1971 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Evonne Goolagong defeated the defending champion Margaret Court in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1971 Wimbledon Championships. It was her second major title.

Women's singles
1971 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Evonne Goolagong
Runner-up	Margaret Court
Score	6–4, 6–1
Draw	96 (7 Q )
Seeds	8

Main article: 1971 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds

01.   Margaret Court (final)

02.   Billie Jean King (semifinals)

03.   Evonne Goolagong (champion)

04.   Rosie Casals (second round)

05.   Virginia Wade (fourth round)

06.   Nancy Richey (quarterfinals)

07.   Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals)

08.   Helga Masthoff (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 1971 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Margaret Court	6	6
		Winnie Shaw	2	1
								1	Margaret Court	4	6	6
									Judy Dalton	6	1	0
		Kerry Melville	2	6	3
		Judy Dalton	6	3	6
															1	Margaret Court	4	1
															3	Evonne Goolagong	6	6
	6	Nancy Richey	3	2
	3	Evonne Goolagong	6	6
								3	Evonne Goolagong	6	6
								2	Billie Jean King	4	4
	7	Françoise Dürr	6	2	2
	2	Billie Jean King	2	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	M Court	6	6
									L Robinson	0	0
															1	M Court	6	6
																C Martinez	1	1
									S Minford	2	5
									C Martinez	6	7
																						1	M Court	6	6
																							M Schaar	2	1
									M Schaar	7	6
									S Brasher	5	3
																M Schaar	3	6	6
																R Bentley	6	1	2
									R Bentley	6	6
									S Holdsworth	3	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	H Masthoff	1	6	6
									G Chanfreau	6	2	4
															8	H Masthoff	6	1
																L Bowrey	8	6
								Q	R Vest	1	1
									L Bowrey	6	6
																							L Bowrey	6	7	3
																							W Shaw	1	9	6
									I Fernández de Soto	4	2
									W Shaw	6	6
																W Shaw	6	6
																E Pande	4	1
									E Pande	6	1	6
									G Walhof	3	6	0

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	R Casals	6	6
		R Darmon	0	0				4	R Casals	5	4
		K Melville	6	6					K Melville	7	6
		H Gourlay	3	2												K Melville	9	6
		B Kirk	6	6												B Kirk	8	1
	Q	A Coleman	2	2					B Kirk	6	6	6
		B Stöve	6	6					B Stöve	4	8	3
		A Martin	1	1																			K Melville	6	3	6
		H Amos	3	3																			M-A Curtis	1	6	1
		K Ebbinghaus	6	6					K Ebbinghaus	6	0	5
		R Giscafré	4	2					C Sandberg	4	6	7
		C Sandberg	6	6												C Sandberg	6	4
		H Orth	0	6	1											M-A Curtis	8	6
		J Cooper	6	4	6				J Cooper	1	3
		AM Arias	2	3					M-A Curtis	6	6
		M-A Curtis	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	V Wade	7	6
		P Hogan	5	2				5	V Wade	6	6
		M Greenwood	6	5	6				M Greenwood	1	4
		O de Roubin	3	7	4										5	V Wade	6	6
		L Rossouw	9	6												D Carter-Triolo	1	1
		T Fretz	7	4					L Rossouw	8	3
		D Carter-Triolo	6	6	6				D Carter-Triolo	9	6
		M Pryde	8	4	3																	5	V Wade	8	3
		A-M Nasuelli	w/o																				J Dalton	9	6
		V Ziegenfuss							V Ziegenfuss	4	4
		J Williams	7	4					J Dalton	6	6
		J Dalton	9	6												J Dalton	6	7
		E Emmanuel	0	3												O Morozova	3	5
		O Morozova	6	6					O Morozova	6	6
		I Bentzer	7	8	4				L Pericoli	3	3
		L Pericoli	5	9	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		V Burton	2	3
		E Truman	6	6					E Truman	6	5	5
		F Bonicelli	3	3					Z Jansone	1	7	7
		Z Jansone	6	6												Z Jansone	6	1	6
		M Rodríguez	4	3												B Hawcroft	4	6	4
		S Alexander	6	6					S Alexander	7	3	0
	Q	S Hudson-Beck	2	2					B Hawcroft	5	6	6
		B Hawcroft	6	6																			Z Jansone	3	2
	Q	G Coles	2	6																		6	N Richey	6	6
		J Newberry	6	8					J Newberry	2	8	4
	Q	V Lancaster	0	3					K Sawamatsu	6	6	6
		K Sawamatsu	6	6												K Sawamatsu	2	2
		L Kaligis	2	6	4										6	N Richey	6	6
	Q	PA Reese	6	3	6			Q	PA Reese	0	1
		L Liem	2	1				6	N Richey	6	6
	6	N Richey	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		J Fayter	5	6	6
		C Molesworth	7	2	3				J Fayter	1	3
		J O'Hara	2	2					L Tuero	6	6
		L Tuero	6	6												L Tuero	1	2
		J Wainwright	6	3	5											L Hunt	6	6
		L Hunt	4	6	7				L Hunt	9	6
		K Harris	6	6					K Harris	8	2
		B Lindström	1	0																			L Hunt	6	2	1
		M Neumannová	4	4																		3	E Goolagong	1	6	6
	Q	D Botha	6	6				Q	D Botha	1	0
		J Heldman	4	6	6				J Heldman	6	6
		K Pigeon	6	2	2											J Heldman	3	3
		J Bartkowicz	5	0											3	E Goolagong	6	6
		K Kemmer	7	6					K Kemmer	4	1
		G Hansen	0	2				3	E Goolagong	6	6
	3	E Goolagong	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									E James	6	2
									A Palmeová-West	8	6
																A Palmeová-West	4	1
																L Beaven	6	6
									P Faulkner	2	2
									L Beaven	6	6
																							L Beaven	8	1	1
																						7	F Dürr	6	6	6
									A Bakker	2	6	6
									M Kroschina	6	2	1
																A Bakker	0	1
															7	F Dürr	6	6
									M Holubová	2	4
								7	F Dürr	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									C Janes	6	6
									F Moore	1	4
																C Janes	6	6
																P Teeguarden	2	3
									A Cowie	1	5
									P Teeguarden	6	7
																							C Janes	2	5
																						2	BJ King	6	7
									D Bouteleux	2	6	8
									ME Guzmán	6	1	6
																D Bouteleux	2	0
															2	BJ King	6	6
									W Gilchrist	6	1	0
								2	BJ King	4	6	6

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1971 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation