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Australian Open 1971

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ATP Grand Slam Grass Start: Mar 7, 1971 Draw: 64 47 matches
Champion: Ken Rosewall

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
15 Mark Cox 6 4 6 7
1 Rod Laver 3 6 3 6
Bob Lutz 6 6 3 6 6
8 Roger Taylor 7 1 6 3 2
3 Arthur Ashe 5 6 6 6
14 Fred Stolle 7 1 3 4
12 Cliff Drysdale 4 6 6 7 6
5 Tony Roche 6 4 7 6 1
10 Marty Riessen 6 6 7 7
7 John Newcombe 7 1 6 6
4 Tom Okker 6 6 6
Bob Giltinan 3 2 4
6 Roy Emerson 6 2 6 6
11 Dennis Ralston 3 6 3 4
2 Ken Rosewall 6 6 7
16 Ismail El Shafei 0 2 6
Quarterfinal
Bob Lutz 6 6 6
15 Mark Cox 2 1 2
3 Arthur Ashe 7 7 2 6
12 Cliff Drysdale 6 6 6 2
4 Tom Okker 6 6 6
10 Marty Riessen 3 3 3
2 Ken Rosewall 6 6 6
6 Roy Emerson 4 4 3
Semifinal
3 Arthur Ashe 6 6 7
Bob Lutz 4 4 6
2 Ken Rosewall 6 7 6
4 Tom Okker 2 6 4
Final
2 Ken Rosewall 6 7 6
3 Arthur Ashe 1 5 3

Early rounds

Round of 64 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Colin Dibley Alvin Gardiner 7-6 6-4 6-2 · ·
John Cooper Robert Maud 3-6 6-4 2-6 6-4 7-6
Phil Dent Garry Forbes 6-2 6-4 6-4 · ·
Bob Lutz Mervyn Rose 6-3 6-4 7-5 · ·
Ray Ruffels John Feaver 7-6 6-2 6-4 · ·
Frank Sedgman Roy Barth 6-3 6-1 6-1 · ·
Brian Fairlie Torben Ulrich 7-6 6-1 6-1 · ·
Raymond Moore Ray Wilson 6-4 6-4 7-6 · ·
Charlie Pasarell Geoff Masters 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-1 ·
Mal Anderson Bill Bowrey 7-6 6-2 6-4 · ·
Bob Giltinan Osamu Ishiguro 6-4 6-4 6-1 · ·
Barry Phillips Moore John Alexander 6-3 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-3
Owen Davidson Graham Stilwell 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-4 ·
Syd Ball Ross Case 4-6 7-5 6-4 7-6 ·
Dick Crealy Frew Mcmillan 5-7 7-6 6-1 6-2 ·
Bob Carmichael Allan Stone 7-6 6-4 6-2 · ·
Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Rod Laver Colin Dibley 7-5 6-3 6-1 · ·
Mark Cox John Cooper 6-3 7-6 6-4 · ·
Roger Taylor Phil Dent 6-3 7-6 6-4 · ·
Bob Lutz Andres Gimeno 6-4 7-5 7-5 · ·
Arthur Ashe Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-1 6-7 0-6 7-5
Fred Stolle Frank Sedgman 7-5 7-6 7-6 · ·
Cliff Drysdale Brian Fairlie 6-1 6-7 7-6 7-6 ·
Tony Roche Raymond Moore 6-3 7-6 6-1 · ·
John Newcombe Charlie Pasarell 7-6 3-6 6-4 7-5 ·
Marty Riessen Mal Anderson 7-6 6-4 2-3 · ·
Bob Giltinan Nikola Pilic W/O
Tom Okker Barry Phillips Moore 6-4 6-2 6-3 · ·
Roy Emerson Owen Davidson 7-5 6-3 6-2 · ·
Dennis Ralston Syd Ball 6-4 6-4 6-3 · ·
Ismail El Shafei Dick Crealy 6-4 7-5 6-1 · ·
Ken Rosewall Bob Carmichael 7-5 7-5 7-5 · ·

Players (48)

PlayerCountryReached
Ken Rosewall Ken Rosewall AUS Winner
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe USA Final
BL Bob Lutz USA Semifinal
Tom Okker Tom Okker NED Semifinal
Cliff Drysdale Cliff Drysdale RSA Quarterfinal
MC Mark Cox GBR Quarterfinal
Marty Riessen Marty Riessen USA Quarterfinal
Roy Emerson Roy Emerson AUS Quarterfinal
BG Bob Giltinan AUS Round of 16
Dennis Ralston Dennis Ralston USA Round of 16
FS Fred Stolle AUS Round of 16
Ismail El Shafei Ismail El Shafei EGY Round of 16
John Newcombe John Newcombe AUS Round of 16
Rod Laver Rod Laver AUS Round of 16
Roger Taylor Roger Taylor GBR Round of 16
Tony Roche Tony Roche AUS Round of 16
Andres Gimeno Andres Gimeno ESP Round of 32
Barry Phillips Moore Barry Phillips Moore AUS Round of 32
Bob Carmichael Bob Carmichael AUS Round of 32
BF Brian Fairlie NZL Round of 32
Charlie Pasarell Charlie Pasarell USA Round of 32
Colin Dibley Colin Dibley AUS Round of 32
Dick Crealy Dick Crealy AUS Round of 32
FS Frank Sedgman AUS Round of 32
JC John Cooper AUS Round of 32
MA Mal Anderson AUS Round of 32
Nikola Pilic Nikola Pilic CRO Round of 32
OD Owen Davidson AUS Round of 32
PD Phil Dent AUS Round of 32
Ray Ruffels Ray Ruffels AUS Round of 32
Raymond Moore Raymond Moore RSA Round of 32
SB Syd Ball AUS Round of 32
AS Allan Stone AUS Round of 64
AG Alvin Gardiner AUS Round of 64
BB Bill Bowrey AUS Round of 64
FM Frew Mcmillan RSA Round of 64
GF Garry Forbes AUS Round of 64
Geoff Masters Geoff Masters AUS Round of 64
GS Graham Stilwell GBR Round of 64
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Round of 64
JF John Feaver GBR Round of 64
MR Mervyn Rose AUS Round of 64
OI Osamu Ishiguro JPN Round of 64
RW Ray Wilson AUS Round of 64
RM Robert Maud RSA Round of 64
RC Ross Case AUS Round of 64
RB Roy Barth USA Round of 64
TU Torben Ulrich DEN Round of 64