1971 US Open – Women's singles

August 2023 1971 US Open USA Billie Jean King USA Rosemary Casals 6–4, 7–6(5–2) 64 8 1971 US Open (tennis) Billie Jean King defeated Rosemary Casals in the final, 6–4, 7–6(5–2) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1971 US Open. It was her second US Open singles title and sixth major singles title overall. For the second time in her career, King did not lose a set during the tournament. Margaret Court was the two-time reigning champion, but did not participate this year. This tournament marked the first major in which future world No. 1 and 18-time major singles champion Chris Evert competed in the main draw; she lost to King in the semifinals. Evert was 1954 12 21 1971 9 9 old at the time and competed in 19 consecutive US Opens until her retirement in 1989. She would make at least the semifinals in her first 16 US Opens, before being knocked out of the 1987 quarterfinals. Evert would make a seventeenth semifinal in 1988 and ending her career with only her second quarterfinal loss in 1989. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Billie Jean King is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. USA Billie Jean King (champion) USA Rosemary Casals (final) GBR Virginia Wade (withdrew before the tournament began) AUS Kerry Melville (semifinalist) FRA Françoise Dürr (third round) AUS Judy Tegart-Dalton (quarterfinalist) USA Nancy Richey (third round) USA Julie Heldman (third round) Draw Key Q = Qualifier WC = Wild card LL = Lucky loser r = Retired Final eight 150 USA Billie Jean King 1 USA Rosemary Casals 2 6 4 7 6 USA Billie Jean King 1 USA Chris Evert 6 3 6 2 AUS Kerry Melville 4 USA Rosemary Casals 2 4 6 3 6 USA Billie Jean King 1 USA Laura duPont 6 3 7 5 AUS Lesley Hunt USA Chris Evert 6 4 2 6 3 6 AUS Judy Tegart-Dalton 6 AUS Kerry Melville 4 3 6 5 7 GBR Joyce Williams USA Rosemary Casals 2 4 6 6 2 4 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA King 1 USA duPont 6 3 7 5 USA King 1 USA Tuero 6 0 6 2 USA Richey 7 USA duPont 6 0 2 6 4 6 USA King 1 AUS Gourlay 6 1 6 2 USA Austin USA Tuero 2 6 2 6 USA Richey 7 MEX Subirats 6 3 6 1 USA duPont SWE Sandberg 6 4 6 1 USA King 1 USA Arth 6 0 6 1 AUS Gourlay USA Kraft 6 3 6 4 USA Austin USA Stap 6 4 0 6 6 2 USA Tuero USA Ziegenfuss 6 1 3 6 7 6 USA Richey 7 USA Martinez 6 2 6 3 MEX Subirats USA Stap 6 0 6 3 USA duPont USA Footman 6 3 6 1 SWE Sandberg USA Hogan 4 6 6 3 6 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS Hunt USA Evert 6 4 2 6 3 6 AUS Gilchrist AUS Hunt 1 6 1 6 FRA Dürr 5 USA Evert 6 2 2 6 3 6 AUS Gilchrist USA Tenney 7 5 6 4 AUS Hunt USA Downs 6 1 6 2 FRA Dürr 5 INA Liem 6 0 6 2 USA Eisel USA Evert 6 4 6 7 1 6 AUS Gilchrist USA Schallau 7 6 7 6 USA Tenney USA Gonnerman 6 1 6 3 AUS Hunt ARG Giscafré 7 5 6 0 USA Downs GBR Cooper 6 2 1 6 7 5 FRA Dürr 5 USA Aucamp 6 4 6 0 INA Liem USA Reese 6 3 6 1 USA Eisel GBR Holdsworth 6 0 6 2 USA Evert FRG Buding 6 1 6 0 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS Tegart-Dalton 6 AUS Melville 4 3 6 5 7 FRA Chanfreau AUS Tegart-Dalton 6 2 6 2 6 USA Pande AUS Melville 4 4 6 2 6 FRA Chanfreau USA Redondo 6 3 6 3 USA Newberry AUS Tegart-Dalton 6 2 6 4 6 USA Pande USA Kemmer 6 2 6 4 USA Teeguarden AUS Melville 4 0 6 3 6 FRA Chanfreau JPN Sawamatsu 6 2 6 1 USA Redondo INA Kaligis 6 7 6 2 6 3 USA Newberry USA Pigeon 6 0 6 2 AUS Tegart-Dalton 6 CAN Berner 6 0 6 1 USA Pande USA Metcalf 6 3 6 3 USA Kemmer USA Graebner 6 4 7 6 USA Teeguarden GBR Molesworth 6 4 2 6 6 3 AUS Melville 4 NED Bakker 6 3 6 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR Williams USA Casals 2 4 6 6 2 4 6 GBR Williams USA Heldman 8 7 5 6 4 AUS Harris USA Casals 2 1 6 1 6 GBR Shaw GBR Williams 4 6 7 6 4 6 GBR Truman USA Heldman 8 6 2 4 6 1 6 TCH Palmeová-West AUS Harris 7 6 6 7 3 6 USA Overton USA Casals 2 6 2 3 6 0 6 GBR Shaw USA Hansen 6 1 6 1 GBR Williams USA Stuart 7 6 7 5 GBR Truman CAN O'Hara 6 1 6 0 USA Heldman 8 USA Gengler 6 4 6 3 TCH Palmeová-West USA Moran 6 2 6 3 AUS Harris USA Johnson 6 3 6 3 USA Overton USA Louie 6 3 6 3 USA Casals 2 NED Stöve 6 3 2 6 6 3 External links 1971 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1971 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1972 Australian Open – Women's singles Women's Singles Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles Category:1971 in women's tennis Category:1971 in American women's sports