1971 Australian Open – Men's singles

Ken Rosewall defeated the defending champion Arthur Ashe in the final, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1971 Australian Open. With the win, he became the first man in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam tournament singles title without dropping a set.

Men's singles
1971 Australian Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Ken Rosewall
Runner-upUnited States Arthur Ashe
Score6–1, 7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw48
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Seeds

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All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1.   Rod Laver (third round)
  2.   Ken Rosewall (champion)
  3.   Arthur Ashe (finals)
  4.   Tom Okker (semifinals)
  5.   Tony Roche (third round)
  6.   Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
  7.   John Newcombe (third round)
  8.   Roger Taylor (third round)
  9.   Andrés Gimeno (second round)
  10.   Marty Riessen (quarterfinals)
  11.   Dennis Ralston (third round)
  12.   Cliff Drysdale (quarterfinals)
  13.   Nikola Pilić (second round)
  14.   Fred Stolle (third round)
  15.   Mark Cox (quarterfinals)
  16.   Ismail El Shafei (third round)

Draw

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Final eight

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
15   Mark Cox 2 1 2
  Robert Lutz 6 6 6
  Robert Lutz 4 4 6
3   Arthur Ashe 6 6 7
3   Arthur Ashe 7 7 2 6
12   Cliff Drysdale 6 6 6 2
3   Arthur Ashe 1 5 3
2   Ken Rosewall 6 7 6
10   Marty Riessen 3 3 3
4   Tom Okker 6 6 6
4   Tom Okker 2 6 4
2   Ken Rosewall 6 7 6
6   Roy Emerson 4 4 3
2   Ken Rosewall 6 6 6

Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   R Laver 7 6 6
  A Gardiner 6 4 2   C Dibley 5 3 1
  C Dibley 7 6 6 1   R Laver 3 6 3 6
  R Maud 6 4 6 4 6 15   M Cox 6 4 6 7
  J Cooper 3 6 2 6 7   J Cooper 3 6 4
15   M Cox 6 7 6
15   M Cox 2 1 2
  R Lutz 6 6 6
8   R Taylor 6 7 6
  G Forbes 2 4 4   P Dent 3 6 4
  P Dent 6 6 6 8   R Taylor 7 1 6 3 2
  R Lutz 6 6 7   R Lutz 6 6 3 6 6
  M Rose 3 4 5   R Lutz 6 7 7
9   A Gimeno 4 5 5

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   A Ashe 6 6 6 0 7
  J Feaver 6 2 4   R Ruffels 4 1 7 6 5
  R Ruffels 7 6 6 3   A Ashe 5 6 6 6
  F Sedgman 6 6 6 14   F Stolle 7 1 3 4
  R Barth 3 1 1   F Sedgman 5 6 6
14   F Stolle 7 7 7
3   A Ashe 7 7 2 6
12   C Drysdale 6 6 6 2
12   C Drysdale 6 6 7 7
  T Ulrich 6 1 1   B Fairlie 1 7 6 6
  B Fairlie 7 6 6 12   C Drysdale 4 6 6 7 6
  R Wilson 4 4 6 5   T Roche 6 4 7 6 1
  R Moore 6 6 7   R Moore 3 6 1
5   T Roche 6 7 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   J Newcombe 7 3 6 7
  G Masters 7 3 4 1   C Pasarell 6 6 4 5
  C Pasarell 5 6 6 6 7   J Newcombe 7 1 6 6
  M Anderson 7 6 6 10   M Riessen 6 6 7 7
  W Bowrey 6 2 4   M Anderson 6 4 3 r.
10   M Riessen 7 6 2
10   M Riessen 3 3 3
4   T Okker 6 6 6
13   N Pilić w/o
  B Giltinan 6 6 6   B Giltinan
  O Ishiguro 4 4 1   B Giltinan 3 2 4
  B Phillips-Moore 6 3 1 6 6 4   T Okker 6 6 6
  J Alexander 3 6 6 3 3   B Phillips-Moore 4 2 3
4   T Okker 6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   R Emerson 7 6 6
  G Stilwell 4 4 7 4   O Davidson 5 3 2
  O Davidson 6 6 6 6 6   R Emerson 6 2 6 6
  S Ball 4 7 6 7 11   D Ralston 3 6 3 4
  R Case 6 5 4 6   S Ball 4 4 3
11   D Ralston 6 6 6
6   R Emerson 4 4 3
2   K Rosewall 6 6 6
16   I El Shafei 6 7 6
  F McMillan 7 6 1 2   D Crealy 4 5 1
  D Crealy 5 7 6 6 16   I El Shafei 0 2 6
  A Stone 6 4 2 2   K Rosewall 6 6 7
  B Carmichael 7 6 6   B Carmichael 5 5 5
2   K Rosewall 7 7 7
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