1971_Australian_Open_–_Men's_singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1971 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Ken Rosewall
Runner-up	Arthur Ashe
Score	6–1, 7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw	48
Seeds	16
Events

1971 Australian Open – Men's singles

1971 tennis event results

Ken Rosewall defeated the defending champion Arthur Ashe in the final, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1971 Australian Open. With the win, he became the first man in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam tournament singles title without dropping a set.

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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

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

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

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

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

1971_Australian_Open_–_Men's_singles

1971 Australian Open – Men's singles

Seeds

Draw

Key

Final eight

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

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