1971 World Championship Tennis circuit

1971 World Championship Tennis circuit
Details
Rosewall won 5 titles
Duration	9 February – 19 November
Edition	4th
Tournaments	21
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Ken Rosewall (5)
Most tournament finals	Rod Laver (8)
Prize money leader	Rod Laver ($289,841)
Points leader	Rod Laver (87.25)
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The 1971 World Championship Tennis circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1971. It was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT). Points were awarded to players based on their tournament results (ten points for the tournament winner, seven points for the runner–up, four points for the semifinalists, two points for the quarterfinalists and one point for reaching the second round). The circuit included twenty regular events and a WCT circuit final taking place in Houston/Dallas in November for the eight players with the highest points total. Each tournament had a minimum prize money of $50,000.^[1]

Overview

Week of	Tournament	Location	Draw	Prize Money	Surface	Winner	Finalist
9 February	U.S. Pro Indoor	Philadelphia, PA, United States	32	$62,500	Indoor / Carpet	John Newcombe	Rod Laver
7 March	Australian Open Championships	Sydney, Australia	64	$50,000	Outdoor / Grass	Ken Rosewall	Arthur Ashe
22 March	Sportface International	Chicago, USA	32	$50,000	Indoor / Carpet	John Newcombe	Arthur Ashe
29 March	Aventura Classic	Miami, USA	32	$50,000	Outdoor / Hard	Cliff Drysdale	Rod Laver
26 April	Rawlings Classic	Dallas, USA	32	$50,000	Indoor / Carpet	John Newcombe	Arthur Ashe
3 May	Italian Open ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Rome, Italy	32	$50,000	Outdoor / Clay	Rod Laver	Jan Kodeš
10 May	Aryamehr Cup	Tehran, Iran	32	$50,000	Outdoor / Clay	Marty Riessen	John Alexander
7 June	W.D. & H.O. Wills	Bristol, England	32	$50,000	Outdoor / Clay	Unfinished (rain) ^[3]
12 July	Washington Star Open International ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Washington, USA	64	$50,000	Outdoor / Clay	Ken Rosewall	Marty Riessen
19 July	Louisville Classic	Louisville, USA	32	$50,000	Outdoor / Clay	Tom Okker	Cliff Drysdale
26 July	Rothmans International	Quebec City, Canada	32	$50,000	Indoor / Carpet	Tom Okker	Rod Laver
2 August	U.S. Professional Championships	Boston, USA	32	$50,000	Outdoor / Hard	Ken Rosewall	Cliff Drysdale
9 August	Rothmans Canadian Open	Toronto, Canada	64	$50,000	Outdoor / Hard	John Newcombe	Tom Okker
16 August	Colonial Pro Championships	Fort Worth, USA	32	$50,000	Indoor / Carpet	Rod Laver	Marty Riessen
27 September	Redwood Bank Pacific Coast Open ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	San Francisco, USA	64	$50,000	Outdoor / Hard	Rod Laver	Ken Rosewall
3 October	Rothmans International	Vancouver, Canada	32	$50,000	Indoor / Carpet	Ken Rosewall	Tom Okker
11 October	Profi–Tennis–Weltmeistershaft	Cologne, Germany	32	$50,000	Indoor / Carpet	Bob Lutz	Jeff Borowiak
18 October	Spanish Open ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Barcelona, Spain	32	$50,000	Outdoor / Clay	Manuel Orantes	Bob Lutz
30 October	Stockholm Open Indoors ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Stockholm, Sweden	32	$50,000	Indoor / Carpet	Arthur Ashe	Jan Kodeš
8 November	Rothmans Open	Bologna, Italy	32	$50,000	Indoor / Carpet	Rod Laver	Arthur Ashe
19 November	Dallas WCT Finals	Houston/Dallas, USA	8	$100,000	Indoor / Carpet	Ken Rosewall	Rod Laver

Schedule

The complete schedule of events on the 1971 WCT circuit, with player progression documented until the quarterfinals stage.^[4]

February

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 February	U.S. Pro Indoor Philadelphia, PA, United States $62,500 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D	John Newcombe 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–1), 6–4	Rod Laver	Arthur Ashe Cliff Drysdale	Brian Fairlie Dennis Ralston Tom Okker Roy Emerson

March

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 March	Australian Open Sydney, Australia Grand Slam $50,000 - Grass - 64S/32D	Ken Rosewall 6–1, 7–5, 6–3	Arthur Ashe	Bob Lutz Tom Okker	Mark Cox Cliff Drysdale Marty Riessen Roy Emerson
7 March		John Newcombe Tony Roche 6–2, 7–6	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	Bob Lutz Tom Okker	Mark Cox Cliff Drysdale Marty Riessen Roy Emerson
22 March	Sportface International Chicago, USA $50,000 - Carpet (i) - 32S/16D	John Newcombe 4–6, 7–6 6–2, 6–3	Arthur Ashe	Tom Okker Ken Rosewall	Ray Ruffels Charlie Pasarell Cliff Drysdale Andrés Gimeno
22 March		Tom Okker Marty Riessen 7–6, 4–6, 7–6	John Newcombe Tony Roche	Tom Okker Ken Rosewall	Ray Ruffels Charlie Pasarell Cliff Drysdale Andrés Gimeno
29 March	Aventura Classic Miami, USA $50,000 - Hard - 32S/16D	Cliff Drysdale 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Rod Laver	Tony Roche Roy Emerson	Niki Pilić Dennis Ralston Tom Okker John Newcombe
29 March	Aventura Classic Miami, USA $50,000 - Hard - 32S/16D	John Newcombe Tony Roche 7–6, 7–6	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	Tony Roche Roy Emerson	Niki Pilić Dennis Ralston Tom Okker John Newcombe

April

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
26 April	Rawlings Classic Dallas, United States Carpet (i) - 32S/16D	John Newcombe 7–6, 6–4	Arthur Ashe	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	Mark Cox Bob Maud Cliff Drysdale Bob Lutz
26 April	Rawlings Classic Dallas, United States Carpet (i) - 32S/16D	Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–3, 6–4	Bob Lutz Charlie Pasarell	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	Mark Cox Bob Maud Cliff Drysdale Bob Lutz

May

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Clay - 64S/32D	Rod Laver 7–5, 6–3, 6–3	Jan Kodeš	Arthur Ashe Tom Okker	Stan Smith John Newcombe Roy Emerson Cliff Drysdale
3 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Clay - 64S/32D	John Newcombe Tony Roche 6–3, 6–4	Andrés Gimeno Roger Taylor	Arthur Ashe Tom Okker	Stan Smith John Newcombe Roy Emerson Cliff Drysdale
10 May	Aryamehr Cup Teheran, Iran Clay	Marty Riessen 6–7, 6–1, 6–3, 7–6	John Alexander	John Newcombe Arthur Ashe	Rod Laver Andrés Gimeno Tony Roche Roy Emerson
10 May	Aryamehr Cup Teheran, Iran Clay	John Newcombe Tony Roche 6–4, 6–7, 6–1	Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels	John Newcombe Arthur Ashe	Rod Laver Andrés Gimeno Tony Roche Roy Emerson

June

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
7 June	Wills Open Bristol, England $48,000 – Clay – 32S/16D	Tournament not completed (rain)^[3]		Arthur Ashe Cliff Drysdale Rod Laver Bob Maud	Ken Rosewall Tom Okker Marty Riessen Roy Emerson
7 June	Wills Open Bristol, England $48,000 – Clay – 32S/16D	Tournament not completed (rain)		Arthur Ashe Cliff Drysdale Rod Laver Bob Maud	Ken Rosewall Tom Okker Marty Riessen Roy Emerson

July

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
12 July	Washington Star International Washington, United States Clay – 64S / 32D	Ken Rosewall 6–2, 7–5, 6–1	Marty Riessen	Stan Smith John Newcombe	Dennis Ralston Ismail El Shafei Cliff Drysdale Andres Gimeno
12 July		Tom Okker Marty Riessen 7–6, 6–2	Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels	Stan Smith John Newcombe
19 July	Louisville Open Louisville, United States	Tom Okker 3–6, 6–4, 6–1	Cliff Drysdale	Niki Pilic Ray Ruffels	John Alexander Dennis Ralston Roy Emerson Ismail El Shafei
19 July	Louisville Open Louisville, United States	Roy Emerson Rod Laver Not played	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	Niki Pilic Ray Ruffels	John Alexander Dennis Ralston Roy Emerson Ismail El Shafei
26 July	Quebec WCT Quebec City, Canada Carpet (i) – 32S / 16D	Tom Okker 6–3, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4	Rod Laver	Bob Lutz Cliff Drysdale	Charlie Pasarell Roy Emerson Arthur Ashe Ray Ruffels
26 July	Quebec WCT Quebec City, Canada Carpet (i) – 32S / 16D	Roy Emerson Rod Laver 7–6, 6–2	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	Bob Lutz Cliff Drysdale	Charlie Pasarell Roy Emerson Arthur Ashe Ray Ruffels

August

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 August	U.S. Pro Tennis Championships Boston, USA	Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–3, 6–0	Cliff Drysdale	Marty Riessen John Newcombe	Arthur Ashe Rod Laver Tom Okker John Alexander
2 August	U.S. Pro Tennis Championships Boston, USA	Roy Emerson Rod Laver 6–4, 6–4	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	Marty Riessen John Newcombe	Arthur Ashe Rod Laver Tom Okker John Alexander
9 August	Rothmans Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Clay - 64S/32D	John Newcombe 7–6, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6	Tom Okker	Ken Rosewall Andrés Gimeno	Roger Taylor Marcello Lara Cliff Drysdale Marty Riessen
9 August	Rothmans Canadian Open Toronto, Canada Clay - 64S/32D	Marty Riessen Tom Okker 6–3, 6–3, 6–1	Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston	Ken Rosewall Andrés Gimeno	Roger Taylor Marcello Lara Cliff Drysdale Marty Riessen
16 August	Colonial National Invitational Fort Worth, USA Hard - 32S/16D	Rod Laver 2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3	Marty Riessen	Roy Emerson Cliff Drysdale	Charlie Pasarell Ken Rosewall John Alexander Dennis Ralston
16 August		Roy Emerson Rod Laver 6–4, 7–5	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	Roy Emerson Cliff Drysdale	Charlie Pasarell Ken Rosewall John Alexander Dennis Ralston

September

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
27 September	1971 Redwood Bank Pacific Coast Open San Francisco, USA	Rod Laver 6–4, 6–4, 7–6	Ken Rosewall	Tom Okker Arthur Ashe	Bob Lutz Marty Riessen Cliff Richey Cliff Drysdale
27 September	1971 Redwood Bank Pacific Coast Open San Francisco, USA	Roy Emerson Rod Laver 6–0, 6–3	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	Tom Okker Arthur Ashe	Bob Lutz Marty Riessen Cliff Richey Cliff Drysdale

October

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 October	Vancouver WCT Vancouver, Canada	Ken Rosewall 6–2, 6–2, 6–4	Tom Okker	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	Marty Riessen Niki Pilic Bob Carmichael Andrés Gimeno
3 October	Vancouver WCT Vancouver, Canada	Roy Emerson Rod Laver 5–7, 6–7, 6–0, 7–5, 7–6	John Alexander Phil Dent	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	Marty Riessen Niki Pilic Bob Carmichael Andrés Gimeno
11 October	Profi–Tennis–Weltmeistershaft Cologne, Germany	Bob Lutz 6–3, 6–7, 6–3, 6–1	Jeff Borowiak	Tom Okker Cliff Drysdale	Rod Laver Andrés Gimeno Mark Cox Ken Rosewall
11 October	Profi–Tennis–Weltmeistershaft Cologne, Germany	Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–7, 3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–4	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	Tom Okker Cliff Drysdale	Rod Laver Andrés Gimeno Mark Cox Ken Rosewall
18 October	Torneo Godó Barcelona, Spain	Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–3, 6–4	Bob Lutz	Marty Riessen Martin Mulligan	Ken Rosewall Rod Laver John Newcombe Fred Stolle
18 October	Torneo Godó Barcelona, Spain	Željko Franulović Juan Gisbert 7–6, 6–2, 7–6	Cliff Drysdale Andrés Gimeno	Marty Riessen Martin Mulligan	Ken Rosewall Rod Laver John Newcombe Fred Stolle
30 October	Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden	Arthur Ashe 6–1, 3–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–4	Jan Kodeš	Andrés Gimeno Cliff Drysdale	Tom Okker Rod Laver Mark Cox John Alexander
30 October	Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden	Tom Gorman Stan Smith 6–3, 6–4	Arthur Ashe Bob Lutz	Andrés Gimeno Cliff Drysdale	Tom Okker Rod Laver Mark Cox John Alexander

November

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 November	Bologna Indoor Bologna, Italia	Rod Laver 6–3, 6–4, 6–4	Arthur Ashe	Charlie Pasarell Ken Rosewall	Bob Lutz Tom Okker Cliff Drysdale Marty Riessen
8 November	Bologna Indoor Bologna, Italia	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle 6–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3	Robert Maud Frew McMillan	Charlie Pasarell Ken Rosewall	Bob Lutz Tom Okker Cliff Drysdale Marty Riessen
19 November	WCT Finals Dallas, United States	Ken Rosewall 6–4, 1–6, 7–6, 7–6	Rod Laver	Tom Okker Arthur Ashe	John Newcombe Bob Lutz Cliff Drysdale Marty Riessen John Newcombe

Standings

Key

Qualified for Tour Finals

Rk	Name	Country	Tournaments Played	Tournaments Won	Matches Played	Matches Won	Points	Prize Money (USD)
1	Rod Laver	AUS	19	4	54	14	87.25	289,841
2	Tom Okker	NED	20	2	52	17	75	120,564
3	Ken Rosewall	AUS	18	4	51	14	74	137,687
4	Cliff Drysdale	RSA	20	1	52	18	69.25	69,078
5	Arthur Ashe	USA	20	1	43	18	68.25	99,746
6	John Newcombe	AUS	12	4	36	8	60	97,764
7	Marty Riessen	USA	20	1	41	19	55	76,069
8	Bob Lutz	USA	20	1	31	19	41	58,392
9	Roy Emerson	AUS	19	–	31	18	34	46,052
10	Andrés Gimeno	ESP	18	–	29	18	30	34,512

Notes

1 2 3 Tournament was also open to non-WCT players.^[2]
1 2 Tournament was also part of the Grand Prix circuit.^[1]

References

1 2 John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 145–153, 254. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-0942257700.
1 2 "Wills Open Lawn Tennis Shortened". Schenectady Gazette. Jun 15, 1971.
↑ atpworldtour.com. "1971 Grand Prix and WCT circuits calendar".

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