Ilie Năstase won the singles title at the 1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters. He went undefeated in all five of his matches, and did not play Pierre Barthès because he had already clinched the title.[1]
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters | |
| Champion |  Ilie Năstase |
| Runner-up |  Stan Smith |
| Score | 5–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
| Draw | 7-player round robin |
Stan Smith was the defending champion, but lost matches in the round robin to Năstase and Jan Kodeš.
Round robin edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
| Năstase |
Richey |
 Barthès |
 Kodeš |
Smith |
 Franulović |
Graebner
| |
| Ilie Năstase |
5–7, 6–4, 8–6 | – | 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 | 5–7, 7–6, 6–3 | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Cliff Richey |
7–5, 4–6, 6–8 | 6–3, 6–3 | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | 6–4, 2–6, 7–9 | 6–4, 6–3 | 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Pierre Barthès |
– | 3–6, 3–6 | 6–3, 6–4 | 4–6, 7–6, 3–6 | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 | 6–1, 7–6 | |
| Jan Kodeš |
7–5, 2–6, 2–6 | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 | 3–6, 4–6 | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 | 6–4, 2–6, 7–5 | 7–6, 6–4 | |
| Stan Smith |
7–5, 6–7, 3–6 | 4–6, 6–2, 9–7 | 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 | 6–4, 6–4 | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 | |
| Željko Franulović |
6–3, 1–6, 2–6 | 4–6, 3–6 | 5–7, 6–4, 3–6 | 4–6, 6–2, 5–7 | 4–6, 4–6 | 6–4, 7–6 | |
| Clark Graebner |
3–6, 2–6 | 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 | 1–6, 6–7 | 6–7, 4–6 | 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 | 4–6, 6–7 |
Standings edit
| Player | RR W-L | Sets W-L | Games W-L | Standings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilie Năstase |
5–0 |
10–4 |
81–58 |
1
|
| Stan Smith |
4–2 |
10–6 |
95–84 |
2
|
| Cliff Richey |
3–3 |
9–7 |
85–80 |
3
|
| Jan Kodeš |
3–3 |
8–8 |
72–83 |
4
|
| Pierre Barthès |
3–2 |
6–5 |
62–59 |
5
|
| Željko Franulović |
1–5 |
5–10 |
63–81 |
6
|
| Clark Graebner |
1–5 |
3–11 |
65–81 |
7
|
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. number of sets won; 4. number of games won; 5. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 6. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 7. steering-committee decision.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 141–144. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.