1971 Italian Open (tennis)
Tennis tournament
1971 Italian Open | |||
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Date | 3–10 May | ||
Edition | 28th | ||
Category | WCT / Non-tour | ||
Surface | Clay court / outdoor | ||
Location | Rome, Italy | ||
Venue | Foro Italico | ||
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The 1971 Italian Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that was played by men on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome , Italy. The men's tournament was part of the World Championship Tennis circuit while the women's tournament was a non-tour event, i.e. not part of the Grand Prix or Virginia Slims circuit. The tournament was held from 3 May through 10 May 1971. The singles titles were won by Rod Laver and Virginia Wade . [3] [4]
Finals
Men's singles
Women's singles
Virginia Wade
defeated
Helga Masthoff
6–4, 6–4
Men's doubles
John Newcombe
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Tony Roche
defeated
Andrés Gimeno
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Roger Taylor
6–4, 6–4
Women's doubles
Virginia Wade
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Helga Masthoff
defeated
Lesley Turner Bowrey
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Helen Gourlay
5–7, 6–2, 6–2
References
- ↑ "1971 Rome – Men's singles draw" . Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "1971 Rome – Men's doubles draw" . Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ↑ "Laver captures singles net title" . Star-News . May 11, 1971.
- ↑ John Barrett , ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72 . London: Queen Anne Press . pp. 127–130. ISBN 9780362001037 . OCLC 86035663 .
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