1971 U.S. Open - Women's Singles

Billie Jean King defeated Rosie Casals 6-4 7-6 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1971 US Open.

"See also::"1971 US Open - Men's Singles"

eeds

The seeded players are listed below. Billie Jean King is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. flagicon|USA Billie Jean King "(Champion)"
2. flagicon|USA Rosie Casals "(Finalist)"
3. n/a
4. flagicon|AUS Kerry Melville "(Semifinalist)"
5. flagicon|FRA Francoise Durr "(Third round)"
6. flagicon|AUS Judy Dalton "(Quarterfinalist)"
7. flagicon|USA Nancy Richey "(Third round)"
8. flagicon|USA Julie Heldman "(Third round)"

Draw

Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild Card
* LL = Lucky Loser
* r. = retired

Final Eight

8TeamBracket-Tennis3
team-width=150
RD3-team1=flagicon|USA Billie Jean King
RD3-seed1=1
RD3-team2=flagicon|USA Rosie Casals
RD3-seed2=2
RD3-score1-1=6
RD3-score2-1=4
RD3-score1-2=7
RD3-score2-2=6
RD2-team1=flagicon|USA Billie Jean King
RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team2=flagicon|USA Chris Evert
RD2-seed2=-
RD2-score1-1=6
RD2-score2-1=3
RD2-score1-2=6
RD2-score2-2=2
RD2-team3=flagicon|AUS Kerry Melville
RD2-seed3=4
RD2-team4=flagicon|USA Rosie Casals
RD2-seed4=2
RD2-score3-1=4
RD2-score4-1=6
RD2-score3-2=3
RD2-score4-2=6
RD1-team1=flagicon|USA Billie Jean King
RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team2=flagicon|USA Laura DuPont
RD1-seed2=-
RD1-score1-1=6
RD1-score2-1=3
RD1-score1-2=7
RD1-score2-2=5
RD1-team3=flagicon|AUS Lesley Hunt
RD1-seed3=-
RD1-team4=flagicon|USA Chris Evert
RD1-seed4=-
RD1-score3-1=6
RD1-score4-1=4
RD1-score3-2=2
RD1-score4-2=6
RD1-score3-3=3
RD1-score4-3=6
RD1-team5=flagicon|AUS Judy Dalton
RD1-seed5=6
RD1-team6=flagicon|AUS Kerry Melville
RD1-seed6=4
RD1-score5-1=3
RD1-score6-1=6
RD1-score5-2=5
RD1-score6-2=7
RD1-team7=flagicon|GBR Joyce Williams
RD1-seed7=-
RD1-team8=flagicon|USA Rosie Casals
RD1-seed8=2
RD1-score7-1=4
RD1-score8-1=6
RD1-score7-2=6
RD1-score8-2=2
RD1-score7-3=4
RD1-score8-3=6

Earlier Rounds

ection 1

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|USA King
RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team02=flagicon|USA Du Pont
RD4-seed02=
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=3
RD4-score01-2=7
RD4-score02-2=5
RD3-team01=flagicon|USA King
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team02=flagicon|USA Tuero
RD3-seed02=
RD3-score01-1=6
RD3-score02-1=0
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score02-2=2
RD3-team03=flagicon|USA Richey
RD3-seed03=7
RD3-team04=flagicon|USA Du Pont
RD3-seed04=
RD3-score03-1=6
RD3-score04-1=0
RD3-score03-2=2
RD3-score04-2=6
RD3-score03-3=4
RD3-score04-3=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|USA King
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team02=flagicon|AUS Gourlay
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score02-1=1
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=2
RD2-team03=flagicon|USA Austin
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|USA Tuero
RD2-seed04=
RD2-score03-1=2
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score03-2=2
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|USA Richey
RD2-seed05=7
RD2-team06=flagicon|MEX Subirats
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score06-1=3
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score06-2=1
RD2-team07=flagicon|USA Du Pont
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|SWE Sandberg
RD2-seed08=
RD2-score07-1=6
RD2-score08-1=4
RD2-score07-2=6
RD2-score08-2=1
RD1-team01=flagicon|USA King
RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team02=flagicon|USA Arth
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score02-1=0
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score02-2=1
RD1-team03=flagicon|AUS Gourlay
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|USA Kraft
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=6
RD1-score04-1=3
RD1-score03-2=6
RD1-score04-2=4
RD1-team05=flagicon|USA Austin
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|USA Stap
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=6
RD1-score06-1=4
RD1-score05-2=0
RD1-score06-2=6
RD1-score05-3=6
RD1-score06-3=2
RD1-team07=flagicon|USA Tuero
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team08=flagicon|USA Ziegenfuss
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score07-1=6
RD1-score08-1=1
RD1-score07-2=3
RD1-score08-2=6
RD1-score07-3=7
RD1-score08-3=6
RD1-team09=flagicon|USA Richey
RD1-seed09=7
RD1-team10=flagicon|USA Martinez
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score10-1=2
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score10-2=3
RD1-team11=flagicon|MEX Subirats
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|USA Stap
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score12-1=0
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score12-2=3
RD1-team13=flagicon|USA Du Pont
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|USA Footman
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score14-1=3
RD1-score13-2=6
RD1-score14-2=1
RD1-team15=flagicon|SWE Sandberg
RD1-seed15=
RD1-team16=flagicon|USA Hogan
RD1-seed16=
RD1-score15-1=4
RD1-score16-1=6
RD1-score15-2=6
RD1-score16-2=3
RD1-score15-3=6
RD1-score16-3=2

ection 2

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|AUS Hunt
RD4-seed01=
RD4-team02=flagicon|USA Evert
RD4-seed02=
RD4-score01-1=4
RD4-score02-1=6
RD4-score01-2=6
RD4-score02-2=2
RD4-score01-3=6
RD4-score02-3=3
RD3-team01=flagicon|AUS Gilchrist
RD3-seed01=
RD3-team02=flagicon|AUS Hunt
RD3-seed02=
RD3-score01-1=1
RD3-score02-1=6
RD3-score01-2=1
RD3-score02-2=6
RD3-team03=flagicon|FRA Durr
RD3-seed03=5
RD3-team04=flagicon|USA Evert
RD3-seed04=
RD3-score03-1=6
RD3-score04-1=2
RD3-score03-2=2
RD3-score04-2=6
RD3-score03-3=3
RD3-score04-3=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|AUS Gilchrist
RD2-seed01=
RD2-team02=flagicon|USA Tenney
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=7
RD2-score02-1=5
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=4
RD2-team03=flagicon|AUS Hunt
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|USA Downs
RD2-seed04=
RD2-score03-1=6
RD2-score04-1=1
RD2-score03-2=6
RD2-score04-2=2
RD2-team05=flagicon|FRA Durr
RD2-seed05=5
RD2-team06=flagicon|INA Liem
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score06-1=0
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score06-2=2
RD2-team07=flagicon|USA Eisel
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|USA Evert
RD2-seed08=
RD2-score07-1=6
RD2-score08-1=4
RD2-score07-2=6
RD2-score08-2=7
RD2-score07-3=1
RD2-score08-3=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|AUS Gilchrist
RD1-seed01=
RD1-team02=flagicon|USA Schallau
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score01-1=7
RD1-score02-1=6
RD1-score01-2=7
RD1-score02-2=6
RD1-team03=flagicon|USA Tenney
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|USA Gonnerman
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=6
RD1-score04-1=1
RD1-score03-2=6
RD1-score04-2=3
RD1-team05=flagicon|AUS Hunt
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|ARG Giscafre
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=7
RD1-score06-1=5
RD1-score05-2=6
RD1-score06-2=0
RD1-team07=flagicon|USA Downs
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team08=flagicon|GBR Cooper
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score07-1=6
RD1-score08-1=2
RD1-score07-2=1
RD1-score08-2=6
RD1-score07-3=7
RD1-score08-3=5
RD1-team09=flagicon|FRA Durr
RD1-seed09=5
RD1-team10=flagicon|USA Aucamp
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score10-1=4
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score10-2=0
RD1-team11=flagicon|INA Liem
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|USA Reese
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score12-1=3
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score12-2=1
RD1-team13=flagicon|USA Eisel
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|GBR Holdsworth
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score14-1=0
RD1-score13-2=6
RD1-score14-2=2
RD1-team15=flagicon|USA Evert
RD1-seed15=
RD1-team16=flagicon|FRG Buding
RD1-seed16=
RD1-score15-1=6
RD1-score16-1=1
RD1-score15-2=6
RD1-score16-2=0

ection 3

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|AUS Dalton
RD4-seed01=6
RD4-team02=flagicon|AUS Melville
RD4-seed02=4
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=3
RD4-score01-2=7
RD4-score02-2=5
RD3-team01=flagicon|FRA Chanfreau
RD3-seed01=
RD3-team02=flagicon|AUS Dalton
RD3-seed02=6
RD3-score01-1=2
RD3-score02-1=6
RD3-score01-2=2
RD3-score02-2=6
RD3-team03=flagicon|USA Pande
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team04=flagicon|AUS Melville
RD3-seed04=4
RD3-score03-1=4
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score03-2=2
RD3-score04-2=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|FRA Chanfreau
RD2-seed01=
RD2-team02=flagicon|USA Redondo
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=6
RD2-score02-1=3
RD2-score01-2=6
RD2-score02-2=3
RD2-team03=flagicon|USA Newberry
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|AUS Dalton
RD2-seed04=6
RD2-score03-1=2
RD2-score04-1=6
RD2-score03-2=4
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|USA Pande
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team06=flagicon|USA Kemmer
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=6
RD2-score06-1=2
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score06-2=4
RD2-team07=flagicon|USA Teeguarden
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|AUS Melville
RD2-seed08=4
RD2-score07-1=0
RD2-score08-1=6
RD2-score07-2=3
RD2-score08-2=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|FRA Chanfreau
RD1-seed01=
RD1-team02=flagicon|JPN Sawamatsu
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score02-1=2
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score02-2=1
RD1-team03=flagicon|USA Redondo
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|INA Kaligis
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=6
RD1-score04-1=7
RD1-score03-2=6
RD1-score04-2=2
RD1-score03-3=6
RD1-score04-3=3
RD1-team05=flagicon|USA Newberry
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|USA Pigeon
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=6
RD1-score06-1=0
RD1-score05-2=6
RD1-score06-2=2
RD1-team07=flagicon|AUS Dalton
RD1-seed07=6
RD1-team08=flagicon|CAN Berner
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score07-1=6
RD1-score08-1=0
RD1-score07-2=6
RD1-score08-2=1
RD1-team09=flagicon|USA Pande
RD1-seed09=
RD1-team10=flagicon|USA Metcalf
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score10-1=3
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score10-2=3
RD1-team11=flagicon|USA Kemmer
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|USA Graebner
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score12-1=4
RD1-score11-2=7
RD1-score12-2=6
RD1-team13=flagicon|USA Teeguarden
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|GBR Molesworth
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score14-1=4
RD1-score13-2=2
RD1-score14-2=6
RD1-score13-3=6
RD1-score14-3=3
RD1-team15=flagicon|AUS Melville
RD1-seed15=4
RD1-team16=flagicon|NED Bakker
RD1-seed16=
RD1-score15-1=6
RD1-score16-1=3
RD1-score15-2=6
RD1-score16-2=3

ection 4

16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
RD1=First Round
RD2=Second Round
RD3=Third Round
RD4=Quarterfinals
RD4-team01=flagicon|GBR Williams
RD4-seed01=
RD4-team02=flagicon|USA Casals
RD4-seed02=2
RD4-score01-1=6
RD4-score02-1=4
RD4-score01-2=2
RD4-score02-2=6
RD4-score01-3=6
RD4-score02-3=4
RD3-team01=flagicon|GBR Williams
RD3-seed01=
RD3-team02=flagicon|USA Heldman
RD3-seed02=8
RD3-score01-1=7
RD3-score02-1=5
RD3-score01-2=6
RD3-score02-2=4
RD3-team03=flagicon|AUS Harris
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team04=flagicon|USA Casals
RD3-seed04=2
RD3-score03-1=1
RD3-score04-1=6
RD3-score03-2=1
RD3-score04-2=6
RD2-team01=flagicon|GBR Shaw
RD2-seed01=
RD2-team02=flagicon|GBR Williams
RD2-seed02=
RD2-score01-1=4
RD2-score02-1=6
RD2-score01-2=7
RD2-score02-2=6
RD2-score01-3=4
RD2-score02-3=6
RD2-team03=flagicon|GBR Truman
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team04=flagicon|USA Heldman
RD2-seed04=8
RD2-score03-1=6
RD2-score04-1=2
RD2-score03-2=4
RD2-score04-2=6
RD2-score03-3=1
RD2-score04-3=6
RD2-team05=flagicon|TCH Palmeova-West
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team06=flagicon|AUS Harris
RD2-seed06=
RD2-score05-1=7
RD2-score06-1=6
RD2-score05-2=6
RD2-score06-2=7
RD2-score05-3=3
RD2-score06-3=6
RD2-team07=flagicon|USA Overton
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team08=flagicon|USA Casals
RD2-seed08=2
RD2-score07-1=6
RD2-score08-1=2
RD2-score07-2=3
RD2-score08-2=6
RD2-score07-3=0
RD2-score08-3=6
RD1-team01=flagicon|GBR Shaw
RD1-seed01=
RD1-team02=flagicon|USA Hansen
RD1-seed02=
RD1-score01-1=6
RD1-score02-1=1
RD1-score01-2=6
RD1-score02-2=1
RD1-team03=flagicon|GBR Williams
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team04=flagicon|USA Hansen
RD1-seed04=
RD1-score03-1=7
RD1-score04-1=6
RD1-score03-2=7
RD1-score04-2=5
RD1-team05=flagicon|GBR Truman
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team06=flagicon|CAN O'Hara
RD1-seed06=
RD1-score05-1=6
RD1-score06-1=1
RD1-score05-2=6
RD1-score06-2=0
RD1-team07=flagicon|USA Heldman
RD1-seed07=8
RD1-team08=flagicon|USA Gengler
RD1-seed08=
RD1-score07-1=6
RD1-score08-1=4
RD1-score07-2=6
RD1-score08-2=3
RD1-team09=flagicon|TCH Palmeova-West
RD1-seed09=
RD1-team10=flagicon|USA Moran
RD1-seed10=
RD1-score09-1=6
RD1-score10-1=2
RD1-score09-2=6
RD1-score10-2=3
RD1-team11=flagicon|AUS Harris
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team12=flagicon|USA Johnson
RD1-seed12=
RD1-score11-1=6
RD1-score12-1=3
RD1-score11-2=6
RD1-score12-2=3
RD1-team13=flagicon|USA Overton
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team14=flagicon|USA Harper
RD1-seed14=
RD1-score13-1=6
RD1-score14-1=3
RD1-score13-2=6
RD1-score14-2=3
RD1-team15=flagicon|USA Casals
RD1-seed15=2
RD1-team16=flagicon|NED Stove
RD1-seed16=
RD1-score15-1=6
RD1-score16-1=3
RD1-score15-2=2
RD1-score16-2=6
RD1-score15-3=6
RD1-score16-3=3

External links

* [http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/tournamentoverview.asp?tournament=1020000163 1971 US Open on ITFtennis.com] , the source for this draw