1971 Grand Prix (tennis)

1971 Grand Prix circuit
	Nastase playing in 1972 Davis Cup Final
Details
Duration	1 April – 26 December
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)
	← 1970 1972 →

The 1971 Pepsi Cola Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year.^[1] It incorporated three of the four grand slam tournaments^{[lower-alpha 1]}, 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, France 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 of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 April	Nice, France Hard – S64/D32 Group D	Ilie Năstase 10–8, 11–9, 6–1	Jan Kodeš	Manuel Orantes František Pala	François Jauffret Péter Szőke Ion Țiriac Pierre Barthès
1 April	Nice, France Hard – S64/D32 Group D	Ion Țiriac Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–3	Pierre Barthès François Jauffret	Manuel Orantes František Pala	François Jauffret Péter Szőke Ion Țiriac Pierre Barthès
12 April	Monte Carlo Open Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay – $20,000 – S32/D16 Group C	Ilie Năstase 3–6, 8–6, 6–1, 6–1	Tom Okker	Roger Taylor Ion Țiriac	Pierre Barthès Dick Crealy Patrick Proisy Boro Jovanović
12 April		Ion Țiriac Ilie Năstase 1–6, 6–3, 6–3, 8–6	Tom Okker Roger Taylor	Roger Taylor Ion Țiriac	Pierre Barthès Dick Crealy Patrick Proisy Boro Jovanović
18 April	USA National Bank Open Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Hard – S32/D16 Group C	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	Cliff Richey Tony Roche	Marty Riessen Mark Cox Charlie Pasarell Željko Franulović
	Palermo, Sicily, Italy Clay – S64/D16 Group C	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
	Palermo, Sicily, Italy Clay – S64/D16 Group C	Georges Goven Pierre Barthès 6–2, 6–3	Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac	Ion Țiriac Barry Phillips-Moore
25 April	Catania, Italy Clay – S64/D16 Group C	Jan Kodeš 6–3, 6–0, 6–2	Georges Goven	Pierre Barthès Patrick Proisy	František Pala Adriano Panatta François Jauffret Jean-Loup Rouyer
	Catania, Italy Clay – S64/D16 Group C	François Jauffret Pierre Barthès 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Jan Kodeš Jan Kukal	Pierre Barthès Patrick Proisy
	River Oaks International Tennis Tournament Houston, Texas, USA Hard – S32/D32 Group C	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	Mike Belkin Bob Carmichael	Frank Froehling Dick Crealy Tom Gorman Harold Solomon

May

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 May	City of Paris Open Championships Paris, France Clay – S32/D16 Group C	Stan Smith 6–2, 6–4, 7–5	François Jauffret	Michel Leclercq Pierre Barthès	Barry Phillips-Moore Patrice Dominguez Raymond Moore Patrick Proisy
1 May		Stan Smith Tom Gorman 3–6, 7–5, 6–2	Pierre Barthès François Jauffret	Michel Leclercq Pierre Barthès
17 May	German Open Tennis Championships Hamburg, Germany Clay – S32/D16 Group B	Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 6–2, 6–2	Péter Szőke	Vladimír Zedník Jan Kodeš	Christian Kuhnke Manuel Orantes István Gulyás John Alexander
17 May		Andrés Gimeno John Alexander 6–4, 7–5, 7–9, 6–4	Dick Crealy Allan Stone	Vladimír Zedník Jan Kodeš
22 May	British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, England Clay – S32/D16 Group B	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	Jaime Fillol Mark Cox	Frank Sedgman Pierre Barthès Roger Taylor Robert Maud
	Brussels, Belgium Clay – S32/D16 Group B	Cliff Drysdale 6–0, 6–1, 7–5	Ilie Năstase	Boro Jovanović Ismail El Shafei	Bob Carmichael Cliff Richey Stan Smith Ion Țiriac
	Brussels, Belgium Clay – S32/D16 Group B	Marty Riessen Tom Okker Divided	Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac	Boro Jovanović Ismail El Shafei	Bob Carmichael Cliff Richey Stan Smith Ion Țiriac
24 May	French Open Paris, France Clay 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 of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
14 June	Queen's Club Championship London, England Grass – S64/D32 Group D	Stan Smith 8–6, 6–3	John Newcombe	Owen Davidson Tom Gorman	Ross Case Roy Emerson Marty Riessen Rod Laver
14 June		Marty Riessen Tom Okker 8–6, 4–6, 10–8	Stan Smith Erik Van Dillen	Owen Davidson Tom Gorman	Ross Case Roy Emerson Marty Riessen Rod Laver
21 June	Wimbledon London, England Grass Group A	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 of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 July	Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Clay – S32/D32 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
	Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Clay – S32/D32 Group B	Ilie Năstase Ion Ţiriac 7–6, 6–1	Jaime Pinto-Bravo Butch Seewagen	Ray Ruffels Manuel Santana	Patrick Proisy Per Jemsby Pierre Barthès Stan Smith
	Gstaad, Switzerland Clay – S32/D16 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
	Gstaad, Switzerland Clay – S32/D16 Group B	Phil Dent John Alexander 5–7, 6–3, 6–4	John Newcombe Tom Okker	Roy Emerson Ismail El Shafei	Phil Dent Robert Maud Nikola Pilić Jeff Borowiak
	Green Shield Open Welsh Championships Newport, Wales Grass – S32/D16 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	Gerald Battrick Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau
12 July	Washington Star International ^{[lower-alpha 2]} Washington D.C., USA Clay – S64/D16 Group B	Ken Rosewall 6–2, 7–5, 6–1	Marty Riessen	Stan Smith John Newcombe	Dennis Ralston Ismail El Shafei Cliff Drysdale Andrés Gimeno
12 July		Tom Okker Marty Riessen 7–6, 6–2	Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels	Stan Smith John Newcombe
24 July	Tanglewood Park Clemmons, North Carolina, USA Hard – S64/D16 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
24 July		Jim McManus Jim Osborne 6–2, 6–4	Jimmy Connors Jeff Austin	Cliff Richey Mike Belkin	Pierre Barthès Harold Solomon Erik Van Dillen Jimmy Connors

August

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 August	Buckeye Open Columbus, Ohio, USA Hard – S32/D16 Group D	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
1 August	Buckeye Open Columbus, Ohio, USA Hard – S32/D16 Group D	Jim Osborne Jim McManus 4–6, 7–5, 6–2	Jimmy Connors Roscoe Tanner	Erik Van Dillen Raymond Moore	Željko Franulović Haroon Rahim Jim Osborne Georges Goven
2 August	Cincinnati Open Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Clay – $30,000 – S64/D32 Group C	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	Erik Van Dillen Patrick Proisy	Harold Solomon Tom Gorman Jaime Fillol Georges Goven
	Senigallia, Italy Clay – S64/D32 Group D	Adriano Panatta 6–3, 7–5, 6–1	Martin Mulligan	Frantisek Pala Paolo Bertolucci	Atet Wijono Sergio Palmieri Ezio Di Matteo Giordano Maioli
	Senigallia, Italy Clay – S64/D32 Group D	Gondo Widjojo Atet Wijono 6–7, 7–5, 6–3	Ezio Di Matteo Antonio Zugarelli	Frantisek Pala Paolo Bertolucci	Atet Wijono Sergio Palmieri Ezio Di Matteo Giordano Maioli
16 August	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Clay – S64/D32 Group B	Željko Franulović 6–3, 6–4, 0–6, 6–3	Cliff Richey	Jaime Fillol Clark Graebner	Eddie Dibbs Pierre Barthès Roscoe Tanner Patricio Cornejo
16 August		Jan Kodeš Željko Franulović 7–6, 5–7, 6–3	Clark Graebner Erik Van Dillen	Jaime Fillol Clark Graebner	Eddie Dibbs Pierre Barthès Roscoe Tanner Patricio Cornejo
22 August	Pennsylvania Championships Merion Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA Hard – S64/D32 Group D	Clark Graebner 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 7–5	Dick Stockton	Frank Froehling Colin Dibley	Roscoe Tanner Jan Leschly Milan Holeček Herb Fitzgibbon
22 August		Jim Osborne Clark Graebner 7–6, 6–3	Robert McKinley Dick Stockton	Frank Froehling Colin Dibley	Roscoe Tanner Jan Leschly Milan Holeček Herb Fitzgibbon

September

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 September	US Open Forest Hills, New York, USA Group A	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
	Eastern Grass Court Championships South Orange, New Jersey, USA Grass – S64/D32 Group C	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	Marty Riessen Onny Parun	Roscoe Tanner Alejandro Olmedo Jimmy Connors Patrick Proisy
20 September	Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, California, USA Hard – S64/D32 Group B	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	Stan Smith Cliff Richey	Robert Lutz Bob Carmichael John Alexander Roscoe Tanner
	Central California Hardcourt Championships Sacramento, California, USA Hard – S64/D32 Group C	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	Pierre Barthès Roger Taylor	Georges Goven Frank Froehling Cliff Richey Jan Kodeš
27 September	Redwood Bank Pacific Coast Open ^{[lower-alpha 2]} Berkeley, California, USA Hard – S64/D32 Group B	Rod Laver 6–4, 6–4, 7–6	Ken Rosewall	Tom Okker Arthur Ashe	Robert Lutz Cliff Richey Marty Riessen Cliff Drysdale
27 September		Rod Laver Roy Emerson 6–3, 6–3	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	Tom Okker Arthur Ashe	Robert Lutz Cliff Richey Marty Riessen Cliff Drysdale

October

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
25 October	Embassy British Indoor Championships London, England Hard – S32/D16 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
25 October		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 7–5, 9–7, 6–2	Bill Bowrey Owen Davidson	Tom Gorman Bob Hewitt	John Newcombe Frew McMillan Cliff Drysdale Ray Ruffels

December

Week of	Tournament	Champion	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 December	Buenos Aires Grand Prix Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay – S32/D16 Group B	Željko Franulović 6–3, 6–4, 6–4	Ilie Năstase	Jan Leschly Stan Smith	István Gulyás Cliff Richey Frank Froehling Roberto Aubone
1 December		Ilie Năstase Željko Franulović 6–4, 6–4	Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol	Jan Leschly Stan Smith	István Gulyás Cliff Richey Frank Froehling Roberto Aubone
4 December	Pepsi–Cola Masters Paris, France Carpet – $48,000 – S7	Ilie Năstase	N.A. (round robin)	N.A. (round robin)	N.A. (round robin)
4 December	Pepsi–Cola Masters Paris, France Carpet – $48,000 – S7	Ilie Năstase	N.A. (round robin)	N.A. (round robin)	N.A. (round robin)

Standings

Player	Tournaments	Points	Prize Money
Stan Smith	14	187	$25,000
Ilie Năstase	10	172	$17,000
Željko Franulović	16	129	$15,000
Jan Kodeš	14	124	$12,000
Cliff Richey	15	98	$10,500
John Newcombe	7	94	$0^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Pierre Barthès	22	82	$9,500
Ken Rosewall	6	82	$0^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Clark Graebner	12	79	$4,200
Tom Gorman	16	69	$7,500

Grand Prix rankings

As of 1 January 1971
Rank	Name	Nation
1 (3-way tie)	Rod Laver
1 (3-way tie)	Ken Rosewall
1 (3-way tie)	John Newcombe
4	Tony Roche
5	Arthur Ashe
6	Cliff Richey
7	Tom Okker
8	Roy Emerson
9	Ilie Năstase
10	Andrés Gimeno

Year-end rankings (December 1971)
Rank	Name	Nation	Change
1 (tie)	Stan Smith
1 (tie)	John Newcombe		=
3	Ken Rosewall		–2
4	Rod Laver		–3
5	Jan Kodeš
6	Tom Okker		+1
7	Arthur Ashe		–2
8	Ilie Năstase		+1
9	Cliff Drysdale
10	Marty Riessen

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:

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

Notes

↑ The 1971 Australian Open was part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit.
1 2 Tournament was also part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit.^[1]
1 2 Played too few Grand Prix tournaments to qualify for bonus pool prize money.

References

1 2 3 John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 145–153, 254. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
↑ "Distaff Netters In Grand Prix For First Time". Bangor Daily News. AP. Apr 7, 1971.
↑ "Stan Smith Pepsi pick". Ellensburg Daily Record. UPI. Dec 6, 1971.

External links

ATP Archive 1971: Pepsi Cola Grand Prix Tournaments.
History Men's Professional Tours.

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