1971 Australian Open

The 1971 Australian Open, also known under its sponsored name Dunlop Australian Open, was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the White City Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from 7 to 14 March. The tournament was originally scheduled to be played in Melbourne but was moved to Sydney on account of a $125,000 sponsorship deal with Dunlop. The tournament date was moved from its regular January slot to March to accommodate scheduling requirements made by the commercial promoters World Championship Tennis and National Tennis League.[5] It was the 59th edition of the Australian Open, the 17th and final one held in Sydney, and the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. The tournament was part of the 1971 World Championship Tennis circuit.[6] The singles titles were won by Australians Ken Rosewall and Margaret Court.[7][8] The tiebreak was introduced for all sets except the deciding set.

1971 Australian Open
Date7–14 March
Edition59th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF) / (WCT)
SurfaceGrass / Outdoor
LocationSydney, Australia
VenueWhite City Tennis Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Ken Rosewall [1]
Women's Singles
Margaret Court [2]
Men's Doubles
John Newcombe / Tony Roche [3]
Women's Doubles
Evonne Goolagong / Margaret Court [4]

Seniors

Men's singles
Main article: 1971 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Ken Rosewall defeated Arthur Ashe 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 [1]

Women's singles
Main article: 1971 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Margaret Court defeated Evonne Goolagong 2–6, 7–6, 7–5 [2]

Men's doubles
Main article: 1971 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Tom Okker / Marty Riessen 6–2, 7–6 [3]

Women's doubles
Main article: 1971 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Evonne Goolagong / Margaret Court defeated Jill Emmerson / Lesley Hunt 6–0, 6–0 [4]

Mixed doubles
Competition not held between 1970 and 1986.

References
  1. "1971 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  2. "1971 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia.
  3. "1971 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia.
  4. "Women's Doubles Honour Roll". Tennis Australia.
  5. "Dunlop offers $125,000 for tennis open". The Canberra Times. 7 April 1970. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 73–79, 149. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
  7. "Australians take the titles". The Canberra Times. 15 March 1971. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Rosewall Beats Ashe for Aussie Title". The New York Times. March 14, 1971.
Preceded by
1970 US Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1971 French Open
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