1971 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

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

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.^[1]

Seeds

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

Evonne Goolagong / Margaret Court (Champions) Patricia Coleman / Winnie Shaw (Semifinals)

Helen Gourlay / Kerry Harris (Semifinals) Jill Emmerson / Lesley Hunt (Final)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Evonne Goolagong   Margaret Court	6	7
	3	Helen Gourlay   Kerry Harris	4	5
								1	Evonne Goolagong   Margaret Court	6	6
								4	Jill Emmerson   Lesley Hunt	0	0
	4	Jill Emmerson   Lesley Hunt	6	6
	2	Patricia Coleman   Winnie Shaw	2	4

Full draw

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

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 375. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links

• 1971 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com