Australian Open 1971 / men's singles

Australian Open 1971
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Australian Open men's singles
1970 ◄ 1971 ► 1972
Grand Slams 1971 men's singles
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Men's singles at the Australian Open 1971

The defending champion was Arthur Ashe .

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

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

Bob Lutz

4th

4th

6th

5

Arthur Ashe

6th

6th

7th

5

Arthur Ashe

1

5

3

2

Ken Rosewall

6th

7th

6th

6th

Tom Okker

2

6th

4th

2

Ken Rosewall

6th

7th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

1

R. Laver

7th

6th

6th

A. Gardiner

6th

4th

2

C. Dibley

5

3

1

C. Dibley

7th

6th

6th

1

R. Laver

3

6th

3

6th

B. Maud

6th

4th

6th

4th

6th

16

M. Cox

6th

4th

6th

7th

J. Cooper

3

6th

2

6th

7th

J. Cooper

3

6th

4th

16

M. Cox

6th

7th

6th

16

M. Cox

2

1

2

B. Lutz

6th

6th

6th

9

R. Taylor

6th

7th

6th

G. Forbes

2

4th

4th

P. Dent

3

6th

4th

P. Dent

6th

6th

6th

9

R. Taylor

7th

1

6th

3

2

B. Lutz

6th

6th

7th

B. Lutz

6th

6th

3

6th

6th

M. Rose

3

4th

5

B. Lutz

6th

7th

7th

8th

A. Gimeno

4th

5

5

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

5

A. Ashe

6th

6th

6th

0

7th

J. Feaver

6th

2

4th

R. Ruffels

4th

1

7th

6th

5

R. Ruffels

7th

6th

6th

5

A. Ashe

5

6th

6th

6th

F. Sedgman

6th

6th

6th

12

F. Stolle

7th

1

3

4th

R. Barth

3

1

1

F. Sedgman

5

6th

6th

12

F. Stolle

7th

7th

7th

5

A. Ashe

7th

7th

2

6th

13

C. Drysdale

6th

6th

6th

2

13

C. Drysdale

6th

6th

7th

7th

T. Ulrich

6th

1

1

B. Fairlie

1

7th

6th

6th

B. Fairlie

7th

6th

6th

13

C. Drysdale

4th

6th

6th

7th

6th

R. Wilson

4th

4th

6th

4th

T. Roche

6th

4th

7th

6th

1

R. Moore

6th

6th

7th

R. Moore

3

6th

1

4th

T. Roche

6th

7th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

3

J. Newcombe

7th

3

6th

7th

G. Masters

7th

3

4th

1

C. Pasarell

6th

6th

4th

5

C. Pasarell

5

6th

6th

6th

3

J. Newcombe

7th

1

6th

6th

M. Anderson

7th

6th

6th

14th

M. Riessen

6th

6th

7th

7th

B. Bowrey

6th

2

4th

M. Anderson

6th

4th

3

r

14th

M. Riessen

7th

6th

2

14th

M. Riessen

3

3

3

6th

T. Okker

6th

6th

6th

11

N. Pilic

B. Giltinan

6th

6th

6th

B. Giltinan

w.

O.

O. Ishiguro

4th

4th

1

B. Giltinan

3

2

4th

B. Phillips-Moore

6th

3

1

6th

6th

6th

T. Okker

6th

6th

6th

J. Alexander

3

6th

6th

3

3

B. Phillips-Moore

4th

2

3

6th

T. Okker

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

7th

R. Emerson

7th

6th

6th

G. Stilwell

4th

4th

7th

4th

O. Davidson

5

3

2

O. Davidson

6th

6th

6th

6th

7th

R. Emerson

6th

2

6th

6th

S. Ball

4th

7th

6th

7th

10

D. Ralston

3

6th

3

4th

R. Case

6th

5

4th

6th

S. Ball

4th

4th

3

10

D. Ralston

6th

6th

6th

7th

R. Emerson

4th

4th

3

2

K. Rosewall

6th

6th

6th

15th

I. El Shafei

6th

7th

6th

F. McMillan

7th

6th

1

2

D. Crealy

4th

5

1

D. Crealy

5

7th

6th

6th

15th

I. El Shafei

0

2

6th

A. Stone

6th

4th

2

2

K. Rosewall

6th

6th

7th

B. Carmichael

7th

6th

6th

B. Carmichael

5

5

5

2

K. Rosewall

7th

7th

7th

Web links

• Draw of the Australian Open on ITFtennis.com (English)