Tennis 1971 Grand Prix

It incorporated three of the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments. It was the second edition of the Grand Prix circuit and was run by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ITLF). In addition to regular tournament prize money a bonus prize money pool of £60,000 ($150,000) was available to be divided among the 20 highest ranking players after the last tournament. To be eligible for a share of the bonus pool a player had to compete in a minimum of nine tournaments. The circuit culminated in a Masters event in Paris for the seven highest point scoring players. Stan Smith was the winner of the circuit with 187 ranking points and four tournament victories.

1971 Grand Prix circuit

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Details
Duration	1 April 1971 – 26 December 1971
Edition	2nd
Tournaments	31
Categories	Group A (3) Group B (11) Group C (11) Group D (5)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Ilie Năstase (4) Stan Smith (4)
Most tournament finals	Ilie Năstase (6)
Points leader	Stan Smith (187)
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Key

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Apr	Nice International Championships Nice, France Group D Clay – $12,500 – 64S/32D	Ilie Năstase 10–8, 11–9, 6–1	Jan Kodeš	Manuel Orantes   František Pála	François Jauffret   Péter Szőke   Ion Țiriac   Pierre Barthès
		Ion Țiriac   Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–3	Pierre Barthès   François Jauffret
12 Apr	Monte Carlo Open Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Group C Clay – $20,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Ilie Năstase 3–6, 8–6, 6–1, 6–1	Tom Okker	Roger Taylor   Ion Țiriac	Pierre Barthès   Dick Crealy   Patrick Proisy   Boro Jovanović
		Ion Țiriac   Ilie Năstase 1–6, 6–3, 6–3, 8–6	Tom Okker   Roger Taylor
18 Apr	North Carolina National Bank Open Charlotte, North Carolina, US Group C Hard – 32S/16D	Arthur Ashe 6–3, 6–3	Stan Smith	Cliff Richey   Tony Roche	Marty Riessen   Mark Cox   Charlie Pasarell   Željko Franulović
		Marty Riessen   Tony Roche 6–2, 6–2	Arthur Ashe   Dennis Ralston
	Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo, Sicily, Italy Group C Clay – $12,500 – 63S/16D	Roger Taylor 6–3, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2	Pierre Barthès	Ion Țiriac   Barry Phillips-Moore	Adriano Panatta   François Jauffret   Georges Goven   Ilie Năstase
		Georges Goven   Pierre Barthès 6–2, 6–3	Ilie Năstase   Ion Țiriac
25 Apr	Catania International Open Catania, Italy Group C Clay – 64S/16D	Jan Kodeš 6–3, 6–0, 6–2	Georges Goven	Pierre Barthès   Patrick Proisy	František Pála   Adriano Panatta   François Jauffret   Jean-Loup Rouyer
		François Jauffret   Pierre Barthès 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Jan Kodeš   Jan Kukal
	River Oaks International Tennis Tournament Houston, Texas, US Group C Hard – 32S/32D	Cliff Richey 6–1, 6–2, 6–2	Clark Graebner	Mike Belkin   Bob Carmichael	Frank Froehling   Dick Crealy   Tom Gorman   Harold Solomon
		Onny Parun   Milan Holeček 1–6, 7–6, 6–4	Tom Edlefsen   Frank Froehling

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 May	City of Paris Open Championships Paris, France Group C Clay – 32S/16D	Stan Smith 6–2, 6–4, 7–5	François Jauffret	Michel Leclercq   Pierre Barthès	Barry Phillips-Moore   Patrice Dominguez   Raymond Moore   Patrick Proisy
		Stan Smith   Tom Gorman 3–6, 7–5, 6–2	Pierre Barthès   François Jauffret
17 May	German Open Tennis Championships Hamburg, West Germany Group B Clay – $20,000 – 32S/16D	Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 6–2, 6–2	Péter Szőke	Vladimír Zedník   Jan Kodeš	Christian Kuhnke   Manuel Orantes   István Gulyás   John Alexander
		Andrés Gimeno   John Alexander 6–4, 7–5, 7–9, 6–4	Dick Crealy   Allan Stone
22 May	British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, England Group B Clay – $36,000 – 32S/16D	Gerald Battrick 6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 6–0	Željko Franulović	Jaime Fillol   Mark Cox	Frank Sedgman   Pierre Barthès   Roger Taylor   Robert Maud
		Owen Davidson   Bill Bowrey 8–6, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3	Patricio Cornejo   Jaime Fillol
	Belgian Open Championships Brussels, Belgium Group B Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D	Cliff Drysdale 6–0, 6–1, 7–5	Ilie Năstase	Boro Jovanović   Ismail El Shafei	Bob Carmichael   Cliff Richey   Stan Smith   Ion Țiriac
		Marty Riessen   Tom Okker Divided	Ilie Năstase   Ion Țiriac
24 May	French Open Paris, France Clay – 128S/128D Grand Slam / Group A	Jan Kodeš 8–6, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5	Ilie Năstase	Frank Froehling   Željko Franulović	Arthur Ashe   Stan Smith   István Gulyás   Patrick Proisy
		Arthur Ashe   Marty Riessen 6–8, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 11–9	Tom Gorman   Stan Smith
		Françoise Dürr   Jean-Claude Barclay 6–2, 6–4	Winnie Shaw   Toomas Leius

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
14 Jun	Queen's Club Championships London, England Grass – 64S/32D Group D Singles – Doubles	Stan Smith 8–6, 6–3	John Newcombe	Owen Davidson   Tom Gorman	Ross Case   Roy Emerson   Marty Riessen   Rod Laver
		Marty Riessen   Tom Okker 8–6, 4–6, 10–8	Stan Smith   Erik van Dillen
21 Jun	Wimbledon London, England Grass– 128S/64D Grand Slam / Group A Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	John Newcombe 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4	Stan Smith	Tom Gorman   Ken Rosewall	Rod Laver   Onny Parun   Cliff Richey   Colin Dibley
		Roy Emerson   Rod Laver 4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4	Arthur Ashe   Dennis Ralston
		Billie Jean King   Owen Davidson 3–6, 6–2, 15-13	Margaret Court   Marty Riessen

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Jul	Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Clay – 32S/32D Group B	Ilie Năstase 6–7, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4	Jan Leschly	Ray Ruffels   Manuel Santana	Patrick Proisy   Per Jemsby   Pierre Barthès   Stan Smith
		Ilie Năstase   Ion Țiriac 7–6, 6–1	Jaime Pinto Bravo   Butch Seewagen
	Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland Clay – $20,000 – 32S/16D Group B	John Newcombe 6–2, 5–7, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3	Tom Okker	Roy Emerson   Ismail El Shafei	Phil Dent   Robert Maud   Nikola Pilić   Jeff Borowiak
		Phil Dent   John Alexander 5–7, 6–3, 6–4	John Newcombe   Tom Okker
	Greenshields Welsh Open Newport, Wales Grass – 32S/16D Group C	Ken Rosewall 6–1, 9–8	Roger Taylor	Gerald Battrick   Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau	Onny Parun   Wanaro N'Godrella   Stephen Warboys   Andrew Pattison
		Roger Taylor   Ken Rosewall 7–5, 3–6, 6–2	John Clifton   John Paish
12 Jul	Washington Star International Washington, D.C., US Clay – $50,000 – 64S/16D Group B Singles – Doubles	Ken Rosewall 6–2, 7–5, 6–1	Marty Riessen	Stan Smith   John Newcombe	Dennis Ralston   Ismail El Shafei   Cliff Drysdale   Andrés Gimeno
		Tom Okker   Marty Riessen 7–6, 6–2	Bob Carmichael   Ray Ruffels
24 Jul	Tanglewood International Tennis Classic Clemmons, North Carolina, US Hard – 64S/16D Group C	Jaime Fillol 4–6, 6–4, 7–6	Željko Franulović	Cliff Richey   Mike Belkin	Pierre Barthès   Harold Solomon   Erik van Dillen   Jimmy Connors
		Jim McManus   Jim Osborne 6–2, 6–4	Jimmy Connors   Jeff Austin

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Aug	Buckeye Open Columbus, Ohio, US Group D Hard – 32S/16D	Tom Gorman 6–7, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3	Jimmy Connors	Erik van Dillen   Raymond Moore	Željko Franulović   Haroon Rahim   Jim Osborne   Georges Goven
		Jim Osborne   Jim McManus 4–6, 7–5, 6–2	Jimmy Connors   Roscoe Tanner
2 Aug	Cincinnati Open Cincinnati, Ohio, US Group C Clay – $30,000 – 64S/32D	Stan Smith 7–6, 6–3	Juan Gisbert	Erik van Dillen   Patrick Proisy	Harold Solomon   Tom Gorman   Jaime Fillol   Georges Goven
		Erik van Dillen   Stan Smith 6–4, 6–4	Sandy Mayer   Roscoe Tanner
	Senigallia Open Italy Group D Clay – 64S/32D	Adriano Panatta 6–3, 7–5, 6–1	Martin Mulligan	František Pála   Paolo Bertolucci	Atet Wijono   Sergio Palmieri   Ezio Di Matteo   Giordano Maioli
		Gondo Widjojo   Atet Wijono 6–7, 7–5, 6–3	Ezio Di Matteo   Antonio Zugarelli
16 Aug	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, US Group B Clay – $50,000 – 64S/32D	Željko Franulović 6–3, 6–4, 0–6, 6–3	Cliff Richey	Jaime Fillol   Clark Graebner	Eddie Dibbs   Pierre Barthès   Roscoe Tanner   Patricio Cornejo
		Jan Kodeš   Željko Franulović 7–6, 5–7, 6–3	Clark Graebner   Erik van Dillen
22 Aug	Pennsylvania Championships Merion, Haverford, Pennsylvania, US Group D Hard – $15,000 – 64S/32D	Clark Graebner 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 7–5	Dick Stockton	Frank Froehling   Colin Dibley	Roscoe Tanner   Jan Leschly   Milan Holeček   Herb Fitzgibbon
		Jim Osborne   Clark Graebner 7–6, 6–3	Robert McKinley   Dick Stockton

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Sep	US Open Forest Hills, New York, US Grand Slam / Group A Grass – $88,300 – 128S/64D Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	Stan Smith 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–6	Jan Kodeš	Arthur Ashe   Tom Okker	Frank Froehling   Manuel Orantes   Clark Graebner   Marty Riessen
		John Newcombe   Roger Taylor 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6	Stan Smith   Erik van Dillen
		Billie Jean King   Owen Davidson 6–3, 7–5	Betty Stöve   Robert Maud
	South Orange Open South Orange, New Jersey, US Group C Grass – $25,000 – 64S/32D	Clark Graebner 6–3, 6–4, 6–4	Pierre Barthès	Marty Riessen   Onny Parun	Roscoe Tanner   Alejandro Olmedo   Jimmy Connors   Patrick Proisy
		Tom Leonard   Bob Carmichael 6–4, 4–6, 6–4	Clark Graebner   Erik van Dillen
20 Sep	Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, California, US Group B Hard – $52,500 -64S/32D	Pancho Gonzales 3–6, 6–3, 6–3	Jimmy Connors	Stan Smith   Cliff Richey	Robert Lutz   Bob Carmichael   John Alexander   Roscoe Tanner
		Phil Dent   John Alexander 7–6, 6–4	Clark Graebner   Frank Froehling
	Central California Hardcourt Championships Sacramento, California, US Group C Hard – 64S/32D	Robert Lutz 3–6, 6–4, 6–3	Alejandro Olmedo	Pierre Barthès   Roger Taylor	Georges Goven   Frank Froehling   Cliff Richey   Jan Kodeš
		Jim Osborne   Jim McManus 7–6, 6–3	Frew McMillan   Robert Maud
27 Sep	Redwood Bank Pacific Coast Open Berkeley, California, US Group B Hard – $50,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Rod Laver 6–4, 6–4, 7–6	Ken Rosewall	Tom Okker   Arthur Ashe	Robert Lutz   Cliff Richey   Marty Riessen   Cliff Drysdale
		Rod Laver   Roy Emerson 6–3, 6–3	Ken Rosewall   Fred Stolle

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
25 Oct	Embassy British Indoor Championships London, England Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Group B	Ilie Năstase 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4	Rod Laver	Tom Gorman   Bob Hewitt	John Newcombe   Frew McMillan   Cliff Drysdale   Ray Ruffels
		Bob Hewitt   Frew McMillan 7–5, 9–7, 6–2	Bill Bowrey   Owen Davidson

December

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Dec	Buenos Aires Grand Prix Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay – 32S/16D Group B Singles	Željko Franulović 6–3, 6–4, 6–4	Ilie Năstase	Jan Leschly   Stan Smith	István Gulyás   Cliff Richey   Frank Froehling   Roberto Aubone
		Ilie Năstase   Željko Franulović 6–4, 6–4	Patricio Cornejo   Jaime Fillol
4 Dec	Pepsi–Cola Masters Paris, France Hard (i) – $48,000 – S7	Ilie Năstase	N.A. (round robin)	N.A. (round robin)	N.A. (round robin)

The list of winners and number of singles titles won, listed alphabetically by last name:

•   Arthur Ashe (2) Charlotte, Stockholm Open
•   Gerald Battrick (2) Bournemouth, Hilversum
•   Bob Carmichael (1) Auckland
•   Phil Dent (1) Sydney Outdoor
•   Cliff Drysdale (2) Miami WCT, Brussels
•   Jaime Fillol (1) Tanglewood
•   Željko Franulović (4) New York, Macon, Indianapolis, Buenos Aires
•   Andrés Gimeno (1) Hamburg
•   Pancho Gonzalez (1) Los Angeles
•   Tom Gorman (1) Columbus
•   Clark Graebner (3) Salisbury, Merion, South Orange
•   Thomaz Koch (1) Caracas
•   Jan Kodeš (2) Catania, French Open
•   Rod Laver (5) London, Rome, Fort Worth WCT, Berkeley, Bologna WCT
•   Robert Lutz (1) Sacramento
•   Alex Metreveli (1) Hobart
•   Ilie Năstase (6) Richmond, Hampton, Nice, Monte Carlo, Båstad, Masters
•   John Newcombe (6) Philadelphia, Chicago WCT, Dallas WCT, Wimbledon, Gstaad, Montreal
•   Tom Okker (2) Louisville WCT, Quebec WCT
•   Manuel Orantes (1) Barcelona WCT
•   Cliff Richey (1) Houston
•   Marty Riessen (1) Tehran WCT
•   Ken Rosewall (7) Australian Open, Newport, Washington WCT, Boston WCT, Vancouver WCT, Dallas, Australian Open
•   Stan Smith (4) Paris, Queen's Club, Cincinnati, US Open
•   Roger Taylor (1) Palermo

The following players won their first title in 1971:

•   Gerald Battrick Bournemouth
•   Bob Carmichael Auckland
•   Phil Dent Sydney Outdoor
•   Jaime Fillol Tanglewood
•   Andrés Gimeno Hamburg
•   Tom Gorman Columbus
•   Clark Graebner Salisbury
•   Robert Lutz Sacramento
•   Alex Metreveli Hobart
•   Marty Riessen Tehran
•   Roger Taylor Palermo

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