1971 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles
In the mixed doubles games of the 1971 Wimbledon Championships, Ilie Năstase and Rosie Casals were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Owen Davidson and Billie Jean King.
Mixed doubles | |
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1971 Wimbledon Championships | |
Champions | Owen Davidson Billie Jean King |
Runners-up | Marty Riessen Margaret Court |
Score | 3–6, 6–2, 15–13 |
Draw | 80 (3 Q ) |
Seeds | 4 |
Davidson and King defeated Marty Riessen and Margaret Court in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 15–13 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1971 Wimbledon Championships.
Nirupama Mankad became the first Indian woman in the open era to play the main draw (and ultimately win a match) at a Grand Slam event.
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