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
Draw	56

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

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

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