1971 Women's Grand Prix (tennis)

For the 1971 Pepsi-Cola Men's Grand Prix, see 1971 Men's Grand Prix (tennis).
1971 Women's Grand Prix
Details
Duration 3 May 1971 – 25 October 1971
Edition 1st
Tournaments 15
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles United States Billie Jean King (6)
Prize money leader United States Billie Jean King $10,000
Points leader United States Billie Jean King 181
1972

The 1971 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix was a tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. This article covers all tournaments that were part of that year's Women's Grand Prix.[1]

Schedule

Key
Group A tournaments
Group B tournaments
Group C tournaments
Group D tournaments
Grand Prix Masters
Team events

May

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
10 MayBio–Strath London Hard Court Championships
London, England
Australia Margaret Court
6–0, 6–3
France Françoise Dürr France Gail Chanfreau
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Julie Heldman
United Kingdom Nell Truman
Australia Judy Dalton
United States Rosie Casals
United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King

6–1, 6–4
Australia Margaret Court
Australia Evonne Goolagong
17 MayRothmans Open Hard Court Championships of Britain
Bournemouth, England
Australia Margaret Court
7–5, 6–1
Australia Evonne GoolagongFrance Françoise Dürr
United States Mary–Ann Curtis
United States Mary–Ann Curtis
France Françoise Dürr

6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Australia Margaret Court
Australia Evonne Goolagong
23 MayGrand Prix German Open
Hamburg, West Germany
United States Billie Jean King
6–3, 6–2
West Germany Helga MasthoffWest Germany Helga Hösl
United States Rosie Casals
West Germany Heide Orth
United States Valerie Ziegenfuss
Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu
Australia Kerry Melville
United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King

6–2, 6–1
West Germany Helga Masthoff
West Germany Heide Orth
24 May French Open
Paris, France
Clay – 32S/16D
Australia Evonne Goolagong
6–3, 7–5
Australia Helen Gourlay Cawley Netherlands Marijke Schaar
United States Nancy Richey
France Françoise Dürr
France Gail Chanfreau
United States Linda Tuero
Australia Lesley Bowrey
France Gail Chanfreau
France Françoise Dürr
6–4, 6–1
Australia Helen Gourlay
Australia Kerry Harris

June

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
14 June Queen's Club Championships
London, England
Grass – 64S/32D
Australia Margaret Court
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
United States Billie Jean King United States Rosie Casals
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Kristy Pigeon
Australia Helen Gourlay
United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King

6–2, 8–6
United States Mary–Ann Curtis
United States Valerie Ziegenfuss
21 June Wimbledon Championships
London, England
Grass – 128S/32D
Australia Evonne Goolagong
6–4, 6–1
United States Margaret Court United States Billie Jean King
Australia Judy Dalton
United States Nancy Richey
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
France Françoise Dürr
Australia Kerry Melville
United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King

6–3, 6–2
Australia Margaret Court
Australia Evonne Goolagong

July

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 July Swedish Open
Bastad, Sweden
Clay – 32S/32D
West Germany Helga Masthoff
4–6, 6–1, 6–3
Sweden Ingrid Bentzer Sweden Christina Sandberg
United States Linda Tuero
Chile Ana Maria Pinto-Bravo
West Germany Heide Orth
Sweden Ann-Charlotte Dahlberg
France Odile de Roubin
West Germany Helga Masthoff
West Germany Heide Orth

6–2, 6–1
Chile Ana Maria Pinto-Bravo
United States Linda Tuero
Green Shield Open Welsh Championships
Newport, Wales
Grass – S32/D16
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
6–3, 6–4
Australia Judy Tegart Dalton United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
Australia Helen Gourlay
Australia Helen Gourlay
Australia Kerry Harris

6–3, 8–6
France Gail Chanfreau
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
Swiss Open
Gstaad, Switzerland
Clay – S32/D16
France Françoise Dürr
6–3, 6–3
Australia Lesley Hunt Netherlands Marijke Schaar
Czechoslovakia Alena Palmeová-West
Italy Lea Pericoli
Italy Fiorella Bonicelli
Switzerland Silvia Gubler
South Africa Laura Rossouw
South Africa Brenda Kirk
South Africa Laura Rossouw

8–6, 6–3
France Françoise Dürr
Italy Lea Pericoli
12 July Rothmans North of England Championships
Hoylake, England
Grass – 32S/16D
United States Billie Jean King
6–3, 6–3
United States Rosie Casals Australia Margaret Court
United States Patti Hogan
United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King

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Australia Margaret Court
Australia Evonne Goolagong

August

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
2 August Cincinnati Open
Cincinnati, United States
Hard – 32S/16D
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
6–3, 6–3
United States Linda Tuero
Australia Helen Gourlay
Australia Kerry Harris

6–4, 6–4
France Gail Chanfreau
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
9 August Women's Clay Court Championships
Indianapolis, USA
Clay – 32S/16D
United States Billie Jean King
6–4, 7–5
United States Linda Tuero Australia Helen Gourlay
France Gail Chanfreau
Australia Judy Dalton
United States Billie Jean King
6–1, 6–2
United States Julie Heldman
United States Linda Tuero

September

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 September Eastern Grass Court Championships
East Orange NJ, United States
Grass – 64S/32D
United States Chris Evert
6–4, 6–0
Australia Helen Gourlay
Cancelled
2 September US Open
New York, United States
Grass – 128S/32D
United States Billie Jean King
6–4, 7–6
United States Rosie Casals United States Chris Evert
Australia Kerry Melville
United States Laura DuPont
United Kingdom Joyce Williams
Australia Lesley Hunt
Australia Judy Tegart Dalton
United States Rosie Casals
Australia Judy Tegart Dalton
6–3, 6–3
France Gail Chanfreau
France Françoise Dürr

October

Week of Tournament Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
1 October Embassy British Indoor Championships
London, England
Carpet– 32S/16D
United States Billie Jean King
6–1, 6–2
United States Rosie Casals
France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade

3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Australia Evonne Goolagong
United States Julie Heldman

Grand Prix Entry Rankings

As of 1 January 1971
Rk Name Nation
Year-end rankings (December 1971)
Rk Name Nation Points High Low Change

Statistical Information

Titles won by player

These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1971 Women's Grand Prix circuit: the Grand Slam tournaments and regular events. The players/nations are sorted by:

1) total number of titles;
2) highest amount of highest category tournaments (for example, having a single Grand Slam gives preference over any kind of combination without a Grand Slam title);
3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Total titles Player Grand Slam
tournaments
Regular
tournaments
All titles
Singles Doubles Mixed Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Mixed
17 United States Billie Jean King
1 1 2 6 9 7 10
6 Australia Margaret Court
1 3 9 3 3
5 Australia Evonne Goolagong
2 4 2 3

The following players won their first title in 1971:

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 143, 144. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.

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