1971 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1971 World Championship Tennis Finals | |
| Champion |  Ken Rosewall |
| Runner-up | Rod Laver |
| Final score | 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4) |
Ken Rosewall won the singles title of the 1971 World Championship Tennis Finals with a 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4) victory in the final against Rod Laver.
Seeds[]
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Tom Okker (semifinals)
Rod Laver (final)- Ken Rosewall (champion)
Cliff Drysdale (quarterfinals)
Arthur Ashe (semifinals)- John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
- Marty Riessen (quarterfinals)
- Robert Lutz (quarterfinals)
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
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Tom Okker
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Marty Riessen
| 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tom Okker
| 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ken Rosewall
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ken Rosewall
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | John Newcombe
| 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ken Rosewall
| 6 | 1 | 77 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rod Laver
| 4 | 6 | 63 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Arthur Ashe
| 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Cliff Drysdale
| 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Arthur Ashe
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rod Laver
| 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Robert Lutz
| 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rod Laver
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
References[]
Categories:
- 1971 World Championship Tennis Finals