Jan KodešJan Kodeš is a right-handed Czech former tennis player who won three Grand Slam events in the early-1970s.Kodeš's greatest success was on the clay courts of the French Open. He won the title there in 1970, beating Željko Franulović in the final, and in 1971, defeating Ilie Năstase in the final...
defeated
Ilie NăstaseIlie Nastase is a Romanian former professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Năstase was the World No. 1 tennis player between 1973 and 1974 . He is one of the five players in history to win more than 100 ATP professional titles . He was inducted into the...
8-6 6-2 2-6 7-5 in the final to win the
Men's Singles title at the
1971 French OpenList of the 1971 French Open Champions:-Men's singles: Jan Kodeš def. Ilie Năstase, 8–6, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5-Women's singles: Evonne Goolagong Cawley def. Helen Gourlay Cawley, 6–3, 7–5-Men's doubles:...
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See also:
- 1971 French Open - Women's Singles
Evonne Goolagong defeated Helen Gourlay 6–3 7–5 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1971 French Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below...
- 1971 French Open - Men's Doubles
- 1971 French Open - Women's Doubles
- 1971 French Open - Mixed Doubles
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below.
Jan KodešJan Kodeš is a right-handed Czech former tennis player who won three Grand Slam events in the early-1970s.Kodeš's greatest success was on the clay courts of the French Open. He won the title there in 1970, beating Željko Franulović in the final, and in 1971, defeating Ilie Năstase in the final...
is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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 Jan KodešJan Kodeš is a right-handed Czech former tennis player who won three Grand Slam events in the early-1970s.Kodeš's greatest success was on the clay courts of the French Open. He won the title there in 1970, beating Željko Franulović in the final, and in 1971, defeating Ilie Năstase in the final...
(Champion)
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 Arthur AsheArthur Robert Ashe, Jr. was a professional tennis player, born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. During his career, he won three Grand Slam titles, putting him among the best ever from the United States...
(Quarterfinalist)
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 Ilie NăstaseIlie Nastase is a Romanian former professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Năstase was the World No. 1 tennis player between 1973 and 1974 . He is one of the five players in history to win more than 100 ATP professional titles . He was inducted into the...
(Finalist)
- Cliff Richey
Cliff Richey played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the brother of fellow player Nancy Richey....
(Fourth round)
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 Željko FranulovićŽeljko Franulović is a former Croatian tennis player who competed for Yugoslavia, best remembered for reaching the final of the French Open in 1970 where he lost against Czech Jan Kodeš in straight sets...
(Semifinalist)
- Stan Smith
Stanley Roger "Stan" Smith is a former American tennis player and two time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world...
(Quarterfinalist)
- Marty Riessen
Marty Riessen played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as No. 11 in the world in singles on the ATP Rankings...
(Fourth round)
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 Alex MetreveliAlexander Metreveli is a retired Soviet amateur tennis player.Metreveli is probably best known for making the final at Wimbledon in 1973, where he lost to Jan Kodeš of Czechoslovakia...
(Second round)
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- Robert Lutz (Fourth round)
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 Roger Taylor (First round)
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 Manuel OrantesManuel Orantes Corral was a tennis champion in the 1970s and 1980s. He won the US Open in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final.-Career:...
(First round)
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 Pierre BarthesPierre Barthès is a French retired professional tour tennis player.-Career:Born in Béziers, Barthès was one of the Handsome Eight and reached a career high singles ATP ranking in 1974 of World No. 54. Before the creation of the ATP ranking, he was one of the best twenty players in 1971. He was...
(Fourth round)
- Ion Ţiriac
Ion Țiriac is a Romanian former tennis player and businessman. He is also the current owner of the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open.-Sports career:...
(First round)
- Nikola Pilić
Nikola "Niki" Pilić is a retired Croatian professional tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia. He was one of the Handsome Eight.-Biography:...
(First round)
- Georges Goven
Georges Goven is a retired tennis player from France.Goven won the French Championships junior title in 1964, 1965, and 1966, and the Australian Championships juniors in 1964....
(Fourth round)
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 Jaime Fillol Sr. (First round)
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Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- r. = retired
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