# Washington Open 1971

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/263/washington-open?season=1971
Tour: ATP

Ken Rosewall won the 1971 Washington Open, defeating Marty Riessen 6-2 7-5 6-1 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Washington, United States, from July 17 to July 23, 1971. The match log contains 62 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Washington Open is a combined ATP and WTA event founded in 1969 and played in Washington, D.C.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: DC Open, Citi Open, Mubadala Citi DC Open, Washington DC Open
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: clay
- Location: Washington, United States
- Start date: 1971-07-17
- End date: 1971-07-23

## Champion
- Winner: Ken Rosewall
- Runner-up: Marty Riessen
- Final score: 6-2 7-5 6-1

## Knockout results
### F
- Ken Rosewall d. Marty Riessen 6-2 7-5 6-1

### SF
- Ken Rosewall d. Stan Smith 6-3 6-2
- Marty Riessen d. John Newcombe 4-6 6-3 7-6

### QF
- Stan Smith d. Cliff Drysdale 0-6 7-6 6-1
- John Newcombe d. Andres Gimeno 6-1 4-6 6-4
- Ken Rosewall d. Dennis Ralston 6-1 6-4
- Marty Riessen d. Ismail El Shafei 6-1 6-7 6-2

### R16
- John Newcombe d. Roger Taylor 6-2 6-2
- Ken Rosewall d. Rod Laver 5-7 6-3 6-1
- Ismail El Shafei d. Pierre Barthes 6-4 6-1
- Marty Riessen d. Frank Froehling 7-5 6-1
- Stan Smith d. Zeljko Franulovic 7-6 7-6
- Dennis Ralston d. Tom Okker 7-6 7-6
- Cliff Drysdale d. Charlie Pasarell 6-2 6-2
- Andres Gimeno d. Mike Belkin 4-6 6-2 6-3

### R32
- Ismail El Shafei d. Georges Goven 7-5 6-2
- Tom Okker d. Bill Bowrey 6-3 7-5
- Zeljko Franulovic d. Jeff Borowiak 6-4 6-4
- Dennis Ralston d. Onny Parun 7-6 6-2
- Mike Belkin d. Patricio Cornejo 6-1 6-1
- Stan Smith d. Tom Edlefsen 6-1 7-6
- John Newcombe d. Raymond Moore 7-5 5-7 6-3
- Andres Gimeno d. Cliff Richey 6-1 7-6
- Cliff Drysdale d. Robert Maud 6-4 6-4
- Marty Riessen d. Ray Ruffels 4-6 6-1 6-3
- Charlie Pasarell d. Boro Jovanovic 6-4 2-6 6-1
- Roger Taylor d. Clark Graebner 6-2 3-6 7-5
- Frank Froehling d. Owen Davidson 6-1 6-0
- Ken Rosewall d. John Alexander 4-6 6-1 6-1
- Pierre Barthes d. Arthur Ashe 7-6 1-6 6-1
- Rod Laver d. Fred Stolle 6-2 6-3

### R64
- Tom Edlefsen d. Nikola Pilic 7-5 0-6 6-3
- Owen Davidson d. Brian Gottfried 3-6 6-3 7-5
- Cliff Richey d. John Austin 6-3 6-2
- John Newcombe d. Torben Ulrich 6-0 6-0
- John Alexander d. Jim Mcmanus 6-3 6-3
- Mike Belkin d. Roscoe Tanner 6-1 6-2
- Jeff Borowiak d. Jimmy Connors 6-3 6-2
- Fred Stolle d. Dick Dell 6-2 6-2
- Stan Smith d. Harold Solomon 6-4 6-2
- Arthur Ashe d. Lito Alvarez 6-1 6-2
- Pierre Barthes d. Fred Mcnair 6-7 6-1 6-4
- Clark Graebner d. Haroon Rahim 6-4 7-5
- Zeljko Franulovic d. Phil Dent 7-6 6-4
- Tom Okker d. Terry Ryan 7-5 6-3
- Rod Laver d. Roy Barth 6-3 6-1
- Frank Froehling d. Bob Carmichael 7-5 3-6 7-5
- Raymond Moore d. Milan Holecek 6-2 6-2
- Ken Rosewall d. Jim Osborne 3-6 7-6 6-1
- Onny Parun d. Richard Russell 6-4 6-3
- Ismail El Shafei d. Frew Mcmillan 7-6 2-6 6-2
- Marty Riessen d. Terry Addison 6-0 0-6 6-2
- Patricio Cornejo d. Roy Emerson 6-4 RET
- Roger Taylor d. Erik Van Dillen 6-4 6-4
- Robert Maud d. Peter Curtis 6-2 6-1
- Ray Ruffels d. Brian Fairlie 7-5 6-2
- Andres Gimeno d. Alejandro Olmedo 6-2 6-1
- Bill Bowrey d. Jaime Fillol 6-4 6-3
- Georges Goven d. Allan Stone 6-4 1-6 6-1
- Charlie Pasarell d. Paul Gerken 7-5 6-4
- Dennis Ralston d. Graham Stilwell 6-3 7-6
- Cliff Drysdale d. Barry Mackay 6-3 3-6 6-1

## Stats
- Total matches: 62
- Players: 63

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