1971 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

Singles
1971 World Championship Tennis Finals
Champion	Ken Rosewall
Runner-up	Rod Laver
Final score	6–4, 1–6, 7–6, 7–6

Ken Rosewall won the singles title of the 1971 World Championship Tennis Finals with a 6–4, 1–6, 7–6, 7–6 victory in the final against Rod Laver.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

2

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Tom Okker	6	6	6
	7	Marty Riessen	3	3	0
										1	Tom Okker	3	3	1
										3	Ken Rosewall	6	6	6
	3	Ken Rosewall	7	6	5	6
	6	John Newcombe	5	2	7	3
																			3	Ken Rosewall	6	1	77	77
																			2	Rod Laver	4	6	63	64
	5	Arthur Ashe	4	7	6	6
	4	Cliff Drysdale	6	6	4	3
										5	Arthur Ashe	3	6	3	3
										2	Rod Laver	6	1	6	6
	8	Robert Lutz	3	4	4
	2	Rod Laver	6	6	6

References

• 1971 World Championship Tennis Finals draw