1971 Australian Open – Men's singles

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

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

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Australian Open (Open Era) singles drawsheets
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Women's singles	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 Jan Dec 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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