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The 1971 Pepsi Cola Grand Prix was a professional
tennis circuit held that year.
[1] It incorporated three of the four
Grand Slam tournaments,
[a] the
Grand Prix tournaments. It was the second edition of the Grand Prix circuit and was run by the
International Lawn Tennis Federation (ITLF).
[2] 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.
[1] 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.
[3]
Schedule
Key
Group A tournaments
Group B tournaments
Group C tournaments
Group D tournaments
Grand Prix Masters
Team events
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
[b] 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
[b]
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
December
Standings
Grand Prix rankings
List of tournament winners
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:
See also
Notes
^ The 1971 Australian Open was part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit.
^
a
b Tournament was also part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit.
[1]
^
a
b Played too few Grand Prix tournaments to qualify for bonus pool prize money.
References
External links
Further reading
Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press.
ISBN
978-0-942257-70-0 .