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Philadelphia WCT 1971

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ATP ATP 500/250 Carpet Start: Feb 9, 1971 Draw: 32 31 matches
Champion: John Newcombe

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
1 Rod Laver 6 6
John Alexander 4 2
Brian Fairlie 5 7 7
8 Andres Gimeno 7 6 6
5 Arthur Ashe 6 7
11 Nikola Pilic 7 5
10 Dennis Ralston 7 6
4 Tony Roche 5 4
3 John Newcombe 6 6
9 Roger Taylor 1 4
7 Tom Okker 6 6
Bob Lutz 2 3
6 Roy Emerson 6 6 6
Bob Carmichael 4 7 3
Cliff Drysdale 7 7
Owen Davidson 5 5
Quarterfinal
1 Rod Laver 6 6
Brian Fairlie 3 2
5 Arthur Ashe 7 4 6
10 Dennis Ralston 5 6 1
3 John Newcombe 4 6 7
7 Tom Okker 6 4 6
Cliff Drysdale 7 4 6
6 Roy Emerson 5 6 1
Semifinal
1 Rod Laver 6 7 3 6
5 Arthur Ashe 3 6 6 1
3 John Newcombe 3 2 6 6 7
Cliff Drysdale 6 6 1 4 6
Final
3 John Newcombe 7 7 6
1 Rod Laver 6 6 4

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Rod Laver Ray Ruffels 6-0 6-4 ·
John Alexander Marty Riessen 6-4 7-69 ·
Brian Fairlie Mark Cox 7-65 7-63 ·
Andres Gimeno Robert Maud 6-2 6-0 ·
Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell 6-4 6-2 ·
Nikola Pilic Torben Ulrich 6-3 6-4 ·
Dennis Ralston Graham Stilwell 6-1 6-4 ·
Tony Roche Phil Dent 7-62 6-3 ·
John Newcombe Roy Barth 6-2 6-3 ·
Roger Taylor Bill Bowrey 7-5 6-2 ·
Bob Lutz Fred Stolle 7-5 6-2 ·
Tom Okker Frew Mcmillan 6-1 6-3 ·
Roy Emerson Ismail El Shafei 6-4 4-6 6-2
Bob Carmichael Dick Crealy 6-3 6-4 ·
Cliff Drysdale Allan Stone 6-2 6-1 ·
Owen Davidson Ken Rosewall 6-3 6-4 ·

Players (32)

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