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
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1970 · Wimbledon Championships · 1972 →

Seeds

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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

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Rod Laver 7 6 3
  Tom Gorman 9 8 6
  Tom Gorman 3 6 2
4   Stan Smith 6 8 6
4   Stan Smith 8 6 6
  Onny Parun 6 3 4
4   Stan Smith 3 7 6 4 4
2   John Newcombe 6 5 2 6 6
6   Cliff Richey 8 7 4 7 5
3   Ken Rosewall 6 5 6 9 7
3   Ken Rosewall 1 1 3
2   John Newcombe 6 6 6
  Colin Dibley 1 2 3
2   John Newcombe 6 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Rod Laver 6 6 6
LL   Bob Howe 2 0 1 1   R Laver 6 6 6 7
  Ray Moore 6 3 8 6 9   R Moore 8 3 2 5
  Allan Stone 1 6 9 4 7 1   R Laver 9 6 7
  Clark Graebner 6 6 6   C Graebner 8 2 5
  Allan McDonald 4 2 2   C Graebner 6 6 6
  István Gulyás 2 4 8 2   Ž Franulović 3 1 1
  Željko Franulović 6 6 6 6 1   R Laver 7 6 2 7
  Tom Okker 6 6 6   T Okker 5 1 6 5
  Jan Kodeš 3 3 3   T Okker 8 6 6 6
  Gene Scott 6 6 3 0 3   R Ruffels 9 4 3 4
  Ray Ruffels 4 4 6 6 6   T Okker 3 6 6 8
  Nikola Pilić 6 9 5 6   N Pilić 6 3 4 6
  Terry Ryan 3 8 7 4   N Pilić 6 6 3 4 6
Q   Pat Cramer 9 9 3 2 7   N Kalogeropoulos 2 2 6 6 1
  Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 8 8 6 6 9

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   Cliff Drysdale 6 8 3 4 5
  Tom Gorman 2 6 6 6 7   T Gorman 2 6 6 6
Q   Ezio Di Matteo 6 6 8 Q   E di Matteo 6 2 2 1
  Peter Curtis 4 3 6   T Gorman 6 6 7
  Ion Țiriac 9 6 6   I Țiriac 4 3 5
Q   Anand Amritraj 8 3 1   I Țiriac 6 6 7 8
  Brian Fairlie 8 9 6   B Fairlie 3 3 9 6
  Roy Barth 6 8 4   T Gorman 6 8 6
  Jørgen Ulrich 1 6 4 6 6   R Case 3 6 4
  Štěpán Koudelka 6 1 6 4 4   J Ulrich 3 6 7 3 1
  Ross Case 6 7 7   R Case 6 2 5 6 6
Q   Jeff Simpson 4 5 5   R Case 6 6 6
  Derek Schroder 1 3 6 4   H Irvine 3 4 3
  Hank Irvine 6 6 3 6   H Irvine 6 8 6
Q   Wanaro N'Godrella 3 8 7   T Addison 2 6 4
  Terry Addison 6 9 9

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   Stan Smith 6 6 6
  Michel Leclercq 2 4 3 4   S Smith 6 6 6
  Andrés Gimeno 3 6 4 4   J Paish 1 4 4
  John Paish 6 1 6 6 4   S Smith 6 6 7
  Jürgen Fassbender 4 4 9 9 5   A Pattison 3 4 5
  Ove Bengtson 6 6 7 7 7   O Bengtson 6 6 4 7 3
  Andrew Pattison 6 6 6   A Pattison 4 4 6 9 6
  Jun Kuki 2 1 0 4   S Smith 2 6 6 9
  Bob Lutz 8 8 4 6 12   R Emerson 6 1 3 7
  Frank Froehling 6 9 6 2 10   R Lutz 6 6 6
  Petre Mărmureanu 2 1 2   J Clifton 3 1 4
  John Clifton 6 6 6   R Lutz 9 3 8 8
Q   Peter Doerner 6 6 3 6   R Emerson 8 6 9 9
  Keishiro Yanagi 2 2 6 0 Q   P Doerner 6 2 6 1
  Roy Emerson 6 6 6   R Emerson 4 6 8 6
  Milan Holeček 4 4 4

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Arthur Ashe 3 6 6 7
  Erik van Dillen 6 3 4 5 5   A Ashe 6 6 6
  Harald Elschenbroich 6 5 3 1   P Proisy 4 4 4
  Patrick Proisy 3 7 6 6 5   A Ashe 1 8 9 4
  John Alexander 6 6 6   M Riessen 6 9 8 6
  Bill Bowrey 0 2 2   J Alexander 8 2 3
  Marty Riessen 9 6 8   M Riessen 9 6 6
  Jim McManus 8 4 6   M Riessen 8 3 6 3
  Pancho Gonzales 6 6 6 4 6   O Parun 9 6 3 6
  Manuel Orantes 3 4 8 6 2   R Gonzales 5 9 6 3 4
  Pierre Barthès 6 8 6 9   P Barthès 7 8 3 6 6
Q   Karl Meiler 4 9 3 7   P Barthès 2 6 7 1
  Onny Parun 6 2 6 6   O Parun 6 4 9 6
  Jean-Loup Rouyer 2 6 2 3   O Parun 6 6 6
Q   Hans-Joachim Plötz 6 6 7 Q   H-J Plötz 0 2 2
  František Pála 1 4 5

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Daniel Contet 4 6 3 6 3
  Bob Maud 6 4 6 2 6   R Maud 4 7 4 6 4
  Jan Kukal 6 3 2 1   F Sedgman 6 5 6 2 6
  Frank Sedgman 3 6 6 6   F Sedgman 2 6 3 4
  François Jauffret 6 6 3 4 2   J Borowiak 6 4 6 6
  Jeff Borowiak 4 2 6 6 6   J Borowiak 6 9 8
  Barry Phillips-Moore 6 8 8   B Phillips-Moore 2 7 6
  Stanley Matthews 3 6 6   J Borowiak 4 6 4 4
  Tony Roche 7 6 6 8 6   C Richey 6 4 6 6
  Charlie Pasarell 9 4 8 9   C Pasarell 3 3 6 3
  Adriano Panatta 6 3 6 6   A Panatta 6 6 3 6
Q   Butch Seewagen 3 6 3 4   A Panatta 2 2 4
  Marcelo Lara 1 3 4 6   C Richey 6 6 6
  Roger Taylor 6 6 6   R Taylor 2 6 6 4 9
  Dick Crealy 3 7 6 3 6   C Richey 6 3 2 6 11
6   Cliff Richey 6 9 2 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Fred Stolle 6 3 9 4 6
  Kim Warwick 4 6 7 6 3   F Stolle 6 6 6
  Péter Szőke 5 2 2   T Koch 3 4 4
  Thomaz Koch 7 6 6   F Stolle 9 6 6
  Frew McMillan 6 6 6   O Davidson 8 1 2
  Toshiro Sakai 4 2 1   F McMillan 7 6 1 4
  Jan Leschly 6 3 3 3   O Davidson 9 3 6 6
  Owen Davidson 3 6 6 6   F Stolle 4 5 9 4
Q   John de Mendoza 9 3 3 4 3   K Rosewall 6 7 7 6
  Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau 8 6 6 6   J-B Chanfreau 8 3 8
  Jaime Fillol 6 5 4 6 6   J Fillol 9 6 9
  Ismail El Shafei 4 7 6 0 2   J Fillol 3 1 4
  Bob Carmichael 3   K Rosewall 6 6 6
  Jimmy Connors w/o   R Carmichael 7 6 4 6 2
  Patrick Hombergen 3 3 1 3   K Rosewall 9 2 6 3 6
3   Ken Rosewall 6 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Colin Dibley 7 6 6
  Hans Kary 5 2 2   C Dibley 2 6 3 9 6
  Graham Stilwell 8 6 1 7   G Stilwell 6 3 6 8 4
  Jean-Claude Barclay 6 0 6 5   C Dibley 3 8 6 6 10
  Dennis Ralston 8 6 6   D Ralston 6 9 3 0 8
  Torben Ulrich 6 3 2   D Ralston 6 6 5 9
  Geoff Masters 7 6 6   G Masters 1 4 7 7
  Nikola Špear 5 0 2   C Dibley 6 8 6
  Szabolcs Baranyi 6 1 4 2   J Loyo Mayo 3 6 3
  Joaquín Loyo Mayo 1 6 6 6   J Loyo Mayo 9 6 6
  Vladimír Zedník 3 6 2 0   B Bertram 8 3 2
  Byron Bertram 6 3 6 6   J Loyo Mayo 4 9 6 4 6
  Patricio Cornejo 4 2 4   G Goven 6 7 4 6 4
  Georges Goven 6 6 6   G Goven 6 6 6
  Ray Keldie 6 1 3 6 8 7   I Năstase 4 4 2
7   Ilie Năstase 1 6 6 4 10

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  Phil Dent 6 5 6 7
  Premjit Lall 4 7 4 5   P Dent 7 3 4
  Alex Metreveli 6 6 6   A Metreveli 9 6 6
  Jaidip Mukerjea 2 4 4   A Metreveli 6 7 6
  José Edison Mandarino 6 8 6 6 Q   J Hřebec 4 5 4
  Antonio Muñoz 4 9 4 2   JE Mandarino 4 4 3
Q   John Feaver 5 2 2 Q   J Hřebec 6 6 6
Q   Jiří Hřebec 7 6 6   A Metreveli 8 3 6 3
  Syd Ball 6 7 6 1 5 2   J Newcombe 9 6 4 6
  Allen Fox 2 9 1 6 7   A Fox 4 2 2
  Gerald Battrick 2 6 6 6   G Battrick 6 6 6
  John Bartlett 6 4 3 1   G Battrick 4 4 4
  Ian Fletcher 8 7 1 6 2   J Newcombe 6 6 6
  Mark Cox 6 5 6 4   I Fletcher 5 4 2
  Bob Hewitt 4 3 5 2   J Newcombe 7 6 6
2   John Newcombe 6 6 7

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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