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The 1971 Pepsi Cola Grand Prix was a tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments. The circuit was run by the ITLF and had events for men and women.

Contents

Schedule

Key

Grand Slam tournaments
Group 1 tournaments
Group 2 tournaments
Grand Prix Masters
Team events

January

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
8 January Australia Australian Open
Sydney, Australia
Grass
Australia Ken Rosewall
6-1, 7-5, 6-3
United States Arthur Ashe United States Robert Lutz
Netherlands Tom Okker
United Kingdom Mark Cox
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Marty Riessen
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
6-2, 7-6
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
10 January Australia Hobart, Australia
Hard – 32S/16D
Soviet Union Alex Metreveli
7-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Australia John Alexander Australia Phil Dent
Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Peter Doerner
Australia Ian Fletcher
France Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
Australia Bob Giltinan
18 January Australia Sydney Outdoor
Sydney, Australia
Hard – S32/D16
Australia Phil Dent
6-3, 6-4, 6-4
Australia John Alexander Soviet Union Alex Metreveli
Australia Mal Anderson
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
Australia Bob Giltinan
Australia Ross Case
Australia Ian Fletcher
Australia Phil Dent
Australia John Alexander

6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6, 7-6
Australia Mal Anderson
Soviet Union Alex Metreveli

February

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
6 February United States Richmond WCT
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Hard – S16/D16
Romania Ilie Năstase
3-6, 6-2, 6-1
United States Arthur Ashe Australia John Newcombe
United States Clark Graebner
United States Tom Gorman
Spain Andrés Gimeno
United States Dennis Ralston
Australia Ken Rosewall
13 February United States Philadelphia WCT
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Carpet – $62,500 – S32/D16
Australia John Newcombe
7-6(5), 7-6(1), 6-4
Australia Rod Laver United States Arthur Ashe
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Australia Brian Fairlie
United States Dennis Ralston
Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia Roy Emerson
14 February United States New York City, New York, USA
S32/D16
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
6-2, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5
United States Clark Graebner Brazil Thomaz Koch
Romania Ilie Năstase
United States Cliff Richey
United States Jim Osborne
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
United States Tom Gorman
Spain Manuel Orantes
Spain Juan Gisbert

7-6, 6-2
United States Jimmy Connors
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
21 February United States Salisbury, Maryland, USA
Hard – S64/D32
United States Clark Graebner
2-6, 7-6, 1-6, 7-6, 6-0
United States Cliff Richey Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
Romania Ilie Năstase
Brazil Thomaz Koch
United Kingdom Peter Curtis
Chile Jaime Fillol
United States Tom Gorman
Spain Manuel Orantes
Spain Juan Gisbert

6-3, 4-6, 7-6
United States Clark Graebner
Brazil Thomaz Koch

March

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 March United States Macon, Georgia, USA
Hard – S64/D32
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
6-4, 7-5, 5-7, 3-6, 7-6
Romania Ilie Năstase United States Clark Graebner
Chile Jaime Fillol
Brazil Thomaz Koch
Brazil Jose Mandarino
United States Tom Gorman
United States Tom Edlefsen
Brazil Thomaz Koch
United States Clark Graebner

6-3, 7-6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
7 March New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
Hard – S32/D16
Australia Bob Carmichael
7-6, 7-6, 6-3
Australia Allan Stone Australia Brian Fairlie
Australia Phil Dent
Australia John Cooper
Australia Raymond Moore
Australia Bob Giltinan
Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Bob Carmichael

6-3, 6-7, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Australia Brian Fairlie
Australia Raymond Moore
United States Hampton, Virginia, USA
Hard – S32/D16
Romania Ilie Năstase
6-4, 7-5, 5-7, 3-6, 7-6
United States Clark Graebner Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Romania Ion Țiriac
United States Frank Froehling
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Chile Jaime Fillol
Brazil Thomaz Koch
Romania Ion Țiriac
Romania Ilie Năstase

6-4, 4-6, 7-5
United States Clark Graebner
Brazil Thomaz Koch
21 March Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela
Clay – S32/D16
Brazil Thomaz Koch
6-4, 7-5, 5-7, 3-6, 7-6
Spain Manuel Orantes United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
Brazil Jose Mandarino
Czechoslovakia Milan Holecek
United States Ron Holmberg
United States Frank Froehling
United States Tom Gorman
Brazil Edison Mandarino
Brazil Thomaz Koch

6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
United Kingdom Peter Curtis
22 March United Kingdom London, England
Hard – S32/D16
Australia Rod Laver
6-4, 6-0, 6-2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić Australia Tony Roche
United States Marty Riessen
Australia John Newcombe
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Australia Roy Emerson
South Africa Bob Hewitt

April

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 April France Nice, France
Hard – S64/D32
Romania Ilie Năstase
10-8, 11-9, 6-1
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš Spain Manuel Orantes
Czechoslovakia Frantisek Palá
France François Jauffret
Hungary Peter Szoke
Romania Ion Țiriac
France Pierre Barthes
4 April United States Miami WCT
Miami, Florida, USA
Hard – S32/D16
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
Australia Rod Laver Australia Tony Roche
Australia Roy Emerson
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
United States Dennis Ralston
Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
Australia John Newcombe

7-6, 7-6
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
12 April Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay – $20,000 – S32/D16
Romania Ilie Năstase
3-6, 8-6, 6-1, 6-1
Netherlands Tom Okker United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Romania Ion Țiriac
France Pierre Barthes
Australia Dick Crealy
France Patrick Proisy
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Boro Jovanović
Romania Ion Țiriac
Romania Ilie Năstase

1-6, 6-3, 6-3, 8-6
Netherlands Tom Okker
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
18 April United States Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Hard – S32/D16
United States Arthur Ashe
6-3, 6-3
United States Stan Smith United States Cliff Richey
Australia Tony Roche
United States Marty Riessen
United Kingdom Mark Cox
United States Charlie Pasarell
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Italy Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Clay – S64/D16
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
6-3, 4-6, 7-6, 6-2
France Pierre Barthes Romania Ion Țiriac
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
Italy Adriano Panatta
France François Jauffret
France Georges Goven
Romania Ilie Năstase
France Georges Goven
France Pierre Barthes

6-2, 6-3
Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac
25 April Italy Catania, Italy
Clay – S64/D16
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
6-3, 6-0, 6-2
France Georges Goven France Pierre Barthes
France Patrick Proisy
Czechoslovakia Frantisek Palá
Italy Adriano Panatta
France François Jauffret
France Jean-Loup Rouyer
France Pierre Jauffret
France Pierre Barthes

6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal
United States Houston, Texas, USA
Hard – S32/D32
United States Cliff Richey
6-1, 6-2, 6-2
United States Clark Graebner Canada Mike Belkin
Australia Bob Carmichael
United States Frank Froehling
Australia Dick Crealy
United States Tom Gorman
United States Harold Solomon
28 April United States Chicago WCT
Chicago, Illinois, Italy
Carpet – S32/D16
Australia John Newcombe
4-6, 7-6, 6-2
United States Arthur Ashe Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Ray Ruffels
United States Charlie Pasarell
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Spain Andrés Gimeno
United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker

7-6, 4-6, 7-6
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche

May

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 May United States Dallas WCT
Dallas, Texas, USA
Carpet – S32/D16
Australia John Newcombe
7-6, 6-4
United States Arthur Ashe United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker
South Africa Robert Maud
United States Robert Lutz
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United Kingdom Mark Cox
United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker

6-3, 6-4
United States Robert Lutz
United States Charlie Pasarell
France Paris, France
Clay – S32/D16
United States Stan Smith
6-2, 6-4, 7-5
France François Jauffret France Michel Leclercq
France Pierre Barthes
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
France Patrice Dominguez
Australia Raymond Moore
France Patrick Proisy
United States Stan Smith
United States Tom Gorman

3-6, 7-5, 6-2
France Pierre Barthes
France François Jauffret
11 May Italy Rome, Italy
Clay – $35,400 – S64/D32
Australia Rod Laver
7-5, 6-3, 6-3
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš United States Arthur Ashe
Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia Roy Emerson
United States Stan Smith
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
Australia John Newcombe

6-4, 6-4
Spain Andrés Gimeno
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
15 May Iran Tehran WCT
Tehran, Iran
Clay – S32/D16
United States Marty Riessen
6-7, 6-1, 6-3, 7-6
Australia John Alexander Australia John Newcombe
United States Arthur Ashe
Australia Tony Roche
Australia Rod Laver
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Tony Roche
Australia John Newcombe

6-4, 6-7, 6-1
Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ray Ruffels
17 May West Germany Hamburg, Germany
Clay – S32/D16
Spain Andrés Gimeno
6-3, 6-2, 6-2
Hungary Peter Szoke Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
West Germany Christian Kuhnke
Spain Manuel Orantes
Hungary István Gulyás
Australia John Alexander
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia John Alexander

6-4, 7-5, 7-9, 6-4
Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Allan Stone
22 May United Kingdom Bournemouth, England
Clay – S32/D16
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
6-3, 6-2, 5-7, 6-0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović Chile Jaime Fillol
United Kingdom Mark Cox
Australia Frank Sedgman
France Pierre Barthes
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
South Africa Robert Maud
Australia Owen Davidson
Australia Bill Bowrey

8-6, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3
Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
Belgium Brussels, Belgium
Clay – S32/D16
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
6-0, 6-1, 7-5
Romania Ilie Năstase Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Boro Jovanović
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Australia Bob Carmichael
United States Cliff Richey
United States Stan Smith
Romania Ion Țiriac
United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker
Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac
24 May France French Open
Paris, France
Clay
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
8-6, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
Romania Ilie Năstase United States Frank Froehling
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Stan Smith
Hungary István Gulyás
France Patrick Proisy
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Marty Riessen

6-8, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 11-9
United States Tom Gorman
United States Stan Smith
France Françoise Durr
France Jean-Claude Barclay
6-2, 6-4
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
Soviet Union Tomas Lejus

June

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
11 June United Kingdom Bristol, England
Grass – S32/D16
14 June United Kingdom Queen's Club
London, England
Grass – S64/D32
United States Stan Smith
8-6, 6-3
Australia John Newcombe Australia Owen Davidson
United States Tom Gorman
Australia Ross Case
Australia Roy Emerson
United States Marty Riessen
Australia Rod Laver
United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker

8-6, 4-6, 10-8
United States Stan Smith
United States Erik Van Dillen
21 June United Kingdom Wimbledon
London, England
Grass
Australia John Newcombe
6-3, 5-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
United States Stan Smith United States Tom Gorman
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Onny Parun
United States Cliff Richey
Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver

4-6, 9-7, 6-8, 6-4, 6-4
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Dennis Ralston
United States Billie Jean King
Australia Owen Davidson

3-6, 6-2, 15-13
Australia Margaret Court
United States Marty Riessen

July

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
10 July Sweden Båstad, Sweden
Clay – S32/D32
Romania Ilie Nastase
6-7, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4
Denmark Jan Leschly Australia Ray Ruffels
Spain Manuel Santana
France Patrick Proisy
Sweden Per Jemsby
France Pierre Barthes
United States Stan Smith
Switzerland Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay – S32/D16
Australia John Newcombe
6-2, 5-7, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3
Netherlands Tom Okker Australia Roy Emerson
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Australia Phil Dent
South Africa Robert Maud
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilic
United States Jeff Borowiak
Australia Phil Dent
Australia John Alexander

5-7, 6-3, 6-4
Australia John Newcombe
Netherlands Tom Okker
United Kingdom Newport, Wales
Grass – S32/D16
Australia Ken Rosewall
6-1, 9-8
United Kingdom Roger Taylor United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
France Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
Australia Onny Parun
France Wanaro N'Godrella
United Kingdom Stephen Warboys
South Africa Andrew Pattison
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Australia Ken Rosewall

7-5, 3-6, 6-2
United Kingdom John Clifton
United Kingdom John Paish
17 July United States Washington WCT
Washington DC, USA
Clay – S64/D32
Australia Ken Rosewall
6-2, 7-5, 6-1
United States Marty Riessen Australia John Newcombe
United States Stan Smith
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Dennis Ralston
United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker

7-6, 6-2
Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ray Ruffels
24 July United States Louisville WCT
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Clay – S32/D16
Netherlands Tom Okker
3-6, 6-4, 6-1
South Africa Cliff Drysdale Australia Ray Ruffels
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
United States Dennis Ralston
Australia John Alexander
Australia Roy Emerson
United States Tanglewood Park
Clemmons, North Carolina, USA
Hard – S64/D16
Chile Jaime Fillol
4-6, 6-4, 7-6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović United States Cliff Richey
United States Mike Belkin
France Pierre Barthes
United States Harold Solomon
United States Erik Van Dillen
United States Jimmy Connors

August

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 August United States Columbus, Ohio, USA
Hard – S32/D16
United States Tom Gorman
6-7, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3
United States Jimmy Connors United States Erik Van Dillen
South Africa Raymond Moore
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zeljko Franulovic
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
United States Jim Osborne
France Georges Goven
United States Jim Osborne
United States Jim McManus

4-6, 7-5, 6-2
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Roscoe Tanner
Canada Quebec WCT
Quebec, Canada
S32/D16
Netherlands Tom Okker
6-3, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4
Australia Rod Laver United States Robert Lutz
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Charlie Pasarell
Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Roy Emerson

7-6, 6-2
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
2 August United States Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Clay – $30,000 – S64/D32
United States Stan Smith
7-6, 6-3
Spain Juan Gisbert United States Erik Van Dillen
France Patrick Proisy
United States Harold Solomon
United States Tom Gorman
Chile Jaime Fillol
France Georges Goven
United States Erik Van Dillen
United States Stan Smith

6-4, 6-4
United States Sandy Mayer
United States Roscoe Tanner
3 August Netherlands Hilversum, Netherlands
Hard – S16/D32
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
6-3, 6-4, 9-7
Australia Ross Case Australia Ian Fletcher
Japan Jun Kamiwazumi
Australia Colin Dibley
France Daniel Contet
Japan Jun Kuki
France Jean-Claude Barclay
8 August United States Boston WCT
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Hard – S32/D16
Australia Ken Rosewall
6-4, 6-3, 6-0
South Africa Cliff Drysdale United States Marty Riessen
Australia John Newcombe
United States Arthur Ashe
Australia Rod Laver
Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia John Alexander
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Roy Emerson

6-4, 6-4
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
16 August United States Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Clay – S64/D32
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
6-3, 6-4, 0-6, 6-3
United States Cliff Richey Chile Jaime Fillol
United States Clark Graebner
United States Eddie Dibbs
France Pierre Barthes
United States Roscoe Tanner
Chile Patricio Cornejo
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović

7-6, 5-7, 6-3
United States Clark Graebner
United States Erik Van Dillen
Canada Montreal, Cananda
Clay – $50,000 – S64/D32
Australia John Newcombe
7-6, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6
Netherlands Tom Okker Australia Ken Rosewall
Spain Andrés Gimeno
United States Marty Riessen
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Mexico Marcello Lara
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker

6-3, 6-3, 6-1
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Dennis Ralston
22 August United States Fort Worth WCT
Forth Worth, Texas, USA
Hard – S32/D16
Australia Rod Laver
2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
United States Marty Riessen Australia Roy Emerson
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Charlie Pasarell
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia John Alexander
United States Dennis Ralston
United States Merion
Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA
Hard – S64/D32
United States Clark Graebner
6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 7-5
United States Dick Stockton United States Frank Froehling
Australia Colin Dibley
United States Roscoe Tanner
Denmark Jan Leschly
Czechoslovakia Milan Holecek
United States Herb Fitzgibbon
United States Jim Osborne
United States Clark Graebner

7-6, 6-3
United States Robert McKinley
United States Dick Stockton

September

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 September United States US Open, Forest Hills, New York, USA United States Stan Smith
3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš United States Arthur Ashe
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Frank Froehling
Spain Manuel Orantes
United States Clark Graebner
United States Marty Riessen
Australia John Newcombe
United Kingdom Roger Taylor

6-7, 6-3, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6
United States Stan Smith
United States Erik Van Dillen
United States Billie Jean King
Australia Owen Davidson

6-3, 7-5
Netherlands Betty Stöve
South Africa Robert Maud
United States South Orange, New Jersey, USA
Hard – S64/D32
United States Clark Graebner
6-3, 6-4, 6-4
France Pierre Barthes United States Marty Riessen
Australia Onny Parun
United States Roscoe Tanner
Peru Alejandro Olmedo
United States Jimmy Connors
France Patrick Proisy
Australia Tom Leonard
Australia Bob Carmichael

6-4, 4-6, 6-4
United States Clark Graebner
United States Erik Van Dillen
20 August United States Los Angeles, California, USA
Hard – S64/D32
United States Pancho Gonzales
3-6, 6-3, 6-3
United States Jimmy Connors United States Stan Smith
United States Cliff Richey
United States Robert Lutz
Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia John Alexander
United States Roscoe Tanner
Australia Phil Dent
Australia John Alexander

7-6, 6-4
United States Clark Graebner
United States Frank Froehling
United States Sacramento, California, USA
Hard – S64/D32
United States Robert Lutz
3-6, 6-4, 6-3
Peru Alejandro Olmedo France Pierre Barthes
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
France Georges Goven
United States Frank Froehling
United States Cliff Richey
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
United States Jim Osborne
United States Jim McManus

7-6, 6-3
South Africa Frew McMillan
South Africa Robert Maud
27 September United States Berkeley, California, USA
Hard – S64/D32
Australia Rod Laver
6-3, 6-4, 0-6, 6-3
Australia Ken Rosewall Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Robert Lutz
United States Cliff Richey
United States Marty Riessen
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Roy Emerson

6-3, 6-3
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle

October

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
10 October Canada Vancouver WCT
Vancouver, Canada
S32/D16
Australia Ken Rosewall
6-2, 6-2, 6-4
Netherlands Tom Okker Australia Rod Laver
Australia Roy Emerson
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
United States Marty Riessen
Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Roy Emerson

5-7, 6-7, 6-0, 7-5, 7-6
Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
17 October West Germany Cologne WCT
Cologne, Germany
Carpet – S32/D16
United States Robert Lutz
6-3, 6-7, 6-3, 6-1
United States Jeff Borowiak South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Netherlands Tom Okker
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia Ken Rosewall
United Kingdom Mark Cox
Australia Rod Laver
United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker

6-7, 3-6, 7-6, 6-3, 6-4
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
24 October Spain Barcelona WCT
Barcelona, Spain
Clay – S64/D32
Spain Manuel Orantes
6-4, 6-3, 6-4
United States Robert Lutz Australia Martin Mulligan
United States Marty Riessen
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Fred Stolle
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia John Newcombe
Spain Juan Gisbert
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović

7-6, 6-2, 7-6
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Spain Andrés Gimeno

November

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 November Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
Hard – S64/D32
United States Arthur Ashe
6-1, 3-6, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia Rod Laver
Australia John Alexander
United Kingdom Mark Cox
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Stan Smith
United States Tom Gorman

6-3, 6-4
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Robert Lutz
United Kingdom Wembley
London, England
Hard – S32/D16
Romania Ilie Năstase
3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Australia Rod Laver United States Tom Gorman
South Africa Bob Hewitt
Australia John Newcombe
South Africa Frew McMillan
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Australia Ray Ruffels
8 November France Paris Indoor
Paris, France
Clay – S32/D32
United States Arthur Ashe
7-6, 6-4, 6-3
United States Marty Riessen France Georges Goven
United States Stan Smith
Australia Ken Rosewall
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
United States Dennis Ralston
United States Pancho Gonzales
14 November Italy Bolgna WCT
Bolgan, Italy
Carpet – S64/D16
Australia Rod Laver
6-3, 6-4, 6-4
United States Arthur Ashe Australia Ken Rosewall
United States Charlie Pasarell
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Robert Lutz
Australia Fred Stolle
Australia Ken Rosewall

6-7, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3
South Africa Frew McMillan
South Africa Robert Maud
18 November United States Dallas, Texas, USA
Carpet – $100,000 – S8
Australia Ken Rosewall
6-4, 1-6, 7-6, 7-6
Australia Rod Laver Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Marty Riessen
Australia John Newcombe
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Robert Lutz

December

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 December Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clay – S32/D16
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
6-3, 6-4, 6-4
Romania Ilie Năstase Denmark Jan Leschly
United States Stan Smith
Hungary István Gulyás
United States Cliff Richey
United States Frank Froehling
Argentina Roberto Aubone
Romania Ilie Năstase
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović

6-4, 6-4
Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
4 December France Masters
France
Carpet – $48,000 – S7
Romania Ilie Năstase
26 December Australia 1972 Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grass
Australia Ken Rosewall
7-6, 6-3, 7-5
Australia Malcolm Anderson Soviet Union Alex Metreveli
Australia Allan Stone
United States John Newcombe
Australia John Cooper
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Owen Davidson
Australia Ken Rosewall
3-6, 7-6, 6-3
Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters

Grand Prix rankings

As of 1 January 1971
Rank Name Nation
1 (3-way tie) Rod Laver Australia
1 (3-way tie) Ken Rosewall Australia
1 (3-way tie) John Newcombe Australia
4 Tony Roche Australia
5 Arthur Ashe United States
6 Cliff Richey United States
7 Tom Okker Netherlands
8 Roy Emerson Australia
9 Ilie Năstase Romania
10 Andrés Gimeno Spain
Year-end rankings (December 1971)
Rank Name Nation Change
1 (tie) Stan Smith United States
1 (tie) John Newcombe Australia steady =
3 Ken Rosewall Australia decrease –2
4 Rod Laver Australia decrease –3
5 Jan Kodeš Czechoslovakia
6 Tom Okker Netherlands increase +1
7 Arthur Ashe United States decrease –2
8 Ilie Năstase Romania increase +1
9 Cliff Drysdale South Africa
10 Marty Riessen United States

Statistical information

The list of winners and number of singles titles won, listed alphabetically by last name:

The following players won their first title in 1971:

References

Further reading

  • Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0. 

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