1971 Stockholm Open – Singles

The 1971 Stockholm Open was a tennis tournament played on hard courts and part of the 1971 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix and took place in Stockholm, Sweden. The tournament was held from November 1 through November 7, 1971. Arthur Ashe defeated Jan Kodeš, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–4, in the final.

Singles
1971 Stockholm Open
Champion	Arthur Ashe
Runner-up	Jan Kodeš
Score	6–1, 3–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–4
Draw	48
Seeds	2

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Seeds

1. Rod Laver (quarterfinals)
2. Tom Okker (quarterfinals)

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							Semifinals							Final
	1	Rod Laver	6	4	6
		Jan Kodeš	4	6	7
									Jan Kodeš	2	6	6
									Cliff Drysdale	6	2	4
	J Alexander		6	4	3
	Cliff Drysdale		7	4	6
																Jan Kodeš	1	6	2	6	4
																Arthur Ashe	6	3	6	1	6
	Mark Cox		3	5
	Andrés Gimeno		6	7
									Andrés Gimeno	4	3
									Arthur Ashe	6	6
		Arthur Ashe	6	6
	2	Tom Okker	3	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Laver	6	6
									R Maud	3	4
															1	R Laver	6	6
																P Saila	1	1
									T Gorman	6	6	5
									P Saila	1	7	7
																						1	R Laver	6	4	6
																							J Kodeš	4	6	7
									J Kodeš	6	6
									L Ölander	0	2
																J Kodeš	6	6
																B Lutz	4	2
									B Lutz	6	6
									J Zabrodsky	3	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		S Smith	6	5
		L Johansson	7	7					L Johansson	1	1
		F McMillan	1	6	4				B Fairlie	6	6
		B Fairlie	6	1	6											B Fairlie	6	4
		J Alexander	5	6	6											J Alexander	7	6
		M Stig	7	0	4				J Alexander	6	6
		T Leonard	6	7					T Leonard	4	4
		R Barth	2	5																			J Alexander	6	4	3
		C Drysdale	3	6	6																		C Drysdale	7	4	6
		A Stone	6	3	4				C Drysdale	6	7
		T Svensson	6	4	6				T Svensson	3	6
		H Zahr	4	6	2											C Drysdale	w/o
		R Emerson	6	6												R Emerson
		T Ulrich	1	2					R Emerson	7	3	6
		I El-Shafei	6	6					I El-Shafei	5	6	2
		B Bowrey	4	4

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		J Leschly	6	6
		T Ryan	2	2					J Leschly	6	3
		R Taylor	7	6					R Taylor	7	6
		I Năstase	5	4												R Taylor	6	4	6
		K Johansson	2	1												M Cox	1	6	7
		M Cox	6	6					M Cox	7	6
		Ž Franulović	4	6	6				Ž Franulović	6	3
		B Borg	6	3	3																		M Cox	3	5
		G Stilwell	6	6	6																		A Gimeno	6	7
		B Åberg	7	4	3				G Stilwell	6	2	2
		D Crealy	1	4					A Gimeno	4	6	6
		A Gimeno	6	6												A Gimeno	7	7
		O Bengtson	6	6												K Rosewall	6	6
		J Borowiak	2	4					O Bengtson	4	3
		R Ruffels	4	5					K Rosewall	6	6
		K Rosewall	6	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									J-E Lundqvist	4	2
									A Ashe	6	6
																A Ashe	6	6
																M Riessen	3	1
									B Carmichael	6	4	5
									M Riessen	1	6	7
																							A Ashe	6	6
																						2	T Okker	3	3
									P Dent	3	7	1
									C Pasarell	6	6	6
																C Pasarell	1	2
															2	T Okker	6	6
									F Stolle	6	6
								2	T Okker	7	7