1971 Australian Open – Men's Singles

1971 Australian Open
Champion		Ken Rosewall
Runner-up		Arthur Ashe
Final score		6–1, 7–5, 6–3
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men		women		mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad
Australian Open  < 1970 1972 >

Ken Rosewall defeated Arthur Ashe 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1971 Australian Open.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Rod Laver (Third round)
2. Ken Rosewall (Champion)
3. Arthur Ashe (Finals)
4. Tom Okker (Semifinals)
5. Tony Roche (Third round)
6. Roy Emerson (Quarterfinals)
7. John Newcombe (Third round)
8. Roger Taylor (Third round)

9. Andrés Gimeno (Second round)
10. Marty Riessen (Quarterfinals)
11. Dennis Ralston (Third round)
12. Cliff Drysdale (Quarterfinals)
13. Nikola Pilić (Second round)
14. Fred Stolle (Third round)
15. Mark Cox (Quarterfinals)
16. Ismail El Shafei (Third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Final Eight

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	15	Mark Cox	2	1	2
		Robert Lutz	6	6	6
											Robert Lutz	4	4	6
										3	Arthur Ashe	6	6	7
	3	Arthur Ashe	7	7	2	6
	12	Cliff Drysdale	6	6	6	2
																			3	Arthur Ashe	1	5	3
																			2	Ken Rosewall	6	7	6
	10	Marty Riessen	3	3	3
	4	Tom Okker	6	6	6
										4	Tom Okker	2	6	4
										2	Ken Rosewall	6	7	6
	6	Roy Emerson	4	4	3
	2	Ken Rosewall	6	6	6

Section 1

First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
									1	R Laver	7	6	6
	A Gardiner	6	4	2						C Dibley	5	3	1
	C Dibley	7	6	6														1	R Laver	3	6	3	6
	R Maud	6	4	6	4	6												15	M Cox	6	4	6	7
	J Cooper	3	6	2	6	7				J Cooper	3	6	4
									15	M Cox	6	7	6
																											15	M Cox	2	1	2
																												R Lutz	6	6	6
									8	R Taylor	6	7	6
	G Forbes	2	4	4						P Dent	3	6	4
	P Dent	6	6	6														8	R Taylor	7	1	6	3	2
	R Lutz	6	6	7															R Lutz	6	6	3	6	6
	M Rose	3	4	5						R Lutz	6	7	7
									9	A Gimeno	4	5	5

Section 2

First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
									3	A Ashe	6	6	6	0	7
	J Feaver	6	2	4						R Ruffels	4	1	7	6	5
	R Ruffels	7	6	6														3	A Ashe	5	6	6	6
	F Sedgman	6	6	6														14	F Stolle	7	1	3	4
	R Barth	3	1	1						F Sedgman	5	6	6
									14	F Stolle	7	7	7
																											3	A Ashe	7	7	2	6
																											12	C Drysdale	6	6	6	2
									12	C Drysdale	6	6	7	7
	T Ulrich	6	1	1						B Fairlie	1	7	6	6
	B Fairlie	7	6	6														12	C Drysdale	4	6	6	7	6
	R Wilson	4	4	6														5	T Roche	6	4	7	6	1
	R Moore	6	6	7						R Moore	3	6	1
									5	T Roche	6	7	6

Section 3

First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
									7	J Newcombe	7	3	6	7
	G Masters	7	3	4	1					C Pasarell	6	6	4	5
	C Pasarell	5	6	6	6													7	J Newcombe	7	1	6	6
	M Anderson	7	6	6														10	M Riessen	6	6	7	7
	W Bowrey	6	2	4						M Anderson	6	4	3	r.
									10	M Riessen	7	6	2
																											10	M Riessen	3	3	3
																											4	T Okker	6	6	6
									13	N Pilić	w/o
	B Giltinan	6	6	6						B Giltinan
	O Ishiguro	4	4	1															B Giltinan	3	2	4
	B Phillips-Moore	6	3	1	6	6												4	T Okker	6	6	6
	J Alexander	3	6	6	3	3				B Phillips-Moore	4	2	3
									4	T Okker	6	6	6

Section 4

First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
									6	R Emerson	7	6	6
	G Stilwell	4	4	7	4					O Davidson	5	3	2
	O Davidson	6	6	6	6													6	R Emerson	6	2	6	6
	S Ball	4	7	6	7													11	D Ralston	3	6	3	4
	R Case	6	5	4	6					S Ball	4	4	3
									11	D Ralston	6	6	6
																											6	R Emerson	4	4	3
																											2	K Rosewall	6	6	6
									16	I El Shafei	6	7	6
	F McMillan	7	6	1	2					D Crealy	4	5	1
	D Crealy	5	7	6	6													16	I El Shafei	0	2	6
	A Stone	6	4	2														2	K Rosewall	6	6	7
	B Carmichael	7	6	6						B Carmichael	5	5	5
									2	K Rosewall	7	7	7

External links

• Australian Open (1971) on ATPtennis.com
• Australian Open (1971) on tenniscorner.net