1971 Grand Prix (tennis)

Tennis circuit the 1971 Pepsi-Cola Women's Grand Prix 1971 Women's Grand Prix (tennis) 1971 Grand Prix circuit Ilie_Nastase_-_1972_Nastase_in_finala_Cupei_Davis.jpg Nastase playing in 1972 Davis Cup Final 200px 1 April 1971 – 26 December 1971 2nd 31 Group A (3) Group B (11) Group C (11) Group D (5) ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase (4) USA Stan Smith (4) ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase (6) USA Stan Smith (187) 1970 1972 The 1971 Pepsi Cola Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated three of the four Grand Slam tournaments,autralianopen The 1971 Australian Open was part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit. the Grand Prix tournaments. It was the second edition of the Grand Prix circuit and was run by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ITLF).Distaff Netters In Grand Prix For First Time https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SCM0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=9eAIAAAAIBAJ&pg=3539%2C2009232 Bangor Daily News AP Apr 7, 1971 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. 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.Stan Smith Pepsi pick https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FXdUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QI8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4899%2C4956306 Ellensburg Daily Record UPI Dec 6, 1971 Schedule Key Group A tournaments Group B tournaments Group C tournaments Group D tournaments Grand Prix Masters Team events April WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 1 Apr Nice International Championships Nice, France Group D Clay – $12,500 – 64S/32D ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 10–8, 11–9, 6–1 TCH Jan Kodeš ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes TCH František Pála FRA François Jauffret HUN Péter Szőke ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac FRA Pierre Barthès ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–3 FRA Pierre Barthès FRA François Jauffret 12 Apr Monte Carlo Open Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Group C Clay – $20,000 – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles ROM 1976 Ilie Năstase 3–6, 8–6, 6–1, 6–1 NED Tom Okker GBR Roger Taylor ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac FRA Pierre Barthès AUS Dick Crealy FRA Patrick Proisy YUG Boro Jovanović ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 1–6, 6–3, 6–3, 8–6 NED Tom Okker GBR Roger Taylor 18 Apr North Carolina National Bank Open Charlotte, North Carolina, US Group C Hard – 32S/16D USA Arthur Ashe 6–3, 6–3 USA Stan Smith USA Cliff Richey AUS Tony Roche USA Marty Riessen GBR Mark Cox USA Charlie Pasarell YUG Željko Franulović USA Marty Riessen AUS Tony Roche 6–2, 6–2 USA Arthur Ashe USA Dennis Ralston Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo, Sicily, Italy Group C Clay – $12,500 – 63S/16D GBR Roger Taylor 6–3, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2 FRA Pierre Barthès ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac AUS Barry Phillips-Moore ITA Adriano Panatta FRA François Jauffret FRA Georges Goven ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase FRA Georges Goven FRA Pierre Barthès 6–2, 6–3 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac 25 Apr Catania International Open Catania, Italy Group C Clay – 64S/16D TCH Jan Kodeš 6–3, 6–0, 6–2 FRA Georges Goven FRA Pierre Barthès FRA Patrick Proisy TCH František Pála ITA Adriano Panatta FRA François Jauffret FRA Jean-Loup Rouyer FRA François Jauffret FRA Pierre Barthès 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 TCH Jan Kodeš TCH Jan Kukal River Oaks International Tennis TournamentHouston, Texas, US Group C Hard – 32S/32D USA Cliff Richey 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 USA Clark Graebner CAN Mike Belkin AUS Bob Carmichael USA Frank Froehling AUS Dick Crealy USA Tom Gorman USA Harold Solomon NZL Onny Parun TCH Milan Holeček 1–6, 7–6, 6–4 USA Tom Edlefsen USA Frank Froehling May WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 1 May City of Paris Open Championships Paris, France Group C Clay – 32S/16D USA Stan Smith 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 FRA François Jauffret FRA Michel Leclercq FRA Pierre Barthès AUS Barry Phillips-Moore FRA Patrice Dominguez AUS Raymond Moore FRA Patrick Proisy USA Stan Smith USA Tom Gorman 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 FRA Pierre Barthès FRA François Jauffret 17 May German Open Tennis Championships Hamburg, West Germany Group B Clay – $20,000 – 32S/16D ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 HUN Péter Szőke TCH Vladimír Zedník TCH Jan Kodeš FRG Christian Kuhnke ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes HUN István Gulyás AUS John Alexander ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno AUS John Alexander 6–4, 7–5, 7–9, 6–4 AUS Dick Crealy AUS Allan Stone 22 May British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth, England Group B Clay – $36,000 – 32S/16D GBR Gerald Battrick 6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 6–0 YUG Željko Franulović CHI Jaime Fillol GBR Mark Cox AUS Frank Sedgman FRA Pierre Barthès GBR Roger Taylor RSA 1928 Robert Maud AUS Owen Davidson AUS Bill Bowrey 8–6, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3 CHI Patricio Cornejo CHI Jaime Fillol Belgian Open Championships Brussels, Belgium Group B Clay – $25,000 – 32S/16D RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale 6–0, 6–1, 7–5 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase YUG Boro Jovanović EGY Ismail El Shafei AUS Bob Carmichael USA Cliff Richey USA Stan Smith ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac USA Marty Riessen NED Tom Okker Divided ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac 24 May French Open Paris, France Clay – 128S/128D Grand Slam / Group A TCH Jan Kodeš 8–6, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Frank Froehling YUG Željko Franulović USA Arthur Ashe USA Stan Smith HUN István Gulyás FRA Patrick Proisy USA Arthur Ashe USA Marty Riessen 6–8, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 11–9 USA Tom Gorman USA Stan Smith FRA Françoise Dürr FRA Jean-Claude Barclay 6–2, 6–4 GBR Winnie Shaw URS Toomas Leius June WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 14 Jun Queen's Club Championships London, England Grass – 64S/32D Group D Singles – Doubles USA Stan Smith 8–6, 6–3 AUS John Newcombe AUS Owen Davidson USA Tom Gorman AUS Ross Case AUS Roy Emerson USA Marty Riessen AUS Rod Laver USA Marty Riessen NED Tom Okker 8–6, 4–6, 10–8 USA Stan Smith USA Erik van Dillen 21 Jun Wimbledon London, England Grass– 128S/64D Grand Slam / Group A Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles AUS John Newcombe 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 USA Stan Smith USA Tom Gorman AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Rod Laver NZL Onny Parun USA Cliff Richey AUS Colin Dibley AUS Roy Emerson AUS Rod Laver 4–6, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4 USA Arthur Ashe USA Dennis Ralston USA Billie Jean King AUS Owen Davidson 3–6, 6–2, 15-13 AUS Margaret Court USA Marty Riessen July WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 5 Jul Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden Clay – 32S/32D Group B ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 6–7, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 DEN Jan Leschly AUS Ray Ruffels ESP 1945 Manuel Santana FRA Patrick Proisy SWE Per Jemsby FRA Pierre Barthès USA Stan Smith ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase ROU 1965 Ion Țiriac 7–6, 6–1 CHI Jaime Pinto Bravo USA Butch Seewagen Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland Clay – $20,000 – 32S/16D Group B AUS John Newcombe 6–2, 5–7, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 NED Tom Okker AUS Roy Emerson EGY Ismail El Shafei AUS Phil Dent RSA 1928 Robert Maud YUG Nikola Pilić USA Jeff Borowiak AUS Phil Dent AUS John Alexander 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 AUS John Newcombe NED Tom Okker Greenshields Welsh Open Newport, Wales Grass – 32S/16D Group C AUS Ken Rosewall 6–1, 9–8 GBR Roger Taylor GBR Gerald Battrick FRA Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau NZL Onny Parun FRA Wanaro N'Godrella GBR Stephen Warboys Rhodesia Andrew Pattison GBR Roger Taylor AUS Ken Rosewall 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 GBR John Clifton GBR John Paish 12 Jul Washington Star Internationalwct Washington, D.C., US Clay – $50,000 – 64S/16D Group B Singles – Doubles AUS Ken Rosewall 6–2, 7–5, 6–1 USA Marty Riessen USA Stan Smith AUS John Newcombe USA Dennis Ralston EGY Ismail El Shafei RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno NED Tom Okker USA Marty Riessen 7–6, 6–2 AUS Bob Carmichael AUS Ray Ruffels 24 Jul Tanglewood International Tennis Classic Clemmons, North Carolina, US Hard – 64S/16D Group C CHI Jaime Fillol 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 YUG Željko Franulović USA Cliff Richey CAN Mike Belkin FRA Pierre Barthès USA Harold Solomon USA Erik van Dillen USA Jimmy Connors USA Jim McManus USA Jim Osborne 6–2, 6–4 USA Jimmy Connors USA Jeff Austin August WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 1 Aug Buckeye Open Columbus, Ohio, US Group D Hard – 32S/16D USA Tom Gorman 6–7, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 USA Jimmy Connors USA Erik van Dillen RSA 1928 Raymond Moore YUG Željko Franulović PAK Haroon Rahim USA Jim Osborne FRA Georges Goven USA Jim Osborne USA Jim McManus 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 USA Jimmy Connors USA Roscoe Tanner 2 Aug Cincinnati Open Cincinnati, Ohio, US Group C Clay – $30,000 – 64S/32D USA Stan Smith 7–6, 6–3 ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert USA Erik van Dillen FRA Patrick Proisy USA Harold Solomon USA Tom Gorman CHI Jaime Fillol FRA Georges Goven USA Erik van Dillen USA Stan Smith 6–4, 6–4 USA Sandy Mayer USA Roscoe Tanner Senigallia Open Italy Group D Clay – 64S/32D ITA Adriano Panatta 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 AUS Martin Mulligan TCH František Pála ITA Paolo Bertolucci IDN Atet Wijono ITA Sergio Palmieri ITA Ezio Di Matteo ITA Giordano Maioli IDN Gondo Widjojo IDN Atet Wijono 6–7, 7–5, 6–3 ITA Ezio Di Matteo ITA Antonio Zugarelli 16 Aug U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Indianapolis, Indiana, US Group B Clay – $50,000 – 64S/32D YUG Željko Franulović 6–3, 6–4, 0–6, 6–3 USA Cliff Richey CHI Jaime Fillol USA Clark Graebner USA Eddie Dibbs FRA Pierre Barthès USA Roscoe Tanner CHI Patricio Cornejo TCH Jan Kodeš YUG Željko Franulović 7–6, 5–7, 6–3 USA Clark Graebner USA Erik van Dillen 22 Aug Pennsylvania Championships Merion, Haverford, Pennsylvania, US Group D Hard – $15,000 – 64S/32D USA Clark Graebner 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 7–5 USA Dick Stockton USA Frank Froehling AUS Colin Dibley USA Roscoe Tanner DEN Jan Leschly TCH Milan Holeček USA Herb Fitzgibbon USA Jim Osborne USA Clark Graebner 7–6, 6–3 USA Robert McKinley USA Dick Stockton September WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 1 Sep US Open Forest Hills, New York, US Grand Slam / Group A Grass – $88,300 – 128S/64D Singles – Doubles – Mixed doubles USA Stan Smith 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–6 TCH Jan Kodeš USA Arthur Ashe NED Tom Okker USA Frank Froehling ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes USA Clark Graebner USA Marty Riessen AUS John Newcombe GBR Roger Taylor 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6 USA Stan Smith USA Erik van Dillen USA Billie Jean King AUS Owen Davidson 6–3, 7–5 NED Betty Stöve RSA 1928 Robert Maud South Orange Open South Orange, New Jersey, US Group C Grass – $25,000 – 64S/32D USA Clark Graebner 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 FRA Pierre Barthès USA Marty Riessen NZL Onny Parun USA Roscoe Tanner USA Alejandro Olmedo USA Jimmy Connors FRA Patrick Proisy AUS Tom Leonard AUS Bob Carmichael 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 USA Clark Graebner USA Erik van Dillen 20 Sep Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles, California, US Group B Hard – $52,500 -64S/32D USA Pancho Gonzales 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 USA Jimmy Connors USA Stan Smith USA Cliff Richey USA Robert Lutz AUS Bob Carmichael AUS John Alexander USA Roscoe Tanner AUS Phil Dent AUS John Alexander 7–6, 6–4 USA Clark Graebner USA Frank Froehling Central California Hardcourt Championships Sacramento, California, US Group C Hard – 64S/32D USA Robert Lutz 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 USA Alejandro Olmedo FRA Pierre Barthès GBR Roger Taylor FRA Georges Goven USA Frank Froehling USA Cliff Richey TCH Jan Kodeš USA Jim Osborne USA Jim McManus 7–6, 6–3 RSA 1928 Frew McMillan RSA 1928 Robert Maud 27 Sep Redwood Bank Pacific Coast Openwct Tournament was also part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit.World of Tennis '72 1972 Queen Anne Press London 9780362001037 86035663 145–153, 254 John Barrett Berkeley, California, US Group B Hard – $50,000 – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles AUS Rod Laver 6–4, 6–4, 7–6 AUS Ken Rosewall NED Tom Okker USA Arthur Ashe USA Robert Lutz USA Cliff Richey USA Marty Riessen RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale AUS Rod Laver AUS Roy Emerson 6–3, 6–3 AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Fred Stolle October WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 25 Oct Embassy British Indoor Championships London, England Hard – $50,000 – 32S/16D Group B ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 AUS Rod Laver USA Tom Gorman RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt AUS John Newcombe RSA 1928 Frew McMillan RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale AUS Ray Ruffels RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 7–5, 9–7, 6–2 AUS Bill Bowrey AUS Owen Davidson December WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 1 Dec Buenos Aires Grand Prix Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay – 32S/16D Group B Singles YUG Željko Franulović 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase DEN Jan Leschly USA Stan Smith HUN István Gulyás USA Cliff Richey USA Frank Froehling ARG Roberto Aubone ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase YUG Željko Franulović 6–4, 6–4 CHI Patricio Cornejo CHI Jaime Fillol 4 Dec Pepsi–Cola Masters Paris, France Hard (i) – $48,000 – S7 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase N.A. (round robin) N.A. (round robin) N.A. (round robin) Standings PlayerTournamentsPointsPrize Money USA Stan Smith 14 187 $25,000 ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 10 172 $17,000 YUG Željko Franulović 16 129 $15,000 TCH Jan Kodeš 14 124 $12,000 USA Cliff Richey 15 98 $10,500 AUS John Newcombe 7 94 $0prizemoney Played too few Grand Prix tournaments to qualify for bonus pool prize money. FRA Pierre Barthès 22 82 $9,500 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 82 $0prizemoney USA Clark Graebner 12 79 $4,200 USA Tom Gorman 16 69 $7,500 Grand Prix rankings As of 1 January 1971 Rank Name Nation 1 (3-way tie) Rod Laver AUS 1 (3-way tie)Ken Rosewall AUS 1 (3-way tie)John Newcombe AUS 4Tony Roche AUS 5 Arthur Ashe USA 6 Cliff Richey USA 7 Tom Okker NED 8 Roy Emerson AUS 9 Ilie Năstase ROM 1965 10 Andrés Gimeno ESP 1945 Year-end rankings (December 1971) Rank Name Nation Change 1 (tie) Stan Smith USA 1 (tie) John Newcombe AUS = 3 Ken Rosewall AUS –2 4 Rod Laver AUS –3 5 Jan Kodeš TCH 6 Tom Okker NED +1 7 Arthur Ashe USA –2 8 Ilie Năstase ROM 1965 +1 9 Cliff Drysdale RSA 1928 10 Marty Riessen USA List of tournament winners The list of winners and number of singles titles won, listed alphabetically by last name: USA Arthur Ashe (2) Charlotte, Stockholm Open GBR Gerald Battrick (2) Bournemouth, Hilversum AUS Bob Carmichael (1) Auckland AUS Phil Dent (1) Sydney Outdoor RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale (2) Miami WCT, Brussels CHI Jaime Fillol (1) Tanglewood YUG Željko Franulović (4) New York, Macon, Indianapolis, Buenos Aires ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno (1) Hamburg USA Pancho Gonzalez (1) Los Angeles USA Tom Gorman (1) Columbus USA Clark Graebner (3) Salisbury, Merion, South Orange BRA Thomaz Koch (1) Caracas TCH Jan Kodeš (2) Catania, French Open AUS Rod Laver (5) London, Rome, Fort Worth WCT, Berkeley, Bologna WCT USA Robert Lutz (1) Sacramento URS 1955 Alex Metreveli (1) Hobart ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase (6) Richmond, Hampton, Nice, Monte Carlo, Båstad, Masters AUS John Newcombe (6) Philadelphia, Chicago WCT, Dallas WCT, Wimbledon, Gstaad, Montreal NED Tom Okker (2) Louisville WCT, Quebec WCT ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes (1) Barcelona WCT USA Cliff Richey (1) Houston USA Marty Riessen (1) Tehran WCT AUS Ken Rosewall (7) Australian Open, Newport, Washington WCT, Boston WCT, Vancouver WCT, Dallas, Australian Open USA Stan Smith (4) Paris, Queen's Club, Cincinnati, US Open GBR Roger Taylor (1) Palermo The following players won their first title in 1971: GBR Gerald Battrick Bournemouth AUS Bob Carmichael Auckland AUS Phil Dent Sydney Outdoor CHI Jaime Fillol Tanglewood ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno Hamburg USA Tom Gorman Columbus USA Clark Graebner Salisbury USA Robert Lutz Sacramento URS 1955 Alex Metreveli Hobart USA Marty Riessen Tehran GBR Roger Taylor Palermo See also 1971 World Championship Tennis circuit 1971 USLTA Indoor Circuit 1971 Virginia Slims Circuit Notes References External links ATP – 1971 Grand Prix tournaments. History Men's Professional Tours. Further reading The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book Collins Bud Bud Collins New Chapter Press New York 2nd 2010 978-0-942257-70-0 Category:Grand Prix tennis circuit seasons Grand Prix