1971 Australian Open – Men's Singles


Second-seeded Ken Rosewall defeated defending champion Arthur Ashe 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1971 Australian Open. He was the first man to win a Grand Slam singles title without dropping a set in the open era.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  1. Rod Laver '
  2. Ken Rosewall
  3. Arthur Ashe '
  4. Tom Okker '
  5. Tony Roche '
  6. Roy Emerson '
  7. John Newcombe '
  8. Roger Taylor '
  9. Andrés Gimeno '
  10. Marty Riessen '
  11. Dennis Ralston '
  12. Cliff Drysdale '
  13. Nikola Pilić '
  14. Fred Stolle '
  15. Mark Cox '
  16. Ismail El Shafei

    Draw

Final eight

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4