1971 US Open – Men's Singles


defeated Jan Kodeš 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–6 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1971 US Open. Ken Rosewall was the defending champion but did not compete at the 1971 US Open – Men's Singles event.
Rosewall and Tony Roche, both finalists from the previous year, did not compete in the tournament that year. This would not happen again at the US Open until the 2017 edition of the tournament, 46 years later.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Stan Smith is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  1. John Newcombe '
  2. Stan Smith '
  3. Arthur Ashe '
  4. Tom Okker '
  5. Marty Riessen '
  6. Cliff Richey '
  7. Clark Graebner '
  8. Ilie Năstase '

    Draw

Key

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Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8