# 1971 Redwood Bank Pacific Coast Open – Singles

The 1971 Redwood Bank Pacific Coast Open – Singles was an event of the 1971 Redwood Bank Pacific Coast Open men's tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Berkeley Tennis Club in Berkeley, California in the United States between September 27 and October 3, 1971. The draw comprised 64 players, and eight players were seeded. Arthur Ashe was the defending singles champion but lost in the semifinals. First-seeded Rod Laver won the title by defeating fourth-seeded Ken Rosewall in the final, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6.

## Seeds

    01. Rod Laver (champion)
    02. Cliff Drysdale (quarterfinals)
    03. Tom Okker (semifinals)
    04. Ken Rosewall (final)
    05. Jan Kodeš (third round)
    06. Arthur Ashe (semifinals)
    07. Marty Riessen (quarterfinals)
    08. Cliff Richey (quarterfinals)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Rod Laver | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Lutz | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Lutz | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Rod Laver | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Tom Okker | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Tom Okker | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Tom Okker | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| 8 | Cliff Richey | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cliff Richey | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ken Rosewall | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Marty Riessen | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ken Rosewall | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Ken Rosewall | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Arthur Ashe | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Arthur Ashe | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Cliff Drysdale | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frew McMillan | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Larry Dodge | 3 | 4 | | Q | Alex Olmedo | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Alex Olmedo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Haroon Rahim | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Roy Emerson | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Patricio Cornejo | 2 | 2 | | | Haroon Rahim | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ray Keldie | 4 | 2 | | | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Rod Laver | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Jan Kodeš | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Bob Lutz | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Q | Steve Cornell | 1 | 1 | | 5 | Jan Kodeš | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roy Barth | 7 | 0 | | | Roy Barth | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ismail El Shafei | 6 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | 5 | Jan Kodeš | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | John Cooper | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | Bob Lutz | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Bob Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | Bob Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Terry Addison | 6 | 6 | | | Terry Addison | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ove Bengtson | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Tom Okker | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bill Bowrey | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Tom Okker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Torben Ulrich | 2 | 6 | 4 | | Brian Fairlie | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Fairlie | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Tom Okker | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Terry Ryan | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | Ray Ruffels | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Jim Osborne | 7 | 6 | | | Jim Osborne | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Charles Darley | 6 | 1 | | | Ray Ruffels | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ray Ruffels | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Tom Okker | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Cliff Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Cliff Richey | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| | Bob Carmichael | 4 | 2 | | 8 | Cliff Richey | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Owen Davidson | 3 | 3 | | | Roger Taylor | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roger Taylor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | Cliff Richey | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | John Alexander | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | Raymond Moore | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Raymond Moore | 6 | 6 | | | Raymond Moore | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Rick Fisher | 3 | 3 | | | Mark Cox | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Cox | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Tom Leonard | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Allan Stone | 2 | 6 | 4 | | Tom Leonard | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Maud | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Bob Maud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pierre Barthès | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | Bob Maud | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Joaquín Loyo-Mayo | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | Marty Riessen | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Barry MacKay (tennis) | 6 | 2 | 3 | | Joaquín Loyo-Mayo | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Charles Hoeveler | 4 | 3 | | 7 | Marty Riessen | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Marty Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Marty Riessen | 1 | 3 |
| | Onny Parun | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Ross Case | 3 | 6 | 7 | Q | Ross Case | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrés Gimeno | 6 | 7 | | | Andrés Gimeno | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Graham Stilwell | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | Andrés Gimeno | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Tom Brown | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Ken Rosewall | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Milan Holeček | 4 | 2 | | | Tom Brown | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Edlefsen | 1 | 2 | | 4 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Q | Richard Anderson | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaime Fillol | 6 | 6 | | | Jaime Fillol | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fred Stolle | 2 | 4 | | | Jeff Borowiak | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jeff Borowiak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Jaime Fillol | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Jim McManus | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 6 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Andrew Pattison | 6 | 6 | | | Andrew Pattison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vladimír Zedník | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | Arthur Ashe | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Arthur Ashe | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Arthur Ashe | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Steve Krulevitz | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Cliff Drysdale | 2 | 2 |
| | Charlie Pasarell | 6 | 6 | | | Charlie Pasarell | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nikola Pilić | 6 | 6 | | | Nikola Pilić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Estep | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | Nikola Pilić | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Richard Russell | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 2 | Cliff Drysdale | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Colin Dibley | 6 | 4 | 7 | | Colin Dibley | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Phil Dent | 1 | 2 | | 2 | Cliff Drysdale | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Cliff Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |