1971 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1971 Wimbledon Championships
ChampionAustralia John Newcombe
Runner-upUnited States Stan Smith
Final score6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw128 (12 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed
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Defending champion John Newcombe successfully defended his title, defeating Stan Smith in the final, 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1971 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his third Wimbledon singles title.

Seeds[]

01.   Australia Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
02.   Australia John Newcombe (champion)
03.   Australia Ken Rosewall (semifinals)
04.   United States Stan Smith (final)
05.   United States Arthur Ashe (third round)
06.   United States Cliff Richey (quarterfinals)
07.   Romania Ilie Năstase (second round)
08.   South Africa Cliff Drysdale (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying[]

Draw[]

Key[]

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • Alt = Alternate
  • SE = Special exempt
  • PR = Protected ranking
  • ITF = ITF entry
  • JE = Junior exempt
  • w/o = Walkover
  • r = Retired
  • d = Defaulted

Finals[]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Australia Rod Laver 7 6 3
United States Tom Gorman 9 8 6
United States Tom Gorman 3 6 2
4 United States Stan Smith 6 8 6
4 United States Stan Smith 8 6 6
New Zealand Onny Parun 6 3 4
4 United States Stan Smith 3 7 6 4 4
2 Australia John Newcombe 6 5 2 6 6
6 United States Cliff Richey 8 7 4 7 5
3 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 5 6 9 7
3 Australia Ken Rosewall 1 1 3
2 Australia John Newcombe 6 6 6
Australia Colin Dibley 1 2 3
2 Australia John Newcombe 6 6 6

Top half[]

Section 1[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Australia Rod Laver 6 6 6
LL Australia Bob Howe 2 0 1 1 Australia R Laver 6 6 6 7
South Africa Ray Moore 6 3 8 6 9 South Africa R Moore 8 3 2 5
Australia Allan Stone 1 6 9 4 7 1 Australia R Laver 9 6 7
United States Clark Graebner 6 6 6 United States C Graebner 8 2 5
Australia Allan McDonald 4 2 2 United States C Graebner 6 6 6
Hungary István Gulyás 2 4 8 2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović 3 1 1
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 6 6 6 6 1 Australia R Laver 7 6 2 7
Netherlands Tom Okker 6 6 6 Netherlands T Okker 5 1 6 5
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 3 3 3 Netherlands T Okker 8 6 6 6
United States Gene Scott 6 6 3 0 3 Australia R Ruffels 9 4 3 4
Australia Ray Ruffels 4 4 6 6 6 Netherlands T Okker 3 6 6 8
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 6 9 5 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 6 3 4 6
South Africa Terry Ryan 3 8 7 4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić 6 6 3 4 6
Q South Africa Pat Cramer 9 9 3 2 7 Greece N Kalogeropoulos 2 2 6 6 1
Greece Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 8 8 6 6 9

Section 2[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 South Africa Cliff Drysdale 6 8 3 4 5
United States Tom Gorman 2 6 6 6 7 United States T Gorman 2 6 6 6
Q Italy Ezio di Matteo 6 6 8 Q Italy E di Matteo 6 2 2 1
United Kingdom Peter Curtis 4 3 6 United States T Gorman 6 6 7
Romania Ion Țiriac 9 6 6 Romania I Țiriac 4 3 5
Q India Anand Amritraj 8 3 1 Romania I Țiriac 6 6 7 8
New Zealand Brian Fairlie 8 9 6 New Zealand B Fairlie 3 3 9 6
United States Roy Barth 6 8 4 United States T Gorman 6 8 6
Denmark Jørgen Ulrich 1 6 4 6 6 Australia R Case 3 6 4
Czechoslovakia Štěpán Koudelka 6 1 6 4 4 Denmark J Ulrich 3 6 7 3 1
Australia Ross Case 6 7 7 Australia R Case 6 2 5 6 6
Q New Zealand Jeff Simpson 4 5 5 Australia R Case 6 6 6
South Africa Derek Schroder 1 3 6 4 Rhodesia H Irvine 3 4 3
Rhodesia Hank Irvine 6 6 3 6 Rhodesia H Irvine 6 8 6
Q France Wanaro N'Godrella 3 8 7 Australia T Addison 2 6 4
Australia Terry Addison 6 9 9

Section 3[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 United States Stan Smith 6 6 6
France Michel Leclercq 2 4 3 4 United States S Smith 6 6 6
Spain Andrés Gimeno 3 6 4 4 United Kingdom J Paish 1 4 4
United Kingdom John Paish 6 1 6 6 4 United States S Smith 6 6 7
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender 4 4 9 9 5 Rhodesia A Pattison 3 4 5
Sweden Ove Bengtson 6 6 7 7 7 Sweden O Bengtson 6 6 4 7 3
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison 6 6 6 Rhodesia A Pattison 4 4 6 9 6
Japan Jun Kuki 2 1 0 4 United States S Smith 2 6 6 9
United States Bob Lutz 8 8 4 6 12 Australia R Emerson 6 1 3 7
United States Frank Froehling 6 9 6 2 10 United States R Lutz 6 6 6
Romania Petre Mărmureanu 2 1 2 United Kingdom J Clifton 3 1 4
United Kingdom John Clifton 6 6 6 United States R Lutz 9 3 8 8
Q Australia Peter Doerner 6 6 3 6 Australia R Emerson 8 6 9 9
Japan Keishiro Yanagi 2 2 6 0 Q Australia P Doerner 6 2 6 1
Australia Roy Emerson 6 6 6 Australia R Emerson 4 6 8 6
Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček 4 4 4

Section 4[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 United States Arthur Ashe 3 6 6 7
United States Erik van Dillen 6 3 4 5 5 United States A Ashe 6 6 6
West Germany Harald Elschenbroich 6 5 3 1 France P Proisy 4 4 4
France Patrick Proisy 3 7 6 6 5 United States A Ashe 1 8 9 4
Australia John Alexander 6 6 6 United States M Riessen 6 9 8 6
Australia Bill Bowrey 0 2 2 Australia J Alexander 8 2 3
United States Marty Riessen 9 6 8 United States M Riessen 9 6 6
United States Jim McManus 8 4 6 United States M Riessen 8 3 6 3
United States Pancho Gonzales 6 6 6 4 6 New Zealand O Parun 9 6 3 6
Spain Manuel Orantes 3 4 8 6 2 United States R Gonzales 5 9 6 3 4
France Pierre Barthès 6 8 6 9 France P Barthès 7 8 3 6 6
Q West Germany Karl Meiler 4 9 3 7 France P Barthès 2 6 7 1
New Zealand Onny Parun 6 2 6 6 New Zealand O Parun 6 4 9 6
France Jean-Loup Rouyer 2 6 2 3 New Zealand O Parun 6 6 6
Q West Germany Hans-Joachim Plötz 6 6 7 Q West Germany H-J Plötz 0 2 2
Czechoslovakia František Pála 1 4 5

Bottom half[]

Section 5[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
France Daniel Contet 4 6 3 6 3
South Africa Bob Maud 6 4 6 2 6 South Africa R Maud 4 7 4 6 4
Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal 6 3 2 1 Australia F Sedgman 6 5 6 2 6
Australia Frank Sedgman 3 6 6 6 Australia F Sedgman 2 6 3 4
France François Jauffret 6 6 3 4 2 United States J Borowiak 6 4 6 6
United States Jeff Borowiak 4 2 6 6 6 United States J Borowiak 6 9 8
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore 6 8 8 Australia B Phillips-Moore 2 7 6
United Kingdom Stanley Matthews 3 6 6 United States J Borowiak 4 6 4 4
Australia Tony Roche 7 6 6 8 6 United States C Richey 6 4 6 6
United States Charlie Pasarell 9 4 8 9 United States C Pasarell 3 3 6 3
Italy Adriano Panatta 6 3 6 6 Italy A Panatta 6 6 3 6
Q United States Butch Seewagen 3 6 3 4 Italy A Panatta 2 2 4
Mexico Marcello Lara 1 3 4 6 United States C Richey 6 6 6
United Kingdom Roger Taylor 6 6 6 United Kingdom R Taylor 2 6 6 4 9
Australia Dick Crealy 3 7 6 3 6 United States C Richey 6 3 2 6 11
6 United States Cliff Richey 6 9 2 6

Section 6[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Australia Fred Stolle 6 3 9 4 6
Australia Kim Warwick 4 6 7 6 3 Australia F Stolle 6 6 6
Hungary Péter Szőke 5 2 2 Brazil T Koch 3 4 4
Brazil Thomaz Koch 7 6 6 Australia F Stolle 9 6 6
South Africa Frew McMillan 6 6 6 Australia O Davidson 8 1 2
Japan Toshiro Sakai 4 2 1 South Africa F McMillan 7 6 1 4
Denmark Jan Leschly 6 3 3 3 Australia O Davidson 9 3 6 6
Australia Owen Davidson 3 6 6 6 Australia F Stolle 4 5 9 4
Q United Kingdom John de Mendoza 9 3 3 4 3 Australia K Rosewall 6 7 7 6
France Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau 8 6 6 6 France J-B Chanfreau 8 3 8
Chile Jaime Fillol 6 5 4 6 6 Chile J Fillol 9 6 9
United Arab Republic Ismail El Shafei 4 7 6 0 2 Chile J Fillol 3 1 4
Australia Bob Carmichael 3 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 6
United States Jimmy Connors w/o Australia R Carmichael 7 6 4 6 2
Belgium Patrick Hombergen 3 3 1 3 Australia K Rosewall 9 2 6 3 6
3 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6 6

Section 7[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Australia Colin Dibley 7 6 6
Austria Hans Kary 5 2 2 Australia C Dibley 2 6 3 9 6
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell 8 6 1 7 United Kingdom G Stilwell 6 3 6 8 4
France Jean-Claude Barclay 6 0 6 5 Australia C Dibley 3 8 6 6 10
United States Dennis Ralston 8 6 6 United States D Ralston 6 9 3 0 8
Denmark Torben Ulrich 6 3 2 United States D Ralston 6 6 5 9
Australia Geoff Masters 7 6 6 Australia G Masters 1 4 7 7
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Špear 5 0 2 Australia C Dibley 6 8 6
Hungary Szabolcs Baranyi 6 1 4 2 Mexico J Loyo Mayo 3 6 3
Mexico Joaquín Loyo Mayo 1 6 6 6 Mexico J Loyo Mayo 9 6 6
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník 3 6 2 0 South Africa B Bertram 8 3 2
South Africa Byron Bertram 6 3 6 6 Mexico J Loyo Mayo 4 9 6 4 6
Chile Patricio Cornejo 4 2 4 France G Goven 6 7 4 6 4
France Georges Goven 6 6 6 France G Goven 6 6 6
Australia Ray Keldie 6 1 3 6 8 7 Romania I Năstase 4 4 2
7 Romania Ilie Năstase 1 6 6 4 10

Section 8[]

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Australia Phil Dent 6 5 6 7
India Premjit Lall 4 7 4 5 Australia P Dent 7 3 4
Soviet Union Alex Metreveli 6 6 6 Soviet Union A Metreveli 9 6 6
India Jaidip Mukerjea 2 4 4 Soviet Union A Metreveli 6 7 6
Brazil José Edison Mandarino 6 8 6 6 Q Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 4 5 4
Spain Antonio Muñoz 4 9 4 2 Brazil JE Mandarino 4 4 3
Q United Kingdom John Feaver 5 2 2 Q Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 6 6 6
Q Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec 7 6 6 Soviet Union A Metreveli 8 3 6 3
Australia Syd Ball 6 7 6 1 5 2 Australia J Newcombe 9 6 4 6
United States Allen Fox 2 9 1 6 7 United States A Fox 4 2 2
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick 2 6 6 6 United Kingdom G Battrick 6 6 6
Australia John Bartlett 6 4 3 1 United Kingdom G Battrick 4 4 4
Australia Ian Fletcher 8 7 1 6 2 Australia J Newcombe 6 6 6
United Kingdom Mark Cox 6 5 6 4 Australia I Fletcher 5 4 2
South Africa Bob Hewitt 4 3 5 2 Australia J Newcombe 7 6 6
2 Australia John Newcombe 6 6 7

References[]

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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