1971 Australian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1971 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Ken Rosewall
Runner-up	Arthur Ashe
Score	6–1, 7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw	48
Seeds	16
Events

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

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Rod Laver (third round)
Ken Rosewall (champion)
Arthur Ashe (finals)
Tom Okker (semifinals)
Tony Roche (third round)
Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
John Newcombe (third round)
Roger Taylor (third round)
Andrés Gimeno (second round)
Marty Riessen (quarterfinals)
Dennis Ralston (third round)
Cliff Drysdale (quarterfinals)
Nikola Pilić (second round)
Fred Stolle (third round)
Mark Cox (quarterfinals)
Ismail El Shafei (third round)

Draw

Key

Final eight

Quarterfinals						Semifinals					Final

15	Mark Cox	2	1	2

	Robert Lutz	6	6	6
							Robert Lutz	4	4	6

						3	Arthur Ashe	6	6	7
3	Arthur Ashe	7	7	2	6

12	Cliff Drysdale	6	6	6	2
											3	Arthur Ashe	1	5	3

											2	Ken Rosewall	6	7	6
10	Marty Riessen	3	3	3

4	Tom Okker	6	6	6
						4	Tom Okker	2	6	4

						2	Ken Rosewall	6	7	6
6	Roy Emerson	4	4	3

2	Ken Rosewall	6	6	6

Section 1

First round							Second round					Third round							Quarterfinals

							1	R Laver	7	6	6
	A Gardiner	6	4	2				C Dibley	5	3	1
	C Dibley	7	6	6								1	R Laver	3	6	3	6
	R Maud	6	4	6	4	6						15	M Cox	6	4	6	7
	J Cooper	3	6	2	6	7		J Cooper	3	6	4
							15	M Cox	6	7	6
																			15	M Cox	2	1	2
																				R Lutz	6	6	6
							8	R Taylor	6	7	6
	G Forbes	2	4	4				P Dent	3	6	4
	P Dent	6	6	6								8	R Taylor	7	1	6	3	2
	R Lutz	6	6	7									R Lutz	6	6	3	6	6
	M Rose	3	4	5				R Lutz	6	7	7
							9	A Gimeno	4	5	5

Section 2

First round					Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

					3	A Ashe	6	6	6	0	7
	J Feaver	6	2	4		R Ruffels	4	1	7	6	5
	R Ruffels	7	6	6								3	A Ashe	5	6	6	6
	F Sedgman	6	6	6								14	F Stolle	7	1	3	4
	R Barth	3	1	1		F Sedgman	5	6	6
					14	F Stolle	7	7	7
																			3	A Ashe	7	7	2	6
																			12	C Drysdale	6	6	6	2
					12	C Drysdale	6	6	7	7
	T Ulrich	6	1	1		B Fairlie	1	7	6	6
	B Fairlie	7	6	6								12	C Drysdale	4	6	6	7	6
	R Wilson	4	4	6								5	T Roche	6	4	7	6	1
	R Moore	6	6	7		R Moore	3	6	1
					5	T Roche	6	7	6

Section 3

First round							Second round						Third round						Quarterfinals

							7	J Newcombe	7	3	6	7
	G Masters	7	3	4	1			C Pasarell	6	6	4	5
	C Pasarell	5	6	6	6								7	J Newcombe	7	1	6	6
	M Anderson	7	6	6									10	M Riessen	6	6	7	7
	W Bowrey	6	2	4				M Anderson	6	4	3	r.
							10	M Riessen	7	6	2
																			10	M Riessen	3	3	3
																			4	T Okker	6	6	6
							13	N Pilić	w/o
	B Giltinan	6	6	6				B Giltinan
	O Ishiguro	4	4	1										B Giltinan	3	2	4
	B Phillips-Moore	6	3	1	6	6							4	T Okker	6	6	6
	J Alexander	3	6	6	3	3		B Phillips-Moore	4	2	3
							4	T Okker	6	6	6

Section 4

First round						Second round					Third round						Quarterfinals

						6	R Emerson	7	6	6
	G Stilwell	4	4	7	4		O Davidson	5	3	2
	O Davidson	6	6	6	6						6	R Emerson	6	2	6	6
	S Ball	4	7	6	7						11	D Ralston	3	6	3	4
	R Case	6	5	4	6		S Ball	4	4	3
						11	D Ralston	6	6	6
																	6	R Emerson	4	4	3
																	2	K Rosewall	6	6	6
						16	I El Shafei	6	7	6
	F McMillan	7	6	1	2		D Crealy	4	5	1
	D Crealy	5	7	6	6						16	I El Shafei	0	2	6
	A Stone	6	4	2							2	K Rosewall	6	6	7
	B Carmichael	7	6	6			B Carmichael	5	5	5
						2	K Rosewall	7	7	7

External links

Preceded by 1970 U.S. Open	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1971 French Open