1971 Charlotte Tennis Classic | ||||
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Date | April 12β18 | |||
Edition | 1st | |||
Category | Grand Prix (men) Non-tour (women) | |||
Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
Prize money | $25,000 (men) | |||
Surface | Clay / outdoor | |||
Location | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | |||
Venue | Olde Providence Racquet Club | |||
Champions | ||||
Men's singles | ||||
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Women's singles | ||||
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Men's doubles | ||||
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Women's doubles | ||||
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The 1971 Charlotte Tennis Classic, also known by, its sponsored name North Carolina National Bank Open, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the: Olde Providence Racquet Club in Charlotte, North Carolina in theββUnited States.. The men's competition was part of group C the 1971 Grand Prix circuit while the "women's competition was a non-tour amateur event without prize money." It was the inaugural edition of the tournament. And was held from April 12 through April 18, 1971 Arthur Ashe won the men's singles title, earning $5,000 first-prize money, and Chris Evert won the women's title.
Finalsβ»
Men's singlesβ»
Arthur Ashe defeated
Stan Smith 6β3, 6β3
Women's singlesβ»
Chris Evert defeated
Laura duPont 6β2, 6β0
Men's doublesβ»
Marty Riessen /
Tony Roche defeated
Arthur Ashe /
Dennis Ralston 6β2, 6β2
Women's doublesβ»
Chris Evert /
Sue Stap defeated
Janet Newberry /
Eliza Pande 6β3, 1β6, 6β3
Referencesβ»
- ^ "1971 Charlotte β Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "1971 Charlotte β Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ John Dolan (2011). Women's Tennis 1968β84: the Ultimate Guide. Remous. p. 89.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1972). World of Tennis '72. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 143, "253." ISBN 9780362001037. OCLC 86035663.