								1	Rosie Casals   Billie Jean King	4	6	6
								4	Gail Chanfreau   Françoise Dürr	6	4	4
	4	Gail Chanfreau   Françoise Dürr	6	6
		Helga Masthoff   Heide Orth	4	3
															1	Rosie Casals   Billie Jean King	6	6
															2	Margaret Court   Evonne Goolagong	3	2
		Nancy Gunter   Kerry Melville	w/o
		Mary-Ann Curtis   Valerie Ziegenfuss
									Mary-Ann Curtis   Valerie Ziegenfuss	2	4
								2	Margaret Court   Evonne Goolagong	6	6
		Patti Hogan   Joyce Williams	2	2
	2	Margaret Court   Evonne Goolagong	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Casals   BJ King	6	6
									V Burton   J Fayter	1	2
															1	R Casals   BJ King	6	6
																K Kemmer   PA Reese	0	3
									J Cooper   C Molesworth	2	3
									K Kemmer   PA Reese	6	6
																						1	R Casals   BJ King	6	6
																							L Kaligis   L Liem	1	3
									AM Arias   R Giscafré	8	6
									E Buding   C-A Kalogeropoulos	6	2
																AM Arias   R Giscafré	4	3
																L Kaligis   L Liem	6	6
									L Kaligis   L Liem	3	6	6
								Q	P Hardgrave   D Riste	6	4	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	G Chanfreau   F Dürr	6	6
		L Beaven   S Brasher	0	4				4	G Chanfreau   F Dürr	6	8
		P Teeguarden   L Tuero	3	4					R Bentley   F Moore	1	6
		R Bentley   F Moore	6	6											4	G Chanfreau   F Dürr	3	8	6
		W Shaw   B Stöve	6	5												H Gourlay   K Harris	6	6	2
		H Gourlay   K Harris	8	7					H Gourlay   K Harris	4	6	6
		I Bentzer   C Sandberg	7	3					K Ebbinghaus   G Walhof	6	3	3
		K Ebbinghaus   G Walhof	9	6																		4	G Chanfreau   F Dürr	6	6
		M Kroschina   É Szabó	8	7																			H Masthoff   H Orth	4	3
		D Botha   ME Guzmán	9	9					D Botha   ME Guzmán	5	8
		E Emmanuel   C Martinez	6	6					E Emmanuel   C Martinez	7	9
		D Bouteleux   O de Roubin	4	3												E Emmanuel   C Martinez	2	4
		AM Estalella   C Mandarino	6	1	5											H Masthoff   H Orth	6	6
		J O'Hara   M Pryde	2	6	7				J O'Hara   M Pryde	6	2	3
		H Masthoff   H Orth	6	6					H Masthoff   H Orth	4	6	6
		A Bakker   M Schaar	1	2

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		N Gunter   K Melville	6	7
		L Bowrey   L Hunt	3	5					N Gunter   K Melville	8	4	6
		J Bartkowicz   J Heldman	6	6					J Bartkowicz   J Heldman	6	6	3
		M Greenwood   E James	3	2												N Gunter   K Melville	6	8
		T Long   L Robinson	1	2												F Bonicelli   I Fernández de Soto	2	6
		P Faulkner   S Holdsworth	6	6					P Faulkner   S Holdsworth	1	3
		F Bonicelli   I Fernández de Soto	9	6					F Bonicelli   I Fernández de Soto	6	6
		J Newberry   E Pande	8	3																			N Gunter   K Melville	w/o
		Z Jansone   O Morozova	6	7	9																		M-A Curtis   V Ziegenfuss
		C Janes   E Truman	4	9	7				Z Jansone   O Morozova	6	6	5
		M-A Curtis   V Ziegenfuss	6	6					M-A Curtis   V Ziegenfuss	4	8	7
	Q	JL Harris   A Martin	1	4												M-A Curtis   V Ziegenfuss	4	6	6
		J Sawamatsu   K Sawamatsu	1	6	3										3	J Dalton   V Wade	6	2	3
		L Bassi   L Pericoli	6	4	6				L Bassi   L Pericoli	3	4
	Q	L Charles   W Slaughter	2	2				3	J Dalton   V Wade	6	6
	3	J Dalton   V Wade	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									D Carter-Triolo   K Pigeon	6	8
									M Holubová   M Neumannová	1	6
																D Carter-Triolo   K Pigeon	3	3
																P Hogan   J Williams	6	6
									P Hogan   J Williams	6	7	6
									B Hawcroft   J Wainwright	1	9	2
																							P Hogan   J Williams	2	2
																						2	M Court   E Goolagong	6	6
									B Kirk   L Rossouw	6	6
									S Grant   G Hansen	2	0
																B Kirk   L Rossouw	3	0
															2	M Court   E Goolagong	6	6
									T Fretz   W Gilchrist	6	2	1
								2	M Court   E Goolagong	4	6	6

References

1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
2. 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 – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation