# South African Open 1971

Source: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/wta_archive:south-african-open/south-african-open?season=1971
Tour: WTA

Margaret Court won the 1971 South African Open, defeating Evonne Goolagong 6-3 6-1 in the final. The WTA 250 event was played on hard courts in Johannesburg, South Africa, from April 5 to April 11, 1971. The match log contains 58 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Category: WTA 250
- Surface: Hard
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Start date: 1971-04-05
- End date: 1971-04-11

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## Champion
- Winner: Margaret Court
- Runner-up: Evonne Goolagong
- Final score: 6-3 6-1

## Knockout results
### F
- Margaret Court def. Evonne Goolagong 6-3 6-1

### SF
- Margaret Court def. Winnie Shaw 6-3 6-3
- Evonne Goolagong def. Virginia Wade 6-2 2-6 6-4

### QF
- Virginia Wade def. Patti Hogan 7-6 6-4
- Winnie Shaw def. Helga Masthoff 3-6 6-3 6-1
- Evonne Goolagong def. Patricia Walkden 6-4 6-4
- Margaret Court def. Kerry Harris 7-6(4) 6-4

### R16
- Margaret Court def. Una Vakino 7-6 6-2
- Kerry Harris def. Brenda Kirk 6-1 4-6 6-4
- Virginia Wade def. Margaret Hunt 6-2 7-5
- Winnie Shaw def. Helen Gourlay 6-2 6-1
- Patti Hogan def. Lesley Hunt 7-5 4-6 7-5
- Evonne Goolagong def. Laura Rossouw 3-6 6-2 6-1
- Helga Masthoff def. Maryna Godwin 6-4 5-7 6-3
- Patricia Walkden def. Heide Orth 6-4 6-4

### R32
- Helen Gourlay def. Cynthia Doerner 6-1 6-4
- Maryna Godwin def. Nell Truman 6-3 6-7 6-4
- Helga Masthoff def. Daphne Pattison 6-2 6-2
- Una Vakino def. Greta Delport 0-6 6-2 7-5
- Margaret Hunt def. Marianna Brummer 6-3 6-4
- Brenda Kirk def. G Russell 6-3 6-1
- Winnie Shaw def. Barbara Hawcroft 6-2 7-5
- Laura Rossouw def. Nicky Kruger 6-3 6-4
- Heide Orth def. A Barrow 6-1 6-2
- Evonne Goolagong def. Glenda Swan 7-5 6-1
- Lesley Hunt def. Joan Wilshere 6-2 7-6
- Kerry Harris def. Susie Smit 6-0 6-2
- Patricia Walkden def. Elizabeth Oosthuizen 6-1 6-1
- Virginia Wade def. Alison Mcmillan 6-1 6-0
- Margaret Court def. Sue Hole 6-3 6-2
- Patti Hogan def. Anne Coleman 6-4 6-2

### R64
- Maryna Godwin def. Rosamba Niciforovic 6-2 6-1
- Margaret Hunt def. Marilyn Tesch 6-1 6-1
- Margaret Court def. Gillian Van Der Merwe 6-0 6-3
- Helen Gourlay def. Melanie Muller 6-1 7-6
- Anne Coleman def. L Bank 6-1 6-2
- Helga Masthoff def. C Gevers 6-1 6-2
- Heide Orth def. Franzie Alberts 6-2 6-2
- Elizabeth Oosthuizen def. P Welsh 6-4 6-4
- Virginia Wade def. Sannie Gouws 6-2 6-0
- Greta Delport def. A Le Roux 6-1 6-3
- Kerry Harris def. Heather Bucke 6-1 6-2
- G Russell def. Terisa Viljoen 7-5 6-3
- Joan Wilshere def. Mynie Van Zyl 4-6 7-5 6-0
- Winnie Shaw def. Jean Forbes 6-2 6-0
- Nell Truman def. Annette Steenkamp 6-4 7-6
- Alison Mcmillan def. Ana Maria Arias 6-2 7-6
- Sue Hole def. Marlene Gerson 1-6 7-6 6-3
- Laura Rossouw def. Karin Boshoff 7-5 6-0
- Patricia Walkden def. Glenda Tunmer 6-4 6-3
- Marianna Brummer def. Vicky Oosthuizen 6-1 6-2
- Una Vakino def. Lyn Montgomery 6-3 3-6 6-4
- Nicky Kruger def. Marilyn Pryde 6-2 6-3
- Patti Hogan def. Rowena Sanders 7-6 6-0
- Cynthia Doerner def. J Smith 7-5 6-4
- Evonne Goolagong def. Marion Lloyd Wronsley 6-0 6-0
- Barbara Hawcroft def. Elizabeth Vlotman 6-7 6-3 6-2

## Stats
- Total matches: 58
- Players: 58

Other editions available: 1984, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1977, 1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972
(+4 more)

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/wta/tournaments/wta_archive:south-african-open/south-african-open?season=1971
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