1971 Queen's Club Championships – Men's Singles

Rod Laver was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals this year against Tom Gorman.

Men's Singles
1971 Queen's Club Championships
Champion	Stan Smith
Runner-up	John Newcombe
Final score	8–6, 6–3

Main article: 1971 Queen's Club Championships

Stan Smith won the men's singles title at the 1971 Queen's Club Championships tennis tournament, defeating John Newcombe 8–6, 6–3 in the final.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		John Newcombe	6	6
		Owen Davidson	4	4
									John Newcombe	6	3
									Stan Smith	8	6
		Stan Smith	7	9
		Tom Gorman	5	8

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
									J Newcombe	w/o
									I Gulyás
																J Newcombe	8	6
																C Graebner	6	4
									N Špear	2	1
									C Graebner	6	6
																							J Newcombe	6	9
		R Taylor	2	3																			R Case	2	8
		F Sedgman	6	6					F Sedgman	6	6	4
		J Kodeš	2	3					B Mottram	8	4	6
		B Mottram	6	6												B Mottram	4	5
		F Froehling	6	3	4											R Case	6	7
		R Case	3	6	6				R Case	6	8
		J Paish	6	6					J Paish	3	6
		S Baranyi	2	2

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		A Fox	6	3	2
		Š Koudelka	4	6	6				Š Koudelka	2	6
		R Moore	6	6					R Moore	6	8
		J Alexander	4	4												R Moore	6	4	6
		I El Shafei	6	4	2											O Davidson	4	6	8
		F McMillan	2	6	6				F McMillan	4	3
		A Segal							O Davidson	6	6
		O Davidson	w/o																				O Davidson	7	6
		C Richey	6	6																			R Emerson	5	3
		P Curtis	1	1					C Richey	6	6
		J Osborne							P Dent	1	0
		P Dent	w/o													C Richey	9	4	5
		J McManus	4	6	4											R Emerson	8	6	7
		C Drysdale	6	4	6				C Drysdale	2	2
		R Wilson							R Emerson	6	6
		R Emerson	w/o

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		B Fairlie	6	8
		K Fletcher	0	6					B Fairlie	7	3
		RP Gonzales	9	6					RP Gonzales	9	6
		A Panatta	8	3												RP Gonzales	3	2
		B Bowrey	1	2												M Riessen	6	6
		R Lutz	6	6					R Lutz	7	6	5
		R Keldie	3	1					M Riessen	9	3	7
		M Riessen	6	6																			M Riessen	4	5
		B Carmichael	7	3																			S Smith	6	7
		C Pasarell	9	6					C Pasarell	2	2
		H Kary	1	5					R Ruffels	6	6
		R Ruffels	6	7												R Ruffels	3	4
		G Battrick	5	6	6											S Smith	6	6
		E van Dillen	7	4	2				G Battrick	3	3
		O Parun	1	4					S Smith	6	6
		S Smith	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		A Metreveli	6	9
		P Szőke	4	8					A Metreveli	6	3	6
		C Dibley	8	3					T Gorman	2	6	8
		T Gorman	9	6												T Gorman	8	6
		T Addison	6	6												T Addison	6	3
		Gerry Perry	4	4					T Addison	6	7
		William Alvarez	3	3					D Ralston	4	5
		D Ralston	6	6																			T Gorman	6	4	6
																							R Laver	4	6	1
									Ž Franulović	6	6
									F Pala	3	4
																Ž Franulović	6	3	4
																R Laver	4	6	6
									R Machán
									R Laver	w/o

References

• Main Draw