1971 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships

1971 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Date August 2 – 8
Edition 44th
Category WCT circuit
Draw 32S/16D
Prize money $50,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Brookline, Boston, USA
Venue Longwood Cricket Club
Champions
Singles
Australia Ken Rosewall [1]
Doubles
Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver [2]

The 1971 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Boston, USA and was part of the 1971 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the 44th edition of the tournament and was held from August 2 through August 8, 1971. Sixth-seeded Ken Rosewall won the singles title, his third U.S. Pro title, and the accompanying $10,000 first-prize money.[lower-alpha 1] The final was watched by 5,500 spectators.[4][3]

Champions

Singles

Australia Ken Rosewall defeated South Africa Cliff Drysdale 6–4, 6–3, 6–0

Doubles

Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver defeated Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen 6–4, 6–4

Notes

  1. ↑ Rosewall switched from a wooden to a aluminum racket during his quarterfinal match against Arthur Ashe. He was the ninth consecutive Australian winner of the singles title.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "ATP – Boston Men's Singles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. ATP.
  2. ↑ "ATP – Boston Men's Doubles draw". www.atpworldtour.com. ATP.
  3. 1 2 "Rosewall is 3-Set Winner in U.S. Pro". Chicago Tribune. UPI. August 9, 1971. p. 3, Section 3.
  4. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 151. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.

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