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

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

Draw

Finals

	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

Top half

Section 1

	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 M Greenwood
									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

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									M Hollingsworth N Niox-Château
								3	Olga Morozova Virginia Wade	W	O
															3	Olga Morozova Virginia Wade
																Marijke Schaar Gertruida Walhof	W	O
									A-M Cassaigne Sylvie Rual	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 Madeleine Pegel	3	4

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Pam Austin Linda Tuero	6	6
		Ching-Ling Chang Yaeko Matsuda	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
									M-C Brochard 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

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									D Bouteleux Claudine Rouire	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
									Shari Barman Becky Vest	3	1
									Brenda Kirk Laura Rossouw	6	6
																Brenda Kirk Laura Rossouw	0	1
															1	Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr	6	6
									K Ranga-Rao C Spinoza
								1	Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr	W	O

References

External links

• Main draw
• 1971 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation