WTA Roland Garros 1971 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Evonne Goolagong won the 1971 Roland Garros, defeating Helen Gourlay 6-3 7-5 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on clay courts in Paris, France, from May 21 to June 3, 1971.

Champion
Evonne Goolagong
def. Helen Gourlay , 6-3 7-5
Dates
May 21 — Jun 3
Location
Paris, France
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Jun 3, 1971* F Evonne Goolagong 6-3 7-5 Helen Gourlay H2H Match data
SF (2)
Jun 2, 1971* SF Evonne Goolagong 6-4 6-1 Marijke Jansen H2H Match data
Jun 2, 1971* SF Helen Gourlay 6-2 6-3 Nancy Richey H2H Match data
QF (4)
May 31, 1971* QF Evonne Goolagong 6-3 6-0 Francoise Durr H2H Match data
May 31, 1971* QF Marijke Jansen 6-2 6-3 Linda Tuero H2H Match data
May 31, 1971* QF Helen Gourlay 6-4 3-6 6-3 Gail Sherriff H2H Match data
May 31, 1971* QF Nancy Richey 6-2 6-4 Lesley Turner H2H Match data
R16 (8)
May 29, 1971* R16 Francoise Durr 7-5 5-7 6-4 Betty Stove H2H Match data
May 29, 1971* R16 Linda Tuero 9-7 6-3 Maria Teresa Nasuelli H2H Match data
May 29, 1971* R16 Lesley Turner 6-1 6-2 Winnie Shaw H2H Match data
May 29, 1971* R16 Helen Gourlay 3-6 6-2 7-5 Kazuko Sawamatsu H2H Match data
May 29, 1971* R16 Gail Sherriff 6-3 6-4 Margaret Court H2H Match data
May 29, 1971* R16 Evonne Goolagong 6-2 6-2 Lea Pericoli H2H Match data
May 29, 1971* R16 Nancy Richey 7-5 6-2 Laura Rossouw H2H Match data
May 29, 1971* R16 Marijke Jansen 4-6 6-3 6-4 Julie Heldman H2H Match data
R32 (16)
May 27, 1971* R32 Laura Rossouw 6-3 4-6 6-3 Katja Ebbinghaus H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Lesley Turner 6-3 6-1 Daniele Bouteleux H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Betty Stove 9-7 6-2 Valerie Ziegenfuss H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Lea Pericoli 6-4 6-1 Esme Emmanuel H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Marijke Jansen 3-6 6-4 6-1 Trudy Groenman H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Evonne Goolagong 6-1 6-1 Wendy Gilchrist H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Helen Gourlay 5-7 7-5 6-3 Christina Sandberg H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Linda Tuero 7-5 6-2 Ingrid Bentzer H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Nancy Richey 7-5 6-0 Lesley Hunt H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Winnie Shaw 6-3 6-2 Aleksandra Ivanova H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Maria Teresa Nasuelli 6-3 4-6 6-1 Judith Szorenyi H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Gail Sherriff 6-1 6-1 Alena Palmeova West H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Kazuko Sawamatsu 6-4 6-3 Olga Morozova H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Julie Heldman 6-2 8-6 Becky Vest H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Margaret Court 6-2 6-1 Kerry Reid H2H Match data
May 27, 1971* R32 Francoise Durr 6-1 6-0 Pamela Austin H2H Match data
R64 (32)
May 24, 1971 R64 Esme Emmanuel 6-1 6-6 (ret.) Eva Szabo H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Christina Sandberg 6-2 7-5 Marilyn Greenwood H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Becky Vest 6-2 9-7 Kerry Harris H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Pamela Austin 6-2 5-7 6-2 Sonja Pachta H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Lea Pericoli 5-7 7-5 8-6 Tory Ann Fretz H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Marijke Jansen 4-6 6-4 6-4 Odile De Roubin H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Margaret Court 6-0 6-1 Eva Lundquist H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Betty Stove 6-0 6-1 Lany Kaligis H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Ingrid Bentzer 4-6 6-4 9-7 Kristy Pigeon H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Laura Rossouw 3-6 6-1 6-3 Jill Cooper H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Julie Heldman 6-0 6-0 Sharon Van Brandis H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Gail Sherriff 6-2 6-2 Pam Teeguarden H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Kazuko Sawamatsu 6-4 6-3 Brenda Kirk H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Wendy Gilchrist 6-4 6-2 Rosie Reyes H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Linda Tuero 7-5 (ret.) Virginia Wade H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Helen Gourlay 6-1 6-4 Cecilia Martinez H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Winnie Shaw 6-1 6-2 Daphne Pattison H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Lesley Turner 6-1 6-3 Daniela Marzano H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Nancy Richey 6-4 6-1 Isabel Fernandez De Soto H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Olga Morozova 6-2 6-0 Nathalie Fuchs H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Lesley Hunt 6-1 6-0 Francoise Repoux H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Alena Palmeova West 6-2 6-3 Ana Maria Arias H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Daniele Bouteleux 6-3 4-6 6-1 Fay Toyne H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Valerie Ziegenfuss 6-2 6-2 Katalin Borka H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Evonne Goolagong 6-3 6-1 Joan Wilshere H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Francoise Durr 6-2 8-6 Miroslava Holubova H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Trudy Groenman 9-7 6-4 Lita Liem H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Maria Teresa Nasuelli 6-4 3-6 6-4 Fiorella Bonicelli H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Aleksandra Ivanova (w/o) Helga Masthoff H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Kerry Reid 6-0 6-2 Raquel Giscafre H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Judith Szorenyi 7-5 4-6 9-7 Marie Pinterova H2H Match data
May 24, 1971 R64 Katja Ebbinghaus (w/o) Christiane Spinoza H2H Match data

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Roland Garros is held in Paris, France.
Who won the most recent Roland Garros?
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