1971 Stockholm Open
Encyclopedia
The 1971 Stockholm Open was a tennis
tournament played on hard courts and part of the 1971 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix
and took place in Stockholm
, Sweden
. The tournament was held from November 1 through November 7, 1971.
Arthur Ashe
def.
Jan Kodes
, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–4.
Stan Smith
/ Tom Gorman
def. Arthur Ashe
/ Bob Lutz, 6–4, 6–3.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on hard courts and part of the 1971 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix
1971 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix
The 1971 Pepsi Cola Grand Prix was a tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments. The circuit was run by the ITLF and had events for men and women.-Schedule:...
and took place in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The tournament was held from November 1 through November 7, 1971.
Singles
Arthur AsheArthur Ashe
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. was a professional tennis player, born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. During his career, he won three Grand Slam titles, putting him among the best ever from the United States...
def.
Jan KodesJan Kodeš
Jan Kodeš is a right-handed Czech former tennis player who won three Grand Slam events in the early-1970s.Kodeš's greatest success was on the clay courts of the French Open. He won the title there in 1970, beating Željko Franulović in the final, and in 1971, defeating Ilie Năstase in the final...
, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–4.
Doubles
Stan SmithStan Smith
Stanley Roger "Stan" Smith is a former American tennis player and two time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world...
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Tom GormanTom Gorman (tennis)
Tom Gorman is an American tennis player. He attended Seattle Preparatory School and was the Washington State high school tennis champion three years in a row. Gorman attended and graduated from Seattle University and was a two time All-American. He played in professional tour events in the 1960s,...
def.
Arthur AsheArthur Ashe
Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr. was a professional tennis player, born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. During his career, he won three Grand Slam titles, putting him among the best ever from the United States...
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Bob Lutz, 6–4, 6–3.