1971 Stockholm Open – Singles
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The 1971 Stockholm Open was a tennis tournament played on
hard courts A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. It is typically made of rigid materials such as asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic resins to seal the surface and ...
and part of the
1971 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix The 1971 Pepsi Cola Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated three of the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments. It was the second edition of the Grand Prix circuit and was run by the Intern ...
and took place in
Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
, Sweden. The tournament was held from November 1 through November 7, 1971.
Arthur Ashe Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles. He started to play tennis at six years old. He was the first black player selected to the Unite ...
defeated
Jan Kodeš Jan Kodeš (born 1 March 1946) is a Czech former professional tennis player. A three-time major singles champion, Kodeš was one of the premier players in the early 1970s. Kodeš's greatest success was achieved on the clay courts of the French ...
, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–4, in the final.


Seeds

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''(quarterfinals)'' # Tom Okker ''(quarterfinals)''


Draw


Finals


Top half


Section 1


Section 2


Bottom half


Section 3


Section 4


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1971 Stockholm Open - Singles Stockholm Open 1971 Grand Prix (tennis)