1971 US Open – Women's singles

Billie Jean King defeated Rosemary Casals in the final, 6–4, 7–6(5–2) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1971 US Open. It was her second US Open singles title.

Women's singles
1971 US Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Billie Jean King
Runner-upUnited States Rosemary Casals
Score6–4, 7–6(5–2)
Details
Draw64
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1970 · US Open · 1972 →

Margaret Court was the two-time reigning champion, but did not defend her title.

This tournament marked the first major in which future world No. 1 and 18-time major champion Chris Evert competed in the main draw; she lost to King in the semifinals. Evert competed in 19 consecutive US Opens until her retirement in 1989, and failed to reach the semifinals only twice in that span.

Seeds

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The seeded players are listed below. Billie Jean King is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1.   Billie Jean King (champion)
  2.   Rosemary Casals (final)
  3.   Virginia Wade (withdrew before the tournament began)
  4.   Kerry Melville (semifinalist)
  5.   Françoise Dürr (third round)
  6.   Judy Tegart-Dalton (quarterfinalist)
  7.   Nancy Richey (third round)
  8.   Julie Heldman (third round)

Draw

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Final eight

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1   Billie Jean King 6 7
  Laura duPont 3 5
1   Billie Jean King 6 6
  Chris Evert 3 2
  Lesley Hunt 6 2 3
  Chris Evert 4 6 6
1   Billie Jean King 6 7
2   Rosemary Casals 4 6
6   Judy Tegart-Dalton 3 5
4   Kerry Melville 6 7
4   Kerry Melville 4 3
2   Rosemary Casals 6 6
  Joyce Williams 4 6 4
2   Rosemary Casals 6 2 6

Earlier rounds

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   King 6 6
  Arth 0 1 1   King 6 6
  Gourlay 6 6   Gourlay 1 2
  Kraft 3 4 1   King 6 6
  Austin 6 0 6   Tuero 0 2
  Stap 4 6 2   Austin 2 2
  Tuero 6 3 7   Tuero 6 6
  Ziegenfuss 1 6 6 1   King 6 7
7   Richey 6 6   duPont 3 5
  Martinez 2 3 7   Richey 6 6
  Subirats 6 6   Subirats 3 1
  Stap 0 3 7   Richey 6 2 4
  duPont 6 6   duPont 0 6 6
  Footman 3 1   duPont 6 6
  Sandberg 4 6 6   Sandberg 4 1
  Hogan 6 3 2

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Gilchrist 7 7
  Schallau 6 6   Gilchrist 7 6
  Tenney 6 6   Tenney 5 4
  Gonnerman 1 3   Gilchrist 1 1
  Hunt 7 6   Hunt 6 6
  Giscafré 5 0   Hunt 6 6
  Downs 6 1 7   Downs 1 2
  Cooper 2 6 5   Hunt 6 2 3
5   Dürr 6 6   Evert 4 6 6
  Aucamp 4 0 5   Dürr 6 6
  Liem 6 6   Liem 0 2
  Reese 3 1 5   Dürr 6 2 3
  Eisel 6 6   Evert 2 6 6
  Holdsworth 0 2   Eisel 6 6 1
  Evert 6 6   Evert 4 7 6
  Buding 1 0

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Chanfreau 6 6
  Sawamatsu 2 1   Chanfreau 6 6
  Redondo 6 6 6   Redondo 3 3
  Kaligis 7 2 3   Chanfreau 2 2
  Newberry 6 6 6   Tegart-Dalton 6 6
  Pigeon 0 2   Newberry 2 4
6   Tegart-Dalton 6 6 6   Tegart-Dalton 6 6
  Berner 0 1 6   Tegart-Dalton 3 5
  Pande 6 6 4   Melville 6 7
  Metcalf 3 3   Pande 6 6
  Kemmer 6 7   Kemmer 2 4
  Graebner 4 6   Pande 4 2
  Teeguarden 6 2 6 4   Melville 6 6
  Molesworth 4 6 3   Teeguarden 0 3
4   Melville 6 6 4   Melville 6 6
  Bakker 3 3

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  Shaw 6 6
  Hansen 1 1   Shaw 4 7 4
  Williams 7 7   Williams 6 6 6
  Stuart 6 5   Williams 7 6
  Truman 6 6 8   Heldman 5 4
  O'Hara 1 0   Truman 6 4 1
8   Heldman 6 6 8   Heldman 2 6 6
  Gengler 4 3   Williams 4 6 4
  Palmeová-West 6 6 2   Casals 6 2 6
  Moran 2 3   Palmeová-West 7 6 3
  Harris 6 6   Harris 6 7 6
  Johnson 3 3   Harris 1 1
  Overton 6 6 2   Casals 6 6
  Louie 3 3   Overton 6 3 0
2   Casals 6 2 6 2   Casals 2 6 6
  Stöve 3 6 3
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