Australian Open 1971

◄ Australian Open 1971 ►
Date:	8-14 January 1971
Edition:	59th  Australian Open
Place:	Sydney
Covering:	race
Defending champion
Men's singles :	Arthur Ashe
Ladies singles :	Margaret Court
Men's double :	Bob Lutz Stan Smith
Ladies doubles :	Margaret Court Judy Dalton
winner
Men's singles :	Ken Rosewall
Ladies singles :	Margaret Court
Men's double :	John Newcombe Tony Roche
Ladies doubles :	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong
Grand Slams 1971
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The 59th Australian Open in 1971 was a Grand Slam tennis grass court tournament hosted by the ILTF . It took place January 8-14 in Sydney , Australia .

The defending champions in the singles were Arthur Ashe for the men and Margaret Court for the women. In the men's doubles Bob Lutz and Stan Smith were the defending champions , in the women's doubles Margaret Court and Judy Dalton .

Men's singles

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Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Rod Laver Round of 16 02.  Ken Rosewall victory 03.  John Newcombe Round of 16 04th  Tony Roche Round of 16 05.  Arthur Ashe final 06th  Tom Okker Semifinals 07th  Roy Emerson Quarter finals 08th.  Andrés Gimeno 2nd round

No. player Round reached 09.  Roger Taylor Round of 16 10.  Dennis Ralston Round of 16 11.  Nikola Pilic 2nd round 12.  Fred Stolle Round of 16 13.  Cliff Drysdale Quarter finals 14th  Marty Riessen Quarter finals 15th  Ismail El Shafei Round of 16 16.  Mark Cox Quarter finals

Ladies singles

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For Court it was the 10th Grand Slam success at the Australian Open and her 21st Grand Slam title of her career. After a bye in the first round, Court won 6-1, 6-1 against Patricia Coleman in the round of 16 . In the quarter-finals she beat Helen Gourlay, who was seeded at position # 8, 6: 4 and 6: 0. In the semi-finals, too, she retained her dominance and won in two straight sets 6-0 and 6-3 against Lesley Hunt . Only in the final did she encounter more resistance, which she was able to win against Evonne Goolagong with 2: 6, 7: 6 and 7: 5.

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Margaret Court victory 02.  Evonne Goolagong final 03. 04th  Gail Chanfreau 1 round

No. Player Round reached 05.  Patti Hogan Round of 16 06th  Kerry Harris 1 round 07th  Winnie Shaw Semifinals 08th.  Helen Gourlay Quarter finals

Men's doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  John Newcombe Tony Roche   victory 02.  Roy Emerson Rod Laver   Quarter finals 03.  Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle   Quarter finals 04th  Tom Okker Marty Riessen   final

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston   Semifinals 06th  Bill Bowrey Owen Davidson   Quarter finals 07th  Andrés Gimeno Roger Taylor   1 round 08th.  Cliff Drysdale Greg Perkins   1 round

Ladies doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong   victory 02.  Patricia Coleman Winnie Shaw   Semifinals 03.  Helen Gourlay Kerry Harris   Semifinals 04th  Joy Emerson Lesley Hunt   final

Mixed

No mixed competitions were held at the Australian Open between 1970 and 1986.