1971 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1971 Australian Open
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Evonne Goolagong
Final score	2–6, 7–6^(7–0), 7–5

Margaret Court defeated Evonne Goolagong 2–6, 7–6^(7–0), 7–5 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1971 Australian Open.

Seeds

The first and second seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Margaret Court (Champion)
2. Evonne Goolagong (Finalist)
3. Lesley Turner Bowrey (Withdrew before the tournament began)
4. Gail Chanfreau (First round)
5. Patti Hogan (Second round)
6. Kerry Harris (First round)
7. Winnie Shaw (Semifinalist)
8. Helen Gourlay (Quarterfinalist)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Margaret Court	6	6
	8	Helen Gourlay	0	4
								1	Margaret Court	6	6
									Lesley Hunt	0	3
		Lesley Hunt	6	6
		Jan O'Neill	4	4
															1	Margaret Court	2	7	7
															2	Evonne Goolagong	6	6	5
		Norma Marsh	0	6
	7	Winnie Shaw	6	7
								7	Winnie Shaw	6	1
								2	Evonne Goolagong	7	6
		Sharon Walsh	3	4
	2	Evonne Goolagong	6	6

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	M Court	6	6
	H Taylor	0	0					P Coleman	1	1
	P Coleman	6	6											1	M Court	6	6
	C Sieler	3	4											8	H Gourlay	0	4
	B Hawcroft	6	6					B Hawcroft	5	4
	V Lancaster	3	6	1			8	H Gourlay	7	6
8	H Gourlay	6	3	6																	1	M Court	6	6
5	P Hogan	6	6																			L Hunt	0	3
	S Walsham	4	2				5	P Hogan	3	4
	A Avis	3	4					L Hunt	6	6
	L Hunt	6	6												L Hunt	6	6
	J O'Neill	6	6												J O'Neill	4	4
	D Fromholtz	3	0					J O'Neill	6	6
	N Eastburn							N Eastburn	1	0
4	G Chanfreau	w/o

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	J Fallis	7	3	5
	S Hole	6	6	7				S Hole	2	3
	M Tesch	1	2					N Marsh	6	6
	N Marsh	6	6												N Marsh	0	6
	C Zeeman	1	1											7	W Shaw	6	7
	L Bowrey	6	6					L Bowrey	0	6	4
	J Young	1	0				7	W Shaw	6	1	6
7	W Shaw	6	6																		7	W Shaw	6	1
6	K Harris	3	6																		2	E Goolagong	7	6
	P Edwards	6	7					P Edwards	3	1
	A Coleman	2	2					S Walsh	6	6
	S Walsh	6	6												S Walsh	3	4
	H Kayser	6	5											2	E Goolagong	6	6
	K Athorne	0	0	r				H Kayser	1	1
							2	E Goolagong	6	6

External links

• 1971 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw