John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Cliff Drysdale and Nikola Pilić.
Roy Emerson and Rod Laver defeated Arthur Ashe and Dennis Ralston in the final, 4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1971 Wimbledon Championships.
This was the first edition to be played with a 12-point tie-break, which would occur at 8-all in any set but the decider.
Seeds
John Newcombe / Tony Roche (first round) Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle (quarterfinals) Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (first round) Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac (quarterfinals)
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
References
External links
1971 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation