ATP South African Open 1971 Draw, Results & Schedule

Ken Rosewall won the 1971 South African Open, defeating Fred Stolle 6-4 6-0 6-4 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on hard courts in Johannesburg, South Africa, from April 5 to April 11, 1971. The match log contains 75 recorded singles results for this edition.

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Champion
Ken Rosewall
def. Fred Stolle , 6-4 6-0 6-4
Dates
Apr 5 — Apr 11
Location
Johannesburg, South Africa
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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South African Open 1971 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Ken Rosewall 6-4 6-0 6-4 Fred Stolle H2H Match data Apr 11, 1971* F
SF (2)
Ken Rosewall 6-1 6-3 6-1 Andres Gimeno H2H Match data Apr 10, 1971* SF
Fred Stolle 5-7 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-4 Raymond Moore H2H Match data Apr 10, 1971* SF
QF (4)
Ken Rosewall 6-2 6-2 6-1 Owen Davidson H2H Match data Apr 10, 1971* QF
Raymond Moore 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-4 Nikola Pilic H2H Match data Apr 10, 1971* QF
Andres Gimeno 6-2 6-4 6-0 Cliff Drysdale H2H Match data Apr 10, 1971* QF
Fred Stolle 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4 Bob Hewitt H2H Match data Apr 10, 1971* QF
R16 (8)
Ken Rosewall 6-2 6-1 6-2 Colin Rees — Match data Apr 9, 1971* R16
Raymond Moore 6-4 7-6 2-6 6-2 Robert Maud H2H Match data Apr 9, 1971* R16
Owen Davidson 2-6 6-1 7-6 6-3 Bob Carmichael H2H Match data Apr 9, 1971* R16
Bob Hewitt 4-6 0-6 6-2 6-4 6-1 Frew Mcmillan H2H Match data Apr 9, 1971* R16
Andres Gimeno 7-6 6-4 6-4 Jan Leschly — Match data Apr 9, 1971* R16
Cliff Drysdale 7-6 1-6 6-4 1-6 6-3 Ray Ruffels H2H Match data Apr 9, 1971* R16
Fred Stolle 6-3 7-6 6-1 Derek Schroder H2H Match data Apr 9, 1971* R16
Nikola Pilic 6-2 6-4 4-6 4-6 6-4 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos H2H Match data Apr 9, 1971* R16
R32 (16)
Bob Carmichael 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-6 Hank Irvine — Match data Apr 8, 1971* R32
Ken Rosewall 6-4 6-4 7-5 Bernard Mignot H2H Match data Apr 8, 1971* R32
Nikola Pilic 3-6 6-1 6-3 6-1 Jaime Pinto Bravo — Match data Apr 8, 1971* R32
Colin Rees 4-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-3 Nicola Pietrangeli — Match data Apr 8, 1971* R32
Raymond Moore 6-3 6-4 6-4 Geoff Masters H2H Match data Apr 8, 1971* R32
Bob Hewitt 6-3 3-6 3-6 6-1 6-1 Andrew Pattison — Match data Apr 8, 1971* R32
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6-7 6-7 6-2 6-1 6-3 John Alexander H2H Match data Apr 8, 1971* R32
Derek Schroder 6-4 7-5 6-7 6-2 Brian Fairlie H2H Match data Apr 8, 1971* R32 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Owen Davidson 7-5 6-2 6-1 Dennis Matthews — Match data Apr 8, 1971* R32
Ray Ruffels 6-2 6-4 7-5 Jackie Saul — Match data Apr 8, 1971* R32
Robert Maud (w/o) Manuel Santana H2H Match data Apr 8, 1971* R32
Frew Mcmillan 6-1 6-2 6-3 Roy Barth H2H Match data Apr 8, 1971* R32
Jan Leschly 6-3 7-6 7-6 Phil Dent — Match data Apr 8, 1971* R32
Andres Gimeno 6-3 6-2 6-1 Pat Cramer H2H Match data Apr 8, 1971* R32
Fred Stolle 6-3 6-1 6-1 Clive Brebnor — Match data Apr 8, 1971* R32
Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-7 3-6 6-3 6-1 Byron Bertram H2H Match data Apr 8, 1971* R32
R64 (27)
Geoff Masters 7-6 6-4 6-4 Lewis Sylvester — Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Fred Stolle 6-2 6-2 6-1 Julian Krinsky — Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Raymond Moore 0-6 7-6 6-2 1-6 6-3 Rauty Krog — Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Ken Rosewall 6-1 6-1 6-4 Julian Mayers — Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Nikola Pilic 6-3 7-5 6-2 Ruan Kruger — Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Nicola Pietrangeli 6-2 6-2 6-4 Robert Morrison — Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Manuel Santana 6-1 6-4 6-3 Peter Mors — Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Derek Schroder 6-4 6-4 6-1 George Rudman H2H Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Owen Davidson (w/o) William Mason — Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-3 6-2 Piet Snyman — Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Bob Hewitt 6-3 6-1 6-3 Frank Briscoe — Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
John Alexander 6-1 6-2 6-3 Willem Prinsloo H2H Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Roy Barth 6-1 6-3 6-2 Stan Myerson — Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Byron Bertram 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-1 Abe Segal H2H Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Phil Dent 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 Rayno Seegers H2H Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-4 6-3 Basil Wheeler — Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Andrew Pattison 7-6 1-6 6-3 7-6 Deon Joubert — Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Pat Cramer 4-6 6-3 6-0 7-6 Terry Ryan — Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Robert Maud 6-2 6-2 6-2 Peter Doerner H2H Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Brian Fairlie 6-3 6-3 6-2 Andre Zietsmann — Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Bernard Mignot 6-3 6-1 6-4 Errol Kilov — Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Andres Gimeno 6-2 6-0 6-3 Alfred Schwartz — Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Frew Mcmillan 7-5 6-4 0-6 3-6 7-5 Ricky Buwalda — Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Hank Irvine 3-6 6-7 6-3 7-6 6-0 Bill Freer — Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Jaime Pinto Bravo 6-3 6-4 7-6 Graydon Garner — Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 7-6 5-7 6-2 7-5 Sidney Gordon — Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
Bob Carmichael 6-4 6-4 7-6 Cyril Rudman H2H Match data Apr 7, 1971* R64
R128 (17)
Graydon Garner 6-3 6-0 6-1 Rod Frawley H2H Match data Apr 6, 1971* R128
Cyril Rudman 6-2 6-2 7-6 Danny Sullivan — Match data Apr 6, 1971* R128
Julian Mayers 6-1 6-2 6-7 6-4 Jan Botha — Match data Apr 6, 1971* R128
Deon Joubert 6-2 6-2 6-1 R Orford — Match data Apr 6, 1971* R128
Sidney Gordon 7-6 6-3 6-7 6-3 Alvin Gardiner — Match data Apr 6, 1971* R128
Ralph Sender 2-6 6-2 6-4 6-4 Jim Ward — Match data Apr 6, 1971* R128
Lewis Sylvester 6-3 6-7 7-5 6-7 6-2 Greg Perkins — Match data Apr 6, 1971* R128
Ruan Kruger 3-6 6-4 6-1 6-4 John Yuill — Match data Apr 6, 1971* R128
Frank Briscoe 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-4 6-1 J. Weir Smith — Match data Apr 6, 1971* R128
Rayno Seegers 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-0 Stepan Koudelka — Match data Apr 6, 1971* R128
Peter Doerner 3-6 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-2 Andre Van Der Merwe A — Match data Apr 6, 1971* R128
Lars Olander 3-6 6-7 6-4 7-6 6-3 Mike Styles — Match data Apr 6, 1971* R128
George Rudman 6-3 6-7 6-4 7-5 Bernie Mitton H2H Match data Apr 6, 1971* R128
Willem Prinsloo 6-7 6-2 6-4 6-4 Jeff Twist H2H Match data Apr 6, 1971* R128
Terry Ryan 6-4 6-2 6-3 Robert Trogolo — Match data Apr 6, 1971* R128
Abe Segal 1-6 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-1 Keith Brebnor — Match data Apr 6, 1971* R128
Paul Kronk 7-5 6-4 4-6 6-3 Mike Myburg — Match data Apr 6, 1971* R128

Most Titles

Players with the most South African Open titles
PlayerTitles
Aaron Krickstein 2
Harold Solomon 2
Jimmy Connors 2
Rod Laver 2
Vitas Gerulaitis 2

Recent Finals

Recent South African Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Martin Sinner #67 6-1 6-4 Guillaume Raoux #113 H2H Match data 1995 Hard
Markus Zoecke #131 6-4 6-1 Hendrik Dreekmann #115 H2H Match data 1994 Hard
Aaron Krickstein #44 6-3 7-6(7) Grant Stafford #161 H2H Match data 1993 Hard
Aaron Krickstein #33 6-4 6-4 Alexander Volkov #20 H2H Match data 1992 Hard
Christo Van Rensburg 6-4 7-6 6-3 Paul Chamberlin #83 H2H Match data 1989 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is South African Open held?
South African Open is held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Who won the most recent South African Open?
The 1995 South African Open was won by Martin Sinner 6-1 6-4.
Who has won the most South African Open titles?
Aaron Krickstein has won 2 South African Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first South African Open played?
The first edition of South African Open was held in 1891.
What surface is South African Open played on?
South African Open is played on hard courts.