ATP Wimbledon 1971 Draw & Results

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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 June 21–July 5 on grass courts in London, United Kingdom.

Wimbledon, formally The Championships, is staged by the All England Club and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on grass.

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Champion
John Newcombe
def. Stan Smith , 6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4
Dates
Jun 21 — Jul 5
Location
London, United Kingdom
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Match type

123 recorded singles results

Wimbledon 1971 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
John Newcombe DEF 6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4 Stan Smith H2H Match data Jul 5, 1971* F
SF (2)
John Newcombe DEF 6-1 6-1 6-3 Ken Rosewall H2H Match data Jul 4, 1971* SF
Stan Smith 6-3 8-6 6-2 Tom Gorman H2H Match data Jul 4, 1971* SF
QF (4)
Stan Smith 8-6 6-3 6-4 Onny Parun H2H Match data Jul 2, 1971* QF
Tom Gorman 9-7 8-6 6-3 Rod Laver 2× CH H2H Match data Jul 2, 1971* QF Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
John Newcombe DEF 6-1 6-2 6-3 Colin Dibley H2H Match data Jul 2, 1971* QF
Ken Rosewall 6-8 5-7 6-4 9-7 7-5 Cliff Richey H2H Match data Jul 2, 1971* QF
R16 (8)
Cliff Richey 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-4 Jeff Borowiak H2H Match data Jun 30, 1971* R16
Colin Dibley 6-3 8-6 6-3 Joaquin Loyo Mayo — Match data Jun 30, 1971* R16
Ken Rosewall 6-4 7-5 7-9 6-4 Fred Stolle H2H Match data Jun 30, 1971* R16
Onny Parun 9-8 6-3 3-6 6-3 Marty Riessen H2H Match data Jun 30, 1971* R16 Upset: winner had a 10 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Rod Laver 2× CH 7-5 6-1 2-6 7-5 Tom Okker H2H Match data Jun 30, 1971* R16
Stan Smith 2-6 6-1 6-3 9-7 Roy Emerson H2H Match data Jun 30, 1971* R16
Tom Gorman 6-3 8-6 6-4 Ross Case H2H Match data Jun 30, 1971* R16
John Newcombe DEF 9-8 6-3 4-6 6-3 Alex Metreveli — Match data Jun 30, 1971* R16
R32 (15)
Roy Emerson 8-9 6-3 9-8 9-8 Bob Lutz H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Alex Metreveli 6-4 7-5 6-4 Jiri Hrebec — Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Colin Dibley 3-6 8-9 6-3 6-0 10-8 Dennis Ralston H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Onny Parun 6-2 4-6 9-7 6-1 Pierre Barthes H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Marty Riessen 6-1 9-8 8-9 6-4 Arthur Ashe H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Ken Rosewall 6-3 6-1 6-4 Jaime Fillol H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Rod Laver 2× CH 9-8 6-2 7-5 Clark Graebner H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Ross Case 6-3 6-4 6-3 Hank Irvine — Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Jeff Borowiak 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-4 Frank Sedgman H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Cliff Richey 6-2 6-2 6-4 Adriano Panatta H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Tom Okker 3-6 6-3 6-4 8-6 Nikola Pilic H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Fred Stolle 9-8 6-1 6-2 Owen Davidson H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Tom Gorman 6-4 6-3 7-5 Ion Tiriac H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
John Newcombe DEF 6-4 6-4 6-4 Gerald Battrick H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Joaquin Loyo Mayo 4-6 9-7 6-4 4-6 6-4 Georges Goven — Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
R64 (32)
Ross Case 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-3 6-1 Jorgen Ulrich — Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Ion Tiriac 6-3 6-3 7-9 8-6 Brian Fairlie H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Rod Laver 2× CH 6-8 6-3 6-2 7-5 Raymond Moore H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Tom Gorman 2-6 6-2 6-2 6-1 Ezio Di Matteo — Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Jaime Fillol 9-8 6-3 9-8 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Bob Lutz 6-3 6-1 6-4 John Clifton H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Dennis Ralston 6-1 6-4 5-7 9-7 Geoff Masters H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Tom Okker 8-9 6-4 6-3 6-4 Ray Ruffels H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Frank Sedgman 6-4 5-7 6-4 2-6 6-4 Robert Maud H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Pierre Barthes 7-5 8-9 3-6 6-3 6-4 Richard Gonzalez — Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-4 6-4 Patrick Proisy H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Stan Smith 6-1 6-4 6-4 John Paish H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Marty Riessen 9-8 6-2 6-3 John Alexander H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Clark Graebner 6-3 6-1 6-1 Zeljko Franulovic H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Ken Rosewall 9-7 2-6 6-4 3-6 6-2 Bob Carmichael H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Jeff Borowiak 6-2 9-7 8-6 Barry Phillips Moore — Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Georges Goven 6-4 6-4 6-2 Ilie Nastase H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
John Newcombe DEF 7-5 6-4 6-2 Ian Fletcher H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Owen Davidson 9-7 3-6 6-1 6-4 Frew Mcmillan H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Cliff Richey 6-2 3-6 2-6 6-4 11-9 Roger Taylor H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Andrew Pattison 4-6 4-6 6-4 9-7 6-3 Ove Bengtson — Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Adriano Panatta 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-3 Charlie Pasarell H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Onny Parun 6-0 6-2 6-2 Hans Joachim Ploetz H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Nikola Pilic 6-2 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-1 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Hank Irvine 6-2 8-6 6-4 Terry Addison — Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Gerald Battrick 6-4 6-2 6-2 Alan Fox — Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Fred Stolle 6-3 6-4 6-4 Thomaz Koch H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Roy Emerson 4-6 6-2 8-6 6-1 Peter Doerner H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Alex Metreveli 9-7 6-3 6-4 Phil Dent — Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Joaquin Loyo Mayo 9-8 6-3 6-2 Byron Bertram — Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Colin Dibley 2-6 6-3 3-6 9-8 6-4 Graham Stilwell H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Jiri Hrebec 6-4 6-4 6-3 J. Mandarino H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
R128 (61)
Ove Bengtson 6-4 6-4 7-9 7-9 7-5 Jurgen Fassbender H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Robert Maud 6-4 4-6 6-3 2-6 6-3 Daniel Contet H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
J. Mandarino 6-4 8-9 6-4 6-2 Antonio Munoz H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
John Newcombe DEF 6-4 6-3 7-5 Bob Hewitt H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Marty Riessen 9-8 6-4 8-6 Jim Mcmanus H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Joaquin Loyo Mayo 1-6 6-1 6-4 6-2 Szabolcz Baranyi — Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Owen Davidson 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 Jan Leschly — Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Adriano Panatta 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 Butch Seewagen H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Ray Ruffels 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-0 6-3 Gene Scott H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Hans Joachim Ploetz 6-1 6-4 7-5 Frantisek Pala H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Georges Goven 6-4 6-2 6-4 Patricio Cornejo H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Pierre Barthes 6-4 8-9 6-3 9-7 Karl Meiler H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Jiri Hrebec 7-5 6-2 6-2 John Feaver — Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Barry Phillips Moore 6-3 8-6 8-6 Stanley Matthews — Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Rod Laver 2× CH 6-2 6-0 6-1 Bob Howe — Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Alan Fox 2-6 9-7 1-6 6-1 7-5 Syd Ball — Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Zeljko Franulovic 6-2 6-4 6-8 6-2 Istvan Gulyas H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Charlie Pasarell 9-7 4-6 8-6 9-8 Tony Roche H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
John Paish 6-3 1-6 6-4 6-4 Andres Gimeno H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128 Upset: winner had a 8 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Nikola Pilic 6-3 9-8 5-7 6-4 Terry Ryan — Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Geoff Masters 7-5 6-0 6-2 Nicola Spear H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Roger Taylor 6-1 6-3 6-4 Marcello Lara H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Jeff Borowiak 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 Francois Jauffret H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Hank Irvine 6-1 6-3 3-6 6-4 Derek Schroder — Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Graham Stilwell 8-6 6-0 1-6 7-5 Jean Claude Barclay H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Bob Lutz 8-6 8-9 4-6 6-2 12-10 Frank Froehling H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Frew Mcmillan 6-4 6-2 6-1 Toshiro Sakai — Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Terry Addison 6-3 9-8 9-7 Wanaro N'Godrella H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Cliff Richey 6-3 9-7 2-6 6-3 Dick Crealy H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Byron Bertram 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-0 Vladimir Zednik H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Tom Gorman 2-6 6-8 6-3 6-4 7-5 Cliff Drysdale H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
John Clifton 6-2 6-1 6-2 Peter Marmureanu — Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Fred Stolle 6-4 3-6 9-7 4-6 6-3 Kim Warwick H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Ezio Di Matteo 6-3 6-4 8-6 Peter Curtis — Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Colin Dibley 7-5 6-2 6-2 Hans Kary H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Clark Graebner 6-4 6-2 6-2 John McDonald H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Frank Sedgman 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-1 Jan Kukal H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Ian Fletcher 8-6 7-5 1-6 6-4 Mark Cox H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 8-9 6-3 6-3 6-4 John De Mendoza — Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Ilie Nastase 1-6 6-1 6-3 4-6 10-8 Ray Keldie H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Raymond Moore 6-1 3-6 8-9 6-4 9-7 Allan Stone H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Patrick Proisy 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-1 Harald Elschenbroich H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Ion Tiriac 9-8 6-3 6-1 Anand Amritraj — Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Onny Parun 6-2 2-6 6-2 6-3 Jean Loup Rouyer H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Ross Case 6-4 7-5 7-5 Jeff Simpson H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Roy Emerson 6-4 6-4 6-4 Milan Holecek H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Brian Fairlie 8-6 9-8 6-4 Roy Barth H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Peter Doerner 6-2 6-2 3-6 6-0 Keishiro Yanagi H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Thomaz Koch 7-5 6-2 6-2 Peter Szoke H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Arthur Ashe 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5 Erik Van Dillen — Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Gerald Battrick 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-1 John Bartlett H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Dennis Ralston 8-6 6-0 1-6 7-5 Torben Ulrich H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Tom Okker 6-3 6-3 6-3 Jan Kodes H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Phil Dent 6-4 5-7 6-4 7-5 Premjit Lall H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Ken Rosewall 6-3 6-3 6-1 Patrick Hombergen H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 8-9 8-9 6-3 6-2 9-7 Pat Cramer H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Richard Gonzalez 6-3 6-4 6-8 4-6 6-2 Manuel Orantes — Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
John Alexander 6-0 6-2 6-2 Bill Bowrey H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Andrew Pattison 6-2 6-1 6-0 Jun Kuki — Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Bob Carmichael (w/o) Jimmy Connors H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Jaime Fillol 6-4 5-7 4-6 6-0 6-2 Ismail El Shafei — Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128

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