1971 Grand Prix (tennis)
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]
Nastase playing in 1972 Davis Cup Final | |
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Duration | 1 April – 26 December |
Edition | 2nd |
Tournaments | 31 |
Categories | Group A (3) Group B (11) Group C (11) Group D (5) |
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Most tournament finals | |
Points leader | |
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Schedule
- Key
Group A tournaments |
Group B tournaments |
Group C tournaments |
Group D tournaments |
Grand Prix Masters |
Team events |
April
May
June
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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14 Jun | Queen's Club Championship London, England Grass – 64S/32D Group D |
8–6, 6–3 |
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8–6, 4–6, 10–8 |
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21 Jun | Wimbledon London, England Grass– S128/D64 Group A |
6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
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4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4 |
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3–6, 6–2, 15-13 |
July
August
September
October
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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25 Oct | Embassy British Indoor Championships London, England Hard – $50,000 - 32S/16D Group B |
3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
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7–5, 9–7, 6–2 |
December
Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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1 Dec | Buenos Aires Grand Prix Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay – 32S/16D Group B |
6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
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6–4, 6–4 |
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4 Dec | Pepsi–Cola Masters Paris, France Carpet – $48,000 – S7 |
N.A. (round robin) | N.A. (round robin) | N.A. (round robin) |
Standings
Player | Tournaments | Points | Prize Money |
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14 | 187 | $25,000 | |
10 | 172 | $17,000 | |
16 | 129 | $15,000 | |
14 | 124 | $12,000 | |
15 | 98 | $10,500 | |
7 | 94 | $0[lower-alpha 3] | |
22 | 82 | $9,500 | |
6 | 82 | $0[lower-alpha 3] | |
12 | 79 | $4,200 | |
16 | 69 | $7,500 |
Grand Prix rankings
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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
See also
- 1971 World Championship Tennis circuit
- 1971 Virginia Slims Circuit
Notes
- The 1971 Australian Open was part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit.
- Tournament was also part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit.[1]
- Played too few Grand Prix tournaments to qualify for bonus pool prize money.
References
- 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.
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.