# Miami Open 1971

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/238/miami-open?season=1971
Tour: ATP

Cliff Drysdale won the 1971 Miami Open, defeating Rod Laver 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Miami, United States, from April 4 to April 10, 1971. The match log contains 31 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Miami Open is the second half of the Sunshine Double, following Indian Wells on the March calendar.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Miami Masters, Lipton Championships, Sony Open
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: hard
- Location: Miami, United States
- Start date: 1971-04-04
- End date: 1971-04-10

## Champion
- Winner: Cliff Drysdale
- Runner-up: Rod Laver
- Final score: 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Cliff Drysdale d. Rod Laver 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-4

### SF
- Cliff Drysdale d. Tony Roche 6-4 7-6
- Rod Laver d. Roy Emerson 2-6 6-3 7-5

### QF
- Roy Emerson d. John Newcombe 6-1 7-6
- Tony Roche d. Dennis Ralston 6-4 6-2
- Rod Laver d. Tom Okker 6-3 6-0
- Cliff Drysdale d. Nikola Pilic 6-3 6-2

### R16
- John Newcombe d. Allan Stone 6-4 6-4
- Rod Laver d. Dick Crealy 6-2 6-4
- Tony Roche d. Ken Rosewall 2-6 6-2 6-3
- Tom Okker d. Andres Gimeno 6-7 6-4 6-4
- Roy Emerson d. Fred Stolle 6-4 6-4
- Nikola Pilic d. Ismail El Shafei 6-7 6-2 6-3
- Dennis Ralston d. Charlie Pasarell 6-4 4-6 6-4
- Cliff Drysdale d. Bill Bowrey 6-3 6-2

### R32
- Andres Gimeno d. Brian Fairlie UNK
- Dennis Ralston d. Bob Carmichael 6-2 6-3
- Ismail El Shafei d. Arthur Ashe 6-3 6-3
- Rod Laver d. Robert Maud 6-3 6-2
- Bill Bowrey d. Frew Mcmillan 6-3 6-4
- Roy Emerson d. Torben Ulrich 6-3 6-3
- Tom Okker d. Phil Dent 6-2 6-4
- Cliff Drysdale d. Owen Davidson 6-1 7-5
- Charlie Pasarell d. Bob Lutz 6-4 4-6 6-2
- Fred Stolle d. Ray Ruffels 7-5 6-1
- Dick Crealy d. Roger Taylor 1-6 6-1 6-2
- Allan Stone d. Marty Riessen 7-5 6-1
- Tony Roche d. Roy Barth 6-1 5-7 6-1
- Nikola Pilic d. Mark Cox 6-1 6-0
- Ken Rosewall d. Graham Stilwell 6-3 6-1
- John Newcombe d. John Alexander 6-3 4-6 6-3

## Stats
- Total matches: 31
- Players: 32

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