Men's singles Champion John Newcombe Runner-up Stan Smith Final score 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 Draw 128 (12) Seeds 8
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1971 tennis event results
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 [ ]
0 1 . Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
0 2 . John Newcombe (champion)
0 3 . Ken Rosewall (semifinals)
0 4 . Stan Smith (final)
0 5 . Arthur Ashe (third round)
0 6 . Cliff Richey (quarterfinals)
0 7 . Ilie Năstase (second round)
0 8 . 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
Rod Laver
7
6
3
Tom Gorman
9
8
6
Tom Gorman
3
6
2
4
Stan Smith
6
8
6
4
Stan Smith
8
6
6
Onny Parun
6
3
4
4
Stan Smith
3
7
6
4
4
2
John Newcombe
6
5
2
6
6
6
Cliff Richey
8
7
4
7
5
3
Ken Rosewall
6
5
6
9
7
3
Ken Rosewall
1
1
3
2
John Newcombe
6
6
6
Colin Dibley
1
2
3
2
John Newcombe
6
6
6
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
Section 2 [ ]
Section 3 [ ]
Section 4 [ ]
Bottom half [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
Daniel Contet
4
6
3
6
3
Bob Maud
6
4
6
2
6
R Maud
4
7
4
6
4
Jan Kukal
6
3
2
1
F Sedgman
6
5
6
2
6
Frank Sedgman
3
6
6
6
F Sedgman
2
6
3
4
François Jauffret
6
6
3
4
2
J Borowiak
6
4
6
6
Jeff Borowiak
4
2
6
6
6
J Borowiak
6
9
8
Barry Phillips-Moore
6
8
8
B Phillips-Moore
2
7
6
Stanley Matthews
3
6
6
J Borowiak
4
6
4
4
Tony Roche
7
6
6
8
6
C Richey
6
4
6
6
Charlie Pasarell
9
4
8
9
C Pasarell
3
3
6
3
Adriano Panatta
6
3
6
6
A Panatta
6
6
3
6
Q
Butch Seewagen
3
6
3
4
A Panatta
2
2
4
Marcello Lara
1
3
4
6
C Richey
6
6
6
Roger Taylor
6
6
6
R Taylor
2
6
6
4
9
Dick Crealy
3
7
6
3
6
C Richey
6
3
2
6
11
6
Cliff Richey
6
9
2
6
Section 6 [ ]
Section 7 [ ]
Section 8 [ ]
References [ ]
^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230 .
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