# 1971 Rothmans International Vancouver – Singles

The 1971 Rothmans International Vancouver – Singles was an event of the 1971 Rothmans International Vancouver tennis tournament played at the PNE Agrodome in Vancouver, Canada from 3 October through 11 October 1971. Rod Laver was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals. Ken Rosewall won the singles title, defeating Tom Okker in the final, 6–2, 6–2, 6–4.

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Rod Laver | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| Tom Okker | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Tom Okker | 5 | 6 | 6 | Tom Okker | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Roy Emerson | 4 | 1 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Torben Ulrich | 2 | 3 | | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Phil Dent | 6 | 7 | | Phil Dent | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Barry MacKay (tennis) | 3 | 6 | | | | | | Rod Laver | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Bob Lutz | 6 | 3 | | | | | | Andrés Gimeno | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| Bob Maud | 7 | 6 | | Bob Maud | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Andrés Gimeno | 6 | 6 | 6 | Andrés Gimeno | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Graham Stilwell | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Rod Laver | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Arthur Ashe | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Tom Okker | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Ismail El Shafei | 1 | 6 | 6 | Ismail El Shafei | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nikola Pilić | 6 | 6 | | Nikola Pilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ray Ruffels | 3 | 2 | | | | | | Nikola Pilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Terry Ryan | 7 | 7 | | | | | | Tom Okker | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| Ronald Holmberg | 5 | 5 | | Terry Ryan | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Okker | 6 | 3 | 6 | Tom Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Frew McMillan | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Leonard | 3 | 1 | | Ken Rosewall | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Fred Stolle | 7 | 3 | 6 | Fred Stolle | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Brian Fairlie | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 7 | | | |
| Allan Stone | 6 | 7 | | | | | | Marty Riessen | 3 | 5 | | | |
| Charlie Pasarell | 3 | 6 | | Allan Stone | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Marty Riessen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 |
| Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Roy Emerson | 4 | 1 |
| Owen Davidson | 7 | 4 | 3 | Roy Emerson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| John Alexander | 6 | 7 | | John Alexander | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Bill Bowrey | 4 | 5 | | | | | | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Mark Cox | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Bob Carmichael | 4 | 1 | | | |
| Roy Barth | 3 | 3 | | Mark Cox | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Bob Carmichael | 3 | 6 | 7 | Bob Carmichael | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | |
| Cliff Drysdale | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |