1971 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles
1971 tennis event results
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Ken Rosewall won the singles title of the 1971 World Championship Tennis Finals with a 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4) victory in the final against Rod Laver.[1][2][3]
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1971 World Championship Tennis Finals | |
| Champion |  Ken Rosewall |
| Runner-up | Rod Laver |
| Score | 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4) |
| Draw | 8 |
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Tom Okker (semifinals)
Rod Laver (final)- Ken Rosewall (champion)
Cliff Drysdale (quarterfinals)
Arthur Ashe (semifinals)- John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
- Marty Riessen (quarterfinals)
- Robert Lutz (quarterfinals)
Draw
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Tom Okker
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Marty Riessen
| 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tom Okker
| 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ken Rosewall
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ken Rosewall
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | John Newcombe
| 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ken Rosewall
| 6 | 1 | 77 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rod Laver
| 4 | 6 | 63 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Arthur Ashe
| 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Cliff Drysdale
| 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Arthur Ashe
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rod Laver
| 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Robert Lutz
| 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rod Laver
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||