The 1971 World Championship Tennis Finals was a men's
tennis tournament played on indoor Sportface
carpet courts. It was the first edition of the
WCT Finals and the concluding event of the
1971 World Championship Tennis circuit
The 1971 World Championship Tennis circuit was one of the two rival professional male tennis circuits of 1971. It was organized by World Championship Tennis (WCT). Points were awarded to players based on their tournament results (ten points for the ...
. The eight top players in points qualified for the event. The quarterfinals and semifinals were played at the
Hofheinz Pavilion in
Houston, Texas
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from November 19 through November 21 while the final, watched by 8,200 spectators, was played at the
Memorial Auditorium in
Dallas, Texas, United States on November 26.
Ken Rosewall win the event and the accompanying $50,000 first-prize money.
Neil Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who became the first person to walk on the Moon in 1969. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor.
...
presented the prizes.
Final
Singles
Ken Rosewall defeated
Rod Laver
Rodney George Laver (born 9 August 1938) is an Australian former tennis player. Laver was the world number 1 ranked professional in some sources in 1964, in all sources from 1965 to 1969 and in some sources in 1970, spanning four years befor ...
6–4, 1–6, 7–6
(7–3), 7–6
(7–4)
* It was Rosewall's 8th title of the year and the 16th of his open professional career.
See also
*
1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters
The 1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters was a men's tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is ...
References
External links
Sports Illustrated (Dec 6,1971) – Winner Takes $50,000 Loser, $1 Million
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