1971 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1971 French Open
Final
Champion	Evonne Goolagong
Runner-up	Helen Gourlay
Score	6–3, 7–5
Details
Seeds	8
Events

Evonne Goolagong defeated Helen Gourlay in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1971 French Open.^[1] It was her first major title.

Margaret Court was the two-time defending champion, but was defeated in the third round by Gail Chanfreau. This marked the first time since the 1964 US Championships that Court failed to reach a major quarterfinal, a run of 19 consecutive majors. It was also her earliest exit from a major since 1962 Wimbledon.

Seeds edit

The seeded players are listed below. Evonne Goolagong is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Margaret Court (third round)
Virginia Wade (first round)
Evonne Goolagong (champion)
Nancy Gunter (semifinals)
Helga Masthoff (first round)
Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals)
Julie Heldman (third round)
Olga Morozova (second round)

Qualifying edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
r = Retired

Finals edit

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Finals

	Gail Chanfreau	4	6	3

	Helen Gourlay	6	3	6
						Helen Gourlay	6	6

					4	Nancy Richey	2	3
4	Nancy Richey	6	6

	Lesley Bowrey	2	4
										Helen Gourlay	3	5

									3	Evonne Goolagong	6	7
6	Françoise Dürr	3	0

3	Evonne Goolagong	6	6
					3	Evonne Goolagong	6	6

						Marijke Schaar	4	1
	Marijke Schaar	6	6

	Linda Tuero	2	3

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

First round				Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	Wennerström	0	1
1	Court	6	6	1	Court	6	6
Q	Giscafré	0	2		Melville	2	1
	Melville	6	6						1	Court	3	4
	Teeguarden	2	2							Chanfreau	6	6
	Chanfreau	6	6		Chanfreau	6	6
Q	Pinto Bravo	2	3		Palmeová-West	1	1
	Palmeová-West	6	6												Chanfreau	4	6	3
Q	Fuchs	2	0												Gourlay	6	3	6
8	Morozova	6	6	8	Morozova	4	3
	Kirk	4	3		Sawamatsu	6	6
	Sawamatsu	6	6							Sawamatsu	6	2	5
	Greenwood	2	5							Gourlay	3	6	7
	Sandberg	6	7		Sandberg	7	5	3
	Martinez	1	4		Gourlay	5	7	6
	Gourlay	6	6

Section 2 edit

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

Q	Fernández-De Soto	4	1
4	Richey	6	6		4	Richey	7	6
Q	Repoux	1	0			Hunt	5	0
	Hunt	6	6							4	Richey	7	6
	Spinoza	w/o									Rossouw	5	2
Q	Ebbinghaus				Q	Ebbinghaus	3	6	3
	Cooper	6	1	3		Rossouw	6	4	6
	Rossouw	3	6	6										4	Richey	6	6
5	Masthoff	w/o													Bowrey	2	4
	Ivanova					Ivanova	3	2
Q	Botha	1	2			Shaw	6	6
	Shaw	6	6								Shaw	1	2
	Porzio	1	3								Bowrey	6	6
	Bowrey	6	6			Bowrey	6	6
	Moore	3	6	1		Bouteleux	3	1
	Bouteleux	6	4	6

Section 3 edit

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

	Kaligis	0	1
	Stöve	6	6			Stöve	9	6
Q	Borka	2	2			Ziegenfuss	7	2
	Ziegenfuss	6	6							Stöve	5	7	4
Q	Pachta	2	7	2					6	Dürr	7	5	6
	Austin	6	5	6		Austin	1	0
	Holubová	2	6		6	Dürr	6	6
6	Dürr	6	8											6	Dürr	3	0
	Fretz	7	5	6										3	Goolagong	6	6
	Pericoli	5	7	8		Pericoli	6	6
	Szabó	1	6			Emmanuel	4	1
	Emmanuel	6	6							Pericoli	2	2
	Darmon	4	2						3	Goolagong	6	6
Q	Gilchrist	6	6		Q	Gilchrist	1	1
Q	Koudelka	3	1		3	Goolagong	6	6
3	Goolagong	6	6

Section 4 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	Liem	7	4
	Walhof	9	6			Walhof	6	4	1
	de Roubin	6	4	4		Schaar	3	6	6
	Schaar	4	6	6							Schaar	4	6	6
	Harris	2	7							7	Heldman	6	3	4
Q	Vest	6	9		Q	Vest	2	6
Q	Van Brandis	0	0		7	Heldman	6	8
7	Heldman	6	6													Schaar	6	6
	Bonicelli	4	6	4												Tuero	2	3
	Nasuelli	6	3	6		Nasuelli	6	4	6
	Neumannová	5	6	7		Szörényi	3	6	1
	Szörényi	7	4	9							Nasuelli	7	3
	Pigeon	6	4	7							Tuero	9	6
	Bentzer	4	6	9		Bentzer	5	2
2	Wade	5				Tuero	7	6
	Tuero	7

References edit

^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-0942257700.

External links edit

1971 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 1971 Australian Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 1971 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

[collins-1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-0942257700.

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