ATP Roland Garros 1971 Draw & Results

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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 May 21–June 4 on clay courts in Paris, France.

Roland Garros is also widely known as the French Open and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on clay.

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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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Results

Match type

118 recorded singles results

Roland Garros 1971 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Jan Kodes DEF 8-6 6-2 2-6 7-5 Ilie Nastase H2H Match data Jun 4, 1971* F
SF (2)
Ilie Nastase 6-0 2-6 6-4 6-3 Frank Froehling H2H Match data Jun 3, 1971* SF
Jan Kodes DEF 6-4 6-2 7-5 Zeljko Franulovic H2H Match data Jun 3, 1971* SF
QF (4)
Jan Kodes DEF 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 H2H 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 Jun 1, 1971* QF Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
R16 (8)
Stan Smith 6-4 2-6 8-6 6-2 Patrice Dominguez H2H 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 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Patrick Proisy 6-4 9-7 7-5 Bob Lutz H2H 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 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Jan Kodes DEF 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 May 30, 1971* R16
R32 (16)
Patrice Dominguez 6-4 8-6 3-6 4-6 9-7 Adriano Panatta H2H Match data May 27, 1971* R32
Jan Kodes DEF 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 H2H 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 H2H 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 May 27, 1971* R32
R64 (29)
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 H2H 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 H2H 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 DEF 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 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 May 25, 1971* R64
R128 (58)
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 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Istvan Gulyas 4-6 7-5 11-9 6-2 Juan Gisbert H2H 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 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Bob Lutz 6-2 6-4 6-1 Jiri Hrebec H2H 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 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 DEF 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 H2H 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 May 23, 1971* R128

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Roland Garros.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles.

  1. Rafael Nadal 14 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Rafael Nadal 14 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Rafael Nadal 112 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.

  1. Novak Djokovic 22 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

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Carlos Alcaraz #3 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 Alexander Zverev #4 H2H Match data 2024 Clay
Novak Djokovic #3 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 Casper Ruud #4 H2H Match data 2023 Clay
Rafael Nadal #5 6-3 6-3 6-0 Casper Ruud #8 H2H Match data 2022 Clay

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Roland Garros held?
Roland Garros is held in Paris, France.
Who is the latest recorded Roland Garros winner?
The 2026 Roland Garros was won by Alexander Zverev, who defeated Flavio Cobolli 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-1.
Who has won the most Roland Garros titles?
Rafael Nadal has won 14 Roland Garros titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Roland Garros played?
The first edition of Roland Garros was held in 1891.
What surface is Roland Garros played on?
Roland Garros is played on clay courts.