The 1971 US Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, in New York City, USA. The tournament ran from 1 September until 12 September. It was the 91st staging of the US Open, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of 1971.[4]
| 1971 US Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 – 12 September |
| Edition | 91st |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Forest Hills, Queens, USA |
| Venue | West Side Tennis Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Stan Smith[1] | |
| Women's singles | |
| Billie Jean King[2] | |
| Men's doubles | |
 John Newcombe /  Roger Taylor[3] | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Rosemary Casals / Judy Tegart Dalton[2] | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson[2] | |
Finals
editMen's singles
edit Stan Smith defeated 
Jan Kodeš, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(5–3) [1]
- • It was Smith's 1st career Grand Slam singles title and his 1st and only at the US Open.
Women's singles
edit Billie Jean King defeated Rosemary Casals, 6–4, 7–6 [2]
- • It was King's 6th career Grand Slam singles title, her 2nd during the Open Era and her 2nd at the US Open.
Men's doubles
edit John Newcombe / Roger Taylor defeated Stan Smith / Erik van Dillen, 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, [5-3] [3]
- • It was Newcombe's 12th career Grand Slam doubles title, his 6th during the Open Era and his 2nd US Open and 1st of the open era.
- • It was Taylor's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title.
Women's doubles
edit Rosemary Casals / Judy Tegart Dalton defeated 
Gail Chanfreau / Françoise Dürr, 6–3, 6–3 [2]
- • It was Casals' 6th career Grand Slam doubles title, her 4th during the Open Era and her 2nd at the US Open.
- • It was Tegart Dalton's 8th and last career Grand Slam doubles title, her 5th during the Open Era and her 2nd at the US Open.
Mixed doubles
edit Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson defeated 
Betty Stöve / 
Robert Maud, 6–3, 7–5 [2]
Seeded players
editMen's singles
edit
John Newcombe (first round, lost to Jan Kodeš)
Stanley Smith (champion)- Arthur Ashe (semifinals, lost to Jan Kodeš)
Tom Okker (semifinals, lost to Stanley Smith)- Marty Riessen (quarterfinals, lost to Stanley Smith)
- Cliff Richey (third round, lost to Jim Osborne)
- Clark Graebner (quarterfinals, lost to Tom Okker)
Ilie Năstase (third round, lost to Bob Carmichael)
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | |
| Singles [5] | Men | $20,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 | $2,500 | $1,250 | $900 | $600 | $300 |
| Women | $7,500 | $3,750 | $1,750 | $1,250 | - | $625 | $400 | $150 | |
References
edit- ^ a b "1991 US Open – Men's Singles". ATP.
- ^ a b c d e f "1971 US Open" (PDF). WTA.
- ^ a b "1971 US Open – Men's Doubles". ATP.
- ^ Ashley Marshall (September 3, 2018). "From the archive: the 1971 US Open Media Guide". USTA.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1971). World of Tennis. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0362000917.