1971 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Doubles

Doubles

1971 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Final
Champion|  Roy Emerson
Rod Laver[1]
Runner-up|  Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
Score| 6–4, 6–4
Events
| Singles | Doubles

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1971 tennis event results

The 1971 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston, USA and was part of the 1971 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the 44th edition of the tournament and was held from August 2 through August 8, 1971. Sixth-seeded Ken Rosewall won the singles title, his third U.S. Pro title, and the accompanying $10,000 first-prize money. The final was watched by 5,500 spectators.[2][3]

## Seeds

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Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Tom Okker /  Marty Riessen (final)
2. Roy Emerson /  Rod Laver (champions)
3. Bob Carmichael /  Ray Ruffels (first round)
4. Ken Rosewall /  Fred Stolle (first round)
5. Bill Bowrey /  Owen Davidson (first round)
6. John Alexander /  Phil Dent (semifinals)

## Draw

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### Key

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* 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

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| First round | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Final[1] |

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| 2 |  R Emerson
R Laver | 6 | 7 |  | | | |
|  |  R Holmberg
C Pasarell | 4 | 5 |  | | | 2 |  R Emerson
R Laver | 7 | 3 | 6 |
|  |  A Ashe
B Lutz | 6 | 6 |  | | |  |  A Ashe
B Lutz | 6 | 6 | 3 |
|  |  R Barth
T Ulrich | 1 | 3 |  | | | | | | 2 |  R Emerson
R Laver | 6 | 7 |  |
|  |  A Gimeno
R Taylor | 7 | 6 |  | | | | |  |  A Gimeno
R Taylor | 3 | 5 |  |
| 5 |  W Bowrey
O Davidson | 6 | 4 |  | | |  |  A Gimeno
R Taylor | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | |
|  |  F McMillan
J Newcombe | 7 | 6 |  | | |  |  F McMillan
J Newcombe | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 |  B Carmichael
R Ruffels | 5 | 4 |  | | | | 2 |  R Emerson
R Laver | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  C Drysdale
N Pilić | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | | 1 |  T Okker
M Riessen | 4 | 4 |  |
| 4 |  K Rosewall
F Stolle | 4 | 3 |  | | |  |  C Drysdale
N Pilić | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 6 |  J Alexander
P Dent | 6 | 6 |  | | | 6 |  J Alexander
P Dent | 7 | 3 | 7 |
|  |  D Crealy
T Leonard | 3 | 0 |  | | | | | | 6 |  J Alexander
P Dent | 6 | 0 | 3 |
|  |  M Cox
G Stilwell | 6 | 7 |  | | | | | 1 |  T Okker
M Riessen | 1 | 6 | 6 |
|  |  I El Shafei
B Fairlie | 4 | 5 |  | | |  |  M Cox
G Stilwell | 3 | 2 |  | |
| 1 |  T Okker
M Riessen | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | 1 |  T Okker
M Riessen | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  B Maud
A Stone | 4 | 6 | 4 | |

## References

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1. ^ a b "1971 WCT Boston". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 151\. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
3. ^ "Rosewall is 3-Set Winner in U.S. Pro". Chicago Tribune. UPI. August 9, 1971. p. 3, Section 3.