1971 French Open – Women's Singles

Evonne Goolagong defeated Helen Gourlay, 6–3, 7–5 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1971 French Open.[1]

Women's Singles
1971 French Open
Champion Evonne Goolagong
Runner-up Helen Gourlay
Final score6–3, 7–5
Seeds8

Top-seeded Margaret Court was the two-time defending champion, but she was defeated in the third round by Gail Chanfreau. This marked the first time since the 1964 US Open that Court failed to reach a grand slam quarterfinals, a run of 19 consecutive majors. It was also Court's earliest exit from a grand slam event since 1962 Wimbledon.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Evonne Goolagong is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. Margaret Court (Third round)
  2. Virginia Wade (First round)
  3. Evonne Goolagong (Champion)
  4. Nancy Gunter (Semifinalist)
  5. Helga Masthoff (First round)
  6. Françoise Dürr (Quarterfinalist)
  7. Julie Heldman (Third round)
  8. Olga Morozova (Second round)

Qualifying
Main article: 1971 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key
  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild Card
  • LL = Lucky Loser
  • r. = retired

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
Gail Chanfreau 4 6 3
Helen Gourlay 6 3 6
Helen Gourlay 6 6
4 Nancy Richey 2 3
4 Nancy Richey 6 6
Lesley Bowrey 2 4
Helen Gourlay 3 5
3 Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6 7
6 Françoise Dürr 3 0
3 Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6 6
3 Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6 6
Marijke Schaar 4 1
Marijke Schaar 6 6
Linda Tuero 2 3

Earlier rounds

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Wennerstrom 0 1
1 Court 6 6 1 Court 6 6
Q Giscafré 0 2 Melville 2 1
Melville 6 6 1 Court 3 4
Teeguarden 2 2 Chanfreau 6 6
Chanfreau 6 6 Chanfreau 6 6
Q Pinto Bravo 2 3 Palmeová-West 1 1
Palmeová-West 6 6 Chanfreau 4 6 3
Q Fuchs 2 0 Gourlay 6 3 6
8 Morozova 6 6 8 Morozova 4 3
Kirk 4 3 Sawamatsu 6 6
Sawamatsu 6 6 Sawamatsu 6 2 5
Greenwood 2 5 Gourlay 3 6 7
Sandberg 6 7 Sandberg 7 5 3
Martinez 1 4 Gourlay 5 7 6
Gourlay 6 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Q Fernández-De Soto 4 1
4 Richey 6 6 4 Richey 7 6
Q Repoux 1 0 Hunt 5 0
Hunt 6 6 4 Richey 7 6
Spinoza w/o Rossouw 5 2
Q Ebbinghaus Q Ebbinghaus 3 6 3
Cooper 6 1 3 Rossouw 6 4 6
Rossouw 3 6 6 4 Richey 6 6
5 Masthoff w/o Bowrey 2 4
Ivanova Ivanova 3 2
Q Botha 1 2 Shaw 6 6
Shaw 6 6 Shaw 1 2
Porzio 1 3 Bowrey 6 6
Bowrey 6 6 Bowrey 6 6
Moore 3 6 1 Bouteleux 3 1
Bouteleux 6 4 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Kaligis 0 1
Stöve 6 6 Stöve 9 6
Q Borka 2 2 Ziegenfuss 7 2
Ziegenfuss 6 6 Stöve 5 7 4
Q Pachta 2 7 2 6 Dürr 7 5 6
Austin 6 5 6 Austin 1 0
Holubova 2 6 6 Dürr 6 6
6 Dürr 6 8 6 Dürr 3 0
Fretz 7 5 6 3 Goolagong 6 6
Pericoli 5 7 8 Pericoli 6 6
Szabo 1 6 Emmanuel 4 1
Emmanuel 6 6 Pericoli 2 2
Darmon 4 2 3 Goolagong 6 6
Q Gilchrist 6 6 Q Gilchrist 1 1
Q Koudelka 3 1 3 Goolagong 6 6
3 Goolagong 6 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Liem 7 4
Walhof 9 6 Walhof 6 4 1
de Roubin 6 4 4 Schaar 3 6 6
Schaar 4 6 6 Schaar 4 6 6
Harris 2 7 7 Heldman 6 3 4
Q Vest 6 9 Q Vest 2 6
Q Van Brandis 0 0 7 Heldman 6 8
7 Heldman 6 6 Schaar 6 6
Bonicelli 4 6 4 Tuero 2 3
Nasuelli 6 3 6 Nasuelli 6 4 6
Neumannová 5 6 7 Szorenyi 3 6 1
Szorenyi 7 4 9 Nasuelli 7 3
Pigeon 6 4 7 Tuero 9 6
Bentzer 4 6 9 Bentzer 5 2
2 Wade 5 Tuero 7 6
Tuero 7

References
  1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 396. ISBN 978-0942257700.
Preceded by
1971 Australian Open – Women's Singles		 Grand Slam women's singles Succeeded by
1971 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
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