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1971 French Open – Women's singles
Main article: 1971 French Open
Evonne Goolagong defeated Helen Gourlay in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1971 French Open. It was her first major singles title. Goolagong did not lose a set during the tournament. She was making her tournament debut.
Margaret Court was the two-time defending champion, but was defeated in the third round by Gail Chanfreau. This marked the first time since the 1964 US Championships that Court failed to reach a major quarterfinal, a run of 19 consecutive majors. It was her earliest exit from a major since 1962 Wimbledon.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Evonne Goolagong is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
- AUS Margaret Court (third round)
- GBR Virginia Wade (first round)
- AUS Evonne Goolagong (champion)
- USA Nancy Gunter (semifinals)
- FRG Helga Masthoff (first round)
- FRA Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals)
- USA Julie Heldman (third round)
- URS Olga Morozova (second round)
Qualifying
Main article: 1971 French Open – Women's singles qualifying
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- r = Retired
Finals
| team-width=150 | RD3-team1=AUS Helen Gourlay | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team2=AUS Evonne Goolagong | RD3-seed2=3 | RD3-score1-1=3 | RD3-score2-1=6 | RD3-score1-2=5 | RD3-score2-2=7 | RD2-team1=AUS Helen Gourlay | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team2=USA Nancy Richey | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score2-1=2 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score2-2=3 | RD2-team3=AUS Evonne Goolagong | RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team4=NED Marijke Schaar | RD2-seed4= | RD2-score3-1=6 | RD2-score4-1=4 | RD2-score3-2=6 | RD2-score4-2=1 | RD1-team1=FRA Gail Chanfreau | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team2=AUS Helen Gourlay | RD1-seed2= | RD1-score1-1=4 | RD1-score2-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score2-2=3 | RD1-score1-3=3 | RD1-score2-3=6 | RD1-team3=USA Nancy Richey | RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team4=AUS Lesley Bowrey | RD1-seed4= | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score4-1=2 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score4-2=4 | RD1-team5=FRA Françoise Dürr | RD1-seed5=6 | RD1-team6=AUS Evonne Goolagong | RD1-seed6=3 | RD1-score5-1=3 | RD1-score6-1=6 | RD1-score5-2=0 | RD1-score6-2=6 | RD1-team7=NED Marijke Schaar | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team8=USA Linda Tuero | RD1-seed8= | RD1-score7-1=6 | RD1-score8-1=2 | RD1-score7-2=6 | RD1-score8-2=3
Earlier rounds
Section 1
| RD4-team01=FRA Chanfreau | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=AUS Gourlay | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=4 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD4-score01-3=3 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD3-team01=AUS Court | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team02=FRA Chanfreau | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=3 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=4 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-team03=JPN Sawamatsu | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS Gourlay | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score04-1=3 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=5 | RD3-score04-3=7 | RD2-team01=AUS Court | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team02=AUS Melville | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=1 | RD2-team03=FRA Chanfreau | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=TCH Palmeová-West | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score04-1=1 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=1 | RD2-team05=URS Morozova | RD2-seed05=8 | RD2-team06=JPN Sawamatsu | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=4 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=3 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-team07=SWE Sandberg | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=AUS Gourlay | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=7 | RD2-score08-1=5 | RD2-score07-2=5 | RD2-score08-2=7 | RD2-score07-3=3 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=SWE Wennerström | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=AUS Court | RD1-seed02=1 | RD1-score01-1=0 | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=1 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-team03=ARG Giscafré | RD1-seed03=Q | RD1-team04=AUS Melville | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=0 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=2 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-team05=USA Teeguarden | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=FRA Chanfreau | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=2 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=2 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-team07=CHI Pinto Bravo | RD1-seed07=Q | RD1-team08=TCH Palmeová-West | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=2 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=3 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-team09=FRA Fuchs | RD1-seed09=Q | RD1-team10=URS Morozova | RD1-seed10=8 | RD1-score09-1=2 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=0 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-team11=RSA Kirk | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=JPN Sawamatsu | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=3 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-team13=GBR Greenwood | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=SWE Sandberg | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=2 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=5 | RD1-score14-2=7 | RD1-team15=USA Martinez | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=AUS Gourlay | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=1 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=4 | RD1-score16-2=6
Section 2
| RD4-team01=USA Richey | RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team02=AUS Bowrey | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD3-team01=USA Richey | RD3-seed01=4 | RD3-team02=RSA Rossouw | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score01-1=7 | RD3-score02-1=5 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=2 | RD3-team03=GBR Shaw | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS Bowrey | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=USA Richey | RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team02=AUS Hunt | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=7 | RD2-score02-1=5 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=0 | RD2-team03=FRG Ebbinghaus | RD2-seed03=Q | RD2-team04=RSA Rossouw | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=4 | RD2-score03-3=3 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=URS Ivanova | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=GBR Shaw | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=3 | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=2 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-team07=AUS Bowrey | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=FRA Bouteleux | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score08-1=3 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score08-2=1 | RD1-team01=COL Fernández-De Soto | RD1-seed01=Q | RD1-team02=USA Richey | RD1-seed02=4 | RD1-score01-1=4 | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=1 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-team03=FRA Repoux | RD1-seed03=Q | RD1-team04=AUS Hunt | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=1 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=0 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-team05=FRA Spinoza | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=FRG Ebbinghaus | RD1-seed06=Q | RD1-score05-1=w/o | RD1-team07=GBR Cooper | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=RSA Rossouw | RD1-seed08= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score08-1=3 | RD1-score07-2=1 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score07-3=3 | RD1-score08-3=6 | RD1-team09=FRG Masthoff | RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team10=URS Ivanova | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=w/o | RD1-team11=RSA Botha | RD1-seed11=Q | RD1-team12=GBR Shaw | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=1 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=2 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-team13=ITA Porzio | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS Bowrey | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=1 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=3 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-team15=AUS Moore | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team16=FRA Bouteleux | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=3 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score16-2=4 | RD1-score15-3=1 | RD1-score16-3=6
Section 3
| RD4-team01=FRA Dürr | RD4-seed01=6 | RD4-team02=AUS Goolagong | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-score01-1=3 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=0 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD3-team01=NED Stöve | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=FRA Dürr | RD3-seed02=6 | RD3-score01-1=5 | RD3-score02-1=7 | RD3-score01-2=7 | RD3-score02-2=5 | RD3-score01-3=4 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-team03=ITA Pericoli | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=AUS Goolagong | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=NED Stöve | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=USA Ziegenfuss | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=9 | RD2-score02-1=7 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-team03=USA Austin | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team04=FRA Dürr | RD2-seed04=6 | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=0 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-team05=ITA Pericoli | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=RSA Emmanuel | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=4 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score06-2=1 | RD2-team07=AUS Gilchrist | RD2-seed07=Q | RD2-team08=AUS Goolagong | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=INA Kaligis | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=NED Stöve | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=0 | RD1-score02-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=1 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-team03=HUN Borka | RD1-seed03=Q | RD1-team04=USA Ziegenfuss | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=2 | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=2 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-team05=AUT Pachta | RD1-seed05=Q | RD1-team06=USA Austin | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score05-1=2 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=7 | RD1-score06-2=5 | RD1-score05-3=2 | RD1-score06-3=6 | RD1-team07=TCH Holubová | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team08=FRA Dürr | RD1-seed08=6 | RD1-score07-1=2 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score08-2=8 | RD1-team09=USA Fretz | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=ITA Pericoli | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=7 | RD1-score10-1=5 | RD1-score09-2=5 | RD1-score10-2=7 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-score10-3=8 | RD1-team11=HUN Szabó | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=RSA Emmanuel | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=1 | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-team13=FRA Darmon | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=AUS Gilchrist | RD1-seed14=Q | RD1-score13-1=4 | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=2 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-team15=RSA Koudelka | RD1-seed15=Q | RD1-team16=AUS Goolagong | RD1-seed16=3 | RD1-score15-1=3 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=1 | RD1-score16-2=6
Section 4
| RD4-team01=NED Schaar | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team02=USA Tuero | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD3-team01=NED Schaar | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team02=USA Heldman | RD3-seed02=7 | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score02-3=4 | RD3-team03=ITA Nasuelli | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team04=USA Tuero | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score03-1=7 | RD3-score04-1=9 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD2-team01=NED Walhof | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team02=NED Schaar | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score02-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=4 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score01-3=1 | RD2-score02-3=6 | RD2-team03=USA Vest | RD2-seed03=Q | RD2-team04=USA Heldman | RD2-seed04=7 | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score04-2=8 | RD2-team05=ITA Nasuelli | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team06=HUN Szörényi | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=4 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score06-3=1 | RD2-team07=SWE Bentzer | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team08=USA Tuero | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score07-1=5 | RD2-score08-1=7 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD1-team01=INA Liem | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team02=NED Walhof | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score01-1=7 | RD1-score02-1=9 | RD1-score01-2=4 | RD1-score02-2=6 | RD1-team03=FRA de Roubin | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team04=NED Schaar | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score04-1=4 | RD1-score03-2=4 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=4 | RD1-score04-3=6 | RD1-team05=AUS Harris | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team06=USA Vest | RD1-seed06=Q | RD1-score05-1=2 | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=7 | RD1-score06-2=9 | RD1-team07=RSA Van Brandis | RD1-seed07=Q | RD1-team08=USA Heldman | RD1-seed08=7 | RD1-score07-1=0 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=0 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-team09=URU Bonicelli | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team10=ITA Nasuelli | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score09-1=4 | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score10-2=3 | RD1-score09-3=4 | RD1-score10-3=6 | RD1-team11=TCH Neumannová | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team12=HUN Szörényi | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score11-1=5 | RD1-score12-1=7 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score12-2=4 | RD1-score11-3=7 | RD1-score12-3=9 | RD1-team13=USA Pigeon | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team14=SWE Bentzer | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score14-1=4 | RD1-score13-2=4 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score13-3=7 | RD1-score14-3=9 | RD1-team15=GBR Wade | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team16=USA Tuero | RD1-seed16= | RD1-score15-1=5 | RD1-score16-1=7
References
References
- Collins, Bud. (2010). "The Bud Collins History of Tennis". New Chapter Press.
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