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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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jan 29, 1971* F Alex Metreveli 6-4 6-2 Phil Dent — Match data
SF (2)
Jan 28, 1971* SF Phil Dent 3-6 6-3 6-4 Barry Phillips Moore — Match data
Jan 28, 1971* SF Alex Metreveli 6-4 6-4 2-6 5-7 6-3 Mal Anderson — Match data
QF (4)
Jan 28, 1971* QF Barry Phillips Moore 6-2 6-1 7-6 Bob Carmichael — Match data
Jan 28, 1971* QF Phil Dent 2-6 6-3 7-6 6-2 John Cooper — Match data
Jan 28, 1971* QF Mal Anderson 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-2 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau H2H Match data
Jan 28, 1971* QF Alex Metreveli 6-4 6-3 7-5 Bob Giltinan — Match data
R16 (8)
Jan 27, 1971* R16 Barry Phillips Moore 6-2 6-2 6-3 Colin Stubs — Match data
Jan 27, 1971* R16 John Cooper 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6 Frank Sedgman — Match data
Jan 27, 1971* R16 Mal Anderson 7-6 6-1 6-3 Mervyn Rose — Match data
Jan 27, 1971* R16 Bob Giltinan 7-5 6-7 4-6 6-3 6-2 Jun Kamiwazumi H2H Match data
Jan 27, 1971* R16 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 6-2 6-4 2-6 0-6 6-4 Ian Fletcher H2H Match data
Jan 27, 1971* R16 Phil Dent 6-2 7-6 7-6 Toshiro Sakai — Match data
Jan 27, 1971* R16 Bob Carmichael 6-3 6-1 2-6 6-7 6-3 Colin Dibley H2H Match data
Jan 27, 1971* R16 Alex Metreveli 6-0 6-1 7-6 Ross Case — Match data
R32 (13)
Jan 26, 1971* R32 Colin Stubs 6-1 6-1 6-2 Cliff Letcher — Match data
Jan 26, 1971* R32 Phil Dent 6-7 6-2 6-4 6-2 John Fraser H2H Match data
Jan 26, 1971* R32 Jun Kamiwazumi 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-2 Paul Hearnden — Match data
Jan 26, 1971* R32 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 3-6 4-6 (ret.) Neale Fraser H2H Match data
Jan 26, 1971* R32 Ross Case 6-3 3-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 Ray Keldie H2H Match data
Jan 26, 1971* R32 Mervyn Rose 6-3 6-1 7-5 Jim Ward — Match data
Jan 26, 1971* R32 Colin Dibley 6-1 6-2 6-0 Neville Nette — Match data
Jan 26, 1971* R32 Frank Sedgman 6-1 7-5 6-2 Jean Loup Rouyer H2H Match data
Jan 26, 1971* R32 Bob Carmichael 6-3 6-7 6-1 7-5 Takeshi Koura H2H Match data
Jan 26, 1971* R32 Ian Fletcher 4-6 7-6 6-2 7-5 Greg Perkins H2H Match data
Jan 26, 1971* R32 Bob Giltinan 6-2 6-4 7-5 Brian Connor — Match data
Jan 26, 1971* R32 Alex Metreveli 6-2 6-3 6-1 Alvin Gardiner — Match data
Jan 26, 1971* R32 Mal Anderson 6-1 6-2 6-1 John Bartlett H2H Match data
R64 (24)
Jan 25, 1971* R64 Colin Dibley 6-2 6-4 6-3 Ronald Mckenzie — Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 Alvin Gardiner 6-4 7-6 6-3 John Hillebrand — Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 Mervyn Rose 7-6 6-4 4-6 6-4 Syd Ball — Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 Jim Ward (w/o) Milan Holecek H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 Ross Case 7-5 6-1 6-1 Kim Warwick H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 Neale Fraser 7-6 6-7 6-0 6-3 John Marks H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 Takeshi Koura 6-0 6-1 6-0 D Morgan — Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 Colin Stubs 6-3 7-5 6-0 Peter Doerner H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 Brian Connor (w/o) Saeed Meer — Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 Cliff Letcher 7-5 7-5 6-3 Vladimir Zednik — Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 Greg Perkins 6-7 6-1 4-6 6-3 7-6 Paul Deuble — Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 John Bartlett 1-6 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-2 John Stephens — Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 Ian Fletcher 6-0 6-2 6-2 Ian Pollard — Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 Frank Sedgman 7-6 6-3 6-1 Rod Frawley H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 John Fraser 6-0 6-0 6-0 Roland Russo — Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 Mike Lorenzo (w/o) Greg Braun — Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 Bob Carmichael 6-1 6-1 6-1 A Mcgrath — Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 John Cooper 6-3 7-5 6-4 Allan McDonald — Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 Bob Giltinan 6-2 6-4 6-2 Junjo Kawamuri — Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 Jun Kamiwazumi 3-6 6-3 7-6 7-6 Andrew Rae H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 Jean Loup Rouyer 7-6 6-4 6-4 Will Coghlan H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 Ray Keldie 6-2 6-2 6-3 Geoff Masters H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 7-6 1-6 6-1 7-6 Max Pettman H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1971* R64 Toshiro Sakai 6-2 6-2 6-3 Graeme Thomson — Match data

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