1971 Wightman Cup

1971 Wightman Cup
Details
Edition	43rd
Champion
Winning nation	United States
	← 1970 1972 →

Last updated January 01, 2025

The 1971 Wightman Cup was the 43rd edition of the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held at the Cleveland Arena in Cleveland, Ohio in the United States.^[1]^[2]^[3]

United States
4

Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
1971
Hard (Indoors)

Great Britain
3

		1	2	3
1	Chris Evert Winnie Shaw	6 0	6 4
2	Julie Heldman Virginia Wade	5 7	5 7
3	Kristy Pigeon Joyce Williams	5 7	6 3	4 6
4	Mary Ann Curtis / Valerie Ziegenfuss Christine Truman Janes / Nell Truman	6 1	6 4
5	Valerie Ziegenfuss Winnie Shaw	6 4	4 6	6 3
6	Chris Evert Virginia Wade	6 1	6 1
7	Chris Evert / Carole Caldwell Graebner Virginia Wade / Joyce Williams	8 10	6 4	1 6

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References

↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis : An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 533. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
↑ USTA, United States Tennis Association (1979). Bill Shannon (ed.). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (Rev. and updated 1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. p. 372. ISBN 0060144785.
↑ Max Robertson, ed. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. p. 392. ISBN 0047960426.

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[1] Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis : An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 533. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.

[2] USTA, United States Tennis Association (1979). Bill Shannon (ed.). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (Rev. and updated 1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. p. 372. ISBN 0060144785.

[3] Max Robertson, ed. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. p. 392. ISBN 0047960426.

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