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Women's singles
1971 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Evonne Goolagong
Runner-up	Margaret Court
Score	6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw	96 (7 Q )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Evonne Goolagong defeated defending champion Margaret Court in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1971 Wimbledon Championships. It was her second major title.

Seeds

01.   Margaret Court (final)

02.   Billie Jean King (semifinals)

03.   Evonne Goolagong (champion)

04.   Rosie Casals (second round)

05.   Virginia Wade (fourth round)

06.   Nancy Richey (quarterfinals)

07.   Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals)

08.   Helga Masthoff (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

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
• SR = Special ranking
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Margaret Court	6	6
		Winnie Shaw	2	1
								1	Margaret Court	4	6	6
									Judy Dalton	6	1	0
		Kerry Melville	2	6	3
		Judy Dalton	6	3	6
															1	Margaret Court	4	1
															3	Evonne Goolagong	6	6
	6	Nancy Richey	3	2
	3	Evonne Goolagong	6	6
								3	Evonne Goolagong	6	6
								2	Billie Jean King	4	4
	7	Françoise Dürr	6	2	2
	2	Billie Jean King	2	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								1	M Court	6	6
									L Robinson	0	0
															1	M Court	6	6
																C Martinez	1	1
									S Minford	2	5
									C Martinez	6	7
																						1	M Court	6	6
																							M Schaar	2	1
									M Schaar	7	6
									S Brasher	5	3
																M Schaar	3	6	6
																R Bentley	6	1	2
									R Bentley	6	6
									S Holdsworth	3	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
								8	H Masthoff	1	6	6
									G Chanfreau	6	2	4
															8	H Masthoff	6	1
																L Bowrey	8	6
								Q	R Vest	1	1
									L Bowrey	6	6
																							L Bowrey	6	7	3
																							W Shaw	1	9	6
									I Fernández de Soto	4	2
									W Shaw	6	6
																W Shaw	6	6
																E Pande	4	1
									E Pande	6	1	6
									G Walhof	3	6	0

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	R Casals	6	6
		R Darmon	0	0				4	R Casals	5	4
		K Melville	6	6					K Melville	7	6
		H Gourlay	3	2												K Melville	9	6
		B Kirk	6	6												B Kirk	8	1
	Q	A Coleman	2	2					B Kirk	6	6	6
		B Stöve	6	6					B Stöve	4	8	3
		A Martin	1	1																			K Melville	6	3	6
		H Amos	3	3																			M-A Curtis	1	6	1
		K Ebbinghaus	6	6					K Ebbinghaus	6	0	5
		R Giscafré	4	2					C Sandberg	4	6	7
		C Sandberg	6	6												C Sandberg	6	4
		H Orth	0	6	1											M-A Curtis	8	6
		J Cooper	6	4	6				J Cooper	1	3
		AM Arias	2	3					M-A Curtis	6	6
		M-A Curtis	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	5	V Wade	7	6
		P Hogan	5	2				5	V Wade	6	6
		M Greenwood	6	5	6				M Greenwood	1	4
		O de Roubin	3	7	4										5	V Wade	6	6
		L Rossouw	9	6												D Carter-Triolo	1	1
		T Fretz	7	4					L Rossouw	8	3
		D Carter-Triolo	6	6	6				D Carter-Triolo	9	6
		M Pryde	8	4	3																	5	V Wade	8	3
		A-M Nasuelli	w/o																				J Dalton	9	6
		V Ziegenfuss							V Ziegenfuss	4	4
		J Williams	7	4					J Dalton	6	6
		J Dalton	9	6												J Dalton	6	7
		E Emmanuel	0	3												O Morozova	3	5
		O Morozova	6	6					O Morozova	6	6
		I Bentzer	7	8	4				L Pericoli	3	3
		L Pericoli	5	9	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		V Burton	2	3
		E Truman	6	6					E Truman	6	5	5
		F Bonicelli	3	3					Z Jansone	1	7	7
		Z Jansone	6	6												Z Jansone	6	1	6
		M Rodríguez	4	3												B Hawcroft	4	6	4
		S Alexander	6	6					S Alexander	7	3	0
	Q	S Hudson-Beck	2	2					B Hawcroft	5	6	6
		B Hawcroft	6	6																			Z Jansone	3	2
	Q	G Coles	2	6																		6	N Richey	6	6
		J Newberry	6	8					J Newberry	2	8	4
	Q	V Lancaster	0	3					K Sawamatsu	6	6	6
		K Sawamatsu	6	6												K Sawamatsu	2	2
		L Kaligis	2	6	4										6	N Richey	6	6
	Q	PA Reese	6	3	6			Q	PA Reese	0	1
		L Liem	2	1				6	N Richey	6	6
	6	N Richey	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
		J Fayter	5	6	6
		C Molesworth	7	2	3				J Fayter	1	3
		J O'Hara	2	2					L Tuero	6	6
		L Tuero	6	6												L Tuero	1	2
		J Wainwright	6	3	5											L Hunt	6	6
		L Hunt	4	6	7				L Hunt	9	6
		K Harris	6	6					K Harris	8	2
		B Lindström	1	0																			L Hunt	6	2	1
		M Neumannová	4	4																		3	E Goolagong	1	6	6
	Q	D Botha	6	6				Q	D Botha	1	0
		J Heldman	4	6	6				J Heldman	6	6
		K Pigeon	6	2	2											J Heldman	3	3
		J Bartkowicz	5	0											3	E Goolagong	6	6
		K Kemmer	7	6					K Kemmer	4	1
		G Hansen	0	2				3	E Goolagong	6	6
	3	E Goolagong	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									E James	6	2
									A Palmeová-West	8	6
																A Palmeová-West	4	1
																L Beaven	6	6
									P Faulkner	2	2
									L Beaven	6	6
																							L Beaven	8	1	1
																						7	F Dürr	6	6	6
									A Bakker	2	6	6
									M Kroschina	6	2	1
																A Bakker	0	1
															7	F Dürr	6	6
									M Holubová	2	4
								7	F Dürr	6	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
									C Janes	6	6
									F Moore	1	4
																C Janes	6	6
																P Teeguarden	2	3
									A Cowie	1	5
									P Teeguarden	6	7
																							C Janes	2	5
																						2	BJ King	6	7
									D Bouteleux	2	6	8
									ME Guzmán	6	1	6
																D Bouteleux	2	0
															2	BJ King	6	6
									W Gilchrist	6	1	0
								2	BJ King	4	6	6

References

1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1971 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

• 1971 Wimbledon Championships
• Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles
• 1971 in women's tennis
• 1971 in English women's sport