ATP US Open 1971 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

Champion
Stan Smith
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
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Sep 15, 1971* F Stan Smith 3-6 6-3 6-2 7-6 Jan Kodes — Match data
SF (2)
Sep 14, 1971* SF 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 — Match data
QF (4)
Sep 12, 1971* QF Stan Smith 7-6 6-2 7-6 Marty Riessen — 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
R16 (8)
Sep 10, 1971* R16 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 — 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 — Match data
R32 (16)
Sep 7, 1971* R32 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 — 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 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 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 — 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
R64 (31)
Sep 5, 1971* R64 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 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 — 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 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 — 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
R128 (60)
Sep 3, 1971* R128 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 Jan Kodes 2-6 7-6 7-6 6-3 John Newcombe H2H Match data
Sep 3, 1971* R128 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 William 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 — 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 — Match data
Sep 3, 1971* R128 Stanley Matthews 6-7 6-7 7-6 7-6 6-3 Richard Russell H2H Match data

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