1971 French Open – Women's Singles


defeated Helen Gourlay, 6–3, 7–5 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1971 French Open.
Top-seeded Margaret Court was the two-time defending champion, but she was defeated in the third round by Gail Chanfreau. This marked the first time since the 1964 US Open that Court failed to reach a grand slam quarterfinals, a run of 19 consecutive majors. It was also Court's earliest exit from a grand slam event since 1962 Wimbledon.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Evonne Goolagong is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
  1. Margaret Court '
  2. Virginia Wade '
  3. Evonne Goolagong
  4. Nancy Gunter '
  5. Helga Masthoff '
  6. Françoise Dürr '
  7. Julie Heldman '
  8. Olga Morozova

    Qualifying

Draw

Key

Earlier rounds

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4