Margaret Court and Judy Dalton were the reigning champions but Margaret Court did not compete this year.

Judy Dalton teamed up with Rosemary Casals and successfully defended her title by defeating Gail Chanfreau and Françoise Dürr 6–3, 6–3 in the final.^[1]

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Rosie Casals Judy Dalton	6	6
	4	Kerry Melville Nancy Richey	3	0
								1	Rosie Casals Judy Dalton	6	6
								2	Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr	3	3
	3	Mary-Ann Eisel Valerie Ziegenfuss	4	0
	2	Gail Chanfreau Françoise Dürr	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	R Casals J Dalton	6	6
		R Giscafré E Subirats	4	1				1	R Casals J Dalton	6	6
		Sandy Stap Sue Stap	4	4					E Buding F Footman	2	3
		E Buding F Footman	6	6											1	R Casals J Dalton	6	6
	7	P Hogan J Williams	6	6											7	P Hogan J Williams	3	4
		P Faulkner S Holdsworth	4	2				7	P Hogan J Williams	6	6
		C-L Chang J Sawamatsu	6	0	3				P Bostrom M Louie	1	1
		P Bostrom M Louie	4	6	6																	1	R Casals J Dalton	6	6
	4	K Melville N Richey	6	6																		4	K Melville N Richey	3	0
		P Austin M Cooper	3	2				4	K Melville N Richey	6	6
		L duPont M Gengler	7	6					L duPont M Gengler	2	4
		J Arth G Moran	5	4											4	K Melville N Richey	6	5	6
	5	W Shaw B Stöve	6	3	6										5	W Shaw B Stöve	2	7	1
		J Newberry E Pande	1	6	3			5	W Shaw B Stöve	1	6	6
		P Farmer J Metcalf	2	6	1				B-A Hansen W Overton	6	2	2
		B-A Hansen W Overton	6	4	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		L Hunt K Pigeon	5	6	6
		K Kemmer P Reese	7	4	3				L Hunt K Pigeon	6	6
		C Aucamp S Johnson	4	0				6	W Gilchrist J Heldman	3	2
	6	W Gilchrist J Heldman	6	6												L Hunt K Pigeon	2	2
		C Martinez C Sandberg	6	6											3	M-A Eisel V Ziegenfuss	6	6
		N Ornstein M Schallau	3	4					C Martinez C Sandberg	6	3
		G Hansen T O'Shaughnessy	4	1				3	M-A Eisel V Ziegenfuss	7	6
	3	M-A Eisel V Ziegenfuss	6	6																		3	M-A Eisel V Ziegenfuss	4	0
		J Cooper C Molesworth	6	1	4																	2	G Chanfreau F Dürr	6	6
		P Teeguarden L Tuero	3	6	6				P Teeguarden L Tuero	6	4	3
		A Bakker A Palmeová-West	1	4				8	H Gourlay K Harris	1	6	6
	8	H Gourlay K Harris	6	6											8	H Gourlay K Harris	5	4
		V Berner J O'Hara	6	4	4										2	G Chanfreau F Dürr	7	6
		M Redondo L Tenney	4	6	6				M Redondo L Tenney	3	0
		M Aschner L Gonnerman	1	1				2	G Chanfreau F Dürr	6	6
	2	G Chanfreau F Dürr	6	6

• 1971 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation