1971 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1971 Australian Open
Champions	Evonne Goolagong Margaret Court
Runners-up	Jill Emmerson Lesley Hunt
Score	6–0, 6–0

Main article: 1971 Australian Open

Evonne Goolagong and Margaret Court defeated Jill Emmerson and Lesley Hunt 6–0, 6–0 in the final to win the women's doubles title at the 1971 Australian Open.

Seeds

The first and second seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Margaret Court / Evonne Goolagong (champions)
2. Patricia Coleman / Winnie Shaw (semifinals)
3. Helen Gourlay / Kerry Harris (semifinals)
4. Jill Emmerson / Lesley Hunt (final)

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

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
								1	M Court E Goolagong	6	6
		S O'Connor C Sieler	3	0					J O'Neill C Zeeman	1	2
		J O'Neill C Zeeman	6	6											1	M Court E Goolagong	6	7
	3	H Gourlay K Harris	6	6											3	H Gourlay K Harris	4	5
		A Coleman M Tesch	0	4				3	H Gourlay K Harris	6	6
		P Hogan S Walsh	6	6					P Hogan S Walsh	4	3
		S Hole V Lancaster	2	4																		1	M Court E Goolagong	6	6
		A Avis N Eastburn	3	6	6																	4	J Emmerson L Hunt	0	0
		J Fallis J Young	6	4	7				J Fallis J Young	3	1
		P Edwards S Walsham	3	1				4	J Emmerson L Hunt	6	6
	4	J Emmerson L Hunt	6	6											4	J Emmerson L Hunt	6	6
		B Hawcroft H Kayser	6	6											2	P Coleman W Shaw	2	4
		L Bowrey N Marsh	4	4					B Hawcroft H Kayser	6	5	1
								2	P Coleman W Shaw	3	7	6

External links

• 1971 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation