ATP US Open 1971 Draw, Results & Schedule

Stan Smith won the 1971 US Open, defeating Jan Kodes 3-6 6-3 6-2 7-6 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in New York, United States, from September 1 to September 15, 1971. The match log contains 122 recorded singles results for this edition.

The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year and continues the lineage of the U.S. National Championships.

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Champion
def. Jan Kodes , 3-6 6-3 6-2 7-6
Dates
Sep 1 — Sep 15
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money

Results

US Open 1971 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Stan Smith 3-6 6-3 6-2 7-6 Jan Kodes H2H Match data Sep 15, 1971* F
SF (2)
Jan Kodes 7-6 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 Arthur Ashe H2H Match data Sep 14, 1971* SF
Stan Smith 7-6 6-3 3-6 2-6 6-3 Tom Okker H2H Match data Sep 14, 1971* SF
QF (4)
Stan Smith 7-6 6-2 7-6 Marty Riessen H2H Match data Sep 12, 1971* QF
Arthur Ashe 6-1 6-2 7-6 Jim Osborne H2H Match data Sep 12, 1971* QF
Tom Okker 6-2 6-3 6-4 Clark Graebner H2H Match data Sep 12, 1971* QF
Jan Kodes 6-0 7-6 6-3 Frank Froehling H2H Match data Sep 12, 1971* QF
R16 (8)
Jim Osborne 2-6 6-2 6-2 6-3 Manuel Orantes H2H Match data Sep 10, 1971* R16
Marty Riessen 7-5 7-6 7-6 Nikola Pilic H2H Match data Sep 10, 1971* R16
Frank Froehling 7-6 6-4 6-4 Bob Carmichael H2H Match data Sep 10, 1971* R16
Stan Smith 7-6 3-2 (ret.) Milan Holecek H2H Match data Sep 10, 1971* R16
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-7 6-4 6-3 John Alexander H2H Match data Sep 10, 1971* R16
Tom Okker 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-3 Roger Taylor H2H Match data Sep 10, 1971* R16
Clark Graebner 6-2 6-4 6-3 Raymond Moore H2H Match data Sep 10, 1971* R16
Jan Kodes 6-4 6-2 6-4 Bob Lutz H2H Match data Sep 10, 1971* R16
R32 (16)
Nikola Pilic 6-2 6-4 6-3 Bill Bowrey H2H Match data Sep 7, 1971* R32
Milan Holecek 2-6 6-3 6-1 6-0 Norman Holmes H2H Match data Sep 7, 1971* R32
Raymond Moore 6-2 7-6 6-2 Herb Fitzgibbon H2H Match data Sep 7, 1971* R32
Arthur Ashe 7-5 6-2 6-2 Mark Cox H2H Match data Sep 7, 1971* R32
Frank Froehling 7-6 5-7 6-3 7-6 Roscoe Tanner H2H Match data Sep 7, 1971* R32
Marty Riessen 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-3 Jan Leschly Match data Sep 7, 1971* R32
Stan Smith 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3 Tom Leonard H2H Match data Sep 7, 1971* R32
Jim Osborne 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-4 Cliff Richey H2H Match data Sep 7, 1971* R32 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Roger Taylor 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4 Colin Dibley H2H Match data Sep 7, 1971* R32
Bob Carmichael 6-3 6-3 7-6 Ilie Nastase H2H Match data Sep 7, 1971* R32 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Jan Kodes 6-4 6-2 6-3 Butch Seewagen H2H Match data Sep 7, 1971* R32
Manuel Orantes 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-1 Richard Gonzalez Match data Sep 7, 1971* R32
John Alexander 6-7 4-6 6-0 6-4 Haroon Rahim H2H Match data Sep 7, 1971* R32
Bob Lutz 6-4 6-7 6-3 3-6 6-2 Onny Parun H2H Match data Sep 7, 1971* R32
Clark Graebner 6-3 6-2 6-4 Jaime Fillol H2H Match data Sep 7, 1971* R32
Tom Okker 6-1 6-1 6-1 Toshiro Sakai Match data Sep 7, 1971* R32
R64 (31)
Raymond Moore 6-3 6-2 6-4 Ion Tiriac H2H Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Tom Leonard 4-6 6-7 6-3 7-5 7-6 Zeljko Franulovic H2H Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64 Upset: winner had a 7 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Herb Fitzgibbon 6-2 6-2 6-4 Jun Kuki H2H Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Richard Gonzalez 7-6 7-6 6-3 Stanley Matthews Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Stan Smith 6-2 7-5 6-2 Brian Fairlie H2H Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Milan Holecek 6-3 7-6 3-6 6-4 Dennis Ralston H2H Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Marty Riessen 7-6 6-7 6-2 6-2 Bob Hewitt H2H Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Bill Bowrey 7-5 6-4 6-1 Rod Brent Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Onny Parun 6-4 4-6 4-6 6-2 6-4 Fred Mcnair Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Roscoe Tanner 5-7 7-6 6-7 7-5 6-3 John Cooper Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Bob Lutz 6-3 7-5 6-4 Gerald Battrick H2H Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Colin Dibley 6-4 6-3 6-4 Jimmy Connors H2H Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Cliff Richey 7-5 6-2 6-3 Jaidip Mukerjea H2H Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Jim Osborne 6-3 1-6 6-4 6-3 Thomaz Koch H2H Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Butch Seewagen 6-2 3-6 6-7 6-4 6-2 Jeff Austin Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Manuel Orantes 6-4 6-3 4-6 6-2 Ron Holmberg Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Jan Kodes 2-6 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-3 Pierre Barthes H2H Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Roger Taylor 6-2 6-1 6-1 Tito Vazquez Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Bob Carmichael 5-7 7-6 6-4 1-6 7-5 Dick Stockton H2H Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Tom Okker 6-4 6-3 6-3 Phil Dent H2H Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Norman Holmes 6-0 6-4 6-3 John Sharpe Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Ilie Nastase 6-2 6-4 6-4 Jeff Borowiak H2H Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Mark Cox 7-6 6-4 6-0 Owen Davidson H2H Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Jaime Fillol 6-3 6-2 6-1 John Gardner Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
John Alexander 6-4 4-1 (ret.) Allan Stone H2H Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Frank Froehling 7-5 4-6 6-7 6-3 6-4 Andrew Pattison Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Nikola Pilic 7-6 7-6 6-3 Armistead Neely H2H Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Arthur Ashe 6-2 6-1 6-1 Steve Krulevitz H2H Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Toshiro Sakai 6-3 7-6 6-3 Ross Case Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Clark Graebner 6-1 6-4 6-1 Peter Curtis H2H Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
Haroon Rahim 2-6 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-2 Paul Gerken H2H Match data Sep 5, 1971* R64
R128 (60)
Bob Carmichael 6-3 6-7 7-6 6-4 Antonio Munoz H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Paul Gerken 6-4 6-1 3-6 2-6 6-3 Ray Ruffels H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Jan Kodes 2-6 7-6 7-6 6-3 John Newcombe H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Cliff Richey 6-4 6-4 7-5 Charlie Pasarell H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Gerald Battrick 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-2 Ismail El Shafei Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Roger Taylor 2-6 6-1 6-4 6-2 Terry Addison H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Tom Leonard 6-2 6-3 6-4 Billy Higgins Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Allan Stone 6-2 6-2 6-0 John Clifton H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Rod Brent 6-3 6-2 3-6 3-6 7-5 Steve Turner Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Ross Case 7-6 6-7 7-6 6-4 Premjit Lall H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Tito Vazquez 6-4 6-4 1-6 6-3 Gene Scott Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Dennis Ralston 6-2 6-1 6-2 Pancho Walthall H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Jaime Fillol 6-0 6-7 6-1 6-0 Sandy Mayer H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Onny Parun 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-3 Sherwood Stewart Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Colin Dibley 6-1 6-1 6-1 Mike Kreiss H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Frank Froehling 6-3 6-3 6-3 Jurgen Fassbender H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Steve Krulevitz 7-5 6-2 3-6 6-7 6-4 Mike Estep H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
John Cooper 6-4 3-6 6-2 4-6 6-3 Geoff Masters Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Roscoe Tanner 6-4 6-3 6-0 John Paish H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Pierre Barthes 6-4 6-2 7-5 G Turner Howard Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Jeff Austin 6-3 6-1 6-1 John Burrman Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
John Gardner 6-4 3-6 7-6 1-6 6-2 Nicola Spear Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Arthur Ashe 6-3 6-4 6-1 Dick Knight Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Armistead Neely 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 Jimmy Parker Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Manuel Orantes 6-4 7-5 6-4 Vladimir Zednik H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Dick Stockton 7-5 7-6 6-2 Terry Ryan Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Tom Okker 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-7 6-1 Ove Bengtson H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Jaidip Mukerjea 6-7 7-6 7-6 7-6 Hank Irvine Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Milan Holecek 6-1 6-0 5-7 6-4 Peter Burwash H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Jeff Borowiak 6-3 3-6 6-1 7-5 Zan Guerry H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Haroon Rahim 6-1 6-4 7-6 Hans Jurgen Pohmann H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Mark Cox 7-5 6-0 7-6 Ray Keldie H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Zeljko Franulovic 6-4 6-0 6-3 Sashi Menon H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Jan Leschly 6-1 6-1 6-3 Pat Cramer Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Clark Graebner 6-7 6-4 6-1 6-3 Frew Mcmillan H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Bob Lutz 6-0 6-4 6-4 Graham Stilwell H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Jim Osborne 4-6 7-6 6-3 6-3 Sammy Giammalva Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Jimmy Connors 2-6 5-7 6-4 7-5 7-5 Alejandro Olmedo Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Norman Holmes 6-4 6-2 2-6 7-5 Tom Edlefsen H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Thomaz Koch 6-3 7-6 6-2 7-6 Patricio Cornejo H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Nikola Pilic 6-3 6-1 7-5 Georges Goven H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Ion Tiriac 7-5 4-6 5-5 (ret.) Tom Gorman H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Ilie Nastase 6-2 7-5 6-4 Joaquin Loyo Mayo Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Bob Hewitt 7-6 6-3 6-4 Kenichi Hirai H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Butch Seewagen 6-1 2-6 6-4 6-4 Patrick Proisy H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Toshiro Sakai 6-4 2-6 1-6 6-4 6-1 Vitas Gerulaitis Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Jun Kuki 6-0 7-5 3-6 6-4 Eduardo Zuleta Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
John Alexander 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4 Jim Mcmanus H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Bill Bowrey 3-6 6-7 7-5 6-3 6-4 Steve Faulk H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Herb Fitzgibbon 3-6 7-5 7-6 6-4 Dick Dell Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Owen Davidson 6-3 7-5 2-6 6-0 Robert Maud H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Peter Curtis 6-3 6-3 6-2 Eric Baer H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Phil Dent 7-6 6-1 6-3 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Marty Riessen 6-7 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-3 Brian Gottfried H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Raymond Moore 6-3 6-3 6-0 Roy Barth H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Fred Mcnair 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 Frantisek Pala Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
John Sharpe 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-2 Stanley Pasarell Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Brian Fairlie 6-4 7-5 6-7 (ret.) Marcello Lara H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Stan Smith 6-0 6-2 7-6 Raul Ramirez H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128
Stanley Matthews 6-7 6-7 7-6 7-6 6-3 Richard Russell H2H Match data Sep 3, 1971* R128

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for US Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles. 3 players share this record.

  1. Jimmy Connors 5 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Novak Djokovic 10 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Jimmy Connors 98 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Jimmy Connors 22 appearances

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

Recent Finals

Recent US Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Carlos Alcaraz #1 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 Jannik Sinner #2 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Jannik Sinner #1 6-3 6-4 7-5 Taylor Fritz #12 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Novak Djokovic #2 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 Daniil Medvedev #3 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Carlos Alcaraz #4 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 Casper Ruud #7 H2H Match data 2022 Hard
Daniil Medvedev #2 6-4 6-4 6-4 Novak Djokovic #1 H2H Match data 2021 Hard

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