ATP Australian Open 1971 Draw, Results & Schedule

Ken Rosewall won the 1971 Australian Open, defeating Arthur Ashe 6-1 7-5 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in Melbourne, Australia, from March 7 to March 21, 1971. The match log contains 46 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.

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Champion
Ken Rosewall
def. Arthur Ashe , 6-1 7-5 6-3
Dates
Mar 7 — Mar 21
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Australian Open 1971 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Ken Rosewall 6-1 7-5 6-3 Arthur Ashe H2H Match data Mar 21, 1971* F
SF (2)
Ken Rosewall 6-2 7-6 6-4 Tom Okker H2H Match data Mar 20, 1971* SF
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-4 7-6 Bob Lutz H2H Match data Mar 20, 1971* SF
QF (4)
Ken Rosewall 6-4 6-4 6-3 Roy Emerson H2H Match data Mar 18, 1971* QF
Tom Okker 6-3 6-3 6-3 Marty Riessen H2H Match data Mar 18, 1971* QF
Bob Lutz 6-2 6-1 6-2 Mark Cox H2H Match data Mar 18, 1971* QF
Arthur Ashe 7-6 7-6 2-6 6-2 Cliff Drysdale H2H Match data Mar 18, 1971* QF
R16 (8)
Arthur Ashe 5-7 6-1 6-3 6-4 Fred Stolle H2H Match data Mar 16, 1971* R16
Ken Rosewall 6-0 6-2 7-6 Ismail El Shafei — Match data Mar 16, 1971* R16
Marty Riessen 6-7 6-1 7-6 7-6 John Newcombe H2H Match data Mar 16, 1971* R16
Cliff Drysdale 4-6 6-4 6-7 7-6 6-1 Tony Roche H2H Match data Mar 16, 1971* R16
Bob Lutz 6-7 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-2 Roger Taylor H2H Match data Mar 16, 1971* R16
Tom Okker 6-3 6-2 6-4 Bob Giltinan H2H Match data Mar 16, 1971* R16
Roy Emerson 6-3 2-6 6-3 6-4 Dennis Ralston H2H Match data Mar 16, 1971* R16
Mark Cox 6-3 4-6 6-3 7-6 Rod Laver H2H Match data Mar 16, 1971* R16 Upset: winner had a 9 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R32 (16)
Rod Laver 7-5 6-3 6-1 Colin Dibley H2H Match data Mar 13, 1971* R32
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-1 6-7 0-6 7-5 Ray Ruffels H2H Match data Mar 13, 1971* R32
Marty Riessen 7-6 6-4 2-3 (ret.) Mal Anderson H2H Match data Mar 13, 1971* R32
Roy Emerson 7-5 6-3 6-2 Owen Davidson H2H Match data Mar 13, 1971* R32
Mark Cox 6-3 7-6 6-4 John Cooper — Match data Mar 13, 1971* R32
Tony Roche 6-3 7-6 6-1 Raymond Moore H2H Match data Mar 13, 1971* R32
Fred Stolle 7-5 7-6 7-6 Frank Sedgman H2H Match data Mar 13, 1971* R32
Ismail El Shafei 6-4 7-5 6-1 Dick Crealy — Match data Mar 13, 1971* R32
Dennis Ralston 6-4 6-4 6-3 Syd Ball H2H Match data Mar 13, 1971* R32
Cliff Drysdale 6-1 6-7 7-6 7-6 Brian Fairlie H2H Match data Mar 13, 1971* R32
Bob Giltinan (w/o) Nikola Pilic H2H Match data Mar 13, 1971* R32
Tom Okker 6-4 6-2 6-3 Barry Phillips Moore — Match data Mar 13, 1971* R32
Roger Taylor 6-3 7-6 6-4 Phil Dent H2H Match data Mar 13, 1971* R32
John Newcombe 7-6 3-6 6-4 7-5 Charlie Pasarell H2H Match data Mar 13, 1971* R32
Bob Lutz 6-4 7-5 7-5 Andres Gimeno H2H Match data Mar 13, 1971* R32
Ken Rosewall 7-5 7-5 7-5 Bob Carmichael H2H Match data Mar 13, 1971* R32
R64 (15)
John Cooper 3-6 6-4 2-6 6-4 7-6 Robert Maud — Match data Mar 11, 1971* R64
Raymond Moore 6-4 6-4 7-6 Ray Wilson — Match data Mar 11, 1971* R64
Barry Phillips Moore 6-3 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-3 John Alexander — Match data Mar 11, 1971* R64
Phil Dent 6-2 6-4 6-4 Garry Forbes — Match data Mar 11, 1971* R64
Bob Giltinan 6-4 6-4 6-1 Osamu Ishiguro H2H Match data Mar 11, 1971* R64
Syd Ball 4-6 7-5 6-4 7-6 Ross Case H2H Match data Mar 11, 1971* R64
Bob Carmichael 7-6 6-4 6-2 Allan Stone H2H Match data Mar 11, 1971* R64
Frank Sedgman 6-3 6-1 6-1 Roy Barth H2H Match data Mar 11, 1971* R64
Mal Anderson 7-6 6-2 6-4 Bill Bowrey H2H Match data Mar 11, 1971* R64
Brian Fairlie 7-6 6-1 6-1 Torben Ulrich H2H Match data Mar 11, 1971* R64
Dick Crealy 5-7 7-6 6-1 6-2 Frew Mcmillan H2H Match data Mar 11, 1971* R64
Charlie Pasarell 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-1 Geoff Masters H2H Match data Mar 11, 1971* R64
Owen Davidson 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-4 Graham Stilwell H2H Match data Mar 11, 1971* R64
Colin Dibley 7-6 6-4 6-2 Alvin Gardiner H2H Match data Mar 11, 1971* R64
Ray Ruffels 7-6 6-2 6-4 John Feaver — Match data Mar 11, 1971* R64

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