1971 US Open - Men's Singles

1971 US Open - Men's Singles

Stan Smith defeated Jan Kodeš 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–6 in the final to win the men's singles title at the 1971 US Open 1971 US Open.See also:# John Newcombe # Stan Smith # Arthur Ashe ...

Seeds

1.   Billie Jean King
   Billie Jean King
   Billie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society...
   
    (Champion)
2.   Rosemary Casals
   Rosemary Casals
   Rosemary "Rosie" Casals is a former American professional tennis player.Rosemary Casals earned her reputation as a rebel in the staid tennis world when she began competing in the early 1960s. During a tennis career that spanned more than two decades, she won more than 90 tournaments and worked for...
   
    (Runner-up)
3. n/a
4.   Kerry Melville Reid (Semifinalist)
5.   Françoise Durr
   Françoise Durr
   Françoise Durr is a retired tennis player from France. She won 26 major singles titles and over 60 doubles titles....
   
    (Third round)
6.   Judy Tegart Dalton (Quarterfinalist)
7.   Nancy Richey
   Nancy Richey
   Nancy Richey is a former tennis player from the United States.Richey won two Grand Slam singles titles and four Grand Slam women's doubles titles . She was ranked World No...
   
    (Third round)
8.   Julie Heldman
   Julie Heldman
   Julie Heldman is a retired American tennis player who won 22 professional tennis titles.In 1969 she was World No. 5, her highest career world ranking, and was ranked No. 2 in the U.S.-Tennis career:...
   
    (Third round)

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• r. = retired

Final Eight

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

External links

• 1971 US Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw