1971 Grand Prix (tennis)

The 1971 Pepsi Cola Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year.[1] It incorporated three of the four Grand Slam tournaments,[lower-alpha 1] the Grand Prix tournaments. It was the second edition of the Grand Prix circuit and was run by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ITLF).[2] In addition to regular tournament prize money a bonus prize money pool of £60,000 ($150,000) was available to be divided among the 20 highest ranking players after the last tournament. To be eligible for a share of the bonus pool a player had to compete in a minimum of nine tournaments.[1] The circuit culminated in a Masters event in Paris for the seven highest point scoring players. Stan Smith was the winner of the circuit with 187 ranking points and four tournament victories.[3]

1971 Grand Prix circuit
Nastase playing in 1972 Davis Cup Final
Details
Duration1 April 1971 – 26 December 1971
Edition2nd
Tournaments31
CategoriesGroup A (3)
Group B (11)
Group C (11)
Group D (5)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesRomania Ilie Năstase (4)
United States Stan Smith (4)
Most tournament finalsRomania Ilie Năstase (6)
Points leaderUnited States Stan Smith (187)
1970
1972

Schedule

Key
Group A tournaments
Group B tournaments
Group C tournaments
Group D tournaments
Grand Prix Masters
Team events

April

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Apr Nice International Championships
Nice, France
Group D
Clay – $12,500 – 64S/32D
Romania Ilie Năstase
10–8, 11–9, 6–1
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš Spain Manuel Orantes
Czechoslovakia František Pála
France François Jauffret
Hungary Péter Szőke
Romania Ion Țiriac
France Pierre Barthès
Romania Ion Țiriac
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–3
France Pierre Barthès
France François Jauffret
12 AprMonte Carlo Open
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
Group C
Clay – $20,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Romania Ilie Năstase
3–6, 8–6, 6–1, 6–1
Netherlands Tom Okker United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Romania Ion Țiriac
France Pierre Barthès
Australia Dick Crealy
France Patrick Proisy
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Boro Jovanović
Romania Ion Țiriac
Romania Ilie Năstase
1–6, 6–3, 6–3, 8–6
Netherlands Tom Okker
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
18 AprNorth Caroline National Bank Open
Charlotte, North Carolina, US
Group C
Hard – 32S/16D
United States Arthur Ashe
6–3, 6–3
United States Stan Smith United States Cliff Richey
Australia Tony Roche
United States Marty Riessen
United Kingdom Mark Cox
United States Charlie Pasarell
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
United States Marty Riessen
Australia Tony Roche
6–2, 6–2
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Dennis Ralston
Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Group C
Clay – $12,500 – 63S/16D
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
6–3, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
France Pierre Barthès Romania Ion Țiriac
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
Italy Adriano Panatta
France François Jauffret
France Georges Goven
Romania Ilie Năstase
France Georges Goven
France Pierre Barthès
6–2, 6–3
Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac
25 AprCatania International Open
Catania, Italy
Group C
Clay – 64S/16D
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
6–3, 6–0, 6–2
France Georges Goven France Pierre Barthès
France Patrick Proisy
Czechoslovakia František Pála
Italy Adriano Panatta
France François Jauffret
France Jean-Loup Rouyer
France François Jauffret
France Pierre Barthès
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Jan Kukal
River Oaks International Tennis Tournament
Houston, Texas, US
Group C
Hard – 32S/32D
United States Cliff Richey
6–1, 6–2, 6–2
United States Clark Graebner Canada Mike Belkin
Australia Bob Carmichael
United States Frank Froehling
Australia Dick Crealy
United States Tom Gorman
United States Harold Solomon
New Zealand Onny Parun
Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček
1–6, 7–6, 6–4
United States Tom Edlefsen
United States Frank Froehling

May

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 MayCity of Paris Open Championships
Paris, France
Group C
Clay – 32S/16D
United States Stan Smith
6–2, 6–4, 7–5
France François Jauffret France Michel Leclercq
France Pierre Barthès
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
France Patrice Dominguez
Australia Raymond Moore
France Patrick Proisy
United States Stan Smith
United States Tom Gorman
3–6, 7–5, 6–2
France Pierre Barthès
France François Jauffret
17 MayGerman Open Tennis Championships
Hamburg, West Germany
Group B
Clay – $20,000 – 32S/16D
Spain Andrés Gimeno
6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Hungary Péter Szőke Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
West Germany Christian Kuhnke
Spain Manuel Orantes
Hungary István Gulyás
Australia John Alexander
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Australia John Alexander
6–4, 7–5, 7–9, 6–4
Australia Dick Crealy
Australia Allan Stone
22 MayBritish Hard Court Championships
Bournemouth, England
Group B
Clay – $36,000 – 32S/16D
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 6–0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović Chile Jaime Fillol
United Kingdom Mark Cox
Australia Frank Sedgman
France Pierre Barthès
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
South Africa Robert Maud
Australia Owen Davidson
Australia Bill Bowrey
8–6, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3
Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
Belgian Open Championships
Brussels, Belgium
Group B
Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
6–0, 6–1, 7–5
Romania Ilie Năstase Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Boro Jovanović
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Australia Bob Carmichael
United States Cliff Richey
United States Stan Smith
Romania Ion Țiriac
United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker
Divided
Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac
24 MayFrench Open
Paris, France
Clay – 128S/128D
Grand Slam / Group A
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
8–6, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Romania Ilie Năstase United States Frank Froehling
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Stan Smith
Hungary István Gulyás
France Patrick Proisy
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Marty Riessen
6–8, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 11–9
United States Tom Gorman
United States Stan Smith
France Françoise Dürr
France Jean-Claude Barclay
6–2, 6–4
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
Soviet Union Toomas Leius

June

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
14 Jun Queen's Club Championships
London, England
Grass – 64S/32D
Group D
SinglesDoubles
United States Stan Smith
8–6, 6–3
Australia John Newcombe Australia Owen Davidson
United States Tom Gorman
Australia Ross Case
Australia Roy Emerson
United States Marty Riessen
Australia Rod Laver
United States Marty Riessen
Netherlands Tom Okker
8–6, 4–6, 10–8
United States Stan Smith
United States Erik van Dillen
21 JunWimbledon
London, England
Grass– 128S/64D
Grand Slam / Group A
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Australia John Newcombe
6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
United States Stan Smith United States Tom Gorman
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Rod Laver
New Zealand Onny Parun
United States Cliff Richey
Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4
United States Arthur Ashe
United States Dennis Ralston
United States Billie Jean King
Australia Owen Davidson
3–6, 6–2, 15-13
Australia Margaret Court
United States Marty Riessen

July

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Jul Swedish Open
Båstad, Sweden
Clay – 32S/32D
Group B
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–7, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4
Denmark Jan Leschly Australia Ray Ruffels
Spain Manuel Santana
France Patrick Proisy
Sweden Per Jemsby
France Pierre Barthès
United States Stan Smith
Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac
7–6, 6–1
Chile Jaime Pinto Bravo
United States Butch Seewagen
Swiss Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay – $20,000 – 32S/16D
Group B
Australia John Newcombe
6–2, 5–7, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
Netherlands Tom Okker Australia Roy Emerson
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
Australia Phil Dent
South Africa Robert Maud
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić
United States Jeff Borowiak
Australia Phil Dent
Australia John Alexander
5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Australia John Newcombe
Netherlands Tom Okker
Greenshields Welsh Open
Newport, Wales
Grass – 32S/16D
Group C
Australia Ken Rosewall
6–1, 9–8
United Kingdom Roger Taylor United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
France Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
New Zealand Onny Parun
France Wanaro N'Godrella
United Kingdom Stephen Warboys
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
Australia Ken Rosewall
7–5, 3–6, 6–2
United Kingdom John Clifton
United Kingdom John Paish
12 JulWashington Star International [lower-alpha 2]
Washington, D.C., US
Clay – $50,000 – 64S/16D
Group B
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
24 JulTanglewood International Tennis Classic
Clemmons, North Carolina, US
Hard – 64S/16D
Group C
Chile Jaime Fillol
4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović United States Cliff Richey
Canada Mike Belkin
France Pierre Barthès
United States Harold Solomon
United States Erik van Dillen
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Jim McManus
United States Jim Osborne
6–2, 6–4
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Jeff Austin

August

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Aug Buckeye Open
Columbus, Ohio, US
Group D
Hard – 32S/16D
United States Tom Gorman
6–7, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3
United States Jimmy Connors United States Erik van Dillen
South Africa Raymond Moore
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
United States Jim Osborne
France Georges Goven
United States Jim Osborne
United States Jim McManus
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
United States Jimmy Connors
United States Roscoe Tanner
2 AugCincinnati Open
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Group C
Clay – $30,000 – 64S/32D
United States Stan Smith
7–6, 6–3
Spain Juan Gisbert United States Erik van Dillen
France Patrick Proisy
United States Harold Solomon
United States Tom Gorman
Chile Jaime Fillol
France Georges Goven
United States Erik van Dillen
United States Stan Smith
6–4, 6–4
United States Sandy Mayer
United States Roscoe Tanner
Senigallia Open
Italy
Group D
Clay – 64S/32D
Italy Adriano Panatta
6–3, 7–5, 6–1
Australia Martin Mulligan Czechoslovakia František Pála
Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Indonesia Atet Wijono
Italy Sergio Palmieri
Italy Ezio Di Matteo
Italy Giordano Maioli
Indonesia Gondo Widjojo
Indonesia Atet Wijono
6–7, 7–5, 6–3
Italy Ezio Di Matteo
Italy Antonio Zugarelli
16 AugU.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, Indiana, US
Group B
Clay – $50,000 – 64S/32D
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
6–3, 6–4, 0–6, 6–3
United States Cliff Richey Chile Jaime Fillol
United States Clark Graebner
United States Eddie Dibbs
France Pierre Barthès
United States Roscoe Tanner
Chile Patricio Cornejo
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
7–6, 5–7, 6–3
United States Clark Graebner
United States Erik van Dillen
22 Aug Pennsylvania Championships
Merion, Haverford, Pennsylvania, US
Group D
Hard – $15,000 – 64S/32D
United States Clark Graebner
6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 7–5
United States Dick Stockton United States Frank Froehling
Australia Colin Dibley
United States Roscoe Tanner
Denmark Jan Leschly
Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček
United States Herb Fitzgibbon
United States Jim Osborne
United States Clark Graebner
7–6, 6–3
United States Robert McKinley
United States Dick Stockton

September

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 Sep US Open
Forest Hills, New York, US
Grand Slam / Group A
Grass – $88,300 – 128S/64D
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
United States Stan Smith
3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–6
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš United States Arthur Ashe
Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Frank Froehling
Spain Manuel Orantes
United States Clark Graebner
United States Marty Riessen
Australia John Newcombe
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6
United States Stan Smith
United States Erik van Dillen
United States Billie Jean King
Australia Owen Davidson
6–3, 7–5
Netherlands Betty Stöve
South Africa Robert Maud
South Orange Open
South Orange, New Jersey, US
Group C
Grass – $25,000 – 64S/32D
United States Clark Graebner
6–3, 6–4, 6–4
France Pierre Barthès United States Marty Riessen
New Zealand Onny Parun
United States Roscoe Tanner
United States Alejandro Olmedo
United States Jimmy Connors
France Patrick Proisy
Australia Tom Leonard
Australia Bob Carmichael
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
United States Clark Graebner
United States Erik van Dillen
20 Sep Pacific Southwest Open
Los Angeles, California, US
Group B
Hard – $52,500 -64S/32D
United States Pancho Gonzales
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
United States Jimmy Connors United States Stan Smith
United States Cliff Richey
United States Robert Lutz
Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia John Alexander
United States Roscoe Tanner
Australia Phil Dent
Australia John Alexander
7–6, 6–4
United States Clark Graebner
United States Frank Froehling
Central California Hardcourt Championships
Sacramento, California, US
Group C
Hard – 64S/32D
United States Robert Lutz
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
United States Alejandro Olmedo France Pierre Barthès
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
France Georges Goven
United States Frank Froehling
United States Cliff Richey
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
United States Jim Osborne
United States Jim McManus
7–6, 6–3
South Africa Frew McMillan
South Africa Robert Maud
27 SepRedwood Bank Pacific Coast Open [lower-alpha 2]
Berkeley, California, US
Group B
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 Robert Lutz
United States Cliff Richey
United States Marty Riessen
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Australia Rod Laver
Australia Roy Emerson
6–3, 6–3
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle

October

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
25 OctEmbassy British Indoor Championships
London, England
Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D
Group B
Romania Ilie Năstase
3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Australia Rod Laver United States Tom Gorman
South Africa Bob Hewitt
Australia John Newcombe
South Africa Frew McMillan
South Africa Cliff Drysdale
Australia Ray Ruffels
South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
7–5, 9–7, 6–2
Australia Bill Bowrey
Australia Owen Davidson

December

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 DecBuenos Aires Grand Prix
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Clay – 32S/16D
Group B
Singles
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Romania Ilie Năstase Denmark Jan Leschly
United States Stan Smith
Hungary István Gulyás
United States Cliff Richey
United States Frank Froehling
Argentina Roberto Aubone
Romania Ilie Năstase
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
6–4, 6–4
Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
4 Dec Pepsi–Cola Masters
Paris, France
Hard (i) – $48,000 – S7
Romania Ilie Năstase N.A. (round robin) N.A. (round robin) N.A. (round robin)

Standings

Player Tournaments Points Prize Money
United States Stan Smith 14 187 $25,000
Romania Ilie Năstase 10 172 $17,000
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 16 129 $15,000
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 14 124 $12,000
United States Cliff Richey 15 98 $10,500
Australia John Newcombe 7 94 $0[lower-alpha 3]
France Pierre Barthès 22 82 $9,500
Australia Ken Rosewall 6 82 $0[lower-alpha 3]
United States Clark Graebner 12 79 $4,200
United States Tom Gorman 16 69 $7,500

Grand Prix rankings

As of 1 January 1971
Rank Name Nation
1 (3-way tie) Rod Laver Australia
1 (3-way tie) Ken Rosewall Australia
1 (3-way tie) John Newcombe Australia
4 Tony Roche Australia
5 Arthur Ashe United States
6 Cliff Richey United States
7 Tom Okker Netherlands
8 Roy Emerson Australia
9 Ilie Năstase Romania
10 Andrés Gimeno Spain
Year-end rankings (December 1971)
Rank Name Nation Change
1 (tie) Stan Smith United States
1 (tie) John Newcombe Australia Steady =
3 Ken Rosewall Australia Decrease –2
4 Rod Laver Australia Decrease –3
5 Jan Kodeš Czechoslovakia
6 Tom Okker Netherlands Increase +1
7 Arthur Ashe United States Decrease –2
8 Ilie Năstase Romania Increase +1
9 Cliff Drysdale South Africa
10 Marty Riessen United States

List of tournament winners

The list of winners and number of singles titles won, listed alphabetically by last name:

The following players won their first title in 1971:

See also

Notes

  1. The 1971 Australian Open was part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit.
  2. Tournament was also part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit.[1]
  3. Played too few Grand Prix tournaments to qualify for bonus pool prize money.

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 145–153, 254. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
  2. "Distaff Netters In Grand Prix For First Time". Bangor Daily News. AP. Apr 7, 1971.
  3. "Stan Smith Pepsi pick". Ellensburg Daily Record. UPI. Dec 6, 1971.

Further reading

  • Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
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