ATP Roland Garros 1971 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Jan Kodes won the 1971 Roland Garros, defeating Ilie Nastase 8-6 6-2 2-6 7-5 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on clay courts in Paris, France, from May 21 to June 4, 1971.

Champion
Jan Kodes
def. Ilie Nastase , 8-6 6-2 2-6 7-5
Dates
May 21 — Jun 4
Location
Paris, France
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jun 4, 1971* F Jan Kodes 8-6 6-2 2-6 7-5 Ilie Nastase H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jun 3, 1971* SF Ilie Nastase 6-0 2-6 6-4 6-3 Frank Froehling H2H Match data
Jun 3, 1971* SF Jan Kodes 6-4 6-2 7-5 Zeljko Franulovic H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jun 1, 1971* QF Jan Kodes 6-4 8-6 1-6 6-1 Patrick Proisy H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1971* QF Ilie Nastase 6-1 6-3 3-6 6-4 Stan Smith — Match data
Jun 1, 1971* QF Zeljko Franulovic 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-2 Istvan Gulyas H2H Match data
Jun 1, 1971* QF Frank Froehling 6-4 4-6 6-3 3-6 8-6 Arthur Ashe H2H Match data
R16 (8)
May 30, 1971* R16 Stan Smith 6-4 2-6 8-6 6-2 Patrice Dominguez — Match data
May 30, 1971* R16 Zeljko Franulovic 6-4 4-6 4-6 6-2 6-4 Pierre Barthes H2H Match data
May 30, 1971* R16 Frank Froehling 1-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 Marty Riessen H2H Match data
May 30, 1971* R16 Patrick Proisy 6-4 9-7 7-5 Bob Lutz — Match data
May 30, 1971* R16 Istvan Gulyas 6-4 7-5 4-6 6-2 Cliff Richey H2H Match data
May 30, 1971* R16 Jan Kodes 4-6 6-2 5-7 6-0 6-4 Francois Jauffret H2H Match data
May 30, 1971* R16 Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-4 7-5 Georges Goven H2H Match data
May 30, 1971* R16 Ilie Nastase 6-1 6-1 3-6 7-5 Tadeusz Nowicki H2H Match data
R32 (16)
May 27, 1971* R32 Patrice Dominguez 6-4 8-6 3-6 4-6 9-7 Adriano Panatta H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Jan Kodes 6-4 9-7 6-2 Bob Carmichael H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Ilie Nastase 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-2 Ray Ruffels H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Georges Goven 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-1 Nicola Pietrangeli H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Zeljko Franulovic 6-3 6-1 7-5 Tom Gorman H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Patrick Proisy 6-1 6-0 6-3 Jaime Pinto Bravo — Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Marty Riessen 3-6 6-1 6-3 13-11 Jean Claude Barclay H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Francois Jauffret 6-3 7-5 6-1 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Cliff Richey 6-1 6-3 8-6 Colin Dibley H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Pierre Barthes 9-7 6-1 6-2 Terry Ryan — Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Stan Smith 6-1 6-1 6-3 Graham Stilwell — Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Arthur Ashe 6-2 6-3 7-5 Jean Loup Rouyer H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Bob Lutz 6-1 5-7 5-7 6-4 6-4 Jun Kuki — Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Istvan Gulyas 6-2 6-2 6-2 Bill Bowrey H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Tadeusz Nowicki 3-6 6-1 8-6 6-2 Frew Mcmillan H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Frank Froehling 4-6 6-3 8-6 7-5 Jan Leschly — Match data
R64 (29)
May 25, 1971* R64 Frew Mcmillan 6-2 6-2 6-2 Brian Fairlie H2H Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Ray Ruffels 6-1 6-1 6-0 Ross Case H2H Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Tadeusz Nowicki 6-3 6-4 6-3 Vladimir Korotkov H2H Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Nicola Pietrangeli 6-4 2-6 6-2 6-3 Peter Pokorny H2H Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Zeljko Franulovic 6-2 6-3 6-3 Antonio Munoz H2H Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Graham Stilwell 7-5 12-10 6-4 Toshiro Sakai — Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Tom Gorman 10-12 6-2 6-2 6-1 Jean Paul Meyer H2H Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Francois Jauffret 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-1 Milan Holecek H2H Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Frank Froehling 6-2 6-2 6-3 John Cooper — Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Georges Goven 5-7 6-3 6-2 7-5 Daniel Contet H2H Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Stan Smith 6-4 6-1 6-1 Jose Guerrero — Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Arthur Ashe 3-6 6-4 6-0 7-5 Victor Egorov — Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Jean Claude Barclay 6-1 9-7 6-0 Bernard Montrenaud H2H Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Jun Kuki 6-0 6-3 6-4 Peter Marmureanu — Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Istvan Gulyas 6-0 6-3 6-0 Nicola Spear H2H Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Cliff Richey 6-1 6-2 6-0 Terry Addison H2H Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Patrice Dominguez 1-6 6-4 6-2 9-7 Teimuraz Kakulia — Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Colin Dibley 6-1 6-3 7-5 Michele Leclercq — Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Bob Lutz 4-6 6-1 1-6 6-2 6-2 Gerald Battrick — Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Ilie Nastase 6-1 6-3 3-6 6-1 Szabolcz Baranyi H2H Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Bill Bowrey 6-1 6-3 3-6 1-6 8-6 Barry Phillips Moore — Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Jan Kodes 6-3 6-0 7-5 Jean Pierre Courcol — Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Adriano Panatta 6-2 6-4 6-1 Wanaro N'Godrella H2H Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Marty Riessen 0-6 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-3 John Alexander H2H Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Pierre Barthes 6-2 6-1 6-4 Dick Crealy H2H Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Patrick Proisy 6-4 6-4 7-5 Alex Metreveli — Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 6-3 6-4 6-2 Alexander Volkov H2H Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Jean Loup Rouyer 6-2 6-4 7-5 Patrick Hombergen H2H Match data
May 25, 1971* R64 Bob Carmichael 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-2 Geoff Masters H2H Match data
R128 (58)
May 23, 1971* R128 Patrick Hombergen 6-2 6-2 6-3 Byron Bertram H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Terry Addison 6-1 4-6 6-0 7-5 Peter Szoke H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Alexander Volkov 6-3 9-7 6-3 Jaime Fillol H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Istvan Gulyas 4-6 7-5 11-9 6-2 Juan Gisbert — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Pierre Barthes 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-1 Vladimir Zednik H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Wanaro N'Godrella 6-3 4-6 6-4 7-5 Hans Kary H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Bill Bowrey 6-3 6-2 8-6 Ion Tiriac H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Jun Kuki 6-0 6-3 11-9 Phil Dent H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Frank Froehling 6-4 6-3 6-3 Rainer Kuhlmey — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Brian Fairlie 10-8 6-0 6-3 Jan Kukal H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Daniel Contet 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-4 6-4 Ian Fletcher H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Jean Loup Rouyer 6-1 2-6 6-1 7-9 6-4 Stepan Koudelka — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Ilie Nastase 6-2 6-2 6-4 Thomaz Koch H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Geoff Masters 6-4 6-2 6-2 Onny Parun H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Peter Pokorny 6-3 6-3 1-6 6-1 Bob Giltinan H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Bob Lutz 6-2 6-4 6-1 Jiri Hrebec — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Patrice Dominguez 6-3 6-1 6-4 Frank Sedgman H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 John Alexander 7-5 6-3 8-6 Raymond Moore H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Antonio Munoz 6-4 6-4 6-4 John Clifton H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Bernard Montrenaud 9-7 6-0 4-6 3-6 7-5 Peter Lamp — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 John Cooper 6-8 6-2 6-3 5-7 (ret.) Roger Taylor — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Nicola Spear 6-2 7-5 6-3 Vincenzo Franchitti H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Marty Riessen 7-5 6-1 6-1 Sergio Palmieri — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Georges Goven 6-1 6-1 6-1 Syd Ball H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Ross Case 6-4 10-8 7-5 J. Mandarino H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Francois Jauffret 6-3 6-1 6-1 Atet Wijono — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Barry Phillips Moore 6-1 6-4 3-6 3-6 6-1 Patricio Cornejo — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Peter Marmureanu 6-4 4-6 6-2 4-6 8-6 Robert Maud — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Jean Paul Meyer 4-6 8-6 6-2 2-0 (ret.) Boro Jovanovic — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Tadeusz Nowicki 6-3 6-0 6-2 Jim Mcmanus H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Frew Mcmillan (w/o) Nikola Pilic H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Cliff Richey 6-2 6-4 6-2 Massimo Di Domenico — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Victor Egorov 6-4 1-6 3-6 6-4 8-6 Robert Machan — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Arthur Ashe 6-2 6-1 5-7 6-1 Geza Varga H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Graham Stilwell 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-0 Corrado Barazzutti H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Colin Dibley 6-1 6-4 6-1 Pierre Joly H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Jairo Velasco 7-5 6-2 6-3 David Lloyd — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-8 6-3 Ivan Molina H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Tom Gorman 2-6 2-6 8-6 6-3 6-4 Andrew Pattison — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Bob Carmichael 6-2 6-0 6-1 Patrice Beust H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Vladimir Korotkov 1-6 6-1 6-3 6-3 Allan Stone H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Ray Ruffels 6-0 6-4 6-2 Patricio Rodriguez Chi — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Patrick Proisy 6-2 6-4 6-1 Thomas Lejus — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Zeljko Franulovic 6-2 6-2 2-6 10-8 Pat Cramer H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Gerald Battrick 6-3 6-8 0-6 6-2 7-5 Frantisek Pala H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Teimuraz Kakulia (w/o) Manuel Orantes — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Adriano Panatta 6-3 6-3 7-5 Stanley Matthews H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Jan Kodes 6-1 6-1 6-3 Wieslaw Gasiorek H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Nicola Pietrangeli 6-0 8-6 6-2 Charlie Pasarell H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Jean Claude Barclay 6-0 6-1 6-2 Dimitri Sturdza H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Jose Guerrero 6-0 6-3 6-2 Bill Freer H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Alex Metreveli 6-1 6-2 7-5 Antonio Zugarelli — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Stan Smith 6-3 6-2 8-6 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Dick Crealy (w/o) Jaidip Mukerjea H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Szabolcz Baranyi 6-1 4-6 5-7 6-0 6-0 Hendrick Sepp — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Milan Holecek 6-4 6-3 6-3 Zlatko Ivancic H2H Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Jose Luis Arillla (w/o) Miecyslav Rybarczyk — Match data
May 23, 1971* R128 Jean Pierre Courcol 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-3 Sever Muresan — Match data

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