1971 Women's Grand Prix (tennis)

The 1971 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix was a tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. This article covers all tournaments that were part of that year's Women's Grand Prix.[1]

1971 Women's Grand Prix
Details
Duration3 May 1971 – 25 October 1971
Edition1st
Tournaments15
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Billie Jean King (6)
Prize money leader Billie Jean King $10,000
Points leader Billie Jean King 181
1972

Schedule

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

May

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
10 MayBio–Strath London Hard Court Championships
London, England
Margaret Court
6–0, 6–3
Françoise Dürr Gail Chanfreau
Virginia Wade
Julie Heldman
Nell Truman
Judy Dalton
Rosie Casals
Rosie Casals
Billie Jean King

6–1, 6–4
Margaret Court
Evonne Goolagong
17 MayRothmans Open Hard Court Championships of Britain
Bournemouth, England
Margaret Court
7–5, 6–1
Evonne Goolagong Françoise Dürr
Mary–Ann Curtis
Mary–Ann Curtis
Françoise Dürr

6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Margaret Court
Evonne Goolagong
23 MayGrand Prix German Open
Hamburg, West Germany
Billie Jean King
6–3, 6–2
Helga Masthoff Helga Hösl
Rosie Casals
Heide Orth
Valerie Ziegenfuss
Kazuko Sawamatsu
Kerry Melville
Rosie Casals
Billie Jean King

6–2, 6–1
Helga Masthoff
Heide Orth
24 MayFrench Open
Paris, France
Clay – 32S/16D
Evonne Goolagong
6–3, 7–5
Helen Gourlay Cawley Marijke Schaar
Nancy Richey
Françoise Dürr
Gail Chanfreau
Linda Tuero
Lesley Bowrey
Gail Chanfreau
Françoise Dürr
6–4, 6–1
Helen Gourlay
Kerry Harris

June

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
14 JuneQueen's Club Championships
London, England
Grass – 64S/32D
Margaret Court
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Billie Jean King Rosie Casals
Virginia Wade
Kristy Pigeon
Helen Gourlay
Rosie Casals
Billie Jean King

6–2, 8–6
Mary–Ann Curtis
Valerie Ziegenfuss
21 JuneWimbledon Championships
London, England
Grass – 128S/32D
Evonne Goolagong
6–4, 6–1
Margaret Court Billie Jean King
Judy Dalton
Nancy Richey
Winnie Shaw
Françoise Dürr
Kerry Melville
Rosie Casals
Billie Jean King

6–3, 6–2
Margaret Court
Evonne Goolagong

July

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 JulySwedish Open
Bastad, Sweden
Clay – 32S/32D
Helga Masthoff
4–6, 6–1, 6–3
Ingrid Bentzer Christina Sandberg
Linda Tuero
Ana María Pinto Bravo
Heide Orth
Ann-Charlotte Dahlberg
Odile de Roubin
Helga Masthoff
Heide Orth

6–2, 6–1
Ana María Pinto Bravo
Linda Tuero
Green Shield Open Welsh Championships
Newport, Wales
Grass – S32/D16
Virginia Wade
6–3, 6–4
Judy Tegart Dalton Winnie Shaw
Helen Gourlay
Helen Gourlay
Kerry Harris

6–3, 8–6
Gail Chanfreau
Winnie Shaw
Swiss Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay – S32/D16
Françoise Dürr
6–3, 6–3
Lesley Hunt Marijke Schaar
Alena Palmeová-West
Lea Pericoli
Fiorella Bonicelli
Silvia Gubler
Laura Rossouw
Brenda Kirk
Laura Rossouw

8–6, 6–3
Françoise Dürr
Lea Pericoli
12 JulyRothmans North of England Championships
Hoylake, England
Grass – 32S/16D
Billie Jean King
6–3, 6–3
Rosie Casals Margaret Court
Patti Hogan
Rosie Casals
Billie Jean King

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Margaret Court
Evonne Goolagong

August

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 AugustCincinnati Open
Cincinnati, United States
Hard – 32S/16D
Virginia Wade
6–3, 6–3
Linda Tuero
Helen Gourlay
Kerry Harris

6–4, 6–4
Gail Chanfreau
Winnie Shaw
9 AugustWomen's Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, USA
Clay – 32S/16D
Billie Jean King
6–4, 7–5
Linda Tuero Helen Gourlay
Gail Chanfreau
Judy Dalton
Billie Jean King
6–1, 6–2
Julie Heldman
Linda Tuero

September

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 SeptemberEastern Grass Court Championships
East Orange NJ, United States
Grass – 64S/32D
Chris Evert
6–4, 6–0
Helen Gourlay
Cancelled
2 SeptemberUS Open
New York, United States
Grass – 128S/32D
Billie Jean King
6–4, 7–6
Rosie Casals Chris Evert
Kerry Melville
Laura DuPont
Joyce Williams
Lesley Hunt
Judy Tegart Dalton
Rosie Casals
Judy Tegart Dalton
6–3, 6–3
Gail Chanfreau
Françoise Dürr

October

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 OctoberEmbassy British Indoor Championships
London, England
Carpet– 32S/16D
Billie Jean King
6–1, 6–2
Rosie Casals
Françoise Dürr
Virginia Wade

3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Evonne Goolagong
Julie Heldman

Grand Prix Entry Rankings

As of 1 January 1971
Rk Name Nation
Year-end rankings (December 1971)
Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change

Titles won by player

These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1971 Women's Grand Prix circuit: the Grand Slam tournaments and regular events. The players/nations are sorted by:

1) total number of titles;
2) highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Total titles Player Grand Slam
tournaments
Regular
tournaments
All titles
SinglesDoublesMixedSinglesDoublesSinglesDoublesMixed
17 Billie Jean King
11269710
6 Margaret Court
13933
5 Evonne Goolagong
2423

The following players won their first title in 1971:

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 143, 144. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.

Further reading

  • Collins Bud History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). USA: New Chapter Press. 2010. ISBN 0-942257-70-7.

See also

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