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1971 Italian Open – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1971 Italian Open
Final
ChampionAustralia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
Runner-upSpain Andrés Gimeno
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw24
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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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

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

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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

Top half

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First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
2 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
3 4
Italy Franco Bartoni
Italy Piero Toci
6 6
Italy Franco Bartoni
Italy Piero Toci
4 2
Spain Andrés Gimeno
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
6 6
Spain Andrés Gimeno
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
2 7 6
Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Allan Stone
6 5 4
Spain Andrés Gimeno
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
6 6 7
3 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Dennis Ralston
6 7 Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ray Ruffels
3 7 6
Italy Ezio Di Matteo
Italy Tonino Zugarelli
4 6 3 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Dennis Ralston
6 3 7
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
6 7 South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
1 6 6
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
4 5 3 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Dennis Ralston
5 6
Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ray Ruffels
7 2 6 Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ray Ruffels
7 7
United States Bob Lutz
United States Charlie Pasarell
6 6 2 Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ray Ruffels
6 3 6
Italy Massimo Di Domenico
Italy Adriano Panatta
3 6 6 Italy Massimo Di Domenico
Italy Adriano Panatta
3 6 1
Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
6 3 3

Bottom half

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

References

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  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).
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