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1971 Australian Open – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1971 Australian Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Ken Rosewall
Runner-upUnited States Arthur Ashe
Score6–1, 7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw48
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Ken Rosewall defeated the defending champion Arthur Ashe in the final, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1971 Australian Open. With the win, he became the first man in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam tournament singles title without dropping a set.

Seeds

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All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Australia Rod Laver (third round)
  2. Australia Ken Rosewall (champion)
  3. United States Arthur Ashe (finals)
  4. Netherlands Tom Okker (semifinals)
  5. Australia Tony Roche (third round)
  6. Australia Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
  7. Australia John Newcombe (third round)
  8. United Kingdom Roger Taylor (third round)
  9. Spain Andrés Gimeno (second round)
  10. United States Marty Riessen (quarterfinals)
  11. United States Dennis Ralston (third round)
  12. South Africa Cliff Drysdale (quarterfinals)
  13. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić (second round)
  14. Australia Fred Stolle (third round)
  15. United Kingdom Mark Cox (quarterfinals)
  16. United Arab Republic Ismail El Shafei (third round)

Draw

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Key

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Final eight

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
15 United Kingdom Mark Cox 2 1 2
United States Robert Lutz 6 6 6
United States Robert Lutz 4 4 6
3 United States Arthur Ashe 6 6 7
3 United States Arthur Ashe 7 7 2 6
12 South Africa Cliff Drysdale 6 6 6 2
3 United States Arthur Ashe 1 5 3
2 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 7 6
10 United States Marty Riessen 3 3 3
4 Netherlands Tom Okker 6 6 6
4 Netherlands Tom Okker 2 6 4
2 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 7 6
6 Australia Roy Emerson 4 4 3
2 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6 6

Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Australia R Laver 7 6 6
Australia A Gardiner 6 4 2 Australia C Dibley 5 3 1
Australia C Dibley 7 6 6 1 Australia R Laver 3 6 3 6
South Africa R Maud 6 4 6 4 6 15 United Kingdom M Cox 6 4 6 7
Australia J Cooper 3 6 2 6 7 Australia J Cooper 3 6 4
15 United Kingdom M Cox 6 7 6
15 United Kingdom M Cox 2 1 2
United States R Lutz 6 6 6
8 United Kingdom R Taylor 6 7 6
South Africa G Forbes 2 4 4 Australia P Dent 3 6 4
Australia P Dent 6 6 6 8 United Kingdom R Taylor 7 1 6 3 2
United States R Lutz 6 6 7 United States R Lutz 6 6 3 6 6
Australia M Rose 3 4 5 United States R Lutz 6 7 7
9 Spain A Gimeno 4 5 5

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 United States A Ashe 6 6 6 0 7
United Kingdom J Feaver 6 2 4 Australia R Ruffels 4 1 7 6 5
Australia R Ruffels 7 6 6 3 United States A Ashe 5 6 6 6
Australia F Sedgman 6 6 6 14 Australia F Stolle 7 1 3 4
United States R Barth 3 1 1 Australia F Sedgman 5 6 6
14 Australia F Stolle 7 7 7
3 United States A Ashe 7 7 2 6
12 South Africa C Drysdale 6 6 6 2
12 South Africa C Drysdale 6 6 7 7
Denmark T Ulrich 6 1 1 New Zealand B Fairlie 1 7 6 6
New Zealand B Fairlie 7 6 6 12 South Africa C Drysdale 4 6 6 7 6
United Kingdom R Wilson 4 4 6 5 Australia T Roche 6 4 7 6 1
South Africa R Moore 6 6 7 South Africa R Moore 3 6 1
5 Australia T Roche 6 7 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Australia J Newcombe 7 3 6 7
Australia G Masters 7 3 4 1 United States C Pasarell 6 6 4 5
United States C Pasarell 5 6 6 6 7 Australia J Newcombe 7 1 6 6
Australia M Anderson 7 6 6 10 United States M Riessen 6 6 7 7
Australia W Bowrey 6 2 4 Australia M Anderson 6 4 3 r.
10 United States M Riessen 7 6 2
10 United States M Riessen 3 3 3
4 Netherlands T Okker 6 6 6
13 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić w/o
Australia B Giltinan 6 6 6 Australia B Giltinan
Japan O Ishiguro 4 4 1 Australia B Giltinan 3 2 4
Australia B Phillips-Moore 6 3 1 6 6 4 Netherlands T Okker 6 6 6
Australia J Alexander 3 6 6 3 3 Australia B Phillips-Moore 4 2 3
4 Netherlands T Okker 6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Australia R Emerson 7 6 6
United Kingdom G Stilwell 4 4 7 4 Australia O Davidson 5 3 2
Australia O Davidson 6 6 6 6 6 Australia R Emerson 6 2 6 6
Australia S Ball 4 7 6 7 11 United States D Ralston 3 6 3 4
Australia R Case 6 5 4 6 Australia S Ball 4 4 3
11 United States D Ralston 6 6 6
6 Australia R Emerson 4 4 3
2 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 6
16 Egypt I El Shafei 6 7 6
South Africa F McMillan 7 6 1 2 Australia D Crealy 4 5 1
Australia D Crealy 5 7 6 6 16 Egypt I El Shafei 0 2 6
Australia A Stone 6 4 2 2 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 7
Australia B Carmichael 7 6 6 Australia B Carmichael 5 5 5
2 Australia K Rosewall 7 7 7
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Preceded by Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by