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The Majors   

Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists
7-Mar-1971	Australian Open	Grass	Margaret Court [AUS]	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	2-6 7-6(0) 7-5	Hunt, Shaw
24-May-1971	Roland Garros	Clay	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	Helen Gourlay [AUS]	6-3 7-5	Jansen, Richey
21-Jun-1971	Wimbledon	Grass	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	Margaret Court [AUS]	6-4 6-1	Tegart, King
1-Sep-1971	US Open	Grass	Billie Jean King [USA]	Rosie Casals [USA]	6-4 7-6	Evert, Reid
27-Dec-1971	Australian Open	Grass	Virginia Wade [GBR]	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	6-4 6-4	Gourlay, Harris

 

Top Performances    Top

Titles	Billie Jean King (17)
Finals	Billie Jean King (24)
Match Wins	Billie Jean King (113)
Match Win Percentage	Margaret Court (93.7%)	(minimum 40 matches)
Three-Set Wins	Evonne Goolagong (21)
Three-Set Win Percentage	Helga Masthoff (85.0%)	(minimum 10 three-set matches)
Three-Set Matches Played	Betty Stove (32)
Total Matches Played	Billie Jean King (127)
Events Played	Francoise Durr (38)

 

Event Calendar    Top

Majors shown in bold, exhibitions and junior events in italics. For winners of multiple titles, events won shown in parentheses.
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Date	Tournament	Surface	Winner	Titles	Finalist	Score	Semifinalists	Top 10s	Geo%
3-Jan-1971	Cape Town	Hard	Virginia Wade [GBR]	1/9	Elizabeth Vlotman [GBR]	6-1 6-0	Amos, Beaven	1	55.0%
4-Jan-1971	Mexico City	Clay	Yola Ramirez [MEX]		Elena Subirats [MEX]	6-0 6-0	Rosado, Diaz Ponce	0	100.0%
5-Jan-1971	Hobart	Grass	Gail Sherriff [FRA]	1/2	Kerry Harris [AUS]	6-1 2-6 6-2	Stove, Hunt	0	29.0%
5-Jan-1971	Wellington	Grass	Kathleen Harter [USA]	1/2	Beverley Vercoe [NZL]	6-2 6-2	Blakely, Wright	0	75.0%
6-Jan-1971	San Francisco	Carpet	Billie Jean King [USA]	1/17	Rosie Casals [USA]	6-3 6-4	Jones, Richey	6	62.0%
11-Jan-1971	Sydney	Grass	Margaret Court [AUS]	1/9	Olga Morozova [URS]	6-2 6-2	Sherriff, Sawamatsu	1	47.0%
11-Jan-1971	Auckland Grass Chps	Grass	Kathleen Harter [USA]	2/2	Shelley Monds [NZL]	6-1 6-0	Fleming, Fraser	0	87.0%
14-Jan-1971	Long Beach	Carpet	Billie Jean King [USA]	2/17	Rosie Casals [USA]	6-1 6-2	Jones, Richey	6	68.0%
18-Jan-1971	Fort Lauderdale Invitation	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	1/7	Laurie Fleming [USA]	6-2 6-1	Vest, Cooper	0	76.0%
18-Jan-1971	Auckland North Shore		Beverley Vercoe [NZL]		Jill Fraser [NZL]	1-6 6-2 7-6	Monds, Fleming	0	100.0%
21-Jan-1971	Milwaukee	Carpet	Billie Jean King [USA]	3/17	Rosie Casals [USA]	6-3 6-2	Jones, Durr	5	62.0%
25-Jan-1971	Melbourne	Grass	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	1/13	Margaret Court [AUS]	7-6(3) 7-6(2)	Sawamatsu, Shaw	1	52.0%
29-Jan-1971	Oklahoma City	Carpet	Billie Jean King [USA]	4/17	Rosie Casals [USA]	1-6 7-6(2) 6-4	Durr, Jones	5	62.0%
30-Jan-1971	Bremen	Carpet	Nell Truman [GBR]		Heide Orth [GER]	6-3 6-3	Van Haver, Bentzer	0	37.0%
1-Feb-1971	Christchurch NZ Chps	Grass	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	2/13	Betty Stove [NED]	6-1 6-4	Harter, Sherriff	0	33.0%
1-Feb-1971	West Palm Beach	Clay	Christiane Spinoza [FRA]		Bunny Smith [USA]	6-1 6-2	Mendel, Adler	0	91.0%
1-Feb-1971	Severodonetsk	Carpet	Elena Granaturovna [URS]		Yevgenia Izopaitis [URS]	6-4 3-6 6-2	Ivanova, Birioukova	0	87.0%
4-Feb-1971	Chattanooga	Carpet	Billie Jean King [USA]	5/17	Ann Jones [GBR]	6-4 6-1	Durr, Reid	5	62.0%
8-Feb-1971	Lake Worth		Margaret Cooper [USA]		Astrid Suurbeek [NED]	6-3 6-2	Wisnieski, Smith	0	75.0%
9-Feb-1971	Philadelphia	Carpet	Rosie Casals [USA]	1/3	Francoise Durr [FRA]	6-3 3-6 6-2	King, Jones	5	68.0%
15-Feb-1971	Tamworth	Clay	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	3/13	Patti Hogan [USA]	6-1 6-4		0	50.0%
17-Feb-1971	Fort Lauderdale	Clay	Francoise Durr [FRA]	1/5	Billie Jean King [USA]	6-3 3-6 6-3	Reid, Casals	5	62.0%
25-Feb-1971	Lyon	Carpet	Marilyn Greenwood [GBR]		Odile De Roubin [FRA]	6-2 6-4	Bouteleux, Rual	0	87.0%
25-Feb-1971	Moscow	Carpet	Olga Morozova [URS]	1/5	Maria Kull [URS]	6-1 7-5	Granaturovna, Yeremeyeva	0	72.0%
25-Feb-1971	Jakarta		Trudy Groenman [NED]		Betty Stove [NED]	6-4 3-6 6-4		0	100.0%
25-Feb-1971	Perth City		Chris Matison [AUS]		Kerryl Chute [AUS]	10-8 2-6 6-1		0	100.0%
26-Feb-1971	Boston	Carpet	Billie Jean King [USA]	6/17	Rosie Casals [USA]	4-6 6-2 6-3	Jones, Durr	5	62.0%
3-Mar-1971	Auckland Centennial	Grass	Margaret Court [AUS]	2/9	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	3-6 7-6(1) 6-2	Hogan, Shaw	1	62.0%
4-Mar-1971	Prague	Carpet	Marie Pinterova [HUN]	1/2	Miroslava Holubova [TCH]	3-6 6-1 6-4	Matejkova, Kozeluhova	0	50.0%
6-Mar-1971	Toulouse	Clay	Odile De Roubin [FRA]		Janine Lieffrig [FRA]	7-5 4-6 6-3		0	100.0%
7-Mar-1971	Australian Open	Grass	Margaret Court [AUS]	3/9	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	2-6 7-6(0) 7-5	Hunt, Shaw	0	86.0%
15-Mar-1971	Menton	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	1/8	Corinne Molesworth [GBR]	7-5 2-6 7-5	Szorenyi, Cooper	1	28.0%
15-Mar-1971	Cairo	Clay	Olga Morozova [URS]	2/5	Lea Pericoli [ITA]	7-5 6-0	Palmeova West, Borka	0	12.0%
15-Mar-1971	Clearwater		Judy Alvarez [USA]		Susan Vinton [USA]	7-5 6-0	Smith, Wisnieski	0	100.0%
18-Mar-1971	Rochester	Carpet	Billie Jean King [USA]	7/17	Rosie Casals [USA]	3-6 6-1 6-2	Jones, Eisel	5	56.0%
21-Mar-1971	Beaulieu	Clay	Betty Stove [NED]	1/2	Jill Cooper [GBR]	3-6 6-3 6-2	Groenman, Masthoff	1	19.0%
24-Mar-1971	New York	Carpet	Rosie Casals [USA]	2/3	Billie Jean King [USA]	6-4 6-4	Jones, Durr	6	68.0%
25-Mar-1971	Alexandria	Clay	Alena Palmeova West [TCH]	1/2	Elena Granaturovna [URS]	6-4 6-4	Horsa, Borka	0	14.0%
29-Mar-1971	Durban	Hard	Margaret Court [AUS]	4/9	Patti Hogan [USA]	6-2 6-1	Wade, Orth	3	60.0%
29-Mar-1971	Nice	Clay	Jill Cooper [GBR]	1/2	Marijke Jansen [NED]	6-1 6-1	Groenman, Szabo	0	18.0%
30-Mar-1971	San Juan	Hard	Ann Jones [GBR]	1/2	Nancy Richey [USA]	6-4 6-4	Eisel, Bartkowicz	6	62.0%
5-Apr-1971	Johannesburg	Hard	Margaret Court [AUS]	5/9	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	6-3 6-1	Shaw, Wade	3	65.0%
5-Apr-1971	St. Petersburg	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	2/7	Julie Heldman [USA]	6-1 6-2	King, Casals	5	56.0%
5-Apr-1971	Monte Carlo	Clay	Gail Sherriff [FRA]	2/2	Betty Stove [NED]	6-4 4-6 6-4	Sandberg, De Roubin	0	25.0%
5-Apr-1971	San Luis Potosi	Clay	Elena Subirats [MEX]		Lucia Gongora [MEX]	6-0 6-4	Diaz Ponce, Montano	0	88.0%
5-Apr-1971	Netanya	Clay	Alena Palmeova West [TCH]	2/2	Andree Martin [CAN]	6-3 6-4	Wright, Balai	0	25.0%
9-Apr-1971	Birmingham Tally Ho	Clay	Shirley Bloomer [GBR]		Lindsey Beaven [GBR]	6-8 7-5 6-2		0	100.0%
12-Apr-1971	Palermo	Clay	Helga Schultze [GER]	1/4	Gail Sherriff [FRA]	6-3 4-6 7-6	Teeguarden, Holubova	0	26.0%
12-Apr-1971	Hampstead	Clay	Christine Truman [GBR]		Jill Cooper [GBR]	8-6 4-6 6-2	Molesworth, Bloomer	0	81.0%
14-Apr-1971	Las Vegas	Hard	Ann Jones [GBR]	2/2	Billie Jean King [USA]	7-5 6-4	Heldman, Tegart	6	68.0%
15-Apr-1971	Charlotte	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	3/7	Laura Dupont [USA]	6-2 6-0	Pande, Newberry	0	100.0%
19-Apr-1971	Catania	Clay	Virginia Wade [GBR]	2/9	Gail Sherriff [FRA]	1-6 7-6(4) 6-2	Schultze, Rossouw	1	20.0%
19-Apr-1971	Sheffield 1	Clay	Lindsey Beaven [GBR]		Lesley Charles [GBR]	2-6 6-3 6-4	Bloomer, Guzman	0	66.0%
22-Apr-1971	San Diego	Hard	Billie Jean King [USA]	8/17	Rosie Casals [USA]	4-6 7-5 6-1	Heldman, Ziegenfuss	4	62.0%
26-Apr-1971	Sutton	Clay	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	4/13	Joyce Williams [GBR]	7-5 2-6 6-3	Cooper, Bloomer	0	68.0%
26-Apr-1971	Buenos Aires River Plate	Clay	Olga Morozova [URS]	3/5	Maria Teresa Nasuelli [ITA]	6-3 6-4	Stove, Araujo	0	71.0%
26-Apr-1971	Paris	Clay	Helga Schultze [GER]	2/4	Brenda Kirk [RSA]	4-6 6-2 6-1	Sherriff, Teeguarden	0	42.0%
26-Apr-1971	Kansas City	Clay	Valerie Ziegenfuss [USA]		Mary Ann Eisel [USA]	6-1 6-4	Martinez, Fretz	0	83.0%
3-May-1971	Guildford	Clay	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	5/13	Jill Cooper [GBR]	6-4 6-3	Williams, Bloomer	0	53.0%
3-May-1971	Madrid	Clay	Winnie Shaw [GBR]		Lesley Hunt [AUS]	5-7 6-1 6-1	Truman, Harris	0	40.0%
5-May-1971	Rome	Clay	Virginia Wade [GBR]	3/9	Helga Masthoff [GER]	6-4 6-4	Sherriff, Schultze	2	31.0%
10-May-1971	Fulham	Clay	Margaret Court [AUS]	6/9	Francoise Durr [FRA]	6-0 6-3	Sherriff, Wade	6	34.0%
10-May-1971	Lee-On-Solent	Clay	Isabel Fernandez De Soto [COL]	1/2	Ana Maria Arias [CHI]	3-6 6-0 6-1		0	50.0%
17-May-1971	Bournemouth	Clay	Margaret Court [AUS]	7/9	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	7-5 6-1	Durr, Eisel	3	39.0%
17-May-1971	Hamburg	Clay	Billie Jean King [USA]	9/17	Helga Masthoff [GER]	6-3 6-4	Schultze, Casals	3	32.0%
24-May-1971	Surbiton	Grass	Judy Tegart [AUS]	1/2	Joyce Williams [GBR]	9-8 6-2	Bloomer, Hawcroft	0	45.0%
24-May-1971	St. Annes-On-Sea	Grass	Maria Eugenia Guzman [ECU]		Trish Mcclenaughan [AUS]	6-3 6-4		0	50.0%
24-May-1971	Berlin	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	2/8	Katja Ebbinghaus [GER]	7-5 1-6 6-3	Schultze, Orth	1	100.0%
24-May-1971	Roland Garros	Clay	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	6/13	Helen Gourlay [AUS]	6-3 7-5	Jansen, Richey	6	15.0%
28-May-1971	Tulsa	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	4/7	Mary Ann Eisel [USA]	6-0 6-3	Dupont, Louie	0	100.0%
31-May-1971	Manchester	Grass	Patti Hogan [USA]		Kristien Shaw [USA]	6-2 3-6 6-3	Emmanuel, Rossouw	0	35.0%
31-May-1971	Chichester	Grass	Judy Tegart [AUS]	2/2	Janet Newberry [USA]	6-1 6-4	Pigeon, Fernandez De Soto	0	46.0%
31-May-1971	Cardiff	Grass	Kazuko Sawamatsu [JPN]		Janice Townsend [GBR]	6-0 4-6 6-1		0	50.0%
7-Jun-1971	Nottingham Round Robin	Grass	Round robin event					3	50.0%
7-Jun-1971	Nottingham	Grass	Julie Heldman [USA]		Barbara Hawcroft [AUS]	6-4 7-9 6-3	Amos, Rossouw	0	13.0%
7-Jun-1971	Beckenham	Grass	Kerry Reid [AUS]	1/3	Kristy Pigeon [USA]	6-0 3-6 9-7	Hogan, Gilchrist	0	31.0%
7-Jun-1971	Wolverhampton	Grass	Janice Townsend [GBR]	1/3	Maria Eugenia Guzman [ECU]	6-3 6-2		0	50.0%
7-Jun-1971	Ulster	Grass	Lesley Turner [AUS]	1/2	Lesley Hunt [AUS]	0-6 6-4 8-6		0	100.0%
7-Jun-1971	Mamaroneck		Louise Gonnerman [USA]		Nadine Netter [USA]	6-1 6-3		0	100.0%
14-Jun-1971	Queen's Club	Grass	Margaret Court [AUS]	8/9	Billie Jean King [USA]	6-3 3-6 6-3	Casals, Wade	6	27.0%
14-Jun-1971	Eastbourne	Grass	Tournament not completed				Durr (F), Tegart (F), Pande, Stove	0	14.0%
16-Jun-1971	Columbus	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	5/7	Jeanne Evert [USA]	6-2 6-3	Kraft, Alvarez	1	93.0%
21-Jun-1971	Wimbledon	Grass	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	7/13	Margaret Court [AUS]	6-4 6-1	Tegart, King	7	20.0%
28-Jun-1971	Wimbledon Plate	Grass	Janice Townsend [GBR]	2/3	Betty Stove [NED]	6-4 0-6 6-2	Newberry, Holdsworth	0	34.0%
29-Jun-1971	Birmingham	Clay	Chris Evert [USA]	6/7	Jeanne Evert [USA]	6-1 6-0	Overton, Dupont	1	100.0%
1-Jul-1971	Travemunde	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	3/8	Birgitta Lindstrom [FIN]	6-8 6-2 6-2	Szorenyi, Hunt	1	37.0%
2-Jul-1971	Venice	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	4/8	Rosie Casals [USA]	3-6 6-4 6-3	Sherriff, King	4	30.0%
5-Jul-1971	Dublin	Grass	Margaret Court [AUS]	9/9	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	6-3 2-6 6-3	Stove, Turner	1	50.0%
5-Jul-1971	Newport Wales	Grass	Virginia Wade [GBR]	4/9	Judy Tegart [AUS]	6-3 6-4	Shaw, Gourlay	1	50.0%
5-Jul-1971	Bastad	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	5/8	Ingrid Bentzer [SWE]	4-6 6-1 6-3	Sandberg, Tuero	1	43.0%
5-Jul-1971	Gstaad	Clay	Francoise Durr [FRA]	2/5	Lesley Hunt [AUS]	6-3 6-3	Palmeova West, Jansen	1	12.0%
5-Jul-1971	Bratislava	Clay	Marie Pinterova [HUN]	2/2	Miroslava Holubova [TCH]	6-4 0-6 6-3		0	50.0%
5-Jul-1971	Budapest	Clay	Judith Szorenyi [HUN]		Eva Szabo [HUN]	6-2 6-2		0	100.0%
5-Jul-1971	Munich	Clay	Helga Schultze [GER]	3/4	Valerie Ziegenfuss [USA]	6-1 6-3	Lindstrom, Wilshere	0	50.0%
5-Jul-1971	Malvern	Grass	Janice Townsend [GBR]	3/3	Lesley Charles [GBR]	4-6 6-3 6-3		0	100.0%
5-Jul-1971	Felixstowe	Grass	Jill Cooper [GBR]	2/2	Corinne Molesworth [GBR]	6-3 6-2	Cowie, Beaven	0	85.0%
11-Jul-1971	Sunderland	Grass	Lesley Charles [GBR]		Vicki Lancaster Kerr [AUS]	6-2 6-4		0	50.0%
11-Jul-1971	Sheffield 2	Grass	Lita Liem [INA]		Lany Kaligis [INA]	6-3 6-3		0	100.0%
12-Jul-1971	Frinton-On-Sea	Grass	Kerry Harris [AUS]		Helen Gourlay [AUS]	6-2 6-4	Truman, Truman	0	86.0%
12-Jul-1971	Aix-En-Provence	Clay	Fiorella Bonicelli [URU]	1/4	Odile De Roubin [FRA]	6-2 5-7 8-6	Rossouw, Fernandez De Soto	0	20.0%
12-Jul-1971	Edinburgh Scottish Chps	Grass	Joyce Williams [GBR]		Winnie Shaw [GBR]	6-4 6-2		0	100.0%
13-Jul-1971	West Kirby	Grass	Billie Jean King [USA]	10/17	Rosie Casals [USA]	6-3 6-3	Hogan, Court	4	38.0%
15-Jul-1971	Dusseldorf	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	6/8	Betty Stove [NED]	4-6 6-3 6-3	Schultze, Rossouw	1	43.0%
19-Jul-1971	Soviet Championships		Olga Morozova [URS]	4/5	Galina Baksheeva [URS]	6-2 6-2		0	100.0%
19-Jul-1971	Belgrade	Clay	Yulia Berberian [BUL]		Judith Dibar [ROU]	5-7 6-4 6-0		0	50.0%
19-Jul-1971	Leicester	Grass	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	8/13	Patti Hogan [USA]	6-2 6-4	Gourlay, Tegart	0	43.0%
19-Jul-1971	Montana	Clay	Lesley Hunt [AUS]		Alena Palmeova West [TCH]	6-1 4-6 6-3	Tesch, Pigeon	0	28.0%
21-Jul-1971	Kitzbuhel	Clay	Billie Jean King [USA]	11/17	Laura Rossouw [RSA]	6-2 4-6 7-5	Schultze, Casals	3	25.0%
26-Jul-1971	Hilversum	Clay	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	9/13	Christina Sandberg [SWE]	8-6 6-3	Schediwy, Stove	0	34.0%
26-Jul-1971	Stourbridge	Grass	Geraldine Barniville [IRL]		Maria Eugenia Guzman [ECU]	6-1 6-4		0	50.0%
2-Aug-1971	Cincinnati	Clay	Virginia Wade [GBR]	5/9	Linda Tuero [USA]	6-3 6-3	Sherriff, Gourlay	1	71.0%
2-Aug-1971	Lisbon	Clay	Isabel Fernandez De Soto [COL]	2/2	Raquel Giscafre [ARG]	6-4 4-6 6-1	Estalella Manso, Bustamante	0	40.0%
3-Aug-1971	Luxembourg	Clay	Olga Morozova [URS]	5/5	Eugenia Birioukova [AZE]	6-1 6-4	Yansone, Kroschina	0	37.0%
4-Aug-1971	Houston	Carpet	Billie Jean King [USA]	12/17	Kerry Reid [AUS]	6-4 4-6 6-1	Richey, Tegart	4	56.0%
4-Aug-1971	Istanbul	Clay	Fiorella Bonicelli [URU]	2/4	Daphne Pattison [ZIM]	6-2 4-6 6-2	Toyne, Bakker	0	25.0%
9-Aug-1971	Indianapolis	Clay	Billie Jean King [USA]	13/17	Linda Tuero [USA]	6-4 7-5	Gourlay, Sherriff	2	53.0%
9-Aug-1971	Brumana	Clay	Fiorella Bonicelli [URU]	3/4	Daphne Pattison [ZIM]	11-9 6-2	Camp, Toyne	0	25.0%
9-Aug-1971	Moscow Summer	Clay	Anna Yeremeyeva [URS]		Maria Kull [URS]	6-0 6-3	Vechorek, Baksheeva	0	70.0%
12-Aug-1971	Toronto	Clay	Francoise Durr [FRA]	3/5	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	6-4 6-2	Wade, Casals	2	25.0%
16-Aug-1971	Haverford	Grass	Eliza Pande [USA]		Lesley Turner [AUS]	0-6 6-2 6-3	Gourlay, Sherriff	0	71.0%
16-Aug-1971	Essen	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	7/8	Heide Orth [GER]	3-6 6-0 6-2		1	100.0%
19-Aug-1971	Chicago	Clay	Francoise Durr [FRA]	4/5	Billie Jean King [USA]	6-4 6-2	Richey, Casals	4	62.0%
21-Aug-1971	Wightman Cup	Hard	Round robin event					2	57.0%
23-Aug-1971	South Orange	Grass	Chris Evert [USA]	7/7	Helen Gourlay [AUS]	6-4 6-0	Shaw, Liem	2	25.0%
24-Aug-1971	Newport	Grass	Kerry Reid [AUS]	2/3	Francoise Durr [FRA]	6-3 6-7(3) 7-6(4)	King, Casals	3	65.0%
26-Aug-1971	Vigo	Clay	Joan Wilshere [RSA]		Raquel Giscafre [ARG]	4-6 6-2 12-10		0	50.0%
26-Aug-1971	Thessaloniki		Fiorella Bonicelli [URU]	4/4	Lindsey Beaven [GBR]	9-7 6-0		0	50.0%
26-Aug-1971	Locarno		Daniele Bouteleux [FRA]		Barbara Hawcroft [AUS]	6-4 3-6 6-3		0	50.0%
26-Aug-1971	Leipzig	Clay	Brigitte Hoffmann [GER]		Veronika Koch [GER]	6-3 7-5		0	100.0%
30-Aug-1971	Athens	Clay	Brenda Kirk [RSA]		Fiorella Bonicelli [URU]	6-2 6-3		0	50.0%
1-Sep-1971	US Open	Grass	Billie Jean King [USA]	14/17	Rosie Casals [USA]	6-4 7-6	Evert, Reid	5	59.0%
6-Sep-1971	US Open Consolation	Grass	Betty Stove [NED]	2/2	Cecilia Martinez [USA]	5-Jul	Ohara, Footman	0	46.0%
6-Sep-1971	Ascona	Clay	Marilyn Pryde [NZL]	1/4	Totta Zehden [GER]	6-2 6-2		0	50.0%
14-Sep-1971	Louisville	Clay	Billie Jean King [USA]	15/17	Rosie Casals [USA]	6-1 4-6 6-3	Reid, Durr	3	43.0%
20-Sep-1971	Los Angeles	Hard	Rosie Casals [USA]	3/3	Billie Jean King [USA]	6-6(2-0) DEF	Reid, Durr	4	64.0%
27-Sep-1971	Berkeley	Hard	Marcie Louie [USA]		Barbara Downs [USA]	7-5 6-3	Austin, Tenney	0	100.0%
27-Sep-1971	Siracusa	Clay	Margaret Tesch [AUS]		Margareta Strandberg [SWE]	6-2 6-2	Tomanova, Kirk	0	25.0%
27-Sep-1971	Jerusalem		Marilyn Pryde [NZL]	2/4	Gillian Kay [ISR]	6-1 6-2	Behrmann, Hudson Beck	0	25.0%
27-Sep-1971	Coogee		Lesley Turner [AUS]	2/2	Patricia Coleman [AUS]	4-6 6-2 6-2		0	100.0%
28-Sep-1971	Phoenix	Hard	Billie Jean King [USA]	16/17	Rosie Casals [USA]	7-5 6-1	Reid, Richey	5	53.0%
5-Oct-1971	Tel Aviv		Marilyn Pryde [NZL]	3/4	Vicki Lancaster Kerr [AUS]	1-6 6-2 6-2	Hudson Beck, Epstein	0	50.0%
12-Oct-1971	Edinburgh	Carpet	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	10/13	Francoise Durr [FRA]	6-0 6-4	Fayter, Wade	2	50.0%
12-Oct-1971	Haifa		Marilyn Pryde [NZL]	4/4	Vicki Lancaster Kerr [AUS]	6-2 6-0	Behrmann, Hudson Beck	0	25.0%
18-Oct-1971	Barcelona	Clay	Helga Schultze [GER]	4/4	Ana Maria Arias [CHI]	6-2 6-1	Arias, Gurdal, Estalella Manso, Schultze	0	27.0%
19-Oct-1971	Billingham	Carpet	Virginia Wade [GBR]	6/9	Julie Heldman [USA]	4-6 7-5 6-3	Goolagong, Durr	2	62.0%
26-Oct-1971	Wembley	Carpet	Billie Jean King [USA]	17/17	Francoise Durr [FRA]	6-1 5-7 7-5	Goolagong, Casals	4	50.0%
2-Nov-1971	Port Talbot	Carpet	Virginia Wade [GBR]	7/9	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	7-6(5) 6-3	Heldman, Durr	2	56.0%
8-Nov-1971	Torquay	Carpet	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	11/13	Francoise Durr [FRA]	6-1 6-0	Heldman, Wade	2	75.0%
18-Nov-1971	London	Carpet	Virginia Wade [GBR]	8/9	Julie Heldman [USA]	6-1 6-3	Goolagong, Durr	2	37.0%
22-Nov-1971	Johannesburg Transvaal Chps	Hard	Patricia Walkden [RSA]	1/2	Ilana Kloss [RSA]	7-5 7-6		0	100.0%
25-Nov-1971	Buenos Aires	Clay	Helga Masthoff [GER]	8/8	Heide Orth [GER]	6-4 7-5		0	100.0%
25-Nov-1971	Casablanca	Clay	Wendy Gilchrist [AUS]		Michele Gurdal [BEL]	6-2 7-5		0	50.0%
29-Nov-1971	Santiago	Clay	Ana Maria Arias [CHI]		Leyla Musalem [CHI]	6-2 6-3		0	100.0%
29-Nov-1971	Gympie	Clay	Barbara Hawcroft [AUS]		Marilyn Tesch [AUS]	6-1 4-6 6-4		0	100.0%
1-Dec-1971	Christchurch	Grass	Francoise Durr [FRA]	5/5	Billie Jean King [USA]	6-3 6-0	Reid, Casals	4	43.0%
6-Dec-1971	Brisbane	Grass	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	12/13	Helen Gourlay [AUS]	6-2 7-6	Coleman, Harris	0	90.0%
7-Dec-1971	Auckland	Grass	Kerry Reid [AUS]	3/3	Rosie Casals [USA]	6-4 6-0	King, Ziegenfuss	3	37.0%
13-Dec-1971	Bloemfontein	Hard	Patricia Walkden [RSA]	2/2	Brenda Kirk [RSA]	2-6 6-0 6-4	Tuero, Delport	0	52.0%
13-Dec-1971	Brisbane Hard	Clay	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	13/13	Mona Guerrant [USA]	6-1 6-1	Coleman, Hawcroft	0	75.0%
20-Dec-1971	East London	Hard	Ilana Kloss [RSA]		Linda Tuero [USA]	6-3 6-2	Delport, Kirk	0	54.0%
27-Dec-1971	Port Elizabeth 1	Hard	Linda Tuero [USA]		Sharon Walsh Pete [USA]	6-1 6-2	Mcmillan, Fayter	0	58.0%
27-Dec-1971	Sydney Manly	Grass	Chris Oneil [AUS]		Patricia Edwards [AUS]	6-1 7-6		0	100.0%
27-Dec-1971	Christchurch		Round robin event				Struthers (F), Legge	0	50.0%
27-Dec-1971	Australian Open	Grass	Virginia Wade [GBR]	9/9	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	6-4 6-4	Gourlay, Harris	1	84.0%
30-Dec-1971	Valencia 1	Clay	Ana Maria Estalella Manso [ESP]		Susan Alexander [AUS]	4-6 6-3 7-5		0	50.0%

 

1971 Year-End Elo Rankings    Intro to Elo | Current Elo rankings | Top

Historical women's Elo ratings are provisional as more data is continually added. Surface ratings are particularly susceptible to limited data.

Rank	Player	Age	Titles	W-L	Elo	hElo Rank	hElo	cElo Rank	cElo	gElo Rank	gElo	iElo Rank	iElo
1	Margaret Court [AUS]	29	9	59-4	2371.9	1	2160.6	1	2266.2	1	2274.7
2	Billie Jean King [USA]	28	17	113-14	2296.6	2	2104.7	2	2158.9	2	2167.2	1	2148.8
3	Ann Jones [GBR]	33	2	32-11	2150.0	3	1999.9	3	2064.5			3	1952.9
4	Chris Evert [USA]	17	7	30-2	2131.1	10	1819.3	4	2051.5	7	1946.7
5	Rosie Casals [USA]	23	3	91-30	2123.3	4	1951.5	5	2027.5	4	2006.4	2	1973.5
6	Virginia Wade [GBR]	26	9	69-16	2100.4	6	1889.2	8	1987.8	5	1971.2	4	1937.8
7	Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	20	13	100-17	2093.1	7	1870.8	7	2011.3	3	2007.8	5	1904.1
8	Francoise Durr [FRA]	29	5	82-36	2062.0	8	1836.5	6	2016.9	6	1950.7	6	1863.0
9	Nancy Richey [USA]	29	0	27-13	2046.2	5	1901.5	9	1987.8	9	1920.8	8	1801.2
10	Kerry Reid [AUS]	24	3	54-27	1999.9	9	1831.9	11	1910.1	8	1937.4	9	1782.1
11	Julie Heldman [USA]	26	1	41-23	1981.2	11	1817.6	10	1935.1	10	1831.5	7	1810.0
12	Helga Masthoff [FRG]	30	8	41-8	1919.3	14	1727.8	13	1885.5	33	1668.2
13	Gail Sherriff [FRA]	26	2	50-20	1907.8			12	1891.7	16	1768.0
14	Judy Tegart [AUS]	34	2	54-32	1900.7	13	1756.1	15	1845.0	11	1825.2	14	1660.7
15	Helga Schultze [GER]	31	4	25-7	1895.0			14	1846.2
16	Joyce Williams [AUS]		1	24-12	1877.5	21	1680.5	16	1833.3	13	1785.7
17	Helen Gourlay [AUS]	25	0	49-26	1867.2	18	1709.2	18	1819.3	14	1772.0
18	Eliza Pande [USA]	18	1	17-7	1858.9			46	1601.3	12	1798.1
19	Mary Ann Eisel [USA]	25	0	26-19	1858.0	16	1724.6	20	1792.7	15	1770.1	11	1717.4
20	Olga Morozova [URS]	22	5	27-9	1847.8			22	1773.8	19	1761.0	10	1750.6

 

1971 Elo Number Ones    Intro to Elo | Current Elo rankings | Top

Players who held the #1 position this season. (Historical women's Elo ratings are provisional as more data is continually added.)

Player	Start	End	Consecutive Weeks	Preceded By	Followed By
Margaret Court [AUS]	6-Jan-1969	5-Jun-1972	179	Billie Jean King	Billie Jean King

 

Top Player Stats    Top

Detailed won-loss records for the 30 most active players. (Surface not known for all tournaments, and "carpet" includes a variety of other indoor surfaces, such as wood and tiles.)

Player	Events	Matches	W-L	W%	Finals	W-L	W%	3 Sets	W-L	W%	Hard	W-L	W%	Clay	W-L	W%	Grass	W-L	W%	Carpet	W-L	W%
Margaret Court [AUS]	14	63	59-4	93.7%	11	9-2	81.0%	7	7-0	100.0%	11	11-0	100.0%	13	12-1	92.0%	39	36-3	92.0%	0	0-0	-
Billie Jean King [USA]	31	127	113-14	89.0%	24	17-7	70.0%	24	20-4	83.0%	19	16-3	84.0%	34	29-5	85.0%	33	28-5	84.0%	43	41-2	95.0%
Evonne Goolagong [AUS]	29	117	100-17	85.5%	21	13-8	61.0%	29	21-8	72.0%	10	8-2	80.0%	37	34-3	91.0%	49	42-7	85.0%	21	16-5	76.0%
Helga Masthoff [GER]	16	49	41-8	83.7%	10	8-2	80.0%	20	17-3	85.0%	7	5-2	71.0%	40	35-5	87.0%	4	2-2	50.0%	0	0-0	-
Virginia Wade [GBR]	24	85	69-16	81.2%	9	9-0	100.0%	22	16-6	72.0%	18	14-4	77.0%	23	19-4	82.0%	26	20-6	76.0%	20	17-3	85.0%
Rosie Casals [USA]	32	121	91-30	75.2%	16	3-13	18.0%	31	18-13	58.0%	18	14-4	77.0%	35	25-10	71.0%	30	22-8	73.0%	40	31-9	77.0%
Ann Jones [GBR]	13	43	32-11	74.4%	3	2-1	66.0%	7	6-1	85.0%	9	9-0	100.0%	3	1-2	33.0%	0	0-0	-	32	22-10	68.0%
Gail Sherriff [FRA]	22	70	50-20	71.4%	4	2-2	50.0%	17	9-8	52.0%	0	0-0	-	40	29-11	72.0%	32	22-10	68.0%	0	0-0	-
Linda Tuero [USA]	13	40	28-12	70.0%	4	1-3	25.0%	4	4-0	100.0%	12	10-2	83.0%	20	14-6	70.0%	9	4-5	44.0%	0	0-0	-
Francoise Durr [FRA]	38	118	82-36	69.5%	11	5-6	45.0%	30	16-14	53.0%	13	8-5	61.0%	37	31-6	83.0%	25	18-7	72.0%	47	29-18	61.0%
Kerry Reid [AUS]	29	81	54-27	66.7%	4	3-1	75.0%	21	12-9	57.0%	14	9-5	64.0%	21	12-9	57.0%	27	24-3	88.0%	20	10-10	50.0%
Jill Cooper [GBR]	20	54	36-18	66.7%	5	2-3	40.0%	11	2-9	18.0%	0	0-0	-	38	27-11	71.0%	15	9-6	60.0%	2	0-2	0.0%
Helen Gourlay [AUS]	26	75	49-26	65.3%	4	0-4	0.0%	20	16-4	80.0%	12	8-4	66.0%	21	14-7	66.0%	42	27-15	64.0%	0	0-0	-
Julie Heldman [USA]	25	64	41-23	64.1%	4	1-3	25.0%	18	10-8	55.0%	10	6-4	60.0%	17	11-6	64.0%	15	11-4	73.0%	23	13-10	56.0%
Betty Stove [NED]	33	85	54-31	63.5%	7	2-5	28.0%	32	14-18	43.0%	4	2-2	50.0%	31	22-9	70.0%	40	27-13	67.0%	11	5-6	45.0%
Judy Tegart [AUS]	34	86	54-32	62.8%	3	2-1	66.0%	15	8-7	53.0%	14	9-5	64.0%	16	8-8	50.0%	41	33-8	80.0%	16	5-11	31.0%
Winnie Shaw [GBR]	28	73	45-28	61.6%	2	1-1	50.0%	18	9-9	50.0%	12	8-4	66.0%	17	12-5	70.0%	34	21-13	61.0%	11	5-6	45.0%
Patti Hogan [USA]	29	69	41-28	59.4%	4	1-3	25.0%	22	13-9	59.0%	13	8-5	61.0%	10	6-4	60.0%	37	22-15	59.0%	11	5-6	45.0%
Kerry Harris [AUS]	26	60	35-25	58.3%	2	1-1	50.0%	25	13-12	52.0%	11	7-4	63.0%	17	8-9	47.0%	32	20-12	62.0%	0	0-0	-
Laura Rossouw [RSA]	21	50	29-21	58.0%	1	0-1	0.0%	16	10-6	62.0%	5	2-3	40.0%	25	15-10	60.0%	20	12-8	60.0%	0	0-0	-
Mary Ann Eisel [USA]	19	45	26-19	57.8%	2	0-2	0.0%	13	7-6	53.0%	7	4-3	57.0%	12	8-4	66.0%	11	7-4	63.0%	15	7-8	46.0%
Barbara Hawcroft [AUS]	23	52	30-22	57.7%	3	1-2	33.0%	17	10-7	58.0%	4	2-2	50.0%	15	10-5	66.0%	32	18-14	56.0%	0	0-0	-
Lesley Hunt [AUS]	28	62	35-27	56.5%	4	1-3	25.0%	17	7-10	41.0%	11	7-4	63.0%	23	12-11	52.0%	27	16-11	59.0%	1	0-1	0.0%
Brenda Kirk [RSA]	25	52	28-24	53.8%	3	1-2	33.0%	13	6-7	46.0%	13	8-5	61.0%	22	11-11	50.0%	17	9-8	52.0%	0	0-0	-
Nell Truman [GBR]	24	49	26-23	53.1%	1	1-0	100.0%	18	7-11	38.0%	5	3-2	60.0%	15	8-7	53.0%	18	10-8	55.0%	11	5-6	45.0%
Kristien Shaw [USA]	26	49	24-25	49.0%	1	0-1	0.0%	11	6-5	54.0%	6	2-4	33.0%	6	0-6	0.0%	38	22-16	57.0%	0	0-0	-
Jackie Fayter [GBR]	23	44	21-23	47.7%	0	0-0	-	12	3-9	25.0%	9	6-3	66.0%	11	4-7	36.0%	14	7-7	50.0%	10	4-6	40.0%
Valerie Ziegenfuss [USA]	30	52	23-29	44.2%	2	1-1	50.0%	14	6-8	42.0%	11	5-6	45.0%	17	10-7	58.0%	12	6-6	50.0%	13	3-10	23.0%
Corinne Molesworth [GBR]	25	44	19-25	43.2%	2	0-2	0.0%	11	4-7	36.0%	0	0-0	-	20	11-9	55.0%	17	7-10	41.0%	7	1-6	14.0%
Kristy Pigeon [USA]	27	42	15-27	35.7%	1	0-1	0.0%	14	4-10	28.0%	5	1-4	20.0%	7	1-6	14.0%	18	11-7	61.0%	12	2-10	16.0%

 

Most Common Head-to-Heads    Top

Meetings	Player	Opponent	Wins	Losses	Win Percentage	Finals
14	Rosie Casals	Billie Jean King	2	12	14.3%	13
11	Rosie Casals	Francoise Durr	6	5	54.5%	1
10	Kerry Reid	Billie Jean King	2	8	20.0%	1
10	Billie Jean King	Francoise Durr	6	4	60.0%	4
8	Rosie Casals	Judy Tegart	7	1	87.5%	0
8	Rosie Casals	Kerry Reid	4	4	50.0%	1
8	Billie Jean King	Ann Jones	7	1	87.5%	2
8	Margaret Court	Evonne Goolagong	6	2	75.0%	7
7	Rosie Casals	Valerie Ziegenfuss	7	0	100.0%	0
7	Judy Tegart	Kerry Reid	1	6	14.3%	0
6	Evonne Goolagong	Francoise Durr	4	2	66.7%	3
6	Francoise Durr	Virginia Wade	2	4	33.3%	0
6	Kerry Harris	Helen Gourlay	1	5	16.7%	1

 

Country Rankings    Top

How players from the strongest nations fared in international competition.

Country	vs Others: Matches	Wins	Losses	Win Perc	Finals	Wins	Losses	Win Perc	vs Self: Matches	Finals	Diff Titlists	Diff Finalists	Diff Players
Soviet Union	59	38	21	64.4%	5	3	2	60.0%	22	4	3	6	16
France	261	164	97	62.8%	19	9	10	47.4%	7	1	5	6	20
Netherlands	167	99	68	59.3%	8	2	6	25.0%	3	1	2	4	11
Australia	707	416	291	58.8%	38	21	17	55.3%	129	15	12	20	74
Germany	161	93	68	57.8%	13	9	4	69.2%	19	4	3	7	28
United States	799	422	377	52.8%	33	12	21	36.4%	303	26	13	28	130
Sweden	77	38	39	49.4%	3	0	3	0.0%	1	0	0	3	10
United Kingdom	608	291	317	47.9%	25	17	8	68.0%	175	7	12	14	119
Ireland	47	21	26	44.7%	1	1	0	100.0%	0	0	1	1	10
Japan	53	23	30	43.4%	1	1	0	100.0%	0	0	1	1	6
Italy	72	30	42	41.7%	2	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	2	8
Hungary	52	20	32	38.5%	2	2	0	100.0%	3	1	2	3	5
Indonesia	57	21	36	36.8%	0	0	0	-	1	1	1	2	2
South Africa	238	85	153	35.7%	5	3	2	60.0%	33	2	4	5	66
New Zealand	91	25	66	27.5%	6	4	2	66.7%	14	1	2	4	23

 

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