Misplaced Pages

1971 Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from 1971 U.S. Professional Indoor)

Tennis tournament
1971 Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships
DateFebruary 9–14
Edition4th
CategoryWorld Championship Tennis (men)
Virginia Slims Circuit (women)
Draw32S (men)
16S (women)
Prize money$50,000 (men)
$12,500 (women)
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
VenueSpectrum
Attendance50,199
Champions
Men's singles
Australia John Newcombe
Women's singles
United States Rosie Casals
← 1970 · Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships · 1972 →

The 1971 Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships also called the Philadelphia International Indoor was a WCT and Virginia Slims Circuit tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was played at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. It was the fourth edition of the tournament and was held from February 9 through February 14, 1971. John Newcombe and Rosie Casals won the singles titles.

Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1971 Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships – Men's singles

Australia John Newcombe defeated Australia Rod Laver 7–6, 7–6, 6–4

  • It was Newcombe's 1st title of the year and the 12th of his professional career.

Woman's singles

United States Rosie Casals defeated France Françoise Dürr 6–2, 3–6, 6–2

References

  1. "1971 Philadelphia – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. Amur, Neil Amur (February 11, 1971). "Rosewall Is Upset by Davidson in First Round of Philadelphia Open Tennis". The New York Times. New York City: The New York Times Company. p. 62. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  3. Tingay, Lance (1971). "US Tournaments". In Barrett, John (ed.). World Tennis' 71 A BP YEARBOOK. London: The Queen Anne Press Ltd. p. 145. ISBN 0362000913.
  4. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 81, 85.
  5. John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 134–135. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
  6. "Laver beaten". The Sydney Morning Herald. February 16, 1971. p. 22 – via Google News Archive.
Philadelphia tournaments
1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
1971 World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit « 1970 1972 »
WCT Finals, Dallas
1971 Women's Tennis Circuit « 1970 1972 »
Grand Slam events
Virginia Slims Circuit
Grand Prix Circuit
Non-tour events
Team events
Categories:
1971 Philadelphia International Indoor Open Championships Add topic