1971 Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships – Men's singles
| Men's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1971 Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships | |
| Champion |  John Newcombe |
| Runner-up | Rod Laver |
| Score | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 12 |
The 1971 Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships – Men's singles was an event of the 1971 Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships,[1][2] tennis tournament played at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States from February 9 through February 14, 1971. The draw comprised 32 players and 12 of them were seeded. First-seeded Rod Laver was the defending singles champion. Third-seeded John Newcombe won the title, defeating Laver 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1), 6–4 in the final.[3][4]
Seeds[edit]
Rod Laver (final)- Ken Rosewall (first round)
- John Newcombe (champion)
- Tony Roche (second round)
Arthur Ashe (semifinals)- Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
Tom Okker (quarterfinals)
Andrés Gimeno (second round)
Roger Taylor (second round)- Dennis Ralston (quarterfinals)
Nikola Pilić (second round, retired)- Fred Stolle (first round)
Draw[edit]
Key[edit]
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals[edit]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rod Laver
| 6 | 77 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 5 |  Arthur Ashe
| 3 | 61 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Rod Laver
| 65 | 61 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | John Newcombe
| 77 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | John Newcombe
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||
 Cliff Drysdale
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 64 | ||||||||||||
Top half[edit]
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | R Laver
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Ruffels
| 0 | 4 | 1 | R Laver
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Alexander
| 6 | 711 | J Alexander
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Riessen
| 4 | 69 | 1 | R Laver
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Cox
| 65 | 63 |  B Fairlie
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Fairlie
| 77 | 77 | B Fairlie
| 5 | 77 | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Maud
| 2 | 0 | 8 |  A Gimeno
| 7 | 62 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | A Gimeno
| 6 | 6 | 1 | R Laver
| 6 | 77 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | A Ashe
| 6 | 6 | 5 | A Ashe
| 3 | 61 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C Pasarell
| 4 | 2 | 5 | A Ashe
| 610 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 T Ulrich
| 3 | 4 | 11 |  N Pilić
| 712 | 5 | r | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | N Pilić
| 6 | 6 | 5 | A Ashe
| 7 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | D Ralston
| 6 | 6 | 10 | D Ralston
| 5 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| G Stilwell
| 1 | 4 | 10 | D Ralston
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Dent
| 62 | 3 | 4 | T Roche
| 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | T Roche
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half[edit]
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | J Newcombe
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Barth
| 2 | 3 | 3 | J Newcombe
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Bowrey
| 5 | 2 | 9 | R Taylor
| 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | R Taylor
| 7 | 6 | 3 | J Newcombe
| 4 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | F Stolle
| 5 | 2 | 7 |  T Okker
| 6 | 4 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R Lutz
| 7 | 6 | R Lutz
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| F McMillan
| 1 | 3 | 7 | T Okker
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | T Okker
| 6 | 6 | 3 | J Newcombe
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | R Emerson
| 6 | 4 | 6 | C Drysdale
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||
 I El Shafei
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | R Emerson
| 6 | 65 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D Crealy
| 3 | 4 | B Carmichael
| 4 | 77 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Carmichael
| 6 | 6 | 6 | R Emerson
| 5 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Drysdale
| 6 | 6 | C Drysdale
| 7 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Stone
| 2 | 1 | C Drysdale
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O Davidson
| 6 | 6 | O Davidson
| 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | K Rosewall
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Amur, Neil Amur (February 11, 1971). "Rosewall Is Upset by Davidson in First Round of Philadelphia Open Tennis". The New York Times. New York City: The New York Times Company. p. 62. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ Tingay, Lance (1971). "US Tournaments". In Barrett, John (ed.). World Tennis' 71 A BP YEARBOOK. London: The Queen Anne Press Ltd. p. 145. ISBN 0362000913.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 134–135. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
- ^ "Laver beaten". The Sydney Morning Herald. February 16, 1971. p. 22 – via Google News Archive.