1971 World Championship Tennis Finals

August 2023 1971 World Championship Tennis Finals November 18–26 1st 8S $100,000 World Championship Tennis Carpet / indoor Houston, Texas, United States Dallas, Texas, United States (final) Hofheinz Pavilion Memorial Auditorium (final) AUS Ken Rosewall1971 WCT Dallas – Singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/dallas/610/1971/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) WCT Finals The 1971 World Championship Tennis Finals was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor Sportface carpet courts. It was the first edition of the WCT Finals and the concluding event of the 1971 World Championship Tennis circuit. The eight top players in ranking points after the initial 20 tournaments of the circuit qualified for the play-off event. The quarterfinals and semifinals were played at the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas from November 19 through November 21 while the final, watched by 8,200 spectators, was played at the Memorial Auditorium in Dallas, Texas, United States on November 26.Evans Richard Open Tennis : 25 Years of Seriously Defiant Success on and off the Court 1993 Bloomsbury London 0747515204 58–64 Updated Ken Rosewall win the event and the accompanying $50,000 first-prize money.Joe Jares Winner takes $50,000 loser, $1 million Sports Illustrated December 6, 1971 35 23 28–29 https://vault.si.com/vault/1971/12/06/winner-takes-50000-loser-1-million https://web.archive.org/web/20210614061807/https://vault.si.com/vault/1971/12/06/winner-takes-50000-loser-1-million dead June 14, 20211972 USLTA Yearbook H.O. Zimman Lynn, Massachusetts, USA 69 28486319 Neil Armstrong presented the prizes.World of Tennis '72 1972 Queen Anne Press London 9780362001037 86035663 147–148, 152 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) Final Singles 1971 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles AUS Ken Rosewall defeated AUS Rod Laver 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4) It was Rosewall's 8th title of the year and the 16th of his open professional career. See also 1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters Laver–Rosewall rivalry References External links ITF tournament edition details World Championship Tennis Finals Category:WCT Finals World Championship Tennis World Championship Tennis Finals World Championship Tennis Finals