# 1971 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Defending champion John Newcombe defeated Stan Smith in the final, 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1971 Wimbledon Championships. It was his third Wimbledon singles title and fourth major singles title overall.

## Seeds

    01. Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
    02. John Newcombe (champion)
    03. Ken Rosewall (semifinals)
    04. Stan Smith (final)
    05. Arthur Ashe (third round)
    06. Cliff Richey (quarterfinals)
    07. Ilie Năstase (second round)
    08. Cliff Drysdale (first round)
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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Rod Laver | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Gorman | 9 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Gorman | 9 | 8 | 6 | | | | Tom Gorman | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | Stan Smith | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Stan Smith | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | 4 | Stan Smith | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Onny Parun | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Onny Parun | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | 4 | Stan Smith | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | John Newcombe | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Cliff Richey | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | John Newcombe | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 3 | Ken Rosewall | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | John Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Colin Dibley | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | 2 | John Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | John Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Bob Howe | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | 1 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ray Moore | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 | | R Moore | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Allan Stone | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | 1 | R Laver | 9 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Clark Graebner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | C Graebner | 8 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Allan McDonald | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | C Graebner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | István Gulyás | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | | | Ž Franulović | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Željko Franulović | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Laver | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| | Tom Okker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Okker | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| | Jan Kodeš | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | T Okker | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gene Scott | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | R Ruffels | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ray Ruffels | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | T Okker | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | Nikola Pilić | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | N Pilić | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Terry Ryan | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | | | N Pilić | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Pat Cramer | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | | N Kalogeropoulos | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicholas Kalogeropoulos | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 8 | Cliff Drysdale | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Gorman | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | T Gorman | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ezio Di Matteo | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | Q | E di Matteo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Curtis | 4 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | T Gorman | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Ion Țiriac | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | I Țiriac | 4 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | Anand Amritraj | 8 | 3 | 1 | | | | I Țiriac | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brian Fairlie | 8 | 9 | 6 | | | | B Fairlie | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roy Barth | 6 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Gorman | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| | Jørgen Ulrich | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Case | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | Štěpán Koudelka | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | J Ulrich | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ross Case | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | R Case | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jeff Simpson | 4 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | R Case | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Derek Schroder | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | H Irvine | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Hank Irvine | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | H Irvine | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Wanaro N'Godrella | 3 | 8 | 7 | | | | T Addison | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Terry Addison | 6 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michel Leclercq | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | 4 | S Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrés Gimeno | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | J Paish | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Paish | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Smith | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | Jürgen Fassbender | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | A Pattison | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Ove Bengtson | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | O Bengtson | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Pattison | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | A Pattison | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jun Kuki | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Smith | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| | Bob Lutz | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Emerson | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| | Frank Froehling | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 10 | | R Lutz | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Petre Mărmureanu | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | J Clifton | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Clifton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | R Lutz | 9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | |
| Q | Peter Doerner | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | R Emerson | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Keishiro Yanagi | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | | Q | P Doerner | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roy Emerson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | R Emerson | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Milan Holeček | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 5 | Arthur Ashe | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Erik van Dillen | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | 5 | A Ashe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harald Elschenbroich | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | | P Proisy | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patrick Proisy | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Ashe | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | | | | | |
| | John Alexander | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | M Riessen | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Bill Bowrey | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | J Alexander | 8 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marty Riessen | 9 | 6 | 8 | | | | M Riessen | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jim McManus | 8 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Riessen | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | Pancho Gonzales | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | O Parun | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Manuel Orantes | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | | R Gonzales | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pierre Barthès | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | | | P Barthès | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Karl Meiler | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | P Barthès | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Onny Parun | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | O Parun | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jean-Loup Rouyer | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | O Parun | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Hans-Joachim Plötz | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | Q | H-J Plötz | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | František Pála | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Daniel Contet | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Maud | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | R Maud | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Kukal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | F Sedgman | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Sedgman | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | F Sedgman | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | François Jauffret | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | J Borowiak | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Jeff Borowiak | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | J Borowiak | 6 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Phillips-Moore | 6 | 8 | 8 | | | | B Phillips-Moore | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stanley Matthews | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Borowiak | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | Tony Roche | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C Richey | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Charlie Pasarell | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | | | C Pasarell | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adriano Panatta | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | A Panatta | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Butch Seewagen | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | A Panatta | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Marcelo Lara | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | C Richey | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Roger Taylor | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | R Taylor | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dick Crealy | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | | 6 | C Richey | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Cliff Richey | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Fred Stolle | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Warwick | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | | F Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Péter Szőke | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | | T Koch | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Thomaz Koch | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | F Stolle | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Frew McMillan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | O Davidson | 8 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Toshiro Sakai | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | F McMillan | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Leschly | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | O Davidson | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Owen Davidson | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Stolle | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Q | John de Mendoza | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Rosewall | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| | Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J-B Chanfreau | 8 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaime Fillol | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | J Fillol | 9 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ismail El Shafei | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | J Fillol | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Bob Carmichael | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy Connors | w/o | | | | | | R Carmichael | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patrick Hombergen | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | 3 | K Rosewall | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Colin Dibley | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hans Kary | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | | C Dibley | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Graham Stilwell | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | G Stilwell | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean-Claude Barclay | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | C Dibley | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | |
| | Dennis Ralston | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | D Ralston | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | | | | |
| | Torben Ulrich | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | D Ralston | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Geoff Masters | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | G Masters | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nikola Špear | 5 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Dibley | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| | Szabolcs Baranyi | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Loyo Mayo | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | Joaquín Loyo Mayo | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Loyo Mayo | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vladimír Zedník | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | B Bertram | 8 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Byron Bertram | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | J Loyo Mayo | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Patricio Cornejo | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | G Goven | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Georges Goven | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | G Goven | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ray Keldie | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | I Năstase | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ilie Năstase | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | Phil Dent | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Premjit Lall | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | P Dent | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alex Metreveli | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | A Metreveli | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jaidip Mukerjea | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | A Metreveli | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | José Edison Mandarino | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | J Hřebec | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Antonio Muñoz | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | | | JE Mandarino | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | John Feaver | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | Q | J Hřebec | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jiří Hřebec | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Metreveli | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | Syd Ball | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Newcombe | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | Allen Fox | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | A Fox | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerald Battrick | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | G Battrick | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Bartlett | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | G Battrick | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Ian Fletcher | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | J Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Mark Cox | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | I Fletcher | 5 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bob Hewitt | 4 | 3 | 5 | | | 2 | J Newcombe | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | John Newcombe | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |