1971 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles

Singles
1971 World Championship Tennis Finals
Champion	Ken Rosewall
Runner-up	Rod Laver
Final score	6–4, 1–6, 7–6, 7–6

Ken Rosewall won the singles title of the 1971 World Championship Tennis Finals with a 6–4, 1–6, 7–6, 7–6 victory in the final against Rod Laver.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Tom Okker (Semifinals)
2. Rod Laver (Final)
3. Ken Rosewall (Champion)
4. Cliff Drysdale (Quarterfinals)
5. Arthur Ashe (Semifinals)
6. John Newcombe (Quarterfinals)
7. Marty Riessen (Quarterfinals)
8. Robert Lutz (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Tom Okker	6	6	6
	7	Marty Riessen	3	3	0
										1	Tom Okker	3	3	1
										3	Ken Rosewall	6	6	6
	3	Ken Rosewall	7	6	5	6
	6	John Newcombe	5	2	7	3
																			3	Ken Rosewall	6	1	7^7	7^7
																			2	Rod Laver	4	6	6^3	6^4
	5	Arthur Ashe	4	7	6	6
	4	Cliff Drysdale	6	6	4	3
										5	Arthur Ashe	3	6	3	3
										2	Rod Laver	6	1	6	6
	8	Robert Lutz	3	4	4
	2	Rod Laver	6	6	6

References

• 1971 World Championship Tennis Finals draw