1971 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
1971 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Owen Davidson
United States Billie Jean King
Runners-upUnited States Marty Riessen
Australia Margaret Court
Score3–6, 6–2, 15–13
Details
Draw80 (3 Q )
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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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

01.   United States Marty Riessen / Australia Margaret Court (final)
02.   Romania Ilie Năstase / United States Rosie Casals (semifinals)
03.   Australia Owen Davidson / United States Billie Jean King (champions)
04.   South Africa Frew McMillan / Australia Judy Dalton (semifinals)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Marty Riessen
Australia Margaret Court
6 6
Q United States Larry Collins
United States Wendy Appleby
3 2
1 United States Marty Riessen
Australia Margaret Court
7 6
4 South Africa Frew McMillan
Australia Judy Dalton
5 3
4 South Africa Frew McMillan
Australia Judy Dalton
7 6
Brazil Thomaz Koch
Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli
5 2
1 United States Marty Riessen
Australia Margaret Court
6 2 13
3 Australia Owen Davidson
United States Billie Jean King
3 6 15
South Africa Bob Maud
Netherlands Betty Stöve
8 7
3 Australia Owen Davidson
United States Billie Jean King
9 9
3 Australia Owen Davidson
United States Billie Jean King
6 6
2 Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Rosie Casals
4 1
Rhodesia Hank Irvine
Australia Helen Gourlay
3 2
2 Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Rosie Casals
6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 United States M Riessen
Australia M Court
6 6
Romania S Dron
United Kingdom M Greenwood
3 1
1 United States M Riessen
Australia M Court
6 6
Italy F Bartoni
Italy M Giorgi
3 1
Spain A Muñoz
Spain C Bustamante
1 0
Italy F Bartoni
Italy M Giorgi
6 6
1 United States M Riessen
Australia M Court
7 6
Australia J Alexander
Australia S Alexander
5 2
Australia G Masters
Australia B Hawcroft
3 6 6
United Kingdom G Battrick
United Kingdom C Camp
6 3 3
Australia G Masters
Australia B Hawcroft
7 5 4
Australia J Alexander
Australia S Alexander
5 7 6
Q Australia A Hammond
Australia S Hole
3 4
Australia J Alexander
Australia S Alexander
6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Pakistan M Iqbal
United Kingdom J Fayter
2 3
Australia J Bartlett
Canada J O'Hara
6 6
Australia J Bartlett
Canada J O'Hara
6 1 7
United States D Dell
Sweden I Bentzer
3 6 9
New Zealand O Parun
New Zealand C Fleming
7 4 5
United States D Dell
Sweden I Bentzer
5 6 7
United States D Dell
Sweden I Bentzer
3 6 6
Q United States L Collins
United States W Appleby
6 1 8
Austria H Kary
Austria M Hollingsworth
4 4
South Africa A Segal
Australia L Robinson
6 6
South Africa A Segal
Australia L Robinson
Q United States L Collins
United States W Appleby
w/o
United Kingdom P Curtis
Soviet Union Z Jansone
Q United States L Collins
United States W Appleby
w/o

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 South Africa F McMillan
Australia J Dalton
6 6
Japan T Koura
Japan K Sawamatsu
2 2
4 South Africa F McMillan
Australia J Dalton
6 6
South Africa R Hewitt
Australia E Goolagong
1 3
United Kingdom S Matthews
United Kingdom E James
2 1
South Africa R Hewitt
Australia E Goolagong
6 6
4 South Africa F McMillan
Australia J Dalton
6 6
United Kingdom J Paish
United Kingdom S Holdsworth
1 1
South Africa T Ryan
United States P Austin
5 6
United Kingdom J Paish
United Kingdom S Holdsworth
7 8
United Kingdom J Paish
United Kingdom S Holdsworth
6 6
United Kingdom P Hutchins
United Kingdom L Beaven
1 4
Austria P Pokorny
Austria S Pachta
2 5
United Kingdom P Hutchins
United Kingdom L Beaven
6 7

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Q India A Amritraj
India N Mankad
6 7
United Arab Republic I El Shafei
Italy L Pericoli
4 5 Q India A Amritraj
India N Mankad
6 2 1
Chile J Pinto Bravo
Argentina AM Arias
6 6 Chile J Pinto Bravo
Argentina AM Arias
4 6 6
United States R Perry
United States T Fretz
4 3 Chile J Pinto Bravo
Argentina AM Arias
1 4
United Kingdom J Clifton
United Kingdom A Cowie
1 3 Brazil T Koch
Uruguay F Bonicelli
6 6
Brazil T Koch
Uruguay F Bonicelli
6 6 Brazil T Koch
Uruguay F Bonicelli
6 7
South Africa C Drysdale
South Africa J Drysdale
6 5 6 South Africa C Drysdale
South Africa J Drysdale
1 5
Japan J Kamiwazumi
Japan Y Matsuda
3 7 4 Brazil T Koch
Uruguay F Bonicelli
7 6
South Africa D Schroder
South Africa L Rossouw
9 4 4 Australia R Crealy
Australia K Harris
5 3
United Kingdom J Drobný
United Kingdom J Williams
7 6 6 United Kingdom J Drobný
United Kingdom J Williams
3 8
Australia R Crealy
Australia K Harris
6 6 Australia R Crealy
Australia K Harris
6 9
Rhodesia A Pattison
South Africa D Botha
3 1 Australia R Crealy
Australia K Harris
4 6 6
United States F Froehling
Australia W Gilchrist
7 7 United Kingdom S Warboys
United States PA Reese
6 1 2
Brazil JE Mandarino
Spain C Mandarino
5 5 United States F Froehling
Australia W Gilchrist
3 3r
Colombia I Molina
Argentina R Giscafré
3 6 3 United Kingdom S Warboys
United States PA Reese
6 3
United Kingdom S Warboys
United States PA Reese
6 3 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Australia J Moore
Australia F Moore
6 4 6
United Kingdom R Wilson
United Kingdom S Brasher
4 6 8 United Kingdom R Wilson
United Kingdom S Brasher
8 2
United States F Schroeder
United States J Newberry
2 1 Australia C Dibley
Australia K Melville
9 6
Australia C Dibley
Australia K Melville
6 6 Australia C Dibley
Australia K Melville
6 6
Australia R Ruffels
Australia L Hunt
5 6 6 United States J McManus
United States P Teeguarden
3 3
Hungary S Baranyi
Czechoslovakia M Holubová
7 1 1 Australia R Ruffels
Australia L Hunt
3 5
United States J McManus
United States P Teeguarden
6 6 United States J McManus
United States P Teeguarden
6 7
Czechoslovakia Š Koudelka
South Africa J Koudelka
1 4 Australia C Dibley
Australia K Melville
4 8
New Zealand J McDonald
United Kingdom R Bentley
2 1 South Africa R Maud
Netherlands B Stöve
6 9
Soviet Union A Metreveli
Soviet Union O Morozova
6 6 Soviet Union A Metreveli
Soviet Union O Morozova
6 6
Greece N Kalogeropoulos
Greece C-A Kalogeropoulos
7 3 1 South Africa B Bertram
South Africa E Emmanuel
2 4
South Africa B Bertram
South Africa E Emmanuel
5 6 6 Soviet Union A Metreveli
Soviet Union O Morozova
6 3 4
Denmark T Ulrich
United States J Heldman
7 6 South Africa R Maud
Netherlands B Stöve
3 6 6
Soviet Union A Bogomolov
Soviet Union M Kroschina
5 4 Denmark T Ulrich
United States J Heldman
6 2 3
Chile P Rodríguez
Chile M Rodríguez
4 2 South Africa R Maud
Netherlands B Stöve
4 6 6
South Africa R Maud
Netherlands B Stöve
6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Italy S Palmieri
Netherlands G Walhof
9 7
United Kingdom A Mills
United Kingdom J Mills
8 5
Italy S Palmieri
Netherlands G Walhof
2 8
Australia A McDonald
United States P Hogan
6 9
Australia A McDonald
United States P Hogan
6 3 6
Australia W Bowrey
Australia L Bowrey
3 6 3
Australia A McDonald
United States P Hogan
4 2
3 Australia O Davidson
United States BJ King
6 6
United Kingdom R Taylor
United Kingdom F Taylor
8 5 1
Australia R Howe
United Kingdom V Wade
6 7 6
Australia R Howe
United Kingdom V Wade
1 1
3 Australia O Davidson
United States BJ King
6 6
United States M Elliott
United States G Hansen
3 4
3 Australia O Davidson
United States BJ King
6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Rhodesia H Irvine
Australia H Gourlay
w/o
United States R Lutz
United States N Gunter
Rhodesia H Irvine
Australia H Gourlay
6 6
United States G Seewagen
United States K Pigeon
3 4
United States G Seewagen
United States K Pigeon
6 6
United Kingdom H Truman
United Kingdom C Janes
0 4
Rhodesia H Irvine
Australia H Gourlay
3 7 6
Australia R Keldie
United Kingdom W Shaw
6 5 2
Sweden B Folke
Sweden C Sandberg
w/o
West Germany J Fassbender
West Germany H Orth
Sweden B Folke
Sweden C Sandberg
6 3 4
Australia R Keldie
United Kingdom W Shaw
3 6 6
Australia R Keldie
United Kingdom W Shaw
6 6
Australia B Phillips-Moore
Australia A Phillips-Moore
3 3

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
United States T Gorman
United States V Ziegenfuss
6 6
United Kingdom C McHugo
United Kingdom W Hall
2 2
United States T Gorman
United States V Ziegenfuss
w/o
South Africa P Cramer
South Africa S van Brandis
United States R Barth
United States D Carter-Triolo
South Africa P Cramer
South Africa S van Brandis
w/o
United States T Gorman
United States V Ziegenfuss
2 Romania I Năstase
United States R Casals
w/o
Spain M Orantes
Spain AM Estalella
6 6
Hungary P Szőke
Hungary É Szabó
3 4
Spain M Orantes
Spain AM Estalella
2 Romania I Năstase
United States R Casals
w/o
France P Barthès
France F Dürr
2 1
2 Romania I Năstase
United States R Casals
6 6

References

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