1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters – Singles

1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters 1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase USA Stan Smith 5–7, 7–6, 6–3 7-player round robin singles Commercial Union Assurance Masters ATP Finals Ilie Năstase won the singles title at the 1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters. He went undefeated in all five of his matches, and did not play Pierre Barthès because he had already clinched the title.World of Tennis '72 1972 Queen Anne Press London 9780362001037 86035663 141–144 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) Stan Smith was the defending champion, but lost matches in the round robin to Năstase and Jan Kodeš. Round robin ROM 1965 Năstase USA Richey FRA Barthès CSK Kodeš USA Smith SFR Yugoslavia Franulović USA GraebnerROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 5–7, 6–4, 8–6 – 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 5–7, 7–6, 6–3 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 6–3, 6–2USA Cliff Richey 7–5, 4–6, 6–8 6–3, 6–3 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 6–4, 2–6, 7–9 6–4, 6–3 7–6, 4–6, 3–6FRA Pierre Barthès – 3–6, 3–6 6–3, 6–4 4–6, 7–6, 3–6 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 6–1, 7–6CSK Jan Kodeš 7–5, 2–6, 2–6 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 3–6, 4–6 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 6–4, 2–6, 7–5 7–6, 6–4USA Stan Smith 7–5, 6–7, 3–6 4–6, 6–2, 9–7 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 6–4, 6–4 3–6, 7–5, 6–3SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 6–3, 1–6, 2–6 4–6, 3–6 5–7, 6–4, 3–6 4–6, 6–2, 5–7 4–6, 4–6 6–4, 7–6USA Clark Graebner 3–6, 2–6 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 1–6, 6–7 6–7, 4–6 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 4–6, 6–7 Standings Player RR W-L Sets W-L Games W-L Standings ROM 1965 Ilie Năstase 5–0 10–4 81–58 1 USA Stan Smith 4–2 10–6 95–84 2 USA Cliff Richey 3–3 9–7 85–80 3 CSK Jan Kodeš 3–3 8–8 72–83 4 FRA Pierre Barthès 3–2 6–5 62–59 5 SFR Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 1–5 5–10 63–81 6 USA Clark Graebner 1–5 3–11 65–81 7 Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. number of sets won; 4. number of games won; 5. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 6. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 7. steering-committee decision. See also ATP World Tour Finals appearances References External links ATP Masters tournament results Singles