1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters – Singles

Singles
1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters
Champion	Ilie Năstase
Runner-up	Stan Smith
Score	5–7, 7–6, 6–3
Draw	7-player round robin

Ilie Năstase won the singles title at the 1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters. He went undefeated in all five of his matches, and did not play Pierre Barthès because he had already clinched the title.^[1]

Stan Smith was the defending champion, but lost matches in the round robin to Năstase and Jan Kodeš.

	Năstase	Richey	Barthès	Kodeš	Smith	Franulović	Graebner
Ilie Năstase		5–7, 6–4, 8–6	–	5–7, 6–2, 6–2	5–7, 7–6, 6–3	3–6, 6–1, 6–2	6–3, 6–2
Cliff Richey	7–5, 4–6, 6–8		6–3, 6–3	6–2, 3–6, 6–3	6–4, 2–6, 7–9	6–4, 6–3	7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Pierre Barthès	–	3–6, 3–6		6–3, 6–4	4–6, 7–6, 3–6	7–5, 4–6, 6–3	6–1, 7–6
Jan Kodeš	7–5, 2–6, 2–6	2–6, 6–3, 3–6	3–6, 4–6		6–4, 3–6, 6–4	6–4, 2–6, 7–5	7–6, 6–4
Stan Smith	7–5, 6–7, 3–6	4–6, 6–2, 9–7	6–4, 6–7, 6–3	4–6, 6–3, 4–6		6–4, 6–4	3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Željko Franulović	6–3, 1–6, 2–6	4–6, 3–6	5–7, 6–4, 3–6	4–6, 6–2, 5–7	4–6, 4–6		6–4, 7–6
Clark Graebner	3–6, 2–6	6–7, 6–4, 6–3	1–6, 6–7	6–7, 4–6	6–3, 5–7, 3–6	4–6, 6–7

Player	RR W-L	Sets W-L	Games W-L	Standings
Ilie Năstase	5–0	10–4	81–58	1
Stan Smith	4–2	10–6	95–84	2
Cliff Richey	3–3	9–7	85–80	3
Jan Kodeš	3–3	8–8	72–83	4
Pierre Barthès	3–2	6–5	62–59	5
Željko Franulović	1–5	5–10	63–81	6
Clark Graebner	1–5	3–11	65–81	7

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. number of sets won; 4. number of games won; 5. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 6. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 7. steering-committee decision.

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