1971 Grand Prix (tennis)

1971 Grand Prix circuit
	Nastase playing in 1972 Davis Cup Final
Details
Duration	1 April 1971 – 26 December 1971
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)
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The 1971 Pepsi Cola Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year.^[1] It incorporated three of the four Grand Slam tournaments,^[a] 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 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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Apr	Nice International Championships Nice, France Group D Clay – $12,500 – 64S/32D	Ilie Năstase 10–8, 11–9, 6–1	Jan Kodeš	Manuel Orantes František Pála	François Jauffret Péter Szőke Ion Țiriac Pierre Barthès
1 Apr		Ion Țiriac Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–3	Pierre Barthès François Jauffret	Manuel Orantes František Pála	François Jauffret Péter Szőke Ion Țiriac Pierre Barthès
12 Apr	Monte Carlo Open Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Group C Clay – $20,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	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 Apr		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 Apr	North Carolina National Bank Open Charlotte, North Carolina, US Group C Hard – 32S/16D	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
	Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo, Sicily, Italy Group C Clay – $12,500 – 63S/16D	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
		Georges Goven Pierre Barthès 6–2, 6–3	Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac	Ion Țiriac Barry Phillips-Moore
25 Apr	Catania International Open Catania, Italy Group C Clay – 64S/16D	Jan Kodeš 6–3, 6–0, 6–2	Georges Goven	Pierre Barthès Patrick Proisy	František Pála Adriano Panatta François Jauffret Jean-Loup Rouyer
		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, US Group C Hard – 32S/32D	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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 May	City of Paris Open Championships Paris, France Group C Clay – 32S/16D	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, West Germany Group B Clay – $20,000 – 32S/16D	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 Group B Clay – $36,000 – 32S/16D	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
	Belgian Open Championships Brussels, Belgium Group B Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D	Cliff Drysdale 6–0, 6–1, 7–5	Ilie Năstase	Boro Jovanović Ismail El Shafei	Bob Carmichael Cliff Richey Stan Smith Ion Țiriac
		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 – 128S/128D Grand Slam / 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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
14 Jun	Queen's Club Championships London, England Grass – 64S/32D Group D Singles – Doubles	Stan Smith 8–6, 6–3	John Newcombe	Owen Davidson Tom Gorman	Ross Case Roy Emerson Marty Riessen Rod Laver
14 Jun		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 Jun	Wimbledon London, England Grass– 128S/64D Grand Slam / Group A Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Jul	Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Clay – 32S/32D 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 – 32S/32D Group B	Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 7–6, 6–1	Jaime Pinto Bravo Butch Seewagen	Ray Ruffels Manuel Santana	Patrick Proisy Per Jemsby Pierre Barthès Stan Smith
	Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland Clay – $20,000 – 32S/16D 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
		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
	Greenshields Welsh Open Newport, Wales Grass – 32S/16D 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 Jul	Washington Star International ^[b] Washington, D.C., US Clay – $50,000 – 64S/16D Group B Singles – Doubles	Ken Rosewall 6–2, 7–5, 6–1	Marty Riessen	Stan Smith John Newcombe	Dennis Ralston Ismail El Shafei Cliff Drysdale Andrés Gimeno
12 Jul		Tom Okker Marty Riessen 7–6, 6–2	Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels	Stan Smith John Newcombe
24 Jul	Tanglewood International Tennis Classic Clemmons, North Carolina, US Hard – 64S/16D 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 Jul		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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Aug	Buckeye Open Columbus, Ohio, US Group D Hard – 32S/16D	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 Aug	Buckeye Open Columbus, Ohio, US Group D Hard – 32S/16D	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 Aug	Cincinnati Open Cincinnati, Ohio, US Group C Clay – $30,000 – 64S/32D	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 Open Italy Group D Clay – 64S/32D	Adriano Panatta 6–3, 7–5, 6–1	Martin Mulligan	František Pála Paolo Bertolucci	Atet Wijono Sergio Palmieri Ezio Di Matteo Giordano Maioli
	Senigallia Open Italy Group D Clay – 64S/32D	Gondo Widjojo Atet Wijono 6–7, 7–5, 6–3	Ezio Di Matteo Antonio Zugarelli	František Pála Paolo Bertolucci	Atet Wijono Sergio Palmieri Ezio Di Matteo Giordano Maioli
16 Aug	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, US Group B Clay – $50,000 – 64S/32D	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 Aug		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 Aug	Pennsylvania Championships Merion, Haverford, Pennsylvania, US Group D Hard – $15,000 – 64S/32D	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 Aug		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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Sep	US Open Forest Hills, New York, US Grand Slam / Group A Grass – $88,300 – 128S/64D Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles	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
	South Orange Open South Orange, New Jersey, US Group C Grass – $25,000 – 64S/32D	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 Sep	Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, California, US Group B Hard – $52,500 -64S/32D	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, US Group C Hard – 64S/32D	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 Sep	Redwood Bank Pacific Coast Open ^[b] Berkeley, California, US Group B Hard – $50,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles	Rod Laver 6–4, 6–4, 7–6	Ken Rosewall	Tom Okker Arthur Ashe	Robert Lutz Cliff Richey Marty Riessen Cliff Drysdale
27 Sep		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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
25 Oct	Embassy British Indoor Championships London, England Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D 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 Oct		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	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
1 Dec	Buenos Aires Grand Prix Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay – 32S/16D Group B Singles	Željko Franulović 6–3, 6–4, 6–4	Ilie Năstase	Jan Leschly Stan Smith	István Gulyás Cliff Richey Frank Froehling Roberto Aubone
1 Dec		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 Dec	Pepsi–Cola Masters Paris, France Hard (i) – $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^[c]
Pierre Barthès	22	82	$9,500
Ken Rosewall	6	82	$0^[c]
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.
^ ^a ^b Tournament was also part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit.^[1]
^ ^a ^b Played too few Grand Prix tournaments to qualify for bonus pool prize money.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.