1971 Pacific Southwest Open

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1971 Pacific Southwest Open
DateSeptember 20–26
Edition45th
Category Grand Prix
Draw64S / 32D
Prize money$60,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Venue Los Angeles Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Pancho Gonzales [1]
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King and Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Alexander / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Dent [2]
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals / Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King
  1970  · Los Angeles Open ·  1972  

The 1971 Pacific Southwest Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California in the United States and was part of the 1971 Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was the 45th edition of the tournament and ran from September 20 through September 26, 1971. Pancho Gonzales, aged 43, won the men's singles title and $10,000 first prize money. [3]

Contents

The women's singles title was divided between Billie Jean King and Rosie Casals. [4] [5] [6] 1971 was the last year this tournament was a combined men's and women's event. That year, a separate Los Angeles based professional women's tournament was inaugurated: The LA Women's Tennis Championships.

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Pancho Gonzales defeated Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Connors 2–6, 6–3, 6–3

Women's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King defeated Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals 6–6, div.

Men's doubles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Alexander / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Dent defeated Flag of the United States.svg Frank Froehling / Flag of the United States.svg Clark Graebner 7–6, 6–4

Women's doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals / Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean King defeated Flag of France.svg Françoise Dürr / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Judy Tegart Dalton 6–2, 5–7, 7–6

References

  1. "1971 Los Angeles – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1971 Los Angeles – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. "Gonzales wins SoWest net title; King faces punishment" . Daily News-Post. Monrovia. UPI. September 27, 1971. p. B-2 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Gonzales is victor". The New York Times. September 27, 1971.
  5. "Pancho has win In Southwestern". Sarasota Journal. September 27, 1971. p. 3C.
  6. John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 143, 254. ISBN   9780362001037. OCLC   86035663.