ATP Melbourne 1971 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Alex Metreveli won the 1971 Melbourne, defeating Phil Dent 6-4 6-2 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on grass courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 23 to January 29, 1971.

Champion
Alex Metreveli
def. Phil Dent , 6-4 6-2
Dates
Jan 23 — Jan 29
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Round of 64
Alex Metreveli
BYE
Alvin Gardiner 6-4 7-6 6-3
John Hillebrand
Ross Case 7-5 6-1 6-1
Kim Warwick
Ray Keldie 6-2 6-2 6-3
Geoff Masters
Bob Giltinan 6-2 6-4 6-2
Junjo Kawamuri
Brian Connor (w/o)
Saeed Meer
Jun Kamiwazumi 3-6 6-3 7-6 7-6
Andrew Rae
Paul Hearnden
BYE
Mal Anderson
BYE
John Bartlett 1-6 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-2
John Stephens
Mervyn Rose 7-6 6-4 4-6 6-4
Syd Ball
Jim Ward (w/o)
Milan Holecek
Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 7-6 1-6 6-1 7-6
Max Pettman
Neale Fraser 7-6 6-7 6-0 6-3
John Marks
Ian Fletcher 6-0 6-2 6-2
Ian Pollard
Greg Perkins 6-7 6-1 4-6 6-3 7-6
Paul Deuble
Phil Dent
BYE
John Fraser 6-0 6-0 6-0
Roland Russo
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Frank Sedgman 7-6 6-3 6-1
Rod Frawley
Jean Loup Rouyer 7-6 6-4 6-4
Will Coghlan
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Colin Stubs 6-3 7-5 6-0
Peter Doerner
Cliff Letcher 7-5 7-5 6-3
Vladimir Zednik
Bob Carmichael 6-1 6-1 6-1
A Mcgrath
Takeshi Koura 6-0 6-1 6-0
D Morgan
Colin Dibley 6-2 6-4 6-3
Ronald Mckenzie
Neville Nette
BYE
Round of 32
Alex Metreveli 6-2 6-3 6-1
Alvin Gardiner
Ross Case 6-3 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-4
Ray Keldie
Bob Giltinan 6-2 6-4 7-5
Brian Connor
Jun Kamiwazumi 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-2
Paul Hearnden
Mal Anderson 6-1 6-2 6-1
John Bartlett
Mervyn Rose 6-3 6-1 7-5
Jim Ward
Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 3-6 4-6 (ret.)
Neale Fraser
Ian Fletcher 4-6 7-6 6-2 7-5
Greg Perkins
Phil Dent 6-7 6-2 6-4 6-2
John Fraser
Toshiro Sakai
BYE
John Cooper
BYE
Frank Sedgman 6-1 7-5 6-2
Jean Loup Rouyer
Barry Phillips Moore
BYE
Colin Stubs 6-1 6-1 6-2
Cliff Letcher
Bob Carmichael 6-3 6-7 6-1 7-5
Takeshi Koura
Colin Dibley 6-1 6-2 6-0
Neville Nette
Round of 16
Alex Metreveli 6-0 6-1 7-6
Ross Case
Bob Giltinan 7-5 6-7 4-6 6-3 6-2
Jun Kamiwazumi
Mal Anderson 7-6 6-1 6-3
Mervyn Rose
Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 6-2 6-4 2-6 0-6 6-4
Ian Fletcher
Phil Dent 6-2 7-6 7-6
Toshiro Sakai
John Cooper 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6
Frank Sedgman
Barry Phillips Moore 6-2 6-2 6-3
Colin Stubs
Bob Carmichael 6-3 6-1 2-6 6-7 6-3
Colin Dibley
Quarterfinals
Alex Metreveli 6-4 6-3 7-5
Bob Giltinan
Mal Anderson 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-2
Jean Baptiste Chanfreau
Phil Dent 2-6 6-3 7-6 6-2
John Cooper
Barry Phillips Moore 6-2 6-1 7-6
Bob Carmichael
Semifinals
Alex Metreveli 6-4 6-4 2-6 5-7 6-3
Mal Anderson
Phil Dent 3-6 6-3 6-4
Barry Phillips Moore
Final
Alex Metreveli 6-4 6-2
Phil Dent

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Dick Stockton 1
John Newcombe 1
Jonathan Canter 1

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