# 1971 Benson & Hedges Centennial Open – Men's singles

Bob Carmichael defeated Allan Stone 7–6, 7–6, 6–3 to win the 1971 Benson & Hedges Centennial Open singles competition. Roger Taylor was the reigning champion but did not defend his title.

## 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

### Final

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Brian Fairlie | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| Bob Carmichael | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Bob Carmichael | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | Bob Carmichael | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Allan Stone | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Allan Stone | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Allan Stone | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| P Dent | 1 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Ross | 3 | 4 | 0 | | | B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T Ulrich | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | T Ulrich | 3 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D Turner | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | B Fairlie | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| J Cooper | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | J Cooper | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| I Beverly | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | J Cooper | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F McMillan | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | F McMillan | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Thompson | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Fairlie | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| W Bowrey | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Carmichael | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| K Long | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | | W Bowrey | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Maud | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | R Maud | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Hawkes | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | W Bowrey | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | |
| C Dibley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | B Carmichael | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| R Keenan | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | C Dibley | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R McGhie | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | B Carmichael | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Carmichael | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| R Moore | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 4 | R Moore | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Case | 7 | 6 | 7 | R Case | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Gunning | 5 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | R Moore | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| R Barth | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Stone | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| J Simpson | 1 | 0 | R | R Barth | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Stone | 6 | 6 | 6 | A Stone | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D Simmonds | 0 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Stone | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| D Crealy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Dent | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| J Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 2 | D Crealy | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Dent | 6 | 6 | 6 | P Dent | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T Parun | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | P Dent | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| B Giltinan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | B Giltinan | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| P Fletcher | 3 | 3 | 2 | B Giltinan | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Burns | 1 | 0 | 3 | R Ruffels | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Ruffels | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |