1971 Wimbledon Championships

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The 1971 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 21 June until Saturday 3 July 1971. It was the 85th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1971. John Newcombe and Evonne Goolagong won the singles titles.

Prize money

The total prize money for the 1971 championships was ยฃ37,790. The winner of the men's title earned ยฃ3,750 while the women's singles champion earned ยฃ1,800.

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ John Newcombe defeated ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Stan Smith, 6โ€“3, 5โ€“7, 2โ€“6, 6โ€“4, 6โ€“4

Women's singles

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Evonne Goolagong defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Margaret Court, 6โ€“4, 6โ€“1

Men's doubles

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ'Roy Emerson / ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Rod Laver defeated ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Arthur Ashe / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Dennis Ralston, 4โ€“6, 9โ€“7, 6โ€“8, 6โ€“4, 6โ€“4

Women's doubles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Rosie Casals / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Billie Jean King defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Margaret Court / ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Evonne Goolagong, 6โ€“3, 6โ€“2

Mixed doubles

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Owen Davidson / ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Billie Jean King defeated ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Marty Riessen / ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Margaret Court, 3โ€“6, 6โ€“2, 15โ€“13

Juniors

Boys' singles

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Robert Kreiss defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Stephen Warboys, 2โ€“6, 6โ€“4, 6โ€“3

Girls' singles

Marina Kroschina defeated ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Sue Minford, 6โ€“4, 6โ€“4

Singles seeds

Men's singles

Women's singles

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