1971 French Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1971 French Open
Champion	Gail Chanfreau; Françoise Dürr
Runner-up	Helen Gourlay; Kerry Harris
Final score	6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw	34
Seeds	4
Events

The women's doubles tournament at the 1971 French Open was held from 24 May to 6 June 1971 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The first-seeded team of Gail Chanfreau and Françoise Dürr won the title, defeating the unseeded pair of Helen Gourlay and Kerry Harris in the final in straight sets.^[1]

Seeds[]

Semifinals				Final

	Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris	W	O

2	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong
					Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris	4	1

				1	Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr	6	6
1	Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr	6	6

	Lesley Bowrey Lesley Hunt	4	2

First round	Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

		Birgitta Lindström Eva Wennerström	0	0
	2	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong	6	6
						2	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong	6	6
							Raquel Giscafré Ana María Arias	1	3
		Jill Cooper
		Raquel Giscafré Ana María Arias	W-O
										2	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong	W	O
											Fiorella Bonicelli I Fernandez-De Soto
		M Holubová Marie Pinterová
		Lea Pericoli Pam Teeguarden	W	O
							Lea Pericoli Pam Teeguarden
							Fiorella Bonicelli I Fernandez-De Soto	W	O
		Tory Ann Fretz Wendy Gilchrist	4	6	5
		Fiorella Bonicelli I Fernandez-De Soto	6	3	7

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals


				3	Olga Morozova Virginia Wade	W	O
									3	Olga Morozova Virginia Wade
										Marijke Schaar Gertruida Walhof	W	O
						1	0
					Marijke Schaar Gertruida Walhof	6	6
														Marijke Schaar Gertruida Walhof	2	2
														Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris	6	6
					Junko Sawamatsu Kazuko Sawamatsu	0	2
					Julie Heldman Valerie Ziegenfuss	6	6
										Julie Heldman Valerie Ziegenfuss	2	3
										Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris	6	6
					Lany Kaligis Lita Sugiarto	3	9	5
	Lany Kaligis Lita Sugiarto	6	6		Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris	6	7	7
	Odile de Roubin	3	4

First round				Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	Pam Austin Linda Tuero	6	6
	Ching-Ling Chang	2	3		Pam Austin Linda Tuero	6	4	3
					Rosie Darmon Janine Lieffrig	3	6	6
										Rosie Darmon Janine Lieffrig	1	3
										Lesley Bowrey Lesley Hunt	6	6
					Carmen Mandarino Michelle Rodríguez	1	2
					Lesley Bowrey Lesley Hunt	6	6
															Lesley Bowrey Lesley Hunt	6	8	6
															Ingrid Bentzer Christina Sandberg	8	6	0
					Nathalie Fuchs	3	1
					Ingrid Bentzer Christina Sandberg	6	6
										Ingrid Bentzer Christina Sandberg	3	6	6
									4	Nancy Richey Kerry Reid	6	4	0
					A-M Nasuelli Daniela Marzano	2	2
				4	Nancy Richey Kerry Reid	6	6

First round	Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

		D Bouteleux	1	1
		Esmé Emmanuel Cecilia Martinez	6	6
						Esmé Emmanuel Cecilia Martinez	3	1
						Winnie Shaw Betty Stöve	6	6
		D Beillan Florence Guédy	1	1
		Winnie Shaw Betty Stöve	6	6
										Winnie Shaw Betty Stöve	3	5
									1	Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr	6	7
		Becky Vest	3	1
		Brenda Kirk Laura Rossouw	6	6
						Brenda Kirk Laura Rossouw	0	1
					1	Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr	6	6
		C Spinoza
	1	Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr	W	O

^ John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 90. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.

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