WTA Wimbledon 1971 Draw & Results

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Evonne Goolagong won the 1971 Wimbledon, defeating Margaret Court 6-4 6-1 in the final. The Grand Slam was played June 21–July 5 on grass courts in Wimbledon, United Kingdom.

Wimbledon, formally The Championships, is staged by the All England Club and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on grass.

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Champion
Evonne Goolagong
def. Margaret Court , 6-4 6-1
Dates
Jun 21 — Jul 5
Location
Wimbledon, United Kingdom
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Match type

95 recorded singles results

Wimbledon 1971 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Evonne Goolagong 6-4 6-1 Margaret Court DEF H2H Match data Jul 5, 1971* F
SF (2)
Evonne Goolagong 6-4 6-4 Billie Jean King CH H2H Match data Jul 4, 1971* SF
Margaret Court DEF 4-6 6-1 6-0 Judy Tegart H2H Match data Jul 4, 1971* SF
QF (4)
Evonne Goolagong 6-3 6-2 Nancy Richey H2H Match data Jul 2, 1971* QF
Margaret Court DEF 6-2 6-1 Winnie Shaw H2H Match data Jul 2, 1971* QF
Judy Tegart 6-2 3-6 6-3 Kerry Reid H2H Match data Jul 2, 1971* QF
Billie Jean King CH 2-6 6-2 6-2 Francoise Durr H2H Match data Jul 2, 1971* QF
R16 (8)
Winnie Shaw 1-6 9-7 6-3 Lesley Turner H2H Match data Jun 30, 1971* R16
Nancy Richey 6-3 6-2 Zaiga Yansone H2H Match data Jun 30, 1971* R16
Margaret Court DEF 6-2 6-1 Marijke Jansen H2H Match data Jun 30, 1971* R16
Billie Jean King CH 6-2 7-5 Christine Truman H2H Match data Jun 30, 1971* R16
Evonne Goolagong 1-6 6-2 6-1 Lesley Hunt H2H Match data Jun 30, 1971* R16
Kerry Reid 6-1 3-6 6-1 Mary Ann Eisel H2H Match data Jun 30, 1971* R16
Francoise Durr 6-8 6-1 6-1 Lindsey Beaven H2H Match data Jun 30, 1971* R16
Judy Tegart 9-8 6-3 Virginia Wade H2H Match data Jun 30, 1971* R16
R32 (16)
Zaiga Yansone 6-4 1-6 6-4 Barbara Hawcroft H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Lesley Turner 8-6 6-1 Helga Masthoff H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Lindsey Beaven 6-4 6-1 Alena Palmeova West H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Mary Ann Eisel 8-6 6-4 Christina Sandberg H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Marijke Jansen 3-6 6-1 6-2 Rita Bentley H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Francoise Durr 6-0 6-1 Ada Bakker H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Margaret Court DEF 6-1 6-1 Cecilia Martinez H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Billie Jean King CH 6-2 6-0 Daniele Bouteleux H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Evonne Goolagong 6-3 6-3 Julie Heldman H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Winnie Shaw 6-4 6-1 Eliza Pande H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Christine Truman 6-2 6-3 Pam Teeguarden H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Virginia Wade 6-1 6-1 Denise Carter H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Nancy Richey 6-2 6-2 Kazuko Sawamatsu H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Judy Tegart 6-3 7-5 Olga Morozova H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Lesley Hunt 6-1 6-2 Linda Tuero H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
Kerry Reid 9-8 6-1 Brenda Kirk H2H Match data Jun 27, 1971* R32
R64 (32)
Zaiga Yansone 1-6 7-5 7-5 Nell Truman H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Brenda Kirk 6-4 6-8 6-3 Betty Stove H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Christina Sandberg 4-6 6-0 7-5 Katja Ebbinghaus H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Olga Morozova 6-3 6-3 Lea Pericoli H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Linda Tuero 6-1 6-3 Jackie Fayter H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Margaret Court DEF 6-0 6-0 Lorraine Coghlan H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Francoise Durr 6-2 6-4 Miroslava Holubova H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Nancy Richey 6-0 6-1 Patricia Reese H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Pam Teeguarden 6-1 7-5 Alex Cowie H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Julie Heldman 6-1 6-0 Daphne Pattison H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Ada Bakker 2-6 6-2 6-1 Marina Kroschina H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Judy Tegart 6-4 6-4 Valerie Ziegenfuss H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Cecilia Martinez 6-2 7-5 Susan Minford H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Virginia Wade 6-1 6-4 Marilyn Greenwood H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Rita Bentley 6-3 6-3 Sally Holdsworth H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Lindsey Beaven 6-2 6-2 Trish Mcclenaughan H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Daniele Bouteleux 2-6 6-1 8-6 Maria Eugenia Guzman H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Helga Masthoff 1-6 6-2 6-4 Gail Sherriff H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Winnie Shaw 6-4 6-2 Isabel Fernandez De Soto H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Barbara Hawcroft 5-7 6-3 6-0 Susan Alexander H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Kerry Reid 7-5 6-4 Rosie Casals H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Billie Jean King CH 4-6 6-1 6-0 Wendy Gilchrist H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Marijke Jansen 7-5 6-3 Shirley Bloomer H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Lesley Turner 6-1 6-1 Becky Vest H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Kazuko Sawamatsu 6-2 6-8 6-4 Janet Newberry H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Denise Carter 9-8 6-3 Laura Rossouw H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Alena Palmeova West 8-6 6-2 Elizabeth Ernest H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Eliza Pande 6-3 1-6 6-0 Trudy Groenman H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Christine Truman 6-1 6-4 Fay Toyne H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Mary Ann Eisel 6-1 6-3 Jill Cooper H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Lesley Hunt 9-8 6-2 Kerry Harris H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
Evonne Goolagong 6-4 6-1 Kristien Shaw H2H Match data Jun 25, 1971* R64
R128 (32)
Lesley Hunt 4-6 6-3 7-5 Janice Townsend H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Zaiga Yansone 6-3 6-3 Fiorella Bonicelli H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Linda Tuero 6-2 6-2 Jane Ohara H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Rosie Casals 6-0 6-0 Rosie Reyes H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Betty Stove 6-1 6-1 Andree Martin H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Virginia Wade 7-5 6-2 Patti Hogan H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Christina Sandberg 6-4 6-2 Raquel Giscafre H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Lea Pericoli 5-7 9-8 6-4 Ingrid Bentzer H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Kerry Reid 6-3 6-2 Helen Gourlay H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Jackie Fayter 5-7 6-2 6-3 Corinne Molesworth H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Laura Rossouw 7-9 6-4 Tory Ann Fretz H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Marilyn Greenwood 6-3 5-7 6-4 Odile De Roubin H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Jill Cooper 6-0 4-6 6-1 Heide Orth H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Evonne Goolagong 6-0 6-2 Gail Hansen H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Nancy Richey 6-2 6-1 Lita Liem H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Kazuko Sawamatsu 6-0 6-3 Vicki Lancaster Kerr H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Brenda Kirk 6-2 6-2 Anne Coleman H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Julie Heldman 4-6 6-2 6-2 Kristy Pigeon H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Kristien Shaw 7-5 6-0 Peaches Bartkowicz H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Olga Morozova 6-0 6-3 Esme Emmanuel H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Daphne Pattison 6-4 6-4 Marie Pinterova H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Nell Truman 6-2 6-3 Veronica Burton H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Kerry Harris 6-1 6-0 Birgitta Lindstrom H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Denise Carter 6-8 6-4 6-3 Marilyn Pryde H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Barbara Hawcroft 6-2 6-2 Sally Hudson Beck H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Susan Alexander 6-4 6-3 Michelle Rodriguez H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Valerie Ziegenfuss (w/o) Maria Teresa Nasuelli H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Mary Ann Eisel 6-2 6-3 Ana Maria Arias H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Patricia Reese 6-2 3-6 6-4 Lany Kaligis H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Janet Newberry 6-2 8-6 Glynis Coles H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Judy Tegart 9-7 6-4 Joyce Williams H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128
Katja Ebbinghaus 6-3 6-3 Helen Amos H2H Match data Jun 23, 1971* R128

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