1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters | |
| Champion |  Ilie Năstase |
| Runner-up |  Stan Smith |
| Score | 5–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
Stan Smith was the defending champion but lost matches in the round robin to Ilie Năstase and Jan Kodeš.
Năstase won the round robin by winning all six of his matches.
Round robin
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
| Năstase |
Richey |
 Barthès |
 Kodeš |
Smith |
 Franulović |
Graebner
| |
| 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, 6–2 | |
| 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, 3–6 | |
| Pierre Barthès |
– | 3–6, 3–6 | 6–3, 6–4 | 4–6, 7–6, 3–6 | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 | 6–1, 7–6 | |
| 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, 6–4 | |
| 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, 6–3 | |
| 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, 7–6 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilie Năstase |
5–0 |
10–4 |
81–58 |
1
|
| Stan Smith |
4–2 |
10–6 |
95–84 |
2
|
| Cliff Richey |
3–3 |
9–7 |
85–80 |
3
|
| Jan Kodeš |
3–3 |
8–8 |
72–83 |
4
|
| Pierre Barthès |
3–2 |
6–5 |
62–59 |
5
|
| Željko Franulović |
1–5 |
5–10 |
63–81 |
6
|
| 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.