# 1971 Queen's Club Championships – Men's singles

Rod Laver was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year against Tom Gorman.
Stan Smith won the men's singles title at the 1971 Queen's Club Championships tennis tournament, defeating John Newcombe 8–6, 6–3 in the final.

## 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 | Final | Final | Final |
| John Newcombe | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Owen Davidson | 4 | 4 | | | |
| Owen Davidson | 4 | 4 | John Newcombe | 6 | 3 |
| | | | Stan Smith | 8 | 6 |
| Stan Smith | 7 | 9 | Stan Smith | 8 | 6 |
| Tom Gorman | 5 | 8 | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | J Newcombe | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | I Gulyás | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | J Newcombe | 8 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | C Graebner | 6 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | N Špear | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | C Graebner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | J Newcombe | 6 | 9 |
| R Taylor | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | R Case | 2 | 8 |
| F Sedgman | 6 | 6 | | F Sedgman | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| J Kodeš | 2 | 3 | | B Mottram | 8 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| B Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | B Mottram | 4 | 5 | | | |
| F Froehling | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | R Case | 6 | 7 | | | |
| R Case | 3 | 6 | 6 | R Case | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| J Paish | 6 | 6 | | J Paish | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| S Baranyi | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| A Fox | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Š Koudelka | 4 | 6 | 6 | Š Koudelka | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| R Moore | 6 | 6 | | R Moore | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| J Alexander | 4 | 4 | | | | | R Moore | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| I El Shafei | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | O Davidson | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | |
| F McMillan | 2 | 6 | 6 | F McMillan | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| A Segal | | | | O Davidson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| O Davidson | w/o | | | | | | | | | | O Davidson | 7 | 6 |
| C Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | R Emerson | 5 | 3 |
| P Curtis | 1 | 1 | | C Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| J Osborne | | | | P Dent | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| P Dent | w/o | | | | | | C Richey | 9 | 4 | 5 | | | |
| J McManus | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | R Emerson | 8 | 6 | 7 | | | |
| C Drysdale | 6 | 4 | 6 | C Drysdale | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| R Wilson | | | | R Emerson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| R Emerson | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| B Fairlie | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| K Fletcher | 0 | 6 | | B Fairlie | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| RP Gonzales | 9 | 6 | | RP Gonzales | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| A Panatta | 8 | 3 | | | | | | RP Gonzales | 3 | 2 | | | |
| B Bowrey | 1 | 2 | | | | | | M Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | |
| R Lutz | 6 | 6 | | R Lutz | 7 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | |
| R Keldie | 3 | 1 | | M Riessen | 9 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | |
| M Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | M Riessen | 4 | 5 |
| B Carmichael | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | S Smith | 6 | 7 |
| C Pasarell | 9 | 6 | | C Pasarell | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| H Kary | 1 | 5 | | R Ruffels | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| R Ruffels | 6 | 7 | | | | | | R Ruffels | 3 | 4 | | | |
| G Battrick | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | |
| E van Dillen | 7 | 4 | 2 | G Battrick | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| O Parun | 1 | 4 | | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| A Metreveli | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Szőke | 4 | 8 | A Metreveli | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| C Dibley | 8 | 3 | T Gorman | 2 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| T Gorman | 9 | 6 | | | | | T Gorman | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| T Addison | 6 | 6 | | | | | T Addison | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| Gerry Perry | 4 | 4 | T Addison | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| W Álvarez | 3 | 3 | D Ralston | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| D Ralston | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | T Gorman | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | R Laver | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | Ž Franulović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | F Pala | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Ž Franulović | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | R Laver | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | R Machán | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | R Laver | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |