1971 Rothmans Canadian Open

The 1971 Rothmans Canadian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club[3] in Toronto in Canada that was part of the 1971 World Championship Tennis circuit. The tournament was held from August 9 through August 16, 1971. John Newcombe and Françoise Dürr won the singles titles.

1971 Rothmans Canadian Open
DateAugust 9–16
Edition82nd
CategoryWCT
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
VenueToronto Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Australia John Newcombe[1]
Women's singles
France Françoise Dürr
Men's doubles
Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen[2]
Women's doubles
United States Rosemary Casals / France Françoise Dürr
← 1970 · Canadian Open · 1972 →

Finals edit

Men's singles edit

  John Newcombe defeated   Tom Okker 7–6, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6

  • It was Newcombe's 10th professional title of the year and the 24th of his career.

Women's singles edit

  Françoise Dürr defeated   Evonne Goolagong 6–4, 6–2

  • It was Durr's 6th title of the year and the 33rd of her career.

Men's doubles edit

  Tom Okker /   Marty Riessen defeated   Arthur Ashe /   Dennis Ralston 6–3, 6–3, 6–1

  • It was Okker's 7th title of the year and the 20th of his career. It was Riessen's 7th title of the year and the 16th of his career.

Women's doubles edit

  Rosemary Casals /   Françoise Dürr defeated   Lesley Turner Bowrey /   Evonne Goolagong 6–3, 6–2

  • It was Casals' 3rd title of the year and the 17th of her career. It was Durr's 7th title of the year and the 34th of her career.

References edit

  1. ^ "1971 Toronto – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1971 Toronto – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ "TC125: The Tournaments - Rogers Cup WTA". Rogers Cup WTA. December 8, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2017.

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