1971 Stockholm Open – Singles

Singles
1971 Stockholm Open
Champion	Arthur Ashe[1]
Runner-up	Jan Kodeš
Final score	6–1, 3–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–4

The 1971 Stockholm Open was a tennis tournament played on hard courts and part of the 1971 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix and took place in Stockholm, Sweden. The tournament was held from November 1 through November 7, 1971. Arthur Ashe defeated Jan Kodeš, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–4, in the final.^[1]

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Rod Laver	6	4	6
		Jan Kodeš	4	6	7
									Jan Kodeš	2	6	6
									Cliff Drysdale	6	2	4
		J Alexander	6	4	3
		Cliff Drysdale	7	4	6
																Jan Kodeš	1	6	2	6	4
																Arthur Ashe	6	3	6	1	6
		Mark Cox	3	5
		Andrés Gimeno	6	7
									Andrés Gimeno	4	3
									Arthur Ashe	6	6
		Arthur Ashe	6	6
	2	Tom Okker	3	3

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
							1	R Laver	6	6
								R Maud	3	4
														1	R Laver	6	6
															P Saila	1	1
								T Gorman	6	6	5
								P Saila	1	7	7
																					1	R Laver	6	4	6
																						J Kodeš	4	6	7
								J Kodeš	6	6
								L Olander	0	2
															J Kodeš	6	6
															B Lutz	4	2
								B Lutz	6	6
								J Zabrodsky	3	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		S Smith	6	5
		L Johansson	7	7					L Johansson	1	1
		F McMillan	1	6	4				B Fairlie	6	6
		B Fairlie	6	1	6											B Fairlie	6	4
		J Alexander	5	6	6											J Alexander	7	6
		M Stig	7	0	4				J Alexander	6	6
		T Leonard	6	7					T Leonard	4	4
		R Barth	2	5																			J Alexander	6	4	3
		C Drysdale	3	6	6																		C Drysdale	7	4	6
		A Stone	6	3	4				C Drysdale	6	7
		T Svensson	6	4	6				T Svensson	3	6
		H Zahr	4	6	2											C Drysdale	w/o
		R Emerson	6	6												R Emerson
		T Ulrich	1	2					R Emerson	7	3	6
		I El-Shafei	6	6					I El-Shafei	5	6	2
		B Bowrey	4	4

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		J Leschly	6	6
		T Ryan	2	2					J Leschly	6	3
		R Taylor	7	6					R Taylor	7	6
		I Năstase	5	4												R Taylor	6	4	6
		K Johansson	2	1												M Cox	1	6	7
		M Cox	6	6					M Cox	7	6
		Ž Franulović	4	6	6				Ž Franulović	6	3
		B Borg	6	3	3																		M Cox	3	5
		G Stilwell	6	6	6																		A Gimeno	6	7
		B Aberg	7	4	3				G Stilwell	6	2	2
		D Crealy	1	4					A Gimeno	4	6	6
		A Gimeno	6	6												A Gimeno	7	7
		O Bengtson	6	6												K Rosewall	6	6
		J Borowiak	2	4					O Bengtson	4	3
		R Ruffels	4	5					K Rosewall	6	6
		K Rosewall	6	7

Section 4

First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								J-E Lundqvist	4	2
								A Ashe	6	6
															A Ashe	6	6
															M Riessen	3	1
								B Carmichael	6	4	5
								M Riessen	1	6	7
																						A Ashe	6	6
																					2	T Okker	3	3
								P Dent	3	7	1
								C Pasarell	6	6	6
															C Pasarell	1	2
														2	T Okker	6	6
								F Stolle	6	6
							2	T Okker	7	7

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