John Newcombe won the 1971 men's Wimbledon singles championship defeating Stan Smith 6-3, 5-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Evonne Goolagong is the first Aboriginal (Indigenous Australian) woman player who won the Wimbledon singles title in 1971 and 1980.
In 1971, the delightful Miss Evonne Goolagong beat the infamous Margaret Court [also of Australia] for the title. In 1980, she won the title again - this time as Mrs Evonne Cawley.
Althea Gibson was a champion tennis player. In 1956 she won the French Open in both singles and doubles. Gibson became the leading women's tennis player in the world. In 1957 and 1958 she won both the Wimbledon and U.S. National singles titles, becoming the first African American to win a Wimbledon singles title. After she won the 1958 titles, she retired from tennis and played professional golf. She was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971.
Sheffield Wednesday Womens F.C. was created in 1971.
1971
Althea Gibson won the Ladies Singles championship at Wimbledon in 1957 and 1958. She also won three Ladies Doubles championships at Wimbledon, partnering with Angela Buxton to win in 1956, Darlene Hard to win in 1957, and Maria Bueno to win in 1958. I bet she was like the best tennis butt kicker ever in the world of tennis butt kicking
Joby Talbot was born in 1971, in Wimbledon, England, UK.
Sir Michael Havers (March 10, 1923 - April 1, 1992) succeeded Cyril Black as the ninth Member of Parliament for Wimbledon, serving between 1970 and 1987, including the whole of 1971.
Siobhan Benita was born on October 11, 1971, in Wimbledon, London, England, UK.
Daniel Pinder was born on November 23, 1971, in Wimbledon, London, England, UK.
1971 Southampton won by defeating Stewarton & Thistle 4-1