# Eastbourne 1971

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/255/eastbourne?season=1971
Tour: ATP

## Tournament info
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: grass
- Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
- Start date: 1971-06-14
- End date: 1971-06-20

## Champion
- Winner: Colin Dibley
- Runner-up: Bob Hewitt
- Final score: 6-1 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Colin Dibley d. Bob Hewitt 6-1 6-4

### SF
- Bob Hewitt d. Ray Keldie 8-6 6-2
- Colin Dibley d. Geoff Masters 6-3 6-3

### QF
- Colin Dibley d. John Cooper 6-4 10-12 6-4
- Geoff Masters d. Richard Russell 6-3 6-3
- Bob Hewitt d. Stanley Matthews 6-3 6-0
- Ray Keldie d. Syd Ball 6-4 3-6 6-3

### R16
- Stanley Matthews d. Massimo Di Domenico 6-8 6-2 6-4
- John Cooper d. Thomaz Koch 6-4 5-7 6-4
- Ray Keldie d. Ross Case 7-5 6-3
- Bob Hewitt d. Ezio Di Matteo 7-5 7-5
- Syd Ball d. Byron Bertram 2-6 6-3 6-2
- Richard Russell d. Pat Cramer 6-3 6-4
- Geoff Masters d. Adriano Panatta 3-6 6-3 10-8
- Colin Dibley d. Frank Briscoe 6-1 6-1

### R32
- Byron Bertram d. Tony Hammond 6-1 9-7
- Bob Hewitt d. Peter Clarke 6-1 6-1
- Stanley Matthews d. Geoff Stubbs 6-2 6-2
- John Cooper d. Alvin Gardiner 6-4 6-4
- Richard Russell d. Frank Sedgman 2-6 6-4 6-4
- Syd Ball d. Butch Seewagen 3-6 6-2 6-1
- Colin Dibley d. Chris Bovett 6-3 6-4
- Ross Case d. David Segal 6-2 6-3
- Geoff Masters d. Lindsay Murphy 5-7 6-4 6-4
- Thomaz Koch d. Bill Freer 6-0 6-8 12-10
- Pat Cramer d. Mark Farrell 6-4 9-7
- Ray Keldie d. Eddie Fox 6-2 6-4
- Adriano Panatta d. Jim Mcmanus 9-7 5-7 6-3

### R64
- Alvin Gardiner d. Piero Toci 5-7 6-3 8-6
- Adriano Panatta d. S Pearson 6-2 6-0
- Frank Sedgman d. John Howarth 7-5 6-4
- Ross Case d. John Feaver 7-5 6-4
- Geoff Masters d. Gary Dudic 6-1 6-2
- Butch Seewagen d. John Lloyd 6-4 9-7
- Bob Hewitt d. Keith Stephens 6-1 6-2
- Byron Bertram d. Jim Rombeau 6-1 6-1
- Lindsay Murphy d. Dan Bleckinger 6-3 6-8 6-3
- Syd Ball d. Simon Partridge 6-3 6-3
- Stanley Matthews d. Robert Armytage 6-4 7-5
- Thomaz Koch d. Greg Perkins 6-3 6-4
- Tony Hammond d. Antonio Zugarelli 6-4 6-2
- Mark Farrell d. Vincenzo Franchitti 6-3 6-4
- Colin Dibley d. Alan Jackson 6-2 6-0
- Chris Bovett d. A Berwitz 6-1 6-0
- Ray Keldie d. John Anthony Southworth 6-1 6-0

### R128
- Thomaz Koch d. John Barrett 6-4 8-6
- Greg Perkins d. Samir Farid 6-0 6-2
- Syd Ball d. B A Razik 6-1 6-3
- Alvin Gardiner d. Compton Russell 6-2 9-7
- Butch Seewagen d. M Hill 6-1 7-5

## Stats
- Total matches: 50
- Players: 51

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