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1971 World Championship Tennis circuit

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1971 World Championship Tennis circuit
Rosewall won five titles
Details
Duration9 February 1971 – 19 November 1971
Edition4th
Tournaments21
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesAustralia Ken Rosewall (5)
Most tournament finalsAustralia Rod Laver (8)
Prize money leaderAustralia Rod Laver ($289,841)
Points leaderAustralia Rod Laver (87.25)
1970
1972

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) and was the first edition of the circuit. 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]

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Overview

Week Tournament Location Draw Prize money Surface Champions Runners-up
9 Feb U.S. Pro Indoor Philadelphia, U.S. 32 $62,500 Carpet / indoor Australia John Newcombe Australia Rod Laver
7 Mar Australian Open Championships Sydney, Australia 64 $50,000 Grass / outdoor Australia Ken Rosewall United States Arthur Ashe
22 Mar Sportface International Chicago, U.S. 32 $50,000 Carpet / indoor Australia John Newcombe United States Arthur Ashe
29 Mar Aventura Tennis Classic Miami, U.S. 32 $50,000 Hard / outdoor South Africa Cliff Drysdale Australia Rod Laver
26 Apr Rawlings Classic Dallas, U.S. 32 $50,000 Carpet / indoor Australia John Newcombe United States Arthur Ashe
3 May Italian Open [a] Rome, Italy 48 $50,000 Clay / outdoor Australia Rod Laver Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
10 May Aryamehr Cup Tehran, Iran 32 $50,000 Clay / outdoor United States Marty Riessen Australia John Alexander
7 Jun W.D. & H.O. Wills Bristol, England 32 $50,000 Clay / outdoor Unfinished (rain)[3]
12 Jul Washington Star Open International [b] Washington, U.S. 64 $50,000 Clay / outdoor Australia Ken Rosewall United States Marty Riessen
19 July Louisville Classic Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. 32 $50,000 Clay / outdoor Netherlands Tom Okker South Africa Cliff Drysdale
26 Jul Rothmans International Quebec City, Canada 32 $50,000 Carpet / indoor Netherlands Tom Okker Australia Rod Laver
2 Aug U.S. Professional Championships Boston, U.S. 32 $50,000 Hard / outdoor Australia Ken Rosewall South Africa Cliff Drysdale
9 Aug Rothmans Canadian Open Toronto, Canada 64 $50,000 Clay / outdoor Australia John Newcombe Netherlands Tom Okker
16 Aug Colonial Pro Championships Fort Worth, U.S. 32 $50,000 Carpet / indoor Australia Rod Laver United States Marty Riessen
27 Sep Redwood Bank Pacific Coast Open [b] Berkeley, U.S. 64 $50,000 Hard / outdoor Australia Rod Laver Australia Ken Rosewall
3 Oct Rothmans International Vancouver, Canada 32 $50,000 Carpet / indoor Australia Ken Rosewall Netherlands Tom Okker
11 Oct Profi–Tennis–Weltmeistershaft Cologne, Germany 32 $50,000 Carpet / indoor United States Bob Lutz United States Jeff Borowiak
18 Oct Spanish Open [a] Barcelona, Spain 32 $50,000 Clay / outdoor Spain Manuel Orantes United States Bob Lutz
30 Oct Stockholm Open Indoors [a] Stockholm, Sweden 32 $50,000 Carpet / indoor United States Arthur Ashe Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
8 Nov Rothmans Open Bologna, Italy 32 $50,000 Carpet / indoor Australia Rod Laver United States Arthur Ashe
19 Nov Dallas WCT Finals Houston/Dallas, U.S. 8 $100,000 Carpet / indoor Australia Ken Rosewall Australia Rod Laver

Schedule

The schedule of the tournaments on the 1971 WCT circuit, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage onward.[4]

February

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
9 Feb U.S. Pro Indoor
Philadelphia, United States
Carpet (i) – $62,500 – 32S/16D
Singles
Australia John Newcombe
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Australia Rod Laver United States Arthur Ashe
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
New Zealand Brian Fairlie
United States Dennis Ralston
Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia Roy Emerson

March

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

April

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

May

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 May Italian Open
Rome, Italy
Clay – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Rod Laver
7–5, 6–3, 6–3
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš United States Arthur Ashe
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Stan Smith
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Roy Emerson
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
6–3, 6–4
Spain Andrés Gimeno
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
10 May Aryamehr Cup
Teheran, Iran
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
United States Marty Riessen
6–7, 6–1, 6–3, 7–6
Australia John Alexander Australia John Newcombe
United States Arthur Ashe
Australia Rod Laver
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia Tony Roche
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
6–4, 6–7, 6–1
Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ray Ruffels

June

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

July

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
12 Jul Washington Star International
Washington, United States
Clay – $50,000 – 64S / 32D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Ken Rosewall
6–2, 7–5, 6–1
United States Marty Riessen United States Stan Smith
Australia John Newcombe
United States Dennis Ralston
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
7–6, 6–2
Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ray Ruffels
19 Jul First National Tennis Classic
Louisville, United States
Clay – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Netherlands Tom Okker
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
South Africa Cliff Drysdale Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia John Alexander
United States Dennis Ralston
Australia Roy Emerson
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
Not played
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
26 Jul Rothmans International Quebec
Quebec City, Canada
Carpet (i) – 32S / 16D
SinglesDoubles
Netherlands Tom Okker
6–3, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Australia Rod Laver United States Bob Lutz
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Charlie Pasarell
Australia Roy Emerson
United States Arthur Ashe
Australia Ray Ruffels
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
7–6, 6–2
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen

August

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 Aug U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Boston, United States
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Ken Rosewall
6–4, 6–3, 6–0
South Africa Cliff Drysdale United States Marty Riessen
Australia John Newcombe
United States Arthur Ashe
Australia Rod Laver
Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia John Alexander
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
6–4, 6–4
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
9 Aug Rothmans Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
Clay – 64S/32D
Australia John Newcombe
7–6, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6
Netherlands Tom Okker Australia Ken Rosewall
Spain Andrés Gimeno
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Mexico Marcelo Lara
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Marty Riessen
United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker
6–3, 6–3, 6–1
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Dennis Ralston
16 Aug Colonial National Invitational
Fort Worth, United States
Hard – 32S/16D
Australia Rod Laver
2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
United States Marty Riessen Australia Roy Emerson
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Charlie Pasarell
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia John Alexander
United States Dennis Ralston
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
6–4, 7–5
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen

September

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
27 Sep Redwood Bank Pacific Coast Open
San Francisco, United States
Hard – $50,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Rod Laver
6–4, 6–4, 7–6
Australia Ken Rosewall Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Bob Lutz
United States Marty Riessen
United States Cliff Richey
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
6–3, 6–3
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle

October

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Oct Rothmans International Vancouver
Vancouver, Canada
Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Australia Ken Rosewall
6–2, 6–2, 6–4
Netherlands Tom Okker Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
United States Marty Riessen
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
Australia Bob Carmichael
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
5–7, 6–7, 6–0, 7–5, 7–6
Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
11 Oct Profi–Tennis–Weltmeistershaft
Cologne, West Germany
United States Bob Lutz
6–3, 6–7, 6–3, 6–1
United States Jeff Borowiak Netherlands Tom Okker
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Australia Rod Laver
Spain Andrés Gimeno
United Kingdom Mark Cox
Australia Ken Rosewall
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
6–7, 3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–4
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
18 Oct Torneo Godó
Barcelona, Spain
Clay – $70,000 – 64S/32D
Spain Manuel Orantes
6–4, 6–3, 6–4
United States Bob Lutz United States Marty Riessen
Australia Martin Mulligan
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Rod Laver
Australia John Newcombe
Australia Fred Stolle
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Spain Juan Gisbert
7–6, 6–2, 7–6
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Spain Andrés Gimeno
30 Oct Stockholm Open
Stockholm, Sweden
Hard – $50,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
United States Arthur Ashe
6–1, 3–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–4
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš Spain Andrés Gimeno
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia Rod Laver
United Kingdom Mark Cox
Australia John Alexander
United States Tom Gorman
United States Stan Smith
6–3, 6–4
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Bob Lutz

November

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
8 Nov Bologna Indoor
Bologna, Italy
Carpet (i) – $50,000 – 41S/16D
Doubles
Australia Rod Laver
6–3, 6–4, 6–4
United States Arthur Ashe United States Charlie Pasarell
Australia Ken Rosewall
United States Bob Lutz
Netherlands Tom Okker
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Marty Riessen
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
6–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
South Africa Robert Maud
South Africa Frew McMillan
19 Nov WCT Finals
Dallas, United States
Carpet (i) – $100,000 – 8S
Singles
Australia Ken Rosewall
6–4, 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4)
Australia Rod Laver Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Arthur Ashe
Australia John Newcombe
United States Bob Lutz
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United States Marty Riessen

Standings

Key
Qualified for Tour Finals
Rk Name Country Tournaments played Tournaments won Matches won Matches lost 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

Source: World of Tennis '72[1]

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ a b c John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 145–153, 254. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
  2. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  3. ^ a b "Wills Open Lawn Tennis Shortened". Schenectady Gazette. Jun 15, 1971.
  4. ^ "1971 Grand Prix and WCT circuits calendar". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

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