Louisville WCT 1971

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ATP ATP 500/250 Clay Start: Jul 24, 1971 Draw: 32 28 matches

Champion: Tom Okker

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

Ray Ruffels 7 2 6

Bill Bowrey 5 6 3

Ismail El Shafei 6 7

Dennis Ralston 6 6

Marty Riessen 4 3

Cliff Drysdale 7 6

Charlie Pasarell 5 3

Andres Gimeno 2 4

John Alexander 7 7

Ken Rosewall 5 5

Roy Emerson 6 6

Fred Stolle 2 2

Nikola Pilic 6 7

Bob Carmichael 1 5

Quarterfinal

Ray Ruffels 7 5 7

Ismail El Shafei 5 7 5

Cliff Drysdale 3 6 6

Dennis Ralston 6 3 3

Tom Okker 6 4 6

John Alexander 1 6 2

Nikola Pilic 6 4 6

Roy Emerson 2 6 3

Semifinal

Cliff Drysdale 6 6

Ray Ruffels 3 3

Final

Tom Okker 3 6 6

Cliff Drysdale 6 4 1

Early rounds

Round of 32 13 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Bill Bowrey	Rod Laver	3-6	6-3	6-4
Ray Ruffels	Graham Stilwell	6-4	6-2	·
Ismail El Shafei	Roy Barth	6-7	6-4	6-4
Bob Lutz	Brian Fairlie	6-4	1-6	6-3
Marty Riessen	Phil Dent	6-4	6-7	6-4
Dennis Ralston	Allan Stone	6-4	7-6	·
Cliff Drysdale	Robert Maud	6-4	6-3	·
Tom Okker	Torben Ulrich	6-4	6-3	·
Andres Gimeno	Owen Davidson	6-2	6-3	·
Ken Rosewall	Frew Mcmillan	6-2	7-5	·
Fred Stolle	Tom Leonard	6-4	6-4	·
Bob Carmichael	Roger Taylor	6-1	6-2	·
Nikola Pilic	Arthur Ashe	3-6	7-6	7-6

Players (29)

	Player	Country	Reached
	Tom Okker	NED	Winner
	Cliff Drysdale	RSA	Final
	Nikola Pilic	CRO	Semifinal
	Ray Ruffels	AUS	Semifinal
	Dennis Ralston	USA	Quarterfinal
	Ismail El Shafei	EGY	Quarterfinal
	John Alexander	AUS	Quarterfinal
	Roy Emerson	AUS	Quarterfinal
	Andres Gimeno	ESP	Round of 16
BB	Bill Bowrey	AUS	Round of 16
	Bob Carmichael	AUS	Round of 16
BL	Bob Lutz	USA	Round of 16
	Charlie Pasarell	USA	Round of 16
FS	Fred Stolle	AUS	Round of 16
	Ken Rosewall	AUS	Round of 16
	Marty Riessen	USA	Round of 16
AS	Allan Stone	AUS	Round of 32
	Arthur Ashe	USA	Round of 32
BF	Brian Fairlie	NZL	Round of 32
FM	Frew Mcmillan	RSA	Round of 32
GS	Graham Stilwell	GBR	Round of 32
OD	Owen Davidson	AUS	Round of 32
PD	Phil Dent	AUS	Round of 32
RM	Robert Maud	RSA	Round of 32
	Rod Laver	AUS	Round of 32
	Roger Taylor	GBR	Round of 32
RB	Roy Barth	USA	Round of 32
TL	Tom Leonard	USA	Round of 32
TU	Torben Ulrich	DEN	Round of 32