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1971 Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships – Men's singles

The 1971 Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships – Men's singles was an event of the 1971 Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships,[1][2] tennis tournament played at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States from February 9 through February 14, 1971. The draw comprised 32 players and 12 of them were seeded. First-seeded Rod Laver was the defending singles champion. Third-seeded John Newcombe won the title, defeating Laver 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1), 6–4 in the final.[3][4]

Men's singles
1971 Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia John Newcombe
Runner-upAustralia Rod Laver
Score7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Details
Draw32
Seeds12
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds

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  1.   Rod Laver (final)
  2.   Ken Rosewall (first round)
  3.   John Newcombe (champion)
  4.   Tony Roche (second round)
  5.   Arthur Ashe (semifinals)
  6.   Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
  7.   Tom Okker (quarterfinals)
  8.   Andrés Gimeno (second round)
  9.   Roger Taylor (second round)
  10.   Dennis Ralston (quarterfinals)
  11.   Nikola Pilić (second round, retired)
  12.   Fred Stolle (first round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
              
1   Rod Laver 6 77 3 6  
5   Arthur Ashe 3 61 6 1  
1   Rod Laver 65 61 4    
3   John Newcombe 77 77 6    
3   John Newcombe 3 2 6 6 77
    Cliff Drysdale 6 6 1 4 64

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   R Laver 6 6  
    R Ruffels 0 4   1   R Laver 6 6  
    J Alexander 6 711       J Alexander 4 2  
    M Riessen 4 69   1   R Laver 6 6  
    M Cox 65 63       B Fairlie 3 2  
    B Fairlie 77 77       B Fairlie 5 77 78
    R Maud 2 0   8   A Gimeno 7 62 66
8   A Gimeno 6 6   1   R Laver 6 77 3 6  
5   A Ashe 6 6   5   A Ashe 3 61 6 1  
    C Pasarell 4 2   5   A Ashe 610 7  
    T Ulrich 3 4   11   N Pilić 712 5 r
11   N Pilić 6 6   5   A Ashe 7 4 6
10   D Ralston 6 6   10   D Ralston 5 6 1
    G Stilwell 1 4   10   D Ralston 7 6  
    P Dent 62 3   4   T Roche 5 4  
4   T Roche 77 6  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
3   J Newcombe 6 6  
    R Barth 2 3   3   J Newcombe 6 6  
    B Bowrey 5 2   9   R Taylor 1 4  
9   R Taylor 7 6   3   J Newcombe 4 6 77
12   F Stolle 5 2   7   T Okker 6 4 62
    R Lutz 7 6       R Lutz 2 3  
    F McMillan 1 3   7   T Okker 6 6  
7   T Okker 6 6   3   J Newcombe 3 2 6 6 77
6   R Emerson 6 4 6     C Drysdale 6 6 1 4 64
    I El Shafei 4 6 2 6   R Emerson 6 65 6
    D Crealy 3 4       B Carmichael 4 77 3
    B Carmichael 6 6   6   R Emerson 5 6 1
    C Drysdale 6 6       C Drysdale 7 4 6
    A Stone 2 1       C Drysdale 7 7  
    O Davidson 6 6       O Davidson 5 5  
2   K Rosewall 3 4  

References

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  1. ^ Amur, Neil (February 11, 1971). "Rosewall Is Upset by Davidson in First Round of Philadelphia Open Tennis". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. p. 62.
  2. ^ Tingay, Lance (1971). "US Tournaments". In Barrett, John (ed.). World Tennis' 71. London: The Queen Anne Press Ltd. p. 145. ISBN 0362000913.
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 134–135. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
  4. ^ "Laver beaten". The Sydney Morning Herald. February 16, 1971. p. 22 – via Google News Archive.
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