1971 Italian Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1971 Italian Open
Champion	Rod Laver
Runner-up	Jan Kodeš
Final score	4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4

Ilie Năstase was the defending champion but did not compete. Rod Laver claimed the title overcoming Jan Kodeš in the final.^[1]

Seeds

John Newcombe (Quarterfinals) Arthur Ashe (Semifinals) Cliff Drysdale (Quarterfinals) Rod Laver (Champion)

Stan Smith (Quarterfinals) Tom Okker (Semifinals) Roy Emerson (Quarterfinals) Tony Roche (Third Round)

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
	2	Arthur Ashe	6	3	6
	7	Roy Emerson	4	6	4
								2	Arthur Ashe	3	2	1
								4	Rod Laver	6	6	6
	4	Rod Laver	6	2	6
	5	Stan Smith	1	6	2
																	4	Rod Laver	7	6	6
																		Jan Kodeš	5	3	3
	6	Tom Okker	6	6
	3	Cliff Drysdale	3	4
								6	Tom Okker	6	3	5	4
									Jan Kodeš	4	6	7	6
		Jan Kodeš	2	6	7
	1	John Newcombe	6	1	5

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							2	A Ashe	7	6
	A Panatta	6	6	6				A Panatta	5	4
	B Bowrey	1	7	4										2	A Ashe	6	6
															R Taylor	3	2
								B Fairlie	1	6	3
	R Taylor	6	6					R Taylor	6	0	6
	P Dent	2	3																		2	A Ashe	6	3	6
																					7	R Emerson	4	6	4
							7	R Emerson	2	6	6
	N Pilić	7	6					N Pilić	6	4	3
	R Ruffels	6	4											7	R Emerson	6	3	6
															D Ralston	4	6	4
								D Ralston	7	5	6
	O Davidson	6	5	1				B Jovanović	5	7	3
	B Jovanović	4	7	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	R Laver	6	3	6
	T Ulrich	6	4	4				T Gorman	1	6	4
	T Gorman	2	6	6										4	R Laver	6	6
															E di Matteo	4	1
								M Riessen	5	6	3
	A Stone	2	2					E di Matteo	7	3	6
	E di Matteo	6	6																		4	R Laver	6	2	6
																					5	S Smith	1	6	2
							5	S Smith	3	6	6
	R Barth	6	1	6				R Barth	6	3	1
	Franco Bartoni	1	6	4										5	S Smith	4	6	6
															A Zugarelli	6	2	2
								C Pasarell	4	4
	J Alexander	4	6	3				A Zugarelli	6	6
	A Zugarelli	6	1	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	I El Shafei	6	6
	D Crealy	4	2					I El Shafei	7	2	2
								Ž Franulović	6	6	6
															Ž Franulović	7	4	1
	M Cox	4	6	6										6	T Okker	5	6	6
	J Leschly	6	3	4				M Cox	3	5
							6	T Okker	6	7
																					6	T Okker	6	6
	N Pietrangeli	6	6																		3	C Drysdale	3	4
	C Barazzutti	4	4					N Pietrangeli	5	r
								A Gimeno	7
															A Gimeno	3	6	3
	Piero Toci	4	6											3	C Drysdale	6	3	6
	B Maud	6	7					B Maud	2	7	1
							3	C Drysdale	6	5	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	F Stolle	6	6
	Sergio Palmieri	1	2					F Stolle	3	3
								J Kodeš	6	6
															J Kodeš	6	5	7
	Massimo di Domenico	6	6											8	T Roche	4	7	6
	F McMillan	3	4					M di Domenico	2	3
							8	T Roche	6	6
																						J Kodeš	2	6	7
	G Stilwell	4	2																		1	J Newcombe	6	1	5
	G Majoli	6	6					G Majoli	2	7	4
								B Lutz	6	6	6
															B Lutz	3	1
	B Carmichael	6	1	3										1	J Newcombe	6	6
	Vincenzo Franchitti	4	6	6				V Franchitti	4	7	5
							1	J Newcombe	6	6	7

References

General

• "Singles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
• "Rome 1971". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 2016-05-01.

Specific

1. "Laver captures singles net title". Star-News. Wilmington, NC. United Press. 1971-05-11.