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Women's singles
1971 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Margaret Court
Runner-up	Evonne Goolagong
Score	2–6, 7–6, 7–5
Details
Draw	30
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends men women mixed
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Two-time defending champion Margaret Court defeated Evonne Goolagong in the final, 2–6, 7–6, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1971 Australian Open. It was her tenth Australian Open title, her sixth consecutive major singles title and her 21st major singles title overall.

Seeds

The first and second seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Margaret Court (champion)
2. Evonne Goolagong (finalist)
3. Lesley Turner Bowrey (withdrew before the tournament began)
4. Gail Chanfreau (first round)
5. Patti Hogan (second round)
6. Kerry Harris (first round)
7. Winnie Shaw (semifinals)
8. Helen Gourlay (quarterfinals)

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Margaret Court	6	6
	8	Helen Gourlay	0	4
								1	Margaret Court	6	6
									Lesley Hunt	0	3
		Lesley Hunt	6	6
		Jan O'Neill	4	4
															1	Margaret Court	2	7	7
															2	Evonne Goolagong	6	6	5
		Norma Marsh	0	6
	7	Winnie Shaw	6	7
								7	Winnie Shaw	6	1
								2	Evonne Goolagong	7	6
		Sharon Walsh	3	4
	2	Evonne Goolagong	6	6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Court	6	6
		H Taylor	0	0					P Coleman	1	1
		P Coleman	6	6											1	M Court	6	6
		C Sieler	3	4											8	H Gourlay	0	4
		B Hawcroft	6	6					B Hawcroft	5	4
		V Lancaster	3	6	1			8	H Gourlay	7	6
	8	H Gourlay	6	3	6																	1	M Court	6	6
	5	P Hogan	6	6																			L Hunt	0	3
		S Walsham	4	2				5	P Hogan	3	4
		A Avis	3	4					L Hunt	6	6
		L Hunt	6	6												L Hunt	6	6
		J O'Neill	6	6												J O'Neill	4	4
		D Fromholtz	3	0					J O'Neill	6	6
		N Eastburn							N Eastburn	1	0
	4	G Chanfreau	w/o

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		J Fallis	7	3	5
		S Hole	6	6	7				S Hole	2	3
		M Tesch	1	2					N Marsh	6	6
		N Marsh	6	6												N Marsh	0	6
		C Zeeman	1	1											7	W Shaw	6	7
		L Bowrey	6	6					L Bowrey	0	6	4
		J Young	1	0				7	W Shaw	6	1	6
	7	W Shaw	6	6																		7	W Shaw	6	1
	6	K Harris	3	6																		2	E Goolagong	7	6
		P Edwards	6	7					P Edwards	3	1
		A Coleman	2	2					S Walsh	6	6
		S Walsh	6	6												S Walsh	3	4
		H Kayser	6	5											2	E Goolagong	6	6
		K Athorne	0	0	r				H Kayser	1	1
								2	E Goolagong	6	6

External links

• 1971 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

• 1971 Australian Open
• Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles
• 1971 Women's Tennis Circuit
• 1971 in Australian women's sport