1971 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Defending champion John Newcombe defeated Stan Smith in the final, 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1971 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his third Wimbledon singles title and fourth major singles title overall.

Men's singles
1971 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia John Newcombe
Runner-upUnited States Stan Smith
Score6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw128 (12 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singlesmenwomenboysgirls
Doublesmenwomenmixedboysgirls
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Seeds

01.   Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
02.   John Newcombe (champion)
03.   Ken Rosewall (semifinals)
04.   Stan Smith (final)
05.   Arthur Ashe (third round)
06.   Cliff Richey (quarterfinals)
07.   Ilie Năstase (second round)
08.   Cliff Drysdale (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
                     
1 Rod Laver763
Tom Gorman986
Tom Gorman362
4 Stan Smith686
4 Stan Smith866
Onny Parun634
4 Stan Smith37644
2 John Newcombe65266
6 Cliff Richey87475
3 Ken Rosewall65697
3 Ken Rosewall113
2 John Newcombe666
Colin Dibley123
2 John Newcombe666

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1 Rod Laver666
LL Bob Howe2011 R Laver6667
Ray Moore63869 R Moore8325
Allan Stone169471 R Laver967
Clark Graebner666 C Graebner825
Allan McDonald422 C Graebner666
István Gulyás2482 Ž Franulović311
Željko Franulović66661 R Laver7627
Tom Okker666 T Okker5165
Jan Kodeš333 T Okker8666
Gene Scott66303 R Ruffels9434
Ray Ruffels44666 T Okker3668
Nikola Pilić6956 N Pilić6346
Terry Ryan3874 N Pilić66346
Q Pat Cramer99327 N Kalogeropoulos22661
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos88669

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
8 Cliff Drysdale68345
Tom Gorman26667 T Gorman2666
Q Ezio Di Matteo668Q E di Matteo6221
Peter Curtis436 T Gorman667
Ion Țiriac966 I Țiriac435
Q Anand Amritraj831 I Țiriac6678
Brian Fairlie896 B Fairlie3396
Roy Barth684 T Gorman686
Jørgen Ulrich16466 R Case364
Štěpán Koudelka61644 J Ulrich36731
Ross Case677 R Case62566
Q Jeff Simpson455 R Case666
Derek Schroder1364 H Irvine343
Hank Irvine6636 H Irvine686
Q Wanaro N'Godrella387 T Addison264
Terry Addison699

Section 3

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
4 Stan Smith666
Michel Leclercq2434 S Smith666
Andrés Gimeno3644 J Paish144
John Paish61664 S Smith667
Jürgen Fassbender44995 A Pattison345
Ove Bengtson66777 O Bengtson66473
Andrew Pattison666 A Pattison44696
Jun Kuki2104 S Smith2669
Bob Lutz884612 R Emerson6137
Frank Froehling696210 R Lutz666
Petre Mărmureanu212 J Clifton314
John Clifton666 R Lutz9388
Q Peter Doerner6636 R Emerson8699
Keishiro Yanagi2260Q P Doerner6261
Roy Emerson666 R Emerson4686
Milan Holeček444

Section 4

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
5 Arthur Ashe3667
Erik van Dillen63455 A Ashe666
Harald Elschenbroich6531 P Proisy444
Patrick Proisy37665 A Ashe1894
John Alexander666 M Riessen6986
Bill Bowrey022 J Alexander823
Marty Riessen968 M Riessen966
Jim McManus846 M Riessen8363
Pancho Gonzales66646 O Parun9636
Manuel Orantes34862 R Gonzales59634
Pierre Barthès6869 P Barthès78366
Q Karl Meiler4937 P Barthès2671
Onny Parun6266 O Parun6496
Jean-Loup Rouyer2623 O Parun666
Q Hans-Joachim Plötz667Q H-J Plötz022
František Pála145

Bottom half

Section 5

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
Daniel Contet46363
Bob Maud64626 R Maud47464
Jan Kukal6321 F Sedgman65626
Frank Sedgman3666 F Sedgman2634
François Jauffret66342 J Borowiak6466
Jeff Borowiak42666 J Borowiak698
Barry Phillips-Moore688 B Phillips-Moore276
Stanley Matthews366 J Borowiak4644
Tony Roche76686 C Richey6466
Charlie Pasarell9489 C Pasarell3363
Adriano Panatta6366 A Panatta6636
Q Butch Seewagen3634 A Panatta224
Marcelo Lara1346 C Richey666
Roger Taylor666 R Taylor26649
Dick Crealy37636 C Richey632611
6 Cliff Richey6926

Section 6

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
Fred Stolle63946
Kim Warwick46763 F Stolle666
Péter Szőke522 T Koch344
Thomaz Koch766 F Stolle966
Frew McMillan666 O Davidson812
Toshiro Sakai421 F McMillan7614
Jan Leschly6333 O Davidson9366
Owen Davidson3666 F Stolle4594
Q John de Mendoza93343 K Rosewall6776
Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau8666 J-B Chanfreau838
Jaime Fillol65466 J Fillol969
Ismail El Shafei47602 J Fillol314
Bob Carmichael3 K Rosewall666
Jimmy Connorsw/o R Carmichael76462
Patrick Hombergen3313 K Rosewall92636
3 Ken Rosewall666

Section 7

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
Colin Dibley766
Hans Kary522 C Dibley26396
Graham Stilwell8617 G Stilwell63684
Jean-Claude Barclay6065 C Dibley386610
Dennis Ralston866 D Ralston69308
Torben Ulrich632 D Ralston6659
Geoff Masters766 G Masters1477
Nikola Špear502 C Dibley686
Szabolcs Baranyi6142 J Loyo Mayo363
Joaquín Loyo Mayo1666 J Loyo Mayo966
Vladimír Zedník3620 B Bertram832
Byron Bertram6366 J Loyo Mayo49646
Patricio Cornejo424 G Goven67464
Georges Goven666 G Goven666
Ray Keldie613687 I Năstase442
7 Ilie Năstase166410

Section 8

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
Phil Dent6567
Premjit Lall4745 P Dent734
Alex Metreveli666 A Metreveli966
Jaidip Mukerjea244 A Metreveli676
José Edison Mandarino6866Q J Hřebec454
Antonio Muñoz4942 JE Mandarino443
Q John Feaver522Q J Hřebec666
Q Jiří Hřebec766 A Metreveli8363
Syd Ball676152 J Newcombe9646
Allen Fox29167 A Fox422
Gerald Battrick2666 G Battrick666
John Bartlett6431 G Battrick444
Ian Fletcher87162 J Newcombe666
Mark Cox6564 I Fletcher542
Bob Hewitt4352 J Newcombe766
2 John Newcombe667

References

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