ATP Wimbledon 1971 Draw, Results & Schedule
Full tournament history →John Newcombe won the 1971 Wimbledon, defeating Stan Smith 6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in London, United Kingdom, from June 21 to July 5, 1971.
Dates
Jun 21 — Jul 5
Location
London, United Kingdom
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Round of 128
John Newcombe
6-4 6-3 7-5
Ian Fletcher
8-6 7-5 1-6 6-4
Gerald Battrick
2-6 6-4 6-3 6-1
BYE
Phil Dent
6-4 5-7 6-4 7-5
Jiri Hrebec
7-5 6-2 6-2
J. Mandarino
6-4 8-9 6-4 6-2
Colin Dibley
7-5 6-2 6-2
Graham Stilwell
8-6 6-0 1-6 7-5
Dennis Ralston
8-6 6-0 1-6 7-5
Geoff Masters
7-5 6-0 6-2
Joaquin Loyo Mayo
1-6 6-1 6-4 6-2
Byron Bertram
6-3 3-6 6-2 6-0
Georges Goven
6-4 6-2 6-4
Ilie Nastase
1-6 6-1 6-3 4-6 10-8
Ken Rosewall
6-3 6-3 6-1
Bob Carmichael
(w/o)
Jaime Fillol
6-4 5-7 4-6 6-0 6-2
Jean Baptiste Chanfreau
8-9 6-3 6-3 6-4
Fred Stolle
6-4 3-6 9-7 4-6 6-3
Thomaz Koch
7-5 6-2 6-2
Owen Davidson
3-6 6-3 6-3 6-3
Frew Mcmillan
6-4 6-2 6-1
Cliff Richey
6-3 9-7 2-6 6-3
Roger Taylor
6-1 6-3 6-4
Adriano Panatta
6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4
Charlie Pasarell
9-7 4-6 8-6 9-8
Jeff Borowiak
4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Barry Phillips Moore
6-3 8-6 8-6
Frank Sedgman
3-6 6-3 6-2 6-1
Robert Maud
6-4 4-6 6-3 2-6 6-3
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Roy Emerson
6-4 6-4 6-4
Peter Doerner
6-2 6-2 3-6 6-0
Bob Lutz
8-6 8-9 4-6 6-2 12-10
John Clifton
6-2 6-1 6-2
Onny Parun
6-2 2-6 6-2 6-3
Hans Joachim Ploetz
6-1 6-4 7-5
Pierre Barthes
6-4 8-9 6-3 9-7
Richard Gonzalez
6-3 6-4 6-8 4-6 6-2
Marty Riessen
9-8 6-4 8-6
John Alexander
6-0 6-2 6-2
Arthur Ashe
3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5
Patrick Proisy
3-6 7-5 6-3 6-1
Tom Gorman
2-6 6-8 6-3 6-4 7-5
Ezio Di Matteo
6-3 6-4 8-6
Ion Tiriac
9-8 6-3 6-1
Brian Fairlie
8-6 9-8 6-4
Ross Case
6-4 7-5 7-5
BYE
Hank Irvine
6-1 6-3 3-6 6-4
Terry Addison
6-3 9-8 9-7
Raymond Moore
6-1 3-6 8-9 6-4 9-7
Clark Graebner
6-4 6-2 6-2
Zeljko Franulovic
6-2 6-4 6-8 6-2
Ray Ruffels
4-6 4-6 6-3 6-0 6-3
Nikola Pilic
6-3 9-8 5-7 6-4
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
8-9 8-9 6-3 6-2 9-7
Round of 64
John Newcombe
7-5 6-4 6-2
Gerald Battrick
6-4 6-2 6-2
Alex Metreveli
9-7 6-3 6-4
Jiri Hrebec
6-4 6-4 6-3
Colin Dibley
2-6 6-3 3-6 9-8 6-4
Dennis Ralston
6-1 6-4 5-7 9-7
Joaquin Loyo Mayo
9-8 6-3 6-2
Georges Goven
6-4 6-4 6-2
Ken Rosewall
9-7 2-6 6-4 3-6 6-2
Jaime Fillol
9-8 6-3 9-8
Fred Stolle
6-3 6-4 6-4
Owen Davidson
9-7 3-6 6-1 6-4
Cliff Richey
6-2 3-6 2-6 6-4 11-9
Adriano Panatta
6-3 6-3 3-6 6-3
Jeff Borowiak
6-2 9-7 8-6
Frank Sedgman
6-4 5-7 6-4 2-6 6-4
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Roy Emerson
4-6 6-2 8-6 6-1
Bob Lutz
6-3 6-1 6-4
Onny Parun
6-0 6-2 6-2
Pierre Barthes
7-5 8-9 3-6 6-3 6-4
Marty Riessen
9-8 6-2 6-3
Arthur Ashe
6-4 6-4 6-4
Tom Gorman
2-6 6-2 6-2 6-1
Ion Tiriac
6-3 6-3 7-9 8-6
Ross Case
6-3 2-6 5-7 6-3 6-1
Hank Irvine
6-2 8-6 6-4
Rod Laver
6-8 6-3 6-2 7-5
Clark Graebner
6-3 6-1 6-1
Tom Okker
8-9 6-4 6-3 6-4
Nikola Pilic
6-2 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-1
Round of 32
John Newcombe
6-4 6-4 6-4
Alex Metreveli
6-4 7-5 6-4
Colin Dibley
3-6 8-9 6-3 6-0 10-8
Joaquin Loyo Mayo
4-6 9-7 6-4 4-6 6-4
Ken Rosewall
6-3 6-1 6-4
Fred Stolle
9-8 6-1 6-2
Cliff Richey
6-2 6-2 6-4
Jeff Borowiak
6-2 4-6 6-3 6-4
BYE
Roy Emerson
8-9 6-3 9-8 9-8
Onny Parun
6-2 4-6 9-7 6-1
Marty Riessen
6-1 9-8 8-9 6-4
Tom Gorman
6-4 6-3 7-5
Ross Case
6-3 6-4 6-3
Rod Laver
9-8 6-2 7-5
Tom Okker
3-6 6-3 6-4 8-6
Round of 16
John Newcombe
9-8 6-3 4-6 6-3
Colin Dibley
6-3 8-6 6-3
Ken Rosewall
6-4 7-5 7-9 6-4
Cliff Richey
6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4
Stan Smith
2-6 6-1 6-3 9-7
Onny Parun
9-8 6-3 3-6 6-3
Tom Gorman
6-3 8-6 6-4
Quarterfinals
John Newcombe
6-1 6-2 6-3
Ken Rosewall
6-8 5-7 6-4 9-7 7-5
Stan Smith
8-6 6-3 6-4
Tom Gorman
9-7 8-6 6-3
Semifinals
John Newcombe
6-1 6-1 6-3
Stan Smith
6-3 8-6 6-2
Final
John Newcombe
6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4
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