1971 French Open – Men's Singles


First-seeded Jan Kodeš successfully defended his title, defeating Ilie Năstase 8–6, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 in the final to win the 'Men's Singles tennis title at the 1971 French Open.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Jan Kodeš is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  1. Jan Kodeš
  2. Arthur Ashe '
  3. Ilie Năstase '
  4. Cliff Richey '
  5. Željko Franulović '
  6. Stan Smith '
  7. Marty Riessen '
  8. Alex Metreveli '
  9. Robert Lutz '
  10. Roger Taylor '
  11. Manuel Orantes '
  12. Pierre Barthes '
  13. Ion Ţiriac '
  14. Nikola Pilić '
  15. Georges Goven '
  16. Jaime Fillol Sr.

    Qualifying

Draw

Key

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8