The 1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts of the Coubertin Stadium in Paris, France. It was the 2nd edition of the

Masters Grand Prix The ATP Finals is the season-ending championship of the ATP Tour. It is the most significant event in the annual ATP calendar after the four majors as it features the top-eight singles players and top-eight doubles teams based on their results th ...

and was the season-ending event of the 1971 Grand Prix circuit. The tournament consisted of a round robin competition for the seven highest points scorers of the Grand Prix circuit.

John Newcombe John David Newcombe AO OBE (born 23 May 1944) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He is one of the few men to have attained a world No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles. At the majors, he won seven singles titles, a fo ...

and Ken Rosewall, players signed to the rival World Championship Circuit but who also took part in several Grand Prix tournaments, had qualified for the event but declined to participate. The tournament was held from 4 December until 12 December 1971 and was won by Ilie Năstase who earned the $15,000 first prize.

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Singles

Ilie Năstase won a round robin competition also featuring Pierre Barthès, Željko Franulović, Clark Graebner, Jan Kodeš, Cliff Richey and

Stan Smith Stanley Roger Smith (born December 14, 1946) is an American former professional tennis player. Smith is best known to non-tennis players as the namesake of a popular brand of tennis shoes. A world No. 1 player and two-time major singles cham ...

. * It was Năstase's 8th singles title of the year and the 10th of his career.

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ATP tournament profile
{{1971 Pepsi-Cola Grand Prix * Grand Prix tennis circuit year-end championships Pepsi-Cola Masters Pepsi-Cola Masters Pepsi-Cola Masters Tennis tournaments in France

Final

Singles

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