# Pacific Southwest Championships 1971

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/wta_archive:pacific-southwest/pacific-southwest-championships?season=1971
Tour: WTA

Rosie Casals won the 1971 Pacific Southwest Championships, defeating Billie Jean King 6-6(2-0) DEF in the final. The WTA 500 event was played on hard courts in Los Angeles, United States, from September 20 to September 26, 1971. The match log contains 47 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Category: WTA 500
- Surface: Hard
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Start date: 1971-09-20
- End date: 1971-09-26

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## Champion
- Winner: Rosie Casals
- Runner-up: Billie Jean King
- Final score: 6-6(2-0) DEF

## Knockout results
### F
- Rosie Casals def. Billie Jean King 6-6(2-0) DEF

### SF
- Billie Jean King def. Kerry Reid 6-2 7-6(2)
- Rosie Casals def. Francoise Durr 7-5 1-6 6-4

### QF
- Billie Jean King def. Wendy Overton 6-3 6-3
- Francoise Durr def. Judy Tegart 6-2 6-0
- Kerry Reid def. Helen Gourlay 6-4 6-1
- Rosie Casals def. Lesley Hunt 6-2 6-2

### R16
- Lesley Hunt def. Valerie Ziegenfuss 6-4 6-0
- Judy Tegart def. Janet Newberry 6-1 6-4
- Billie Jean King def. Betty Ann Grubb 6-1 7-6
- Helen Gourlay def. Kristien Shaw 6-4 1-6 6-4
- Kerry Reid def. Pam Teeguarden 7-5 6-1
- Rosie Casals def. Kerry Harris 6-2 6-2
- Francoise Durr def. Wendy Gilchrist 6-2 6-0
- Wendy Overton def. Betty Stove 6-7 6-4 6-4

### R32
- Kerry Reid def. Wendy Appleby 6-4 6-0
- Wendy Gilchrist def. Patricia Cody 2-6 6-2 6-3
- Francoise Durr def. Laurie Tenney 6-3 6-1
- Rosie Casals def. Ching Ling Chang W/O
- Kristien Shaw def. Joy Schwikert 6-2 4-6 6-1
- Betty Stove def. Becky Vest 6-3 5-7 6-3
- Lesley Hunt def. Sally Ride 7-5 6-2
- Valerie Ziegenfuss def. Vicky Berner 7-5 6-1
- Billie Jean King def. Nancy Ornstein 6-2 6-2
- Helen Gourlay def. Kathleen Harter 4-6 6-3 6-2
- Pam Teeguarden def. Vicky Smouse 6-2 6-2
- Judy Tegart def. Pamela Austin 6-3 6-1
- Janet Newberry def. Lita Liem 6-1 6-3
- Wendy Overton def. Lany Kaligis 6-4 4-6 6-4
- Kerry Harris def. Marilyn Greenwood 6-2 6-7 6-3
- Betty Ann Grubb def. Sally Holdsworth 6-1 6-4

### R64
- Pam Teeguarden def. Cathie Gagel 6-1 6-0
- Judy Tegart def. Marita Redondo 6-3 6-4
- Vicky Smouse def. Cecilia Martinez 6-3 7-6
- Francoise Durr def. Barbara Downs 6-4 6-2
- Janet Newberry def. Patricia Bostrom 6-0 6-3
- Pamela Austin def. Edda Buding W/O
- Kerry Reid def. Jane Ohara 6-3 7-6
- Helen Gourlay def. Kathy May 6-2 3-6 6-4
- Wendy Appleby def. Alena Palmeova West 3-6 6-4 7-6
- Lita Liem def. Maricaye Christenson 6-3 6-1
- Kathleen Harter def. Maribeth Bunch 6-0 6-0
- Patricia Cody def. Gail Hansen 6-2 6-3
- Joy Schwikert def. Ana Maria Arias W/O
- Laurie Tenney def. Joy Harris 6-1 6-2
- Kristien Shaw def. Sally Moore 3-6 6-2 6-3
- Wendy Gilchrist def. Mona Guerrant 2-6 7-6 7-5

## Stats
- Total matches: 47
- Players: 48

Other editions available: 1974, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1968

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