1971 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Second-seeded Ken Rosewall defeated defending champion Arthur Ashe 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1971 Australian Open. He was the first man to win a Grand Slam singles title without dropping a set in the open era.

Men's Singles
1971 Australian Open
Champion Ken Rosewall
Runner-up Arthur Ashe
Final score6–1, 7–5, 6–3
Draw48
Seeds16

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Rod Laver (Third round)
  2. Ken Rosewall (Champion)
  3. Arthur Ashe (Finals)
  4. Tom Okker (Semifinals)
  5. Tony Roche (Third round)
  6. Roy Emerson (Quarterfinals)
  7. John Newcombe (Third round)
  8. Roger Taylor (Third round)
  9. Andrés Gimeno (Second round)
  10. Marty Riessen (Quarterfinals)
  11. Dennis Ralston (Third round)
  12. Cliff Drysdale (Quarterfinals)
  13. Nikola Pilić (Second round)
  14. Fred Stolle (Third round)
  15. Mark Cox (Quarterfinals)
  16. Ismail El Shafei (Third round)

Draw

Key

Final eight
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
15 Mark Cox 2 1 2
Robert Lutz 6 6 6
Robert Lutz 4 4 6
3 Arthur Ashe 6 6 7
3 Arthur Ashe 7 7 2 6
12 Cliff Drysdale 6 6 6 2
3 Arthur Ashe 1 5 3
2 Ken Rosewall 6 7 6
10 Marty Riessen 3 3 3
4 Tom Okker 6 6 6
4 Tom Okker 2 6 4
2 Ken Rosewall 6 7 6
6 Roy Emerson 4 4 3
2 Ken Rosewall 6 6 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 R Laver 7 6 6
A Gardiner 6 4 2 C Dibley 5 3 1
C Dibley 7 6 6 1 R Laver 3 6 3 6
R Maud 6 4 6 4 6 15 M Cox 6 4 6 7
J Cooper 3 6 2 6 7 J Cooper 3 6 4
15 M Cox 6 7 6
15 M Cox 2 1 2
R Lutz 6 6 6
8 R Taylor 6 7 6
G Forbes 2 4 4 P Dent 3 6 4
P Dent 6 6 6 8 R Taylor 7 1 6 3 2
R Lutz 6 6 7 R Lutz 6 6 3 6 6
M Rose 3 4 5 R Lutz 6 7 7
9 A Gimeno 4 5 5

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 A Ashe 6 6 6 0 7
J Feaver 6 2 4 R Ruffels 4 1 7 6 5
R Ruffels 7 6 6 3 A Ashe 5 6 6 6
F Sedgman 6 6 6 14 F Stolle 7 1 3 4
R Barth 3 1 1 F Sedgman 5 6 6
14 F Stolle 7 7 7
3 A Ashe 7 7 2 6
12 C Drysdale 6 6 6 2
12 C Drysdale 6 6 7 7
T Ulrich 6 1 1 B Fairlie 1 7 6 6
B Fairlie 7 6 6 12 C Drysdale 4 6 6 7 6
R Wilson 4 4 6 5 T Roche 6 4 7 6 1
R Moore 6 6 7 R Moore 3 6 1
5 T Roche 6 7 6

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 J Newcombe 7 3 6 7
G Masters 7 3 4 1 C Pasarell 6 6 4 5
C Pasarell 5 6 6 6 7 J Newcombe 7 1 6 6
M Anderson 7 6 6 10 M Riessen 6 6 7 7
W Bowrey 6 2 4 M Anderson 6 4 3 r.
10 M Riessen 7 6 2
10 M Riessen 3 3 3
4 T Okker 6 6 6
13 N Pilić w/o
B Giltinan 6 6 6 B Giltinan
O Ishiguro 4 4 1 B Giltinan 3 2 4
B Phillips-Moore 6 3 1 6 6 4 T Okker 6 6 6
J Alexander 3 6 6 3 3 B Phillips-Moore 4 2 3
4 T Okker 6 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 R Emerson 7 6 6
G Stilwell 4 4 7 4 O Davidson 5 3 2
O Davidson 6 6 6 6 6 R Emerson 6 2 6 6
S Ball 4 7 6 7 11 D Ralston 3 6 3 4
R Case 6 5 4 6 S Ball 4 4 3
11 D Ralston 6 6 6
6 R Emerson 4 4 3
2 K Rosewall 6 6 6
16 I El Shafei 6 7 6
F McMillan 7 6 1 2 D Crealy 4 5 1
D Crealy 5 7 6 6 16 I El Shafei 0 2 6
A Stone 6 4 2 2 K Rosewall 6 6 7
B Carmichael 7 6 6 B Carmichael 5 5 5
2 K Rosewall 7 7 7
Preceded by
1970 U.S. Open		 Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by
1971 French Open
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