The 1971 Pepsi Cola Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year.[1] It incorporated three of the four Grand Slam tournaments,[a] the Grand Prix tournaments. It was the second edition of the Grand Prix circuit and was run by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ITLF).[2] In addition to regular tournament prize money a bonus prize money pool of £60,000 ($150,000) was available to be divided among the 20 highest ranking players after the last tournament. To be eligible for a share of the bonus pool a player had to compete in a minimum of nine tournaments.[1] The circuit culminated in a Masters event in Paris for the seven highest point scoring players. Stan Smith was the winner of the circuit with 187 ranking points and four tournament victories.[3]
^The 1971 Australian Open was part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit.
^ abTournament was also part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit.[1]
^ abPlayed too few Grand Prix tournaments to qualify for bonus pool prize money.
Referencesedit
^ abcJohn Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 145–153, 254. ISBN9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
^"Distaff Netters In Grand Prix For First Time". Bangor Daily News. AP. Apr 7, 1971.
^"Stan Smith Pepsi pick". Ellensburg Daily Record. UPI. Dec 6, 1971.
External linksedit
ATP – 1971 Grand Prix tournaments.
History Men's Professional Tours.
Further readingedit
Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. ISBN978-0-942257-70-0.
January 01, 1970
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For the 1971 Pepsi Cola Women s Grand Prix see 1971 Women s Grand Prix tennis The 1971 Pepsi Cola Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year 1 It incorporated three of the four Grand Slam tournaments a the Grand Prix tournaments It was the second edition of the Grand Prix circuit and was run by the International Lawn Tennis Federation ITLF 2 In addition to regular tournament prize money a bonus prize money pool of 60 000 150 000 was available to be divided among the 20 highest ranking players after the last tournament To be eligible for a share of the bonus pool a player had to compete in a minimum of nine tournaments 1 The circuit culminated in a Masters event in Paris for the seven highest point scoring players Stan Smith was the winner of the circuit with 187 ranking points and four tournament victories 3 1971 Grand Prix circuitNastase playing in 1972 Davis Cup FinalDetailsDuration1 April 1971 26 December 1971Edition2ndTournaments31CategoriesGroup A 3 Group B 11 Group C 11 Group D 5 Achievements singles Most tournament titlesIlie Năstase 4 Stan Smith 4 Most tournament finalsIlie Năstase 6 Points leaderStan Smith 187 19701972 Contents 1 Schedule 1 1 April 1 2 May 1 3 June 1 4 July 1 5 August 1 6 September 1 7 October 1 8 December 2 Standings 3 Grand Prix rankings 4 List of tournament winners 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External links 9 Further readingSchedule editKey Group A tournaments Group B tournaments Group C tournaments Group D tournaments Grand Prix Masters Team events April edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 1 Apr Nice International Championships Nice France Group D Clay 12 500 64S 32D nbsp Ilie Năstase 10 8 11 9 6 1 nbsp Jan Kodes nbsp Manuel Orantes nbsp Frantisek Pala nbsp Francois Jauffret nbsp Peter Szoke nbsp Ion Țiriac nbsp Pierre Barthes nbsp Ion Țiriac nbsp Ilie Năstase 6 3 6 3 nbsp Pierre Barthes nbsp Francois Jauffret 12 Apr Monte Carlo Open Roquebrune Cap Martin France Group C Clay 20 000 32S 16D Singles Doubles nbsp Ilie Năstase 3 6 8 6 6 1 6 1 nbsp Tom Okker nbsp Roger Taylor nbsp Ion Țiriac nbsp Pierre Barthes nbsp Dick Crealy nbsp Patrick Proisy nbsp Boro Jovanovic nbsp Ion Țiriac nbsp Ilie Năstase 1 6 6 3 6 3 8 6 nbsp Tom Okker nbsp Roger Taylor 18 Apr North Carolina National Bank Open Charlotte North Carolina US Group C Hard 32S 16D nbsp Arthur Ashe 6 3 6 3 nbsp Stan Smith nbsp Cliff Richey nbsp Tony Roche nbsp Marty Riessen nbsp Mark Cox nbsp Charlie Pasarell nbsp Zeljko Franulovic nbsp Marty Riessen nbsp Tony Roche 6 2 6 2 nbsp Arthur Ashe nbsp Dennis Ralston Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo Sicily Italy Group C Clay 12 500 63S 16D nbsp Roger Taylor 6 3 4 6 7 6 6 2 nbsp Pierre Barthes nbsp Ion Țiriac nbsp Barry Phillips Moore nbsp Adriano Panatta nbsp Francois Jauffret nbsp Georges Goven nbsp Ilie Năstase nbsp Georges Goven nbsp Pierre Barthes 6 2 6 3 nbsp Ilie Năstase nbsp Ion Țiriac 25 Apr Catania International Open Catania Italy Group C Clay 64S 16D nbsp Jan Kodes 6 3 6 0 6 2 nbsp Georges Goven nbsp Pierre Barthes nbsp Patrick Proisy nbsp Frantisek Pala nbsp Adriano Panatta nbsp Francois Jauffret nbsp Jean Loup Rouyer nbsp Francois Jauffret nbsp Pierre Barthes 6 4 3 6 6 3 nbsp Jan Kodes nbsp Jan Kukal River Oaks International Tennis TournamentHouston Texas US Group C Hard 32S 32D nbsp Cliff Richey 6 1 6 2 6 2 nbsp Clark Graebner nbsp Mike Belkin nbsp Bob Carmichael nbsp Frank Froehling nbsp Dick Crealy nbsp Tom Gorman nbsp Harold Solomon nbsp Onny Parun nbsp Milan Holecek 1 6 7 6 6 4 nbsp Tom Edlefsen nbsp Frank Froehling May edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 1 May City of Paris Open Championships Paris France Group C Clay 32S 16D nbsp Stan Smith 6 2 6 4 7 5 nbsp Francois Jauffret nbsp Michel Leclercq nbsp Pierre Barthes nbsp Barry Phillips Moore nbsp Patrice Dominguez nbsp Raymond Moore nbsp Patrick Proisy nbsp Stan Smith nbsp Tom Gorman 3 6 7 5 6 2 nbsp Pierre Barthes nbsp Francois Jauffret 17 May German Open Tennis Championships Hamburg West Germany Group B Clay 20 000 32S 16D nbsp Andres Gimeno 6 3 6 2 6 2 nbsp Peter Szoke nbsp Vladimir Zednik nbsp Jan Kodes nbsp Christian Kuhnke nbsp Manuel Orantes nbsp Istvan Gulyas nbsp John Alexander nbsp Andres Gimeno nbsp John Alexander 6 4 7 5 7 9 6 4 nbsp Dick Crealy nbsp Allan Stone 22 May British Hard Court Championships Bournemouth England Group B Clay 36 000 32S 16D nbsp Gerald Battrick 6 3 6 2 5 7 6 0 nbsp Zeljko Franulovic nbsp Jaime Fillol nbsp Mark Cox nbsp Frank Sedgman nbsp Pierre Barthes nbsp Roger Taylor nbsp Robert Maud nbsp Owen Davidson nbsp Bill Bowrey 8 6 6 2 3 6 4 6 6 3 nbsp Patricio Cornejo nbsp Jaime Fillol Belgian Open Championships Brussels Belgium Group B Clay 25 000 32S 16D nbsp Cliff Drysdale 6 0 6 1 7 5 nbsp Ilie Năstase nbsp Boro Jovanovic nbsp Ismail El Shafei nbsp Bob Carmichael nbsp Cliff Richey nbsp Stan Smith nbsp Ion Țiriac nbsp Marty Riessen nbsp Tom Okker Divided nbsp Ilie Năstase nbsp Ion Țiriac 24 May French Open Paris France Clay 128S 128D Grand Slam Group A nbsp Jan Kodes 8 6 6 2 2 6 7 5 nbsp Ilie Năstase nbsp Frank Froehling nbsp Zeljko Franulovic nbsp Arthur Ashe nbsp Stan Smith nbsp Istvan Gulyas nbsp Patrick Proisy nbsp Arthur Ashe nbsp Marty Riessen 6 8 4 6 6 3 6 4 11 9 nbsp Tom Gorman nbsp Stan Smith nbsp Francoise Durr nbsp Jean Claude Barclay 6 2 6 4 nbsp Winnie Shaw nbsp Toomas Leius June edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 14 Jun Queen s Club Championships London England Grass 64S 32D Group D Singles Doubles nbsp Stan Smith 8 6 6 3 nbsp John Newcombe nbsp Owen Davidson nbsp Tom Gorman nbsp Ross Case nbsp Roy Emerson nbsp Marty Riessen nbsp Rod Laver nbsp Marty Riessen nbsp Tom Okker 8 6 4 6 10 8 nbsp Stan Smith nbsp Erik van Dillen 21 Jun Wimbledon London England Grass 128S 64D Grand Slam Group A Singles Doubles Mixed doubles nbsp John Newcombe 6 3 5 7 2 6 6 4 6 4 nbsp Stan Smith nbsp Tom Gorman nbsp Ken Rosewall nbsp Rod Laver nbsp Onny Parun nbsp Cliff Richey nbsp Colin Dibley nbsp Roy Emerson nbsp Rod Laver 4 6 9 7 6 8 6 4 6 4 nbsp Arthur Ashe nbsp Dennis Ralston nbsp Billie Jean King nbsp Owen Davidson 3 6 6 2 15 13 nbsp Margaret Court nbsp Marty Riessen July edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 5 Jul Swedish Open Bastad Sweden Clay 32S 32D Group B nbsp Ilie Năstase 6 7 6 2 6 1 6 4 nbsp Jan Leschly nbsp Ray Ruffels nbsp Manuel Santana nbsp Patrick Proisy nbsp Per Jemsby nbsp Pierre Barthes nbsp Stan Smith nbsp Ilie Năstase nbsp Ion Țiriac 7 6 6 1 nbsp Jaime Pinto Bravo nbsp Butch Seewagen Swiss Open Gstaad Switzerland Clay 20 000 32S 16D Group B nbsp John Newcombe 6 2 5 7 1 6 7 5 6 3 nbsp Tom Okker nbsp Roy Emerson nbsp Ismail El Shafei nbsp Phil Dent nbsp Robert Maud nbsp Nikola Pilic nbsp Jeff Borowiak nbsp Phil Dent nbsp John Alexander 5 7 6 3 6 4 nbsp John Newcombe nbsp Tom Okker Greenshields Welsh Open Newport Wales Grass 32S 16D Group C nbsp Ken Rosewall 6 1 9 8 nbsp Roger Taylor nbsp Gerald Battrick nbsp Jean Baptiste Chanfreau nbsp Onny Parun nbsp Wanaro N Godrella nbsp Stephen Warboys nbsp Andrew Pattison nbsp Roger Taylor nbsp Ken Rosewall 7 5 3 6 6 2 nbsp John Clifton nbsp John Paish 12 Jul Washington Star International b Washington D C US Clay 50 000 64S 16D Group B Singles Doubles nbsp Ken Rosewall 6 2 7 5 6 1 nbsp Marty Riessen nbsp Stan Smith nbsp John Newcombe nbsp Dennis Ralston nbsp Ismail El Shafei nbsp Cliff Drysdale nbsp Andres Gimeno nbsp Tom Okker nbsp Marty Riessen 7 6 6 2 nbsp Bob Carmichael nbsp Ray Ruffels 24 Jul Tanglewood International Tennis Classic Clemmons North Carolina US Hard 64S 16D Group C nbsp Jaime Fillol 4 6 6 4 7 6 nbsp Zeljko Franulovic nbsp Cliff Richey nbsp Mike Belkin nbsp Pierre Barthes nbsp Harold Solomon nbsp Erik van Dillen nbsp Jimmy Connors nbsp Jim McManus nbsp Jim Osborne 6 2 6 4 nbsp Jimmy Connors nbsp Jeff Austin August edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 1 Aug Buckeye Open Columbus Ohio US Group D Hard 32S 16D nbsp Tom Gorman 6 7 7 6 4 6 7 6 6 3 nbsp Jimmy Connors nbsp Erik van Dillen nbsp Raymond Moore nbsp Zeljko Franulovic nbsp Haroon Rahim nbsp Jim Osborne nbsp Georges Goven nbsp Jim Osborne nbsp Jim McManus 4 6 7 5 6 2 nbsp Jimmy Connors nbsp Roscoe Tanner 2 Aug Cincinnati Open Cincinnati Ohio US Group C Clay 30 000 64S 32D nbsp Stan Smith 7 6 6 3 nbsp Juan Gisbert nbsp Erik van Dillen nbsp Patrick Proisy nbsp Harold Solomon nbsp Tom Gorman nbsp Jaime Fillol nbsp Georges Goven nbsp Erik van Dillen nbsp Stan Smith 6 4 6 4 nbsp Sandy Mayer nbsp Roscoe Tanner Senigallia Open Italy Group D Clay 64S 32D nbsp Adriano Panatta 6 3 7 5 6 1 nbsp Martin Mulligan nbsp Frantisek Pala nbsp Paolo Bertolucci nbsp Atet Wijono nbsp Sergio Palmieri nbsp Ezio Di Matteo nbsp Giordano Maioli nbsp Gondo Widjojo nbsp Atet Wijono 6 7 7 5 6 3 nbsp Ezio Di Matteo nbsp Antonio Zugarelli 16 Aug U S Men s Clay Court Championships Indianapolis Indiana US Group B Clay 50 000 64S 32D nbsp Zeljko Franulovic 6 3 6 4 0 6 6 3 nbsp Cliff Richey nbsp Jaime Fillol nbsp Clark Graebner nbsp Eddie Dibbs nbsp Pierre Barthes nbsp Roscoe Tanner nbsp Patricio Cornejo nbsp Jan Kodes nbsp Zeljko Franulovic 7 6 5 7 6 3 nbsp Clark Graebner nbsp Erik van Dillen 22 Aug Pennsylvania Championships Merion Haverford Pennsylvania US Group D Hard 15 000 64S 32D nbsp Clark Graebner 6 2 6 4 6 7 7 5 nbsp Dick Stockton nbsp Frank Froehling nbsp Colin Dibley nbsp Roscoe Tanner nbsp Jan Leschly nbsp Milan Holecek nbsp Herb Fitzgibbon nbsp Jim Osborne nbsp Clark Graebner 7 6 6 3 nbsp Robert McKinley nbsp Dick Stockton September edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 1 Sep US Open Forest Hills New York US Grand Slam Group A Grass 88 300 128S 64D Singles Doubles Mixed doubles nbsp Stan Smith 3 6 6 3 6 2 7 6 nbsp Jan Kodes nbsp Arthur Ashe nbsp Tom Okker nbsp Frank Froehling nbsp Manuel Orantes nbsp Clark Graebner nbsp Marty Riessen nbsp John Newcombe nbsp Roger Taylor 6 7 6 3 7 6 4 6 7 6 nbsp Stan Smith nbsp Erik van Dillen nbsp Billie Jean King nbsp Owen Davidson 6 3 7 5 nbsp Betty Stove nbsp Robert Maud South Orange Open South Orange New Jersey US Group C Grass 25 000 64S 32D nbsp Clark Graebner 6 3 6 4 6 4 nbsp Pierre Barthes nbsp Marty Riessen nbsp Onny Parun nbsp Roscoe Tanner nbsp Alejandro Olmedo nbsp Jimmy Connors nbsp Patrick Proisy nbsp Tom Leonard nbsp Bob Carmichael 6 4 4 6 6 4 nbsp Clark Graebner nbsp Erik van Dillen 20 Sep Pacific Southwest Open Los Angeles California US Group B Hard 52 500 64S 32D nbsp Pancho Gonzales 3 6 6 3 6 3 nbsp Jimmy Connors nbsp Stan Smith nbsp Cliff Richey nbsp Robert Lutz nbsp Bob Carmichael nbsp John Alexander nbsp Roscoe Tanner nbsp Phil Dent nbsp John Alexander 7 6 6 4 nbsp Clark Graebner nbsp Frank Froehling Central California Hardcourt Championships Sacramento California US Group C Hard 64S 32D nbsp Robert Lutz 3 6 6 4 6 3 nbsp Alejandro Olmedo nbsp Pierre Barthes nbsp Roger Taylor nbsp Georges Goven nbsp Frank Froehling nbsp Cliff Richey nbsp Jan Kodes nbsp Jim Osborne nbsp Jim McManus 7 6 6 3 nbsp Frew McMillan nbsp Robert Maud 27 Sep Redwood Bank Pacific Coast Open b Berkeley California US Group B Hard 50 000 64S 32D Singles Doubles nbsp Rod Laver 6 4 6 4 7 6 nbsp Ken Rosewall nbsp Tom Okker nbsp Arthur Ashe nbsp Robert Lutz nbsp Cliff Richey nbsp Marty Riessen nbsp Cliff Drysdale nbsp Rod Laver nbsp Roy Emerson 6 3 6 3 nbsp Ken Rosewall nbsp Fred Stolle October edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 25 Oct Embassy British Indoor Championships London England Hard 50 000 32S 16D Group B nbsp Ilie Năstase 3 6 6 3 3 6 6 4 6 4 nbsp Rod Laver nbsp Tom Gorman nbsp Bob Hewitt nbsp John Newcombe nbsp Frew McMillan nbsp Cliff Drysdale nbsp Ray Ruffels nbsp Bob Hewitt nbsp Frew McMillan 7 5 9 7 6 2 nbsp Bill Bowrey nbsp Owen Davidson December edit Week Tournament Champions Runners up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 1 Dec Buenos Aires Grand Prix Buenos Aires Argentina Clay 32S 16D Group B Singles nbsp Zeljko Franulovic 6 3 6 4 6 4 nbsp Ilie Năstase nbsp Jan Leschly nbsp Stan Smith nbsp Istvan Gulyas nbsp Cliff Richey nbsp Frank Froehling nbsp Roberto Aubone nbsp Ilie Năstase nbsp Zeljko Franulovic 6 4 6 4 nbsp Patricio Cornejo nbsp Jaime Fillol 4 Dec Pepsi Cola Masters Paris France Hard i 48 000 S7 nbsp Ilie Năstase N A round robin N A round robin N A round robin Standings editPlayer Tournaments Points Prize Money nbsp Stan Smith 14 187 25 000 nbsp Ilie Năstase 10 172 17 000 nbsp Zeljko Franulovic 16 129 15 000 nbsp Jan Kodes 14 124 12 000 nbsp Cliff Richey 15 98 10 500 nbsp John Newcombe 7 94 0 c nbsp Pierre Barthes 22 82 9 500 nbsp Ken Rosewall 6 82 0 c nbsp Clark Graebner 12 79 4 200 nbsp Tom Gorman 16 69 7 500Grand Prix rankings editAs of 1 January 1971 Rank Name Nation 1 3 way tie Rod Laver nbsp 1 3 way tie Ken Rosewall nbsp 1 3 way tie John Newcombe nbsp 4 Tony Roche nbsp 5 Arthur Ashe nbsp 6 Cliff Richey nbsp 7 Tom Okker nbsp 8 Roy Emerson nbsp 9 Ilie Năstase nbsp 10 Andres Gimeno nbsp Year end rankings December 1971 Rank Name Nation Change 1 tie Stan Smith nbsp 1 tie John Newcombe nbsp nbsp 3 Ken Rosewall nbsp nbsp 2 4 Rod Laver nbsp nbsp 3 5 Jan Kodes nbsp 6 Tom Okker nbsp nbsp 1 7 Arthur Ashe nbsp nbsp 2 8 Ilie Năstase nbsp nbsp 1 9 Cliff Drysdale nbsp 10 Marty Riessen nbsp List of tournament winners editThe list of winners and number of singles titles won listed alphabetically by last name nbsp Arthur Ashe 2 Charlotte Stockholm Open nbsp Gerald Battrick 2 Bournemouth Hilversum nbsp Bob Carmichael 1 Auckland nbsp Phil Dent 1 Sydney Outdoor nbsp Cliff Drysdale 2 Miami WCT Brussels nbsp Jaime Fillol 1 Tanglewood nbsp Zeljko Franulovic 4 New York Macon Indianapolis Buenos Aires nbsp Andres Gimeno 1 Hamburg nbsp Pancho Gonzalez 1 Los Angeles nbsp Tom Gorman 1 Columbus nbsp Clark Graebner 3 Salisbury Merion South Orange nbsp Thomaz Koch 1 Caracas nbsp Jan Kodes 2 Catania French Open nbsp Rod Laver 5 London Rome Fort Worth WCT Berkeley Bologna WCT nbsp Robert Lutz 1 Sacramento nbsp Alex Metreveli 1 Hobart nbsp Ilie Năstase 6 Richmond Hampton Nice Monte Carlo Bastad Masters nbsp John Newcombe 6 Philadelphia Chicago WCT Dallas WCT Wimbledon Gstaad Montreal nbsp Tom Okker 2 Louisville WCT Quebec WCT nbsp Manuel Orantes 1 Barcelona WCT nbsp Cliff Richey 1 Houston nbsp Marty Riessen 1 Tehran WCT nbsp Ken Rosewall 7 Australian Open Newport Washington WCT Boston WCT Vancouver WCT Dallas Australian Open nbsp Stan Smith 4 Paris Queen s Club Cincinnati US Open nbsp Roger Taylor 1 Palermo The following players won their first title in 1971 nbsp Gerald Battrick Bournemouth nbsp Bob Carmichael Auckland nbsp Phil Dent Sydney Outdoor nbsp Jaime Fillol Tanglewood nbsp Andres Gimeno Hamburg nbsp Tom Gorman Columbus nbsp Clark Graebner Salisbury nbsp Robert Lutz Sacramento nbsp Alex Metreveli Hobart nbsp Marty Riessen Tehran nbsp Roger Taylor PalermoSee also edit1971 World Championship Tennis circuit 1971 Virginia Slims CircuitNotes edit The 1971 Australian Open was part of the World Championship Tennis WCT circuit a b Tournament was also part of the World Championship Tennis WCT circuit 1 a b Played too few Grand Prix tournaments to qualify for bonus pool prize money References edit a b c John Barrett ed 1972 World of Tennis 72 London Queen Anne Press pp 145 153 254 ISBN 9780362001037 OCLC 86035663 Distaff Netters In Grand Prix For First Time Bangor Daily News AP Apr 7 1971 Stan Smith Pepsi pick Ellensburg Daily Record UPI Dec 6 1971 External links editATP 1971 Grand Prix tournaments History Men s Professional Tours Further reading editCollins Bud 2010 The Bud Collins History of Tennis An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book 2nd ed New York New Chapter Press ISBN 978 0 942257 70 0 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1971 Grand Prix tennis amp oldid 1216613863, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
