ATP US Open 1971 Draw, Results & Schedule
Full tournament history →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.
Dates
Sep 1 — Sep 15
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Round of 128
Stan Smith
6-0 6-2 7-6
Brian Fairlie
6-4 7-5 6-7 (ret.)
Tom Leonard
6-2 6-3 6-4
Zeljko Franulovic
6-4 6-0 6-3
Milan Holecek
6-1 6-0 5-7 6-4
Dennis Ralston
6-2 6-1 6-2
Norman Holmes
6-4 6-2 2-6 7-5
John Sharpe
3-6 6-4 6-2 6-2
Marty Riessen
6-7 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-3
Bob Hewitt
7-6 6-3 6-4
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Nikola Pilic
6-3 6-1 7-5
Armistead Neely
2-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Bill Bowrey
3-6 6-7 7-5 6-3 6-4
Rod Brent
6-3 6-2 3-6 3-6 7-5
Tom Okker
6-2 6-4 3-6 6-7 6-1
Phil Dent
7-6 6-1 6-3
Toshiro Sakai
6-4 2-6 1-6 6-4 6-1
Ross Case
7-6 6-7 7-6 6-4
Roger Taylor
2-6 6-1 6-4 6-2
Tito Vazquez
6-4 6-4 1-6 6-3
Colin Dibley
6-1 6-1 6-1
Jimmy Connors
2-6 5-7 6-4 7-5 7-5
Clark Graebner
6-7 6-4 6-1 6-3
Peter Curtis
6-3 6-3 6-2
Jaime Fillol
6-0 6-7 6-1 6-0
John Gardner
6-4 3-6 7-6 1-6 6-2
Raymond Moore
6-3 6-3 6-0
Ion Tiriac
7-5 4-6 5-5 (ret.)
Herb Fitzgibbon
3-6 7-5 7-6 6-4
Jun Kuki
6-0 7-5 3-6 6-4
Jan Kodes
2-6 7-6 7-6 6-3
Pierre Barthes
6-4 6-2 7-5
Butch Seewagen
6-1 2-6 6-4 6-4
Jeff Austin
6-3 6-1 6-1
Bob Lutz
6-0 6-4 6-4
Gerald Battrick
6-4 2-6 6-4 6-2
Onny Parun
6-3 3-6 6-2 6-3
Fred Mcnair
4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4
Frank Froehling
6-3 6-3 6-3
BYE
Roscoe Tanner
6-4 6-3 6-0
John Cooper
6-4 3-6 6-2 4-6 6-3
Bob Carmichael
6-3 6-7 7-6 6-4
Dick Stockton
7-5 7-6 6-2
Ilie Nastase
6-2 7-5 6-4
Jeff Borowiak
6-3 3-6 6-1 7-5
Arthur Ashe
6-3 6-4 6-1
Steve Krulevitz
7-5 6-2 3-6 6-7 6-4
Mark Cox
7-5 6-0 7-6
Owen Davidson
6-3 7-5 2-6 6-0
John Alexander
6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4
Allan Stone
6-2 6-2 6-0
Haroon Rahim
6-1 6-4 7-6
Paul Gerken
6-4 6-1 3-6 2-6 6-3
Jim Osborne
4-6 7-6 6-3 6-3
Thomaz Koch
6-3 7-6 6-2 7-6
Cliff Richey
6-4 6-4 7-5
Jaidip Mukerjea
6-7 7-6 7-6 7-6
Manuel Orantes
6-4 7-5 6-4
BYE
BYE
Stanley Matthews
6-7 6-7 7-6 7-6 6-3
Round of 64
Stan Smith
6-2 7-5 6-2
Tom Leonard
4-6 6-7 6-3 7-5 7-6
Milan Holecek
6-3 7-6 3-6 6-4
Norman Holmes
6-0 6-4 6-3
Marty Riessen
7-6 6-7 6-2 6-2
BYE
Nikola Pilic
7-6 7-6 6-3
Bill Bowrey
7-5 6-4 6-1
Toshiro Sakai
6-3 7-6 6-3
Roger Taylor
6-2 6-1 6-1
Colin Dibley
6-4 6-3 6-4
Clark Graebner
6-1 6-4 6-1
Jaime Fillol
6-3 6-2 6-1
Raymond Moore
6-3 6-2 6-4
Herb Fitzgibbon
6-2 6-2 6-4
Jan Kodes
2-6 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-3
Butch Seewagen
6-2 3-6 6-7 6-4 6-2
Bob Lutz
6-3 7-5 6-4
Onny Parun
6-4 4-6 4-6 6-2 6-4
Frank Froehling
7-5 4-6 6-7 6-3 6-4
Roscoe Tanner
5-7 7-6 6-7 7-5 6-3
Bob Carmichael
5-7 7-6 6-4 1-6 7-5
Ilie Nastase
6-2 6-4 6-4
Arthur Ashe
6-2 6-1 6-1
Mark Cox
7-6 6-4 6-0
John Alexander
6-4 4-1 (ret.)
Haroon Rahim
2-6 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-2
Jim Osborne
6-3 1-6 6-4 6-3
Cliff Richey
7-5 6-2 6-3
Manuel Orantes
6-4 6-3 4-6 6-2
Richard Gonzalez
7-6 7-6 6-3
Round of 32
Stan Smith
6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3
Milan Holecek
2-6 6-3 6-1 6-0
Marty Riessen
6-2 4-6 7-5 6-3
Nikola Pilic
6-2 6-4 6-3
Tom Okker
6-1 6-1 6-1
Roger Taylor
6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4
Clark Graebner
6-3 6-2 6-4
Raymond Moore
6-2 7-6 6-2
Jan Kodes
6-4 6-2 6-3
Bob Lutz
6-4 6-7 6-3 3-6 6-2
Frank Froehling
7-6 5-7 6-3 7-6
Bob Carmichael
6-3 6-3 7-6
Arthur Ashe
7-5 6-2 6-2
John Alexander
6-7 4-6 6-0 6-4
Jim Osborne
6-7 6-4 6-4 6-4
Manuel Orantes
3-6 6-4 6-4 6-1
Round of 16
Stan Smith
7-6 3-2 (ret.)
Marty Riessen
7-5 7-6 7-6
Tom Okker
6-4 6-4 4-6 6-3
Clark Graebner
6-2 6-4 6-3
Frank Froehling
7-6 6-4 6-4
Arthur Ashe
6-4 6-7 6-4 6-3
Jim Osborne
2-6 6-2 6-2 6-3
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Stan Smith
7-6 6-3 3-6 2-6 6-3
Jan Kodes
7-6 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4
Final
Stan Smith
3-6 6-3 6-2 7-6
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