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1971 Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships

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1971 U.S. Professional Indoor
DateFebruary 9 – 14
Edition4th
CategoryWorld Championship Tennis (men)
Virginia Slims Circuit (women)
Draw32S (men)
16S (women)
Prize money$50,000 (men)
$12,500 (women)
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
VenueWachovia Spectrum
Attendance50,199
Champions
Men's singles
Australia John Newcombe [1]
Women's singles
United States Rosie Casals
← 1970 · U.S. Professional Indoor · 1972 →

The 1971 U.S. Professional Indoor was a WCT and Virginia Slims Circuit tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was played at the Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from February 9 through February 14, 1971. John Newcombe and Rosie Casals won the singles titles.[2][3][4]

Finals

Men's Singles

Australia John Newcombe defeated Australia Rod Laver 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–1), 6–4

  • It was Newcombe's 1st title of the year and the 12th of his professional career.

Woman's Singles

United States Rosie Casals defeated France Françoise Dürr 6–2, 3–6, 6–2

References

  1. ^ "1971 Philadelphia – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 81, 85.
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 134–135. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
  4. ^ "Laver beaten". The Sydney Morning Herald. February 16, 1971. p. 22 – via Google News Archive.