1971 Embassy British Indoor Championships

The 1971 Embassy British Indoor Championships was a combined men's and women's Grand Prix tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. The event was categorized as a B Class tournament and was the 4th edition of the British Indoor Championships in the Open era. The tournament took place at the Wembley Arena in London in England and ran from 23 October through 30 October 1971.[2]

1971 British Indoor Championships
Date23 – 30 October
Edition4th
CategoryGrand Prix (B Class)
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$50,000
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
LocationLondon, England
VenueWembley Arena
Champions
Men's Singles
Ilie Năstase [1]
Women's Singles
Billie Jean King
Men's Doubles
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
Women's Doubles
Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade

The men's singles event was won by unseeded Ilie Năstase who received 30 Grand Prix ranking points for his tournament victory. Billie Jean King won the women's singles title.[3]

Finals

Men's Singles

Ilie Năstase defeated Rod Laver 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Năstase's 6th title of the year and the 7th of his open era career.

Women's Singles

Billie Jean King defeated Françoise Dürr 6–1, 5–7, 7–5

Men's Doubles

Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan defeated Bill Bowrey / Owen Davidson 7–5, 9–7, 6–2

Women's Doubles

Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade defeated Evonne Goolagong / Julie Heldman 3–6, 7–5, 6–3

References
  1. "1971 Wembley Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 270–271, 254. ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.
  3. John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968–84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. pp. 81, 101.
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